Know My Name

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In 2019, just 18 per cent of biographies on Wikipedia were about women. When it comes to female artists and creators, that number was even lower.

Wikimedia Australia has partnered with the National Gallery of Australia since 2020 as part of its Know My Name gender equity campaign, to enhance the understanding and appreciation of work by Australian artists who identify as women.

Each year in March, we have co-hosted a series of edit-a-thons with galleries and libraries around Australia on the weekend of International Women's day, also as part of Art+Feminism.

Coordinated by Caddie Brain and her team in each state, the first weekend in 2020 saw 125 (mostly first time editors) create 69 new articles about female creators. Across the 7 edit-a-thons, 757 references were added to Wikipedia, and participants edited 223 articles. Read the full story here.

Know My Name Regional Gallery Tour

Wikimedia Australia are partnering with the NGA again in 2024 to support the Know My Name Regional touring exhibition. First to kick off in February was the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, with a highly successful edit-a-thon with the theme “Making Women Count”.

  • Entrance to the Know my Name exhibition at the NGA November 2020.

    Entrance to the Know my Name exhibition at the NGA November 2020.

  • Alice Woods facilitating the Know My Name edit-a-thon at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery on Saturday 10 February 2024.

    Alice Woods facilitating the Know My Name edit-a-thon at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery on Saturday 10 February 2024.

  • The Know My Name Edit-a-thon as part of Art+Feminism in March 2021 at the research library at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

    The Know My Name Edit-a-thon as part of Art+Feminism in March 2021 at the research library at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

  • A group photo taken at the Know my Name event at Mornington Peninsula Regional Galley on 10 February 2024.

    A group photo taken at the Know my Name event at Mornington Peninsula Regional Galley on 10 February 2024.

  • Jane German and Dunja Rmandic, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

    Jane German and Dunja Rmandic, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

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