Host of the Great Women Artists podcast and author of The Story of Art Without Men, Katy Hessel talks to Sarah Shaffi about the experiences and wisdom she has gleaned from some of our greatest artists, gathered from interviews, personal conversations, books and talks, including Marina Abramović, Nan Goldin, Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, and more. The result, How To Live an Artful Life, is an essential companion offering thoughts, reflections, creative insights, inspiration and exercises for every day of the year.

Katy Hessel is an art historian and the author of The Story of Art without Men, the international bestseller and Waterstones Book of the Year 2022. She runs @thegreatwomenartists on Instagram and hosts The Great Women Artists Podcast, interviewing artists such as Tracey Emin and Marina Abramović. She writes a column in The Guardian and has presented documentaries for BBC.