Ruth Millington | Art UK

Ruth Millington is an art critic, curator and writer, specialising in modern and contemporary art. She has written for various publications, including The i newspaper, Telegraph, Radio Times, and BBC Online. She has been featured as an art expert on TV and radio, including BBC Breakfast and ITV News. Her first book MUSE (Penguin, 2022) uncovers the hidden figures behind art history's masterpieces. She is also an advocate for teaching art history to children, leading her to write This Book Will Make You An Artist, published by Nosy Crow in 2024.

Ruth Millington

Twitter: ruth_millington
Instagram: millington_ruth
Website: ruthmillington.com

Five Birmingham artists at the heart of British Surrealism
Ruth Millington
An interview with cityscape painter Jock McFadyen
Ruth Millington
Shani Rhys James: studio selfies and feminist flowers
Ruth Millington
Desmond Morris: on meeting Miró and surreal life in lockdown
Ruth Millington
Painting the personal: in conversation with Chantal Joffe
Ruth Millington
Harold Knight: uncovering Britain's pacifist portraitist
Ruth Millington
Can you separate the artist from the art?
Ruth Millington
Eight muses who inspired art history's masterpieces
Ruth Millington
The artist 'genius': are museums finally rethinking the myth?
Ruth Millington
Surrealist of the sea: the symbolism of Eileen Agar
Ruth Millington

Explore curated collections of artworks

Album

Reframing the Muse
10 artworks curated by Ruth Millington