Ishbel Myerscough; Chantal Joffe ('Two Girls')

Chantal Joffe (1969-), Artist.

As a painted self-portrait by a woman artist, this work is unique within the Gallery's Contemporary Collection. Myerscough and Chantal Joffe studied together at the Glasgow School of Art, and this portrait was included in Myerscough's 1991 degree show. One of several paintings Myerscough has made of herself and Joffe, this work continues the historical tradition of depictions of friendship via a double portrait. In 2015, the display Friendship Portraits was held at the Gallery capturing their particular artistic collaboration. Also a figurative painter, Joffe's work reflects upon the constructed nature of female representation.