Jane McAdam Freud Self Portrait (2011) Bronze, 39 x 30 x 24 cm
Image Courtesy of Jane McAdam Freud Estate ©
Objective Legacy
In this 4pm Session, Emilia Raczkowska will be in conversation with Georgia Powell, curator at the Jane McAdam Freud Estate and the artist Holly Stevenson to explore the life, work and legacy of Sigmund’s Great Granddaughter Jane McAdam Freud and ask why the Freud Museum is such an important home to the arts. Jane McAdam Freud ‘worked at the edges where art and psychoanalysis meet’ and she rightly embraced the Museum as familiar. Holly Stevenson is the inaugural Freud Artist Resident (F.A.R.) at the Jane McAdam Freud Estate and will exhibit Tracing the Irretraceable at the Freud Museum from 14 May to 29 June 2025. The session will explore the Museum’s legacy through objective attachments.
Speakers
Georgia Powell is a curator and collection manager, the co-founder of CURA Art and The Residency; platforms aimed at supporting art collectors and encouraging patronage with purpose. Having gained experience in London’s museums, galleries and private collections, Georgia specializes in the professional management, research and display of collections. Georgia is a featured lecturer at Christie’s Education and speaks regularly on the subject of the role of the Collector today. Georgia is Curator of the Estate of Jane McAdam Freud and a Trustee for Plain Sight Archive.
Emilia Raczkowska is the Director of Education at the Freud Museum, where she has worked for over a decade in education, public engagement, and curation. She leads educational programmes and activities for universities, young people, clinical, and community groups from around the world and is the founder of the Museum’s mental health outreach provision. In 2019, she curated a display of Jane McAdam Freud’s works and art performances accompanying the International Psychoanalytical Association’s World Congress on The Feminine.
Holly Stevenson is an artist and the inaugural Freud Artist Resident (F.A.R.) at The Jane McAdam Freud Estate. Her project In Sigmund Freud’s Ashtray is dedicated to reading Freud. Working with ceramic sculpture and psychoanalysis, she has exhibited internationally, most recently at the Jane McAdam Freud Galley in collaboration with the Sigmund Freud Birthplace Museum in Příbor, Czechia. Her exhibition Tracing the Irretraceable will be on display at Freud Museum London from 14 May until 29 June 2025.
Exhibition
Holly Stevenson: Tracing the Irretraceable
14 May 2025 to 29 June 2025
This intimate exhibition focuses on the importance of Freudian psychoanalysis to two contemporary artists, Holly Stevenson and the late Jane McAdam Freud.
Complement your visit to the Freud Museum with one of our weekly tours or talks led by staff, volunteers and guest speakers.
The talks are free with your admission ticket. Book your admission ticket now!
The event will be held on the first floor of the Museum during regular opening hours. Unfortunately, the Freud Museum does not currently have step-free access. Advance booking is highly recommended, as capacity is limited.
Concessions/Members/Patrons: Please show proof of eligibility/membership card on arrival.
