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Once dubbed ‘the queen of old ladies’, writer and curator Alison Jacques has been championing underrepresented and forgotten female artists who others might deem ‘past it’ since opening her gallery in 2004. Her swish Fitzrovia space, now based on Cork Street, can be credited for the revival of the careers of several female artists such as surrealist painter Dorothea Tanning, American performance artist Hannah Wilke and fibre artist Sheila Hicks. Jacques’ gallery – set over 3,500 square feet including two ground floor exhibition spaces – also made its name supporting young artists fresh out of art school, who have gone on to achieve international recognition, and represents the estates of groundbreaking big names like Robert Mapplethorpe and Ana Mendieta. Jacques has staged exhibitions curated by the likes of David Hockney, the Scissor Sisters and Patti Smith.