Frida Kahlo: In her own image is heading to Bendigo Art Gallery in an international exclusive with works coming directly from Mexico’s Museo Frida Kahlo located in the revered artist’s hometown of Coyoacán.
A celebrated modern painter, Kahlo is known for her bold revolutionary self-portraits that defied stereotypes of femininity with a surrealist sensibility. Her pieces are both personal and political, especially following the bus accident when she was 18 that left her in pain for most of her life and frequently bedridden.