Український біографічний нонфікшн про мисткинь: гендерні аспекти

The paper investigates the issues of gender and creativity using biographical works about female artists. Gender aspects in the shaping of female artists are clearly reflected in biographical fiction and nonfiction, offering a new perspective on women’s creativity, especially in the field of those arts that have long been considered a masculine sphere, and in which women had to fight for their right to creative fulfilment. The author emphasizes the role of biographical works in exploring the topic of shaping of female artists, their place in society and changes in perception. The main trends in the development of biographical nonfiction about female artists are analysed using interdisciplinary methods. The purpose of the research is to analyse gender issues and the representation of female artists in the development of biographical nonfiction and to track key changes in the ideological, thematic, and genre aspects. In the context of the development of gender nonfiction about female artists, a significant role is also given to children’s literature as well as motivational stories about prominent personalities that are popular on the contemporary market.