Contemporary Women Artists
List of Women Artists:
Up to 17th Century
18th Century
19th Century
Early-Mid 20th Century
Contemporary Artists
Undated
Chronological Listing
Contemporary Women Artists
Sandra Blow
1925-2006
British Painter
Beryl Cook
1926-2008
British Painter
Ellen Lanyon
Born 1926
American
Joan Mitchell
1926-1992
American Painter
Betye Saar
Born 1926
African-American Assemblage Artist
Nancy Spero
Born 1926
American Painter
Beth Van Hoesen
Born 1926
American
Kenojuak Ashevak
Born 1927
Canadian Inuit Printmaker
Gracia Barrios
Born 1927
Sarah Garner
Born 1927
American
Dorothy Elsie Knowles
Born 1927
Canadian Painter
Kathleen Knowling
Born 1927
Canadian
Lin Emery
Born 1928
American Sculptor
Gathie Falk
Born 1928
Canadian
Helen Frankenthaler
Born 1928
American Painter
Rita Letendre
Born 1928
Native Canadian Painter
Ida Applebroog
Born 1929
American Painter
Jo Baer
Born 1929
American Painter
Jay DeFeo
1929-1989
American Assemblage Artist
Yayoi Kusama
Born 1929
Japanese Conceptual Artist
Lygia Pape
1929-2004
Brazilian
Magdalena Abakanowicz
Born 1930
Polish Sculptor
Gillian Ayres
Born 1930
British Painter
Carol Hoorn Fraser
1930-1991
American/Canadian Painter
Dame Elisabeth Frink
1930-1993
British Sculptor
Margot Lovejoy
Born 1930
Canadian/American Digital Artist
Marisol
Born 1930
Venezuelan Sculptor
Faith Ringgold
Born 1930
African-American
Niki de Saint-Phalle
1930-2002
French Painter/Sculptor
Elizabeth Blackadder
Born 1931
British Painter
Lee Bontecou
Born 1931
American Sculptor
Agnes Denes
Born 1931
American Environmental Artist
Audrey Flack
Born 1931
American Painter/Sculptor
Marcia Gygli King
Born 1931
American Painter
Marisa Merz
Born 1931
Italian Sculptor
Bridget Riley
Born 1931
British Painter
Joyce Wieland
1931-1998
Canadian Painter
Anne Meredith Barry
Born 1932
Canadian Painter
Lila Katzen
1932-1998
American Sculptor
Dorothea Rockburne
Born 1932
Canadian Painter
Idelle Weber
Born 1932
American Painter
Judith Burton
Born 1933
American
Chryssa
Born 1933
Greek
Mary Frank
Born 1933
American Sculptor
Viola Frey
1933-2004
American Ceramicist
Anna Bella Geiger
Born 1933
Brazilian
Yoko Ono
Born 1933
Japanese/American Conceptual Artist
Hilla Becher
Born 1934
German Photographer
Sheila Hicks
Born 1934
American Textile Artist
Yvonne Jacquette
Born 1934
American Painter
Koo Mei
Born 1934
Chinese
Ann Newdigate
Born 1934
South African/Canadian Painter
Janet Dawson
Born 1935
Australian Painter
Jeanne-Claude
Born 1935
French Environmental Artist
Marilyn Levine
1935-2005
Canadian Ceramicist
Mary Pratt
Born 1935
Canadian Painter
Paula Rego
Born 1935
Portuguese Painter
Graciela Rodo-Boulanger
Born 1935
Bolivian Painter
Sondra Freckelton
Born 1936
American
Eva Hesse
1936-1970
German Painter/Sculptor
Joan Jonas
Born 1936
American
Fay Jones
Born 1936
American Painter
Louise Scott
1936-2007
American Painter
Carolyn Brady
Born 1937
American Painter
Martha Mayer Erlebacher
Born 1937
American Painter
Tamami Shima
Born 1937
Japanese Printmaker
Emma Amos
Born 1938
African-American Painter
Dotty Attie
Born 1938
American Painter
Joan Brown
1938-1990
American Painter
Janet Fish
Born 1938
American Painter
Nancy Holt
Born 1938
American Environmental Artist
Sylvia Plimack Mangold
Born 1938
American Painter
Lynn M. Randolph
Born 1938
American
Michelle Stuart
Born 1938
American Sculptor
Judy Chicago
Born 1939
American Installation Artist
Rita Donagh
Born 1939
British Painter
Glenna Goodacre
Born 1939
American Sculptor
Judy Onofrio
Born 1939
American
Carolee Schneemann
Born 1939
American
Mierle Laderman Ukeles
Born 1939
American
Virginia Wattles
Born 1939
American
Nancy Graves
1940-1995
American Sculptor
Valie Export
Born 1940
Austrian
Mary Heilmann
Born 1940
American
Marion Held
Born 1940
American Sculptor
Susan Hiller
Born 1940
American Installation Artist
Mary Ellen Mark
Born 1940
American Photographer
Elizabeth Murray
1940-2007
American Painter
Gladys Nilsson
Born 1940
American
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith
Born 1940
Native American Painter
Joan Snyder
Born 1940
American Painter
Pat Steir
Born 1940
American Painter
Hannah Wilke
1940-1993
American Photographer
Jennifer Bartlett
Born 1941
American Painter
Lynda Benglis
Born 1941
American Sculptor
Susan Seddon Boulet
1941-1997
Brazilian/American
Hanne Darboven
Born 1941
German
Linda McCartney
1941-1998
American Photographer
Jackie Winsor
Born 1941
American Sculptor
Sylvia Bendzsa
Born 1942
Canadian Printmaker
Lia Cook
Born 1942
American Textile Artist
Graciela Iturbide
Born 1942
Mexican Photographer
Joyce Kozloff
Born 1942
American Painter
Yolanda Lopez
Born 1942
American Painter
Susan Puelz
Born 1942
American Painter
Ursula von Rydingsvard
Born 1942
German/American Sculptor
Coosje van Bruggen
Born 1942
Dutch/American Sculptor
Nancy Reddin Kienholz
Born 1943
American Installation Artist
Annette Messager
Born 1943
French Installation Artist
Maria Nordman
Born 1943
German
Ellen Phelan
Born 1943
American Painter
Howardena Pindell
Born 1943
African-American Painter
Edda Renouf
Born 1943
American
Martha Rosler
Born 1943
American
Dana Boussard
Born 1944
Ester Hernandez
Born 1944
American Painter
Candida Hofer
Born 1944
German Photographer
Rebecca Horn
Born 1944
German Installation Artist
Catharine Liles
Born 1944
American
Mary Lucier
Born 1944
American Installation Artist
Rowena Morrill
Born 1944
American Illustrator
Katharina Sieverding
Born 1944
Czech Photographer
Meg Webster
Born 1944
American
Tina Barney
Born 1945
American Photographer
Maggi Hambling
Born 1945
British Painter/Sculptor
Mags Harries
Born 1945
British/American Sculptor
Valerie Jaudon
Born 1945
American
Barbara Kruger
Born 1945
American Conceptual Artist
Susan Rothenberg
Born 1945
American Painter
Carol Sutton
Born 1945
American/Canadian Painter
Jan Woods
Born 1945
American Sculptor
Marina Abramovic
Born 1946
Yugoslavian Performance Artist
Alice Aycock
Born 1946
American Sculptor
Judith Baca
Born 1946
American Painter
Leigh Behnke
Born 1946
American Painter
Dara Birnbaum
Born 1946
American Video Artist
Clarice Dreyer
Born 1946
American Sculptor
Catherine Murphy
Born 1946
American Painter
Judy Pfaff
Born 1946
American Installation Artist
Sandy Skoglund
Born 1946
American Photographer/Installation Artist
Jeanette Pasin Sloan
Born 1946
American
Susana Solano
Born 1946
Spanish Sculptor
Annette Weintraub
Born 1946
American Digital Artist
Laurie Anderson
Born 1947
American Performance Artist
Sarah Charlesworth
Born 1947
American Photographer
Eileen Cowin
Born 1947
American Photographer
Bev Doolittle
Born 1947
American Painter/Printmaker
Nancy Glazier
Born 1947
American Painter
Cheryl Laemmle
Born 1947
American Painter
Louise Lawler
Born 1947
American Photographer
Sherrie Levine
Born 1947
American
Nancy Mitchnick
Born 1947
American
Nancy Burson
Born 1948
American Digital Artist
Olivia DeBerardinis
Born 1948
American Illustrator
Sally S. Fine
Born 1948
American Sculptor
Carmen Lomas Garza
Born 1948
American Printmaker
Suzanne Gauthier
Born 1948
Canadian Mixed Media Artist
Isa Genzken
Born 1948
German
Hung Liu
Born 1948
Chinese Installation Artist
Ana Mendieta
1948-1985
Cuban/American Performance Artist
Adrian Piper
Born 1948
American
Joyce J. Scott
Born 1948
African-American Sculptor
Mary Scott
Born 1948
Canadian
Judith Shea
Born 1948
American Sculptor
Hollis Sigler
1948-2001
American Painter
Carroll Taylor-Lindoe
Born 1948
Canadian
Alison Wilding
Born 1948
British Sculptor
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Born 1948
Japanese/American Sculptor
Deborah Butterfield
Born 1949
American Sculptor
Cima Katz
Born 1949
American Photographer
Karen Kunc
Born 1949
American
Annie Leibovitz
Born 1949
American Photographer
Laurie Simmons
Born 1949
American Photographer/Conceptual Artist
Alexis Smith
Born 1949
American Sculptor
Ann Stautberg
Born 1949
American Photographer
Oviloo Tunnillie
Born 1949
Canadian Inuit Sculptor
Leslie Wilcox
Born 1949
American Sculptor
Leila Daw
Born 1950
American Sculptor
Lesley Dill
Born 1950
American
Zaha Hadid
Born 1950
British Architect
Jane Hammond
Born 1950
American
Jenny Holzer
Born 1950
American Conceptual Artist
Deborah Murphy
Born 1950
American
JoAnn Verburg
Born 1950
American Photographer
Barbara Bloom
Born 1951
American Sculptor
Louisa Chase
Born 1951
American Painter
Sue Coe
Born 1951
British/American
Kim Dingle
Born 1951
American Painter
Pam Hall
Born 1951
Canadian Painter
Rocio Maldonado
Born 1951
Painter
Sally Mann
Born 1951
American Photographer
Jane Golding Marie
Born 1951
American
Melissa Miller
Born 1951
American
Toots Zynsky
Born 1951
American Glassmaker
Barbara Andrus
Born 1952
American Sculptor
Yreina Cervantez
Born 1952
American Painter
Jane Dickson
Born 1952
American Painter
Suzanne Duranceau
Born 1952
Canadian Illustrator
Mona Hatoum
Born 1952
Palestinian
Deborah Kass
Born 1952
American
Bettina Rheims
Born 1952
French Photographer
Beverly Semmes
Born 1952
American
Rosemarie Trockel
Born 1952
German Conceptual Artist
Chakaia Booker
Born 1953
African-American Sculptor
Sophie Calle
Born 1953
French Photographer
Helen Chadwick
1953-1996
British Installation Artist
Petah Coyne
Born 1953
American
Lynn Donoghue
1953-2003
Canadian Painter
Marlene Dumas
Born 1953
South African Painter
Nan Goldin
Born 1953
American Photographer
April Gornik
Born 1953
American Painter
Faye HeavyShield
Born 1953
Native Canadian Installation Artist
Therese Oulton
Born 1953
British Painter
Jane Ash Poitras
Born 1953
Native Canadian Artist
Marjetica Potrc
Born 1953
Slovenian
Lezley Saar
Born 1953
African-American Assemblage Artist
Carrie Mae Weems
Born 1953
African-American Photographer
Frances Whitehead
Born 1953
American
Kendall Buster
Born 1954
American Sculptor
Nancy Dwyer
Born 1954
American
Lubaina Himid
Born 1954
British Painter
Cindy Sherman
Born 1954
American Photographer
Kiki Smith
Born 1954
German/American
Gilda Snowden
Born 1954
African-American
Margaret Swan
Born 1954
American Sculptor
Janice Udell
Born 1954
Canadian
Sue Williams
Born 1954
American Painter
Manasie Akpaliapik
Born 1955
Canadian Inuit Sculptor
Roni Horn
Born 1955
American
Shirazeh Houshiary
Born 1955
British Sculptor
Jana Sterbak
Born 1955
Czech Conceptual Artist
Dorothy Cross
Born 1956
Irish
Jeanne Duval
Born 1956
American Painter
Katharina Fritsch
Born 1956
German
Anne Geddes
Born 1956
Australian Photographer
Ann Hamilton
Born 1956
American
Cristina Iglesias
Born 1956
Spanish
Ann Veronica Janssens
Born 1956
British
Alice Maher
Born 1956
Irish Painter
Cady Noland
Born 1956
American
Alison Saar
Born 1956
African-American Sculptor
Dozier Bell
Born 1957
American Painter
Janet Cardiff
Born 1957
Canadian Installation Artist
Annette Lemieux
Born 1957
American
Mary Mead
Born 1957
American Sculptor
Shirin Neshat
Born 1957
Iranian/American
Michal Rovner
Born 1957
Israeli Photographer
Kitty Wales
Born 1957
American Sculptor
Uta Barth
Born 1958
German Photographer
Julie Bell
Born 1958
American Illustrator
Doris Salcedo
Born 1958
Colombian Sculptor
Renee Stout
Born 1958
African-American Sculptor
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Born 1959
Finnish Video Artist
Rineke Dijkstra
Born 1959
Dutch Photographer
Renee Green
Born 1959
African-American Installation Artist
Tish Holland
Born 1959
Canadian Painter
Maya Lin
Born 1959
American Sculptor/Architect
Pia Stadtbaumer
Born 1959
German
Jessica Stockholder
Born 1959
American Installation Artist
Marijke van Warmerdam
Born 1959
Dutch
Cathy de Monchaux
Born 1960
British Sculptor
Suchan Kinoshita
Born 1960
Japanese/Dutch
Rita McBride
Born 1960
American
Tracey Moffatt
Born 1960
Australian Photographer
Lorna Simpson
Born 1960
African-American
Frida Baranek
Born 1961
Brazilian Sculptor
Sylvie Fleury
Born 1961
Swiss Artist
Katharina Grosse
Born 1961
German
Zoe Leonard
Born 1961
American Photographer/Installation Artist
Liliana Moro
Born 1961
Italian
Catherine Opie
Born 1961
American Photographer
Judith Schaechter
Born 1961
American Stained Glass Artist
Sarah Lucas
Born 1962
British Sculptor
Pipilotti Rist
Born 1962
Swiss Video Artist
Ann-Sofi Siden
Born 1962
Swedish
Roxanne Swentzell
Born 1962
Native American
Diana Thater
Born 1962
American Video Artist
Lisa Yuskavage
Born 1962
American Painter
Ghada Amer
Born 1963
Egyptian Painter
Maria Fernanda Cardoso
Born 1963
Colombian Installation Artist
Tracey Emin
Born 1963
British
Fiona Rae
Born 1963
British Painter
Grazia Toderi
Born 1963
Italian Video Artist
Barbara Pratt Wangersky
Born 1963
Canadian Painter
Gillian Wearing
Born 1963
British
Rachel Whiteread
Born 1963
British Installation Artist
Janine Antoni
Born 1964
American
Berlinde De Bruyckere
Born 1964
Belgian Installation Artist
Sabine Hornig
Born 1964
German
Lee Bul
Born 1964
Korean Sculptor
Sharon Lockhart
Born 1964
American Photographer
Monica Bonvicini
Born 1965
Italian Installation Artist
Tacita Dean
Born 1965
British
Andrea Fraser
Born 1965
American
Ellen Gallagher
Born 1965
African-American Painter
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
Born 1965
French
Teresa Hubbard
Born 1965
American Photographer
Elizabeth Peyton
Born 1965
American Painter
Rebecca Warren
Born 1965
British Sculptor
Alison Watt
Born 1965
British Painter
Bettina Werner
Born 1965
Italian Salt Artist
Andrea Zittel
Born 1965
American Installation Artist
Fiona Banner
Born 1966
British
Enrica Borghi
Born 1966
Italian
Angela Bulloch
Born 1966
Canadian Installation Artist
Eva Marisaldi
Born 1966
Italian
Louise McKissick
Born 1966
Canadian/American Sculptor
Fiona Tan
Born 1966
Dutch Video Artist
Tomma Abts
Born 1967
German Painter
Alicia Framis
Born 1967
Spanish
Lisa Jevbratt
Born 1967
Swedish/American Digital Artist
Yael Kanarek
Born 1967
American Digital Artist
Abigail Lane
Born 1967
British Installation Artist
Aleksandra Mir
Born 1967
Polish
Sarah Morris
Born 1967
British Painter
Rivane Neuenschwander
Born 1967
Brazilian
Sam Taylor-Wood
Born 1967
British Video Artist
Jane Wilson
Born 1967
British Installation Artist
Louise Wilson
Born 1967
British Installation Artist
Ceal Floyer
Born 1968
British
Vanessa Beecroft
Born 1969
Italian Performance Artist
Cecily Brown
Born 1969
British Painter
Tara Donovan
Born 1969
American Installation Artist
Mary Flanagan
Born 1969
American Digital Artist
Anna Gaskell
Born 1969
American Photographer
Loretta Lux
Born 1969
German Photographer
Shahzia Sikander
Born 1969
Pakistani/American
Sarah Sze
Born 1969
American Sculptor
Kara Walker
Born 1969
African-American
Yael Bartana
Born 1970
Israeli Video Artist
Elke Krystufek
Born 1970
Austrian
Julie Mehretu
Born 1970
American Painter/Printmaker
Laura Owens
Born 1970
American Painter
Jenny Saville
Born 1970
British Painter
Beth Stryker
Born 1970
American Digital Artist
Hannah Starkey
Born 1971
British Photographer
Candice Breitz
Born 1972
South African Photographer
Jennifer Allora
Born 1974
American
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
Born 1976
American Illustrator
Kinuko Y. Craft
20th Century
American Illustrator
Michele Oka Doner
20th Century
American Sculptor
Adrianne Wortzel
20th Century
American Digital Artist
Eva Fuka
20th Century
Czech Photographer
Bunny Harvey
20th Century
American Painter
Marsha Pels
20th Century
American Sculptor
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