List of English women artists
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This is a list of women artists who were born in England or whose works are closely associated with that country.
A[edit]
- Evelyn Abelson (1886–1967), painter
- Ruth Abrahams (born 1931), painter, illustrator
- Judith Ackland (1892–1971), landscape painter
- Elinor Proby Adams (1885–1945), painter
- Sarah Gough Adamson (1888–1963), painter
- Marion Adnams (1898–1995), painter, printmaker, and draughtswoman
- Mary Adshead (1904–1995), painter, illustrator, designer
- Eileen Agar (1899–1991), painter and photographer
- Sam Ainsley (born 1950), painter and tapestry artist
- Eileen Aldridge (1916–1990), painter
- Griselda Allan (1905–1987), painter
- Rosemary Allan (1911–2008), painter
- Daphne Allen (1899–1985), painter
- Kathleen Allen (1906–1983), painter
- Helen Allingham (1848–1926), watercolour painter, illustrator
- Anna Alma-Tadema (1867–1943), painter
- Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema (1852–1909), painter
- Marie Angel (1923–2010), painter, illustrator
- Mabel Annesley (1881–1959), engraver, painter
- Amanda Ansell (born 1976), painter
- Mary Anne Ansley (fl.1810–1840), painter
- Anne Margaret Coke, Viscountess Anson (1779–1843), painter
- Rachel Ara (born 1965), conceptual and data artist
- Janet Archer (fl.1873–1916), painter
- Val Archer (born 1946), painter
- Ann Arnold (1936–2015), painter
- Sue Arrowsmith (1950–2014), contemporary artist
- Pamela Ascherson (1923–2010), sculptor, illustrator
- Sophie Aston (born 1979), painter
- Sophie Atkinson (1876–1972), painter, illustrator
- Mary Audsley (1919–2008), painter, sculptor
- Winifred Austen (1876–1964), painter
- Gillian Ayres (1930–2018), painter, printmaker
B[edit]
- Roma Babuniak (born 1952), ceramic artist
- Margaret Backhouse (1818–1888), portrait painter
- Marjorie May Bacon (1902–1988), painter, printmaker
- Blanche Baker (1844–1929), painter
- Fiona Banner (born 1966), contemporary artist
- Audrey Barker (1932–2002), installation artist
- Lucette Barker (1816–1905), painter
- Gwen Barnard (1912–1988), painter, printmaker
- Mary Baylis Barnard (1870–1946), painter
- Anna Barriball (born 1972), mixed media artist
- Lindsay Bartholomew (born 1944), watercolour painter
- Mary Beale (1633–1699), portrait painter
- Sophia Beale (1837–1920), painter
- Nicola Bealing (born 1963), painter
- Celia Frances Bedford (1904–1959), painter, printmaker
- Sarah Beddington (born 1964), artist, filmmaker
- Gladys Kathleen Bell (1882–1965), miniature painter
- Vanessa Bell (1879–1961), painter, interior designer
- Eleanor Best (1875–1958), painter
- Helen Binyon (1904–1979), illustrator
- Suzzan Blac (born 1960), surreal painter
- Mary Black (c.1737–1814), portrait painter
- Vivien Blackett (born 1955), painter
- Zelma Blakely (1921–1978), illustrator
- Flavia Blois (1914–1980), landscape painter
- Anna Blunden (1829–1915), painter
- Doris Boulton-Maude (1892–1961), painter and prıntmaker
- Eden Box (1919–1988), painter
- Dorothea Braby (1909–1987), illustrator
- Dorothy Bradford (artist) (1918–2008), painter
- Dorothy Elizabeth Bradford (1897–1986), painter
- Phyllis Bray (1911–1991), artist and muralist
- Rosa Brett (1829–1882), Pre-Raphaelite painter
- Marjorie Frances Bruford (1902–1958), painter
- Evelyne Oughtred Buchanan (1883–1979), painter
- Louie Burrell (1873–1971), painter
- Dorothy Burroughes (1883–1963), illustrator
- Lady Elizabeth Butler (Elizabeth Thompson) (1846–1933), painter
- Mildred Anne Butler (1858–1941), painter
- Caroline Byng Lucas (1886–1967), painter and printer
- Anne Frances Byrne (1775–1837), flower painter
C[edit]
- Helen Cammock (born 1970), photographer, poet
- Estella Campavias (1918–1990), ceramicist, sculptor
- Nancy Carline (1909–2004), landscape painter
- Margaret Sarah Carpenter (1793–1872), portrait painter
- Joanna Carrington (1931–2003), painter
- Louisa Starr Canziani (1845–1909), painter
- Tamsyn Challenger, contemporary artist
- Felicity Charlton (1913–2009), painter
- Evelyn Cheston (1875–1929), landscape painter
- Milly Childers (1866–1922), painter
- Helen Clapcott (born 1952), painter
- Jean Clark (1902–1999), watercolour painter and muralist
- Dora Clarke (1895–1989), sculptor
- Shelagh Cluett (1947–2007), sculptor
- Hilary Dulcie Cobbett (1885–1976), painter
- Isabel Codrington (1874–1943), painter
- Ellen Gertrude Cohen (born 1846, date of death unknown), illustrator
- Dorothy Coke (1897–1979), painter
- Elsie Vera Cole (1885–1967), painter
- Ruth Collet (1909–2001), painter
- Elisabeth Collins (1904–2000), painter and sculptor
- Ithell Colquhoun (1906–1988), painter, occultist and author
- Joanna Constantinidis (1927–2000), potter, ceramist
- Beryl Cook (1926–2008), painter
- May Louise Greville Cooksey (1878–1943), painter
- Jessica Cooper (born 1967), painter and designer
- Constance Copeman (1864–1953), painter
- Teresa Copnall (1882–1972), painter
- Edith Corbet (1846–1920), painter
- Emma Cousin (born 1986), painter
- Fiona Crisp (born 1966), photographer, installation artist
- Nora Cundell (1889–1948), painter
D[edit]
- Mary Davis (1866–1941), painter
- Gladys Dawson (1909–1993), painter, illustrator
- Jane Mary Dealy (1856–1939), painter
- Alison Debenham (1903–1967), painter
- Christabel Dennison (1884–1924), painter, sculptor
- Brigid Derham (1943–1980), painter
- Eve Disher (1894–1991), painter
- Edith Downing (1857–1931), sculptor
- Pamela Drew (1910–1989), painter of marine and aviation subjects
- Yvonne Drewry (1918–2007), painter and printmaker
- Mary Elizabeth Duffield-Rosenberg (1819–1914), painter
- Evelyn Dunbar (1906–1960), painter, illustrator
E[edit]
- Aileen Eagleton (1902–1984), painter
- Ursula Edgcumbe (1900–1985), sculptor and painter
- Edith Edmonds (1874–1951), painter
- May de Montravel Edwardes (1887–1967), painter
- Helen Edwards (1882–1963), landscape painter
- Mildred Eldridge (1909–1991), painter
- Tracey Emin (born 1963), multidisciplinary artist
- Rosalie Emslie (1891–1977), painter
- Grace English (1891–1956), painter
F[edit]
- Leila Faithfull (1896–1994), painter
- Daphne Fedarb (1912–1992), painter
- Mary Fedden (1915–2012), painter
- Dee Ferris (born 1973), painter
- Celia Fiennes (1902–1998), printmaker, painter
- Victorine Foot (1920–2000), artist
- Elizabeth Forbes (1859–1912), painting
- Mollie Forestier-Walker (1912–1990), portrait painter
- Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872–1945), artist, illustrator
- Violet Fuller (1920–2006), painter
G[edit]
- Margaret Garland (1893–1976), painter
- Rose Garrard (born 1946), multidisciplinary artist, writer
- Alethea Garstin (1894–1978), painter
- Margaret Geddes (1914–1998), painter
- Kaff Gerrard (1894–1970), painter, potter
- Phyllis Ginger (1907–2005), painter, illustrator
- Edith Gittins (1845–1910), painter
- Maude Goodman (Matilda Scanes) (1853–1938), painter
- Hilda May Gordon (1874–1972), painter
- Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968), painter and printmaker
- Caroline Gotch (1854–1945), painter
- Mary Gow (1851–1929), painter
- Mary Grant (1831–1908), sculptor
- Kate Greenaway (1846–1901), illustrator
- Barbara Greg (1900–1983), wood engraver
- Mary Elizabeth Groom (1903–1958), illustrator, printmaker
- Kate Groobey (born 1979), painter
- Kathleen Guthrie (1905–1981), painter, illustrator
H[edit]
- Maria C. Hakewill (died 1842), portrait painter
- Maggi Hambling (born 1945), painter, sculptor
- Gertrude Harvey (1879–1966), painter
- Isobel Heath (1908–1989), painter
- Elsie Henderson (1880–1967), painter, sculptor
- Rose Henriques (1889–1972), painter
- Barbara Hepworth (1903–1975), painter, sculptor
- Gertrude Hermes (1901–1983), engraver
- Elsie Dalton Hewland (1901–1979), painter
- Cicely Hey (1896–1980), painter, sculptor
- Wuon-Gean Ho (born 1973), printmaker
- Mary Hoare (1753–1820), painter
- Edith Holden (1871–1920), painter, writer
- Ruth Hollingsworth (1880–1945), painter
- Gwynneth Holt (1909–1995), ivory sculptor
- Claire Hooper (born 1979), painter, video artist
- Erlund Hudson (1912–2011), watercolour painter and etcher
- Georgina Hunt (1912–2012), abstract artist
I[edit]
- Alice Instone (born 1975), painter
J[edit]
- Helen Jackson (1855–1911), painter
- Blanche Jenkins (active 1872–1915), painter
- Chantal Joffe (born 1969), painter
- Lucy Jones (born 1955), painter
- Louise Jopling (1843–1933), painter
- Lily Delissa Joseph (1863–1940), painter
K[edit]
- Marion Kalmus (born 1962), mixed media artist
- Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869–1958), equine artist
- Sarah Louisa Kilpack (1839–1909), painter
- Dorothy King (1907–1990), painter
- Eve Kirk (1900–1969), painter
- Laura Knight (1877–1970), painter, etcher, engraver
- Madge Knight (1895–1974), abstract painter
- Winifred Knights (1899–1947), painter
L[edit]
- Jessica Landseer (1810–1880), landscape painter, miniaturist
- Edith Lawrence (1890–1973), printmaker
- Beatrice Ethel Lithiby (1889-1966), painter
- Elizabeth Jane Lloyd (1928–1995), painter and teacher
- Dorothy Lockwood (1910–1991), painter
- Marie Seymour Lucas (1855–1921), painter
- Sarah Lucas (born 1962), contemporary artist
M[edit]
- Frances Macdonald (1914–2002), painter
- Jessie Macgregor (1847–1919), painter
- Nicolette Macnamara (1911–1987), painter, writer
- Edna Mann (1926–1985), painter
- Violet Manners (1856-1937), painter
- Madeline Marrable (1833–1916), painter
- Maria Marshall (born 1966), visual artist
- Edith Martineau (1842–1909), painter
- Daphne McClure (born 1930), painter
- Mary McCrossan (1865–1934), painter
- Mary McEvoy, (1870–1941), painter
- Dorothy Mead (1928–1975), painter
- Victoria Monkhouse (1883–1970), painter
- Clara Montalba (1840–1929), painter
- Ellen Montalba (1842–1912), painter
- Henrietta Montalba (1848–1893), sculptor
- Hilda Montalba (1846—1919), painter and sculptor
- Mona Moore (1917–2000), painter, illustrator
- Marlow Moss (1889–1958), painter and sculptor
- Olive Mudie-Cooke (1890–1925), painter
N[edit]
- Isabel Naftel (1832–1912), landscape and genre painter
- Catherine Maude Nichols (1847–1923), painter
- Margaret Graeme Niven (1906–1997), painter
- Marianne North (1830–1890), flower painter
O[edit]
- Emma Oliver (1819–1885), landscape painter
- Madge Oliver (1875–1924), painter
- Emily Mary Osborn (1828–1925), painter
P[edit]
- Grace Pailthorpe (1883–1971), painter
- Constance-Anne Parker (1921–2016), sculptor
- Janette Parris (born 1963)
- Florence Pash (1860–1951), painter
- Margot Perryman (born 1938)
- Kate Perugini (1839–1929), painter
- Louise Pickard (1865–1928), painter
- Orovida Camille Pissarro (1893–1968), painter, etcher
- Primrose Pitman (1902–1998), painter
- Maria Pixell (–1811) painter
- Elizabeth Polunin (1887–1950), artist, theatre designer
- Fay Pomerance (1912–2001), painter
- Melinda Camber Porter (1953–2008), painter, writer
- Beatrix Potter (1866–1943), painter, writer
- Margaret Fisher Prout (1875–1963), painter
- Brenda Pye (1907–2005), painter
R[edit]
- Henrietta Rae (1859–1928), painter
- Mary Ramsden (born 1984), painter
- Gwen Raverat (1885–1957), engraver
- Louise Rayner (1832–1924), watercolourist
- Rachel Reckitt (1908–1995), sculptor, engraver
- Flora Macdonald Reid (1861–1938), painter
- Lady Mary Rennell (1901–1981), painter
- Bridget Riley (born 1931), painter
- Ruth Rix (born 1942), painter, multidisciplinary artist
- Ellen Mary Rope (1855–1934), sculptor
- Ellis Rowan (1848–1922), illustrator
- Adolfine Mary Ryland (1903–1983), sculptor
S[edit]
- Anne Said (1914–1995), artist
- Stella Schmolle (1908–1975), painter
- Dorothea Sharp (1874–1955), painter
- Clare Shenstone (born 1948), portrait painter
- Elizabeth Siddal (1829–1862), artist
- Emma Sillett (1802–1880), flower painter
- Corinne Silva (born 1976), contemporary artist
- Hilary Simon, silk painter
- Ruth Simpson (1889–1964), portrait painter
- Vikki Slowe (born 1947), printmaker and painter
- Mary Smirke (1779–1853), painter
- Maria Spilsbury (1776–1820), religious painter
- Carole Steyn (born 1938), abstract painter
- Marie Spartali Stillman (1844–1927), painter
- Marianne Stokes (1855–1927), painter
- Sarah Stone (1760–1844), natural history artist
- Helen Stratton (1867–1961), book illustrator
- Linda Sutton (born 1947), painter
- Annie Swynnerton (1844–1933), painter
T[edit]
- Shirley Teed (1933–2018), painter
- Valerie Thornton (1931–1991), etcher, printmaker
- Helen Thornycroft (1848-1937), painter
- Flora Twort (1893–1985), painter, pastellist
- Mary Fraser Tytler (1849–1938), painter, ceramicist
V[edit]
- Elisabeth Vellacott (1905–2002), painter
- Charlotte Verity, (born 1954), painter
- Stella Vine (born 1969), painter
W[edit]
- Josephine Wall (born 1947), painter, sculptor
- Mary Lemon Waller (1851–1931), painter
- Kathleen Walne (1915–2011), watercolour painter
- Joan Warburton (1920–1996), painter
- Henrietta Ward (1832–1924), genre painter
- Billie Waters (1896–1979), painter
- Mary Spencer Watson (1913–2006), sculptor
- Edith Grace Wheatley (1888–1970), painter
- Rachel Whiteread (born 1963), sculptor
- Mandy Wilkinson (born 1970), painter
- Caroline Fanny Williams (1836–1921), landscape painter
- Ursula Wood (1868–1925), painter
- Gertrude Mary Woodward (1854–1939), scientific illustrator
- Rose Wylie (born 1934), painter
Y[edit]
- Nan Youngman (1906–1995), painter
Z[edit]
- Georgiana Zornlin (1800–1881), painter
- Astrid Zydower (1930–2005), sculptor