List of Scottish women artists

This is a list of women artists who were born in or are closely associated with Scotland.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Contents:

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* R
* S
* T
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* See also

## A

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* Janet Macdonald Aitken (1873–1941), painter
* Ann Dunlop Alexander (1896–1969), painter, illustrator
* Lena Alexander (1899–1983), painter
* Jessie Algie (1859–1927), flower painter
* Mary Parsons Reid Allan (1917–2002), painter
* Marion Ancrum (fl. 1885–1919), painter
* Anne Anderson (1874–1952), illustrator
* Louise Gibson Annand (1915–2012), painter, filmmaker
* Hazel Armour (1894–1985), sculptor, medallist
* Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000), painter
* Annie R. Merrylees Arnold (fl. 1890s–1930s), miniature painter
* Susan Ashworth (fl. 1860–1880), painter
* Joan Ayling (1907–1993), miniature painter

## B

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* Isabel Brodie Babianska (1920–2006), painter, costume designer, set designer, illustrator
* Barbara Balmer (1929–2017), painter
* Elizabeth Balneaves (1911–2006), painter, writer, filmmaker
* Violet Banks (1896–1985), painter
* Claire Barclay (born 1968), installation artist, printmaker, sculptor
* Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004), abstract painter
* Mardi Barrie (1930–2004), painter
* Johanna Basford (born 1983), illustrator
* Penelope Beaton (1886–1963), painter
* Katherine Arthur Behenna (1860–1924), U.S.-based portrait artist
* Christine Berrie, illustrator
* Anne Bevan (born 1965), visual artist, sculptor
* Helen Biggar (1909–1953), sculptor
* Ann Spence Black (1861–1947), painter
* Karla Black (born 1972), sculptor
* Elizabeth Blackadder (1931–2021), painter, printmaker
* Jemima Blackburn (1823–1909), painter, illustrator
* Elizabeth Blackwell (1707–1758), botanical illustrator
* Yvonne Boag (born 1954), painter
* Phyllis Bone (1894–1972), sculptor
* Christine Borland (born 1965), medical-themed contemporary artist
* Mary Bright (1956–2002), Scottish curtain designer
* Julie Brook (born 1961), sculptor, painter, installation artist
* Helen Paxton Brown (1876–1956), painter, embroiderer
* Margaret Oliver Brown (1912–1990), painter, illustrator
* Elizabeth York Brunton (1880–c.1960), painter, printmaker
* Mary Rose Hill Burton (1857–1900), painter
* Nancy Jane Burton (1891–1972), painter

## C

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* Joyce W. Cairns (born 1947), painter
* Katharine Cameron (1874–1965), landscape painter
* Mary Cameron (1865–1921), painter
* Liza Campbell (born 1959), engraver, calligrapher, writer
* Evelyn Carslaw (1881–1968), landscape painter
* Gayle Chong Kwan (born 1973), photographer, installation artist, video artist
* Margery Clinton (1931–2005), ceramist, glass artist
* Gertrude Mary Coventry (1886–1964), portrait painter
* Jean Hunter Cowan (1882–1967), sculptor, painter
* Victoria Crowe (born 1945), painter

## D

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* Claire Dalby (born 1944), painter, illustrator
* Anne Davidson (1937–2008), sculptor
* Majel Davidson (1885–1969), potter, painter
* Mary C. Davidson (1865–1951), painter
* Mabel Dawson (1887–1965), painter
* Stansmore Dean Stevenson (1866–1944), painter
* Helen Denerley (born 1956), sculptor
* Marion Deuchars (born 1964), illustrator, writer
* de Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar (1878–1959), enamelist, metalworker
* Jessie Alexandra Dick (1896–1976), painter, teacher
* Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers (1876–1939), painter
* Jacqueline Donachie (born 1969), photographer, sculptor, installation artist
* Kaye Donachie (born 1970), painter
* Kate Downie (born 1958), American-born painter, printmaker
* Jean Duncan (1933–2018), painter, printmaker

## E

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* Joan Eardley (1921–1963), painter
* Marjorie Evans (c.1850–1907), painter

## F

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* Christian Jane Fergusson (1876–1957), painter
* Margaret Cross Primrose Findlay (1902–1968), sculptor and modeller
* Anne Finlay (1898–1963), painter
* Beth Fisher (born 1944), American-born print artist based in Scotland
* Anne Forbes (1745–1834), portrait painter
* Nikki Forrest (born 1964), Canadian-based illustrator, installation artist, sound artist
* Rose Frain, painter, sculptor, installation artist
* Hannah Frank (1908–2008), sculptor
* Jo Fraser (born 1986), painter
* Annie French (1873–1965), painter, engraver, illustrator, designer

## G

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* Floris Gillespie (1882–1967), painter
* Janetta Gillespie (1876–1956), painter
* Margaret Gillies (1803–1887), painter
* Henrietta Gilmour (1852–1926), Canadian-born photographer
* Constance Gordon-Cumming (1837–1924), painter, writer
* Mary Grant (1831–1908), sculptor
* Norah Neilson Gray (1882–1931), painter

## H

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* Maggie Hamilton (1867–1952), painter
* Gwen Hardie (born 1962), painter
* Claire Harrigan (born 1964), painter
* Josephine Haswell Miller (1890–1975), painter
* Mairi Hedderwick (born 1939), illustrator, writer
* Ann Henderson (1921–1976), sculptor
* Mary Balfour Herbert (1817–1893), watercolour painter
* Amelia Robertson Hill (1821–1904), sculptor
* Margaret Ross Hislop (1894–1972), oil painter
* Gwynneth Holt (1909–1995), sculptor
* Louise Hopkins (born 1965), English-born painter, printmaker
* Anna Hotchkis (1885–1984), painter, writer
* Beatrice Huntington (1889–1998), painter, sculptor, musician
* Moira Huntly (born 1932), painter

## I

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* Esther Inglis (1571–1624), painter, calligrapher, embroiderer, writer

## J

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* Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980), painter

## K

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* Violet McNeish Kay (1914–1971), landscape painter
* Jeka Kemp (1876–1966), painter
* Jessie Keppie (1868–1951), watercolour painter
* Annabel Kidston (1896–1981), etcher, painter
* Anna King (born 1984), landscape painter
* Jessie M. King (1875–1949), illustrator, jewellery designer, fashion designer
* Lady Caroline Kininmonth (1907–1978), painter

## L

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* Annie Rose Laing (1869–1946), painter
* Elspeth Lamb (born 1951), printmaker
* Eileen Lawrence (born 1946), painter, printmaker
* Bet Low (1924–2007), painter

## M

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* Ann Macbeth (1875–1948), English-born embroiderer
* Frances MacDonald (1873–1921), painter, embroiderer, illustrator, textile artist
* Shona Macdonald (born 1969), contemporary artist
* Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1865–1933), painter, designer
* Esther Blaikie MacKinnon (1885–1934), painter, engraver
* Chica Macnab (1889–1980), painter, engraver
* Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904), painter
* Jessie M. McGeehan (1872–1950), painter
* Alison McKenzie (1907–1982), painter, printmaker
* Lucy McKenzie (born 1977), painter
* Abigail McLellan (1969–2009), painter
* Mary McMurtrie (1902–2003), botanical artist
* Caroline McNairn (1955–2010), painter
* Margaret Mellis (1914–2009), Chinese-born painter
* Grace Wilson Melvin (c.1882–1977), artist, teacher
* Catriona Millar (born 1956), painter
* Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980), engraver, illustrator
* Lady Marianne Isobel Moncrieff (1875–1961), glass designer
* Victoria Morton (born 1971), painter, sculptor
* Sheila Mullen (born 1942), painter

## N

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* Mary Nimmo Moran (1822–1899), U.S.-based landscape artist, engraver
* Anne Nasmyth (1798–1874), Scottish landscape artist
* Barbara Nasmyth (1790–1870), Scottish landscape artist
* Charlotte Nasmyth (1804–1884), Scottish landscape artist
* Jane Nasmyth (1788–1867), Scottish landscape artist
* Jessie Newbery (1864–1948), embroiderer, textile artist

## O

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* Elizabeth Ogilvie (born 1946), sculptor, environmental artist

## P

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* Aileen Paterson (1934–2018), illustrator, writer
* Emily Murray Paterson (1855–1934), painter
* Katie Paterson (born 1981), mixed media artist
* Viola Paterson (1899–1981), painter and woodcut printer
* Deborah Phillips (born 1965), painter
* Susan Philipsz (born 1965), sound artist, installation artist
* Ivy Gardner Proudfoot (1894–1975), sculptor
* Mabel Pryde (1871–1918), painter
* Della Purves (1945–2008), botanical artist

## R

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* Barbara Rae (born 1943), painter, printmaker
* Arabella Rankin (1871–c.1935), printmaker
* Catherine Read (1723–1778), portrait painter
* Anne Redpath (1895–1965), painter
* Christina Robertson (1796–1854), Russian court painter

## S

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* Concordia Scott (1924–2014), sculptor, nun
* Elaine Shemilt (born 1954), printmaker, video artist, photographer
* Lucy Skaer (born 1975), sculptor, painter, filmmaker
* Dorothy Carleton Smyth (1880–1933), painter, stained glass artist, costume designer
* Pamela So (1947–2010), multimedia artist, photographer
* Helen Stevenson (fl. 1920–1935), printmaker
* Grace Campbell Stewart (died 1863), miniature painter
* Maud Sulter (1960–2008), photographer, writer
* Jean Sutherland (1907–2006), photographer, songwriter, poet

## T

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* Helen Monro Turner (1901–1977), woodcut and stained glass artist

## W

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* Ethel Walker (1861–1951), painter
* Ottilie Maclaren Wallace (1875–1947), sculptor
* Cecile Walton (1891–1956), painter, illustrator, sculptor
* Alison Watt (born 1965), painter
* Margaret Bruce Wells (1909–1998), printmaker
* Mary Georgina Wade Wilson (1856–1939), painter
* Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008), landscape artist

## Y

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* Jane Younger (1863–1955), painter

## Z

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* Anna Zinkeisen (1901–1976), painter
* Doris Zinkeisen (1898–1991), painter

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