List of Scottish women artists

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

A

• 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

B

• Isabel Brodie Babianska (1920–2006), painter, costume designer, set designer, illustrator
• Elizabeth Balneaves (1911–2006), painter, writer, filmmaker
• Claire Barclay (born 1968), installation artist, printmaker, sculptor
• Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004), abstract painter
• Johanna Basford (born 1983), illustrator
• Katherine Arthur Behenna (1860–1924), US-based portrait artist
• Christine Berrie, illustrator
• Helen Biggar (1909–1953), sculptor
• Karla Black (born 1972), sculptor
• Elizabeth Blackadder (born 1931), painter, printmaker
• Jemima Blackburn (1823–1909), painter, illustrator
• Elizabeth Blackwell (1707–1758), botanical illustrator
• Phyllis Bone (1894–1972), sculptor
• Christine Borland (born 1965), medical-themed contemporary artist
• Josephine Broekhuizen (born 1956), Dutch-born painter
• Julie Brook (born 1961), sculptor, painter, installation artist
• Helen Paxton Brown (1876–1956), painter, embroiderer
• Margaret Oliver Brown (1912–1990), painter, illustrator
• Mary Rose Hill Burton (1857–1900), painter

C

• Katherine Cameron (1874–1965), landscape painter
• Mary Cameron (1865–1921), painter
• Liza Campbell (born 1959), engraver, calligrapher, writer
• Gayle Chong Kwan (born 1973), photographer, installation artist, video artist
• Margery Clinton (1931–2005), ceramist, glass artist

D

• Anne Davidson (1937–2008), sculptor
• Stansmore Dean Stevenson (1866–1944), painter
• Helen Denerley (born 1956), sculptor
• Marion Deuchars (born 1964), illustrator, writer
• Jacqueline Donachie (born 1969), photographer, sculptor, installation artist
• Kaye Donachie (born 1970), painter
• Kate Downie (born 1958), American-born painter, printmaker

E

• Joan Eardley (1921–1963), painter

F

• Christian Jane Fergusson (1876–1957), painter
• Anne Finlay (1898–1963), painter
• 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

• 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

• 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
• 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

I

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

J

• Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980), painter

K

• Anna King (born 1984), landscape painter
• Jessie M. King (1875–1949), illustrator, jewellery designer, fashion designer

L

• Eileen Lawrence (born 1946), painter, printmaker
• Bet Low (1924–2007), painter

M

• Ann Macbeth (1875–1948), English-born embroiderer
• Frances MacDonald (1873–1921), painter, embroiderer, illustrator, textile artist
• Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1865–1933), painter, designer
• Esther Blaikie MacKinnon (1885–1934), painter, engraver
• Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904), painter
• 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
• Catriona Millar (born 1956), painter
• Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980), engraver, illustrator
• Sheila Mullen (born 1942), painter

N

• Mary Nimmo Moran (1822–1899), US-based landscape artist, engraver
• Jessie Newbery (1864–1948), embroiderer, textile artist

P

• Aileen Paterson (born 1934), illustrator, writer
• Emily Murray Paterson (1855–1934), painter
• Katie Paterson (born 1981), mixed media artist
• Deborah Phillips (born 1965), painter
• Susan Philipsz (born 1965), sound artist, installation artist
• Mabel Pryde (1871–1918), painter
• Della Purves (1945–2008), botanical artist

R

• Barbara Rae (born 1943), painter, printmaker
• Catherine Read (1723–1778), portrait painter
• Anne Redpath (1895–1965), painter
• Christina Robertson (1796–1854), Russian court painter

S

• 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
• Maud Sulter (1960–2008), photographer, writer
• Jean Sutherland (1907–2006), photographer, songwriter, poet

W

• Ethel Walker (1861–1951), painter
• Ottilie Maclaren Wallace (1875–1947), sculptor
• Cecile Walton (1891–1956), painter, illustrator, sculptor
• Alison Watt (born 1965), painter
• Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008), landscape artist

Z

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