List of Mexican women artists facts for kids

This is a list of women artists who were born in Mexico or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.

A

• Amelia Abascal (born 1923), painter, sculptor
• Graciela Abascal (1939–2020), painter
• Eunice Adorno (born 1982), photographer
• Tanya Aguiñiga (born 1978), designer, contemporary artist
• Ana Karen Allende (active since 2002), doll designer
• Lourdes Almeida (born 1952), photographer
• Lola Álvarez Bravo (1903–1933), photographer
• Pola Weiss Álvarez (1947–1990), video artist
• Blanka Amezkua (born 1971), contemporary artist
• Laura Anderson Barbata (born 1958), contemporary artist
• Yolanda Andrade (born 1950), photographer
• Angélica Argüelles Kubli (born 1963), graphic designer
• Mónica Arreola (born 1976), visual artist
• Patricia Aridjis (born 1960), visual artist, photographer
• Marcela Armas (born 1976), performance artist, interdisciplinary artist

B

• Mely Barragán (born 1975), contemporary artist
• Sofía Bassi (1913–1998), surrealist painter, writer
• Jeannette Betancourt (born 1959), sculptor, multidisciplinary artist
• Cannon Bernáldez (born 1974), visual artist, photographer
• Katnira Bello (born 1976), conceptual artist, performance artist, photographer
• Rocío Boliver (born 1956), performance artist
• Maris Bustamante (born 1949), interdisciplinary artist
• Helen Bickham (born 1935), Eurasian painter now in Mexico
• Marisa Boullosa (born 1961), painter, printmaker
• Rosa Borrás (born 1963), painter, performance artist, graphic designer
• Fernanda Brunet (born 1964), painter

C

• Rocio Caballero (born 1964), figurative painter
• Valeria Caballero (born 1986), visual artist, curator, photographer
• Geles Cabrera (born 1929), sculptor
• Rosario Cabrera (1901–1975), painter
• Yolanda Cabrera (active since 1999), painter
• Adriana Calatayud (born 1967), visual artist, photographer
• Celia Calderón (1921–1969), engraver, painter
• Valerie Campos (born 1983), graphic artist
• Tania Candiani (born 1974), contemporary artist
• Estrella Carmona (1962–2011), painter
• Angélica Carrasco (born 1967), graphic artist
• Lilia Carrillo (1930–1974), painter
• Leonora Carrington (1917–2011), English-born Mexican painter
• Ana Casas Broda (born 1965), photographer
• Rosalinda Cauich Ramirez (born 1962), basket weaver
• Cerrucha (born 1984), artivist, photographer
• Nelly César (born 1986), experimental and multidisciplinary visual artist
• Mayra Céspedes (born 1981), visual artist, photographer
• Maria Eugenia Chellet (born 1948) photographer, mixed media, performance artist
• Livia Corona Benjamin (born 1975), multi-media artist
• Olga Costa (born 1993), German-born painter
• Margarita Cruz Sipuachi (active since 2000), potter
• Verónica Cuervo (born 1958), photographer, cinematographer
• Lola Cueto (1897–1978), painter, puppet designer

D

• Marianna Dellekamp (born 1968), photographer, conceptual artist
• Yvonne Domenge (born 1946), painter, sculptor
• Olga Dondé (1937–2004), painter
• Mónica Dower (born 1966), British-born Mexican painter, photographer, performance artist
• Kimberly "Shmi" Duran (born 1989), muralist

E

• Daniela Edburg (born 1975), photographer, installation artist.
• Natalia Eguiluz (born 1978), feminist artist
• Laura Elenes (1933–2005), painter, sculptor, printmaker
• Helen Escobedo (1934–2010), sculptor, installation artist
• Angélica Escoto (born 1967), photographer, performance artist
• Carol Espíndola (born 1982), photographer
• María Ezcurra (born 1973), feminist artist

F

• Sonia Félix Cherit (born 1961), activist, feminist visual artist
• Ana Teresa Fernández (born 1980), performance artist, painter
• Andrea Ferreyra (born 1970), Uruguayan-born Mexican visual artist, art critic, curator
• Sairi Forsman (born 1964), sculptor

G

• Liliana Gálvez (born 1981), painter
• Claudia Gallegos (born 1967), visual artist
• Maru de la Garza (born 1961), visual artist, photographer
• Carmen Gayón(born 1951), printmaker
• Manuela Generali (born 1948), Swiss painter active in Mexico
• Mercedes Gertz (born 1965), painter
• Maya Goded (born 1967), photographer, filmmaker
• Andrea Gómez (1926–2012), graphic artist, muralist
• Consuelo González Salazar (born 1941), painter
• Lucero González (born 1947), feminist artist, photographer, videographer
• Ilse Gradwohl (born 1943), Austrian-born Mexican painter
• Patricia Greene (born 1952), textile artist
• Lourdes Grobet (born 1940), photographer
• Silvia Gruner (born 1959), sculptor, video artist
• Joyce de Guatemala (1938–2000), sculptor
• Ángela Gurría (born 1929), sculptor, first female member of the Academia de Artes
• Eloísa Jiménez Gutiérrez (1908–1990), painter
• Azteca de Gyves (born 1963), painter

H

• Martha Hellion, visual artist
• Marianela De La Hoz (born 1956), painter

I

• Graciela Iturbide (born 1942), photographer
• María Izquierdo (1902–1955), painter

J

• Rosa Lie Johansson (died 2004), Swedish-Mexican painter

K

• Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), painter
• Berta Kolteniuk (born 1958), contemporary artist, curator
• Perla Krauze (born 1953), painter
• Anna Kurtycz (1970–2019), graphic artist

L

• Magali Lara (born 1956), contemporary artist
• Myra Landau (1926–2018), Romanian born Mexican painter
• María José Lavín (born 1957), sculptor
• Rina Lazo (1923–2019), Guatemalan muralist active in Mexico
• Paula Lazos (1940–2010), painter
• Gabriela León (born 1973), activist, visual artist, poet
• Alma López (active since 1999), radical Chicana artist

M

• María José de la Macorra (born 1964), contemporary artist
• Elsa Madrigal (born 1971), printmaker
• Tosia Malamud (1923–2008), sculptor
• Rocio Maldonado (born 1951), contemporary artist
• Luna Marán (born 1986), filmmaker
• Teresa Margolles (born 1963), conceptual artist, photographer, videographer, performance artist
• Carmen Mariscal (born 1968), photographer, sculptor, videographer
• Lucía Maya (born 1953), painter, sculptor, lithographer
• Mónica Mayer (born 1954), conceptual artist, performance artist, photographer
• Edith Medina (born 1979), visual artist, curator
• Miriam Medrez (born 1958), sculptor
• Patricia Mejía Contreras (1958–2007), sculptor, graphic artist
• Carol Miller (born 1933), sculptor, author
• Sarah Minter (born 1953), filmmaker
• Carmen Mondragón (1893–1978), model, painter, poet
• Natasha Moraga, contemporary mural artist
• Maritza Morillas (born 1969), contemporary painter
• Amor Muñoz (born 1979), visual artist

N

• María de Jesús Nolasco Elías (1944–2000), potter
• Dulce María Nuñez (born 1950), painter

O

• Gabriela Olivo de Alba (born 1953), performance artist
• Guillermina Ortega (born 1960), visual artist
• Iliana Ortega (born 1981), visual artist
• Emilia Ortiz (1917–2012), painter, cartoonist, caricaturist, poet

P

• Irma Palacios (born 1943), abstract painter
• Marta Palau Bosch (born 1934), sculptor, painter, textile art
• Sandra Pani (born 1964), painter
• Tatiana Parcero (born 1967), photographer
• Ámbar Past (born 1949), poet, visual artist
• Alicia Paz (active since 1998), painter
• Nirvana Paz (born 1976), visual artist, poet
• Dulce Pinzon (born 1974), contemporary artist
• Ambra Polidori (born 1954), photographer, filmmaker
• Maribel Portela (born 1960), sculptor, potter
• Ale de la Puente (born 1968), conceptual artist, writer, curator

Q

• Georgina Quintana (born 1956), visual artist
• Grace Quintanilla (1967–2019), transdisciplinarity artist
• Lorena Quiyono (born 1967), painter, installation artist, performance artist

R

• Fanny Rabel (1922–2008), Polish-born Mexican muralist
• Adriana Raggi Lucio (born 1970), painter, photographer, videographer
• Regina Raull (1931–2019), Spanish-born Mexican painter
• Alice Rahon (1904–1987), poet, painter
• María Luisa Reid (born 1943), painter, sculptor
• Aurora Reyes Flores (1908–1985), painter, first Mexican female muralist
• Myriam de la Riva (born 1940), painter
• Mirna Roldán (born 1988), feminist visual artist
• Betsabeé Romero (born 1963), sculptor, printmaker, photographer
• Ingrid Rosas (born 1967), abstract artist
• Elizabeth Ross (born 1954), visual artist, writer, curator
• Verónica Ruiz de Velasco (born 1968), painter

S

• Herlinda Sánchez Laurel (born 1941), painter, educator
• Alma Karla Sandoval (born 1975), poet
• Maruch Santíz Gómez (born 1975), photographer, writer, textile designer
• Marcia Santos (born 1990), multidisciplinary visual artist
• Nunik Sauret (born 1951), printmaker
• Naomi Siegmann (1933–2018), sculptor

T

• Bridget Bate Tichenor (1917–1990), surrealist painter
• Katia Tirado (born 1965), performance artist
• Ángeles Torrejón (born 1963), photographer
• Felipa Tzeek Naal (active from c.2001), palm frond weaver

U

• Cordelia Urueta (1908–1995), painter
• Lucinda Urrusti (born 1929), painter

V

• Minerva Valenzuela (born 1976), scenic artist
• Remedios Varo (1908–1963), para-surrealist painter
• Angélica Delfina Vásquez Cruz (born 1958), potter
• Yvonne Venegas (born 1970), photographer
• Isabel Villaseñor (1909–1953), sculptor, printmaker, painter, poet, songwriter

W

• Pola Weiss Álvarez (1947–1990) dancer, video artist
• Lorena Wolffer (born 1971), activist artist
• Marysole Wörner Baz (1936–2014), painter, sculptor

Y

• Mariana Yampolsky (1925–2002), photographer
• Charlotte Yazbek (1919–1989), sculptor
• Niña Yhared (1814) (born 1977), visual artist, performance artist
• Vida Yovanovich (born 1949), Cuban-born Mexican photographer

Z

• Irene Zundel (born 1958), contemporary artist