List of Scottish women artists facts for kids

Scotland has been home to many incredible artists throughout history! This page celebrates some of the talented women artists who were born in Scotland or have strong connections to the country. These artists have created amazing works using many different styles and materials. From painting beautiful landscapes and portraits to sculpting incredible figures and designing unique illustrations, Scottish women artists have made a huge impact on the art world.

This list shows you some of these inspiring women and the types of art they created. Get ready to discover a world of creativity!

Amazing Scottish Women Artists: A to Z

Artists Starting with A

• Janet Macdonald Aitken (1873–1941) was a painter.
• Ann Dunlop Alexander (1896–1969) was a painter and illustrator.
• Lena Alexander (1899–1983) was also a painter.
• Jessie Algie (1859–1927) was known for her flower paintings.
• Mary Parsons Reid Allan (1917–2002) was a painter.
• Anne Anderson (1874–1952) was a well-known illustrator.
• Louise Gibson Annand (1915–2012) was a painter and filmmaker.
• Hazel Armour (1894–1985) was a sculptor and medallist.
• Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000) was a painter.
• Joan Ayling (1907–1993) specialized in miniature painting.

Artists Starting with B

• Isabel Brodie Babianska (1920–2006) was a painter, costume designer, and illustrator.
• Barbara Balmer (1929–2017) was a painter.
• Elizabeth Balneaves (1911–2006) was a painter, writer, and filmmaker.
• Claire Barclay (born 1968) creates installation art, prints, and sculptures.
• Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004) was a famous abstract painter.
• Mardi Barrie (1930–2004) was a painter.
• Johanna Basford (born 1983) is a popular illustrator.
• Christine Berrie is an illustrator.
• Anne Bevan (born 1965) is a visual artist and sculptor.
• Helen Biggar (1909–1953) was a sculptor.
• Karla Black (born 1972) is a sculptor.
• Elizabeth Blackadder (1931–2021) was a painter and printmaker.
• Jemima Blackburn (1823–1909) was a painter and illustrator.
• Elizabeth Blackwell (1707–1758) was a botanical illustrator.
• Yvonne Boag (born 1954) is a painter.
• Phyllis Bone (1894–1972) was a sculptor.
• Christine Borland (born 1965) is a contemporary artist.
• Julie Brook (born 1961) is a sculptor, painter, and installation artist.
• Helen Paxton Brown (1876–1956) was a painter and embroiderer.
• Margaret Oliver Brown (1912–1990) was a painter and illustrator.
• Elizabeth York Brunton (1880–c.1960) was a painter and printmaker.
• Mary Rose Hill Burton (1857–1900) was a painter.

Artists Starting with C

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

Artists Starting with D

• Claire Dalby (born 1944) is a painter and illustrator.
• Anne Davidson (1937–2008) was a sculptor.
• Majel Davidson (1885–1969) was a potter and painter.
• Mary C. Davidson (1865–1951) was a painter.
• Mabel Dawson (1887–1965) was a painter.
• Stansmore Dean Stevenson (1866–1944) was a painter.
• Helen Denerley (born 1956) is a sculptor.
• Marion Deuchars (born 1964) is an illustrator and writer.
• de Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar (1878–1959) worked with enamel and metal.
• Jessie Alexandra Dick (1896–1976) was a painter and teacher.
• Jacqueline Donachie (born 1969) is a photographer, sculptor, and installation artist.
• Kaye Donachie (born 1970) is a painter.
• Kate Downie (born 1958) is a painter and printmaker.
• Jean Duncan (1933–2018) was a painter and printmaker.

Artists Starting with E

• Joan Eardley (1921–1963) was a painter.
• Marjorie Evans (c.1850–1907) was a painter.

Artists Starting with F

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

Artists Starting with G

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

Artists Starting with H

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

Artists Starting with I

• Esther Inglis (1571–1624) was a painter, calligrapher, embroiderer, and writer.

Artists Starting with J

• Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980) was a painter.

Artists Starting with K

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

Artists Starting with L

• Annie Rose Laing (1869–1946) was a painter.
• Elspeth Lamb (born 1951) is a printmaker.
• Eileen Lawrence (born 1946) is a painter and printmaker.
• Bet Low (1924–2007) was a painter.

Artists Starting with M

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

Artists Starting with N

• Mary Nimmo Moran (1822–1899) was a landscape artist and engraver.
• Anne Nasmyth (1798–1874) was a Scottish landscape artist.
• Barbara Nasmyth (1790–1870) was a Scottish landscape artist.
• Charlotte Nasmyth (1804–1884) was a Scottish landscape artist.
• Jane Nasmyth (1788–1867) was a Scottish landscape artist.
• Jessie Newbery (1864–1948) was an embroiderer and textile artist.

Artists Starting with O

• Elizabeth Ogilvie (born 1946) is a sculptor and environmental artist.

Artists Starting with P

• Aileen Paterson (1934–2018) was an illustrator and writer.
• Emily Murray Paterson (1855–1934) was a painter.
• Katie Paterson (born 1981) creates mixed media art.
• Viola Paterson (1899–1981) was a painter and woodcut printer.
• Deborah Phillips (born 1965) is a painter.
• Susan Philipsz (born 1965) is a sound artist and installation artist.
• Mabel Pryde (1871–1918) was a painter.
• Della Purves (1945–2008) was a botanical artist.

Artists Starting with R

• Barbara Rae (born 1943) is a painter and printmaker.
• Arabella Rankin (1871–c.1935) was a printmaker.
• Catherine Read (1723–1778) was a portrait painter.
• Anne Redpath (1895–1965) was a painter.
• Christina Robertson (1796–1854) was a court painter in Russia.

Artists Starting with S

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

Artists Starting with T

• Helen Monro Turner (1901–1977) was a woodcut and stained glass artist.

Artists Starting with W

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

Artists Starting with Y

• Jane Younger (1863–1955) was a painter.

Artists Starting with Z

• Anna Zinkeisen (1901–1976) was a painter.
• Doris Zinkeisen (1898–1991) was a painter.