Famous Female Modern and Comtemporary Artists

PicassoMio´s editors and curators present their list of leading female artists of the 20th / 21st century century. Our selection takes into consideration the artist´s reputation, impact, value, skills and presence in the art scene, during this period. The surprising brevity of the list is a testament to the long-standing exclusion of women in the upper echelons of the art world. There is a general consensus, however, that the climate is rapidly changing and that women will increasingly be better represented in the art world.

Marina Abramovic. Performance Artist.
Yugoslovia, 1946

Mary Adshead. Painter.
England, 1904-1995

Eileen Agar. Painter and Sculptor.
Argentina, 1899-1991

Sophie Alex. Painter.
Germany, 1967

Barbara Ambrosz. Sculptor.
Austria, 1972

Janine Antoni.
Bahamas, 1964

Fiona Banner. Sculptor and Conceptual Artist.
England, 1966

Margaret Barker. Painter.
England, 1907

Jennifer Bartlett. Installation Artist, Painter, Printmaker and Sculptor.
United States, 1941

Vanessa Bell. Painter.
England, 1879-1961

Elizabeth Blackadder. Painter.
England, 1931

Sandra Blow. Painter.
England, 1925

Pauline Boty. Painter.
England, 1938-1966

Lee Bontecou. Sculptor.
United States, 1931

Louise Bougeois. Sculptor.
France, 1911

Caroline Bos. Sculptor.
The Netherlands, 1959

Sonia Boyce. Multimedia Artist.
England, 1962

Cecily Brown. Painter.
England, 1969

Sophie Calle. Photographer.
France, 1953

Helen Chadwick. Sculptor, Photographer, and Installation Artist.
England, 1953-1996

Lady Edna Clarke Hall. Painter and Draughtsman.
England, 1879-1979

Agnes Denes. Drawer.
United States, 1938

Elizabeth Diller. Sculptor.
Poland, 1954

Rita Donagh. Painter.
England, 1939

Carroll Dunham. Painter.
United States, 1949

Marlene Dumas. Painter.
South Africa, 1953

Maya Deren. Photographer.
United States, 1917- 1961

Tracey Emin. Multimedia Artist.
England, 1963

Inka Essenhigh. Painter.
United States, 1969

Alexandra Exter. Painter.
Russia, 1882-1949

Mary Fedden. Painter.
England, 1915

Yona Friedman. Painter.
Hungary, 1923

Dame Elisabeth Frink. Sculptor and Printmaker.
England, 1930-1993

Anya Gallaccio. Installation Artist.
England, 1963

Nan Goldin. Photographer.
United States, 1953

Natalia Goncharova. Painter.
Russian, 1881-1962

Betty Goodwin. Painter.
Canadian, 1923

Eileen Gray. Sculptor.
Ireland, 1879-1976

Anne Hamilton. Sculptor.
United States, 1956

Mona Hatoum. Installation Artist.
Palestinian Territories. 1952

Eva Hesse. Sculptor.
Germany, 1936-1970

Jenny Holzer, Conceptual Artist.
United States, 1958

Frida Kahlo, Painter.
Mexico, 1907-1954

Barbara Kruger. Conceptual Artist.
United States, 1945

Yayoi Kusama. Conceptual Artist.
Japan, 1929

Abigail Lane. Sculptor, Photographer and Installation Artist.
Louise Lawler. Photographer.
United States, 1947

England, 1967

Helen Lessore. Painter.
England, 1907-1994

Liliane Lijn. Kinetic Artist.
United States, 1939

Maya Lin. Sculptor and Architect.
United States, 1959

Sarah Lucas. Sculptor, Installation Artist, and Photographer.
England, 1962

Margherita Manzelli. Painter.
Italy, 1968

Marisol. Sculptor and Painter.
Paris, 1930

Agnes Martin. Painter.
Canada, 1912

Mary Martin. Painter.
England, 1907-1969

Margaret Mellis. Painter.
England, 1914

Annette Messager. Painter, Photographer and Sculptor.
France, 1943

Lisa Milroy. Paitner.
Canada, 1959

Joan Mitchell. Painter.
United States, 1926-1992

Tracey Moffatt. Photographer and Filmmaker.
Australia, 1960

Mariko Mori. Video Artist.
Japan, 1967

Sarah Morris. Painter.
England, 1967

Catherine Murphy.
United States, 1946

Alice Neel. Painter.
England, 1900-1984

Shirin Neshat.
Iran, 1957

Louise Nevelson. Sculptor and Painter.
United States, 1899-1988

Georgia O’Keeffe. Painter.
United States, 1887-1986

Elizabeth Peyton. Painter.
United States, 1965

Adrian Piper. Conceptual Artist.
United States, 1948

Fiona Rae. Painter.
England, 1963

Anne Redpath. Painter.
Scotland, 1895-1965

Paula Rego. Painter.
England, 1935

Pipilotti Rist. Video Artist.
Switzerland, 1962

Susan Rothenberg. Painter.
United States, 1945

Veronica Ryan. Sculptor.
England, 1956

Niki de Saint Phalle. Sculptor.
France, 1930-2002

Helen Saunders. Painter.
England, 1885-1963

Kiki Smith. Sculptor and Printmaker.
Germany, 1954

Nancy Spero. Painter.
United States, 1926

Sophie Taeuber-Arp. Sculptor.
Switzerland, 1889-1943

Dorothea Tanning. Painter and Sculptor.
United States, 1910.

Sam Taylor-Wood. Video Artist.
England, 1967

Rosemaire Trockel. Conceptual Artist.
Germany, 1952

Anne Truitt. Painter.
United States, 1921-2004

Suzanne Valadron. Painter.
France, 1865-1938

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva. Painter.
Portugal, 1908-1992

Lauretta Vinciarelli.
Italy, 1943

Gillian Wearing. Photographer.
England, 1963

Rachel Whiteread. Sculptor and Printmaker.
England, 1963

Jackie Winsor. Sculptor.
Canada, 1941

Catherine Yass. Photographer.
England, 1963

Andrea Zittel.
United States, 1965

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