Women artists have been overlooked throughout history. Although steps are being taken to redress this imbalance, women remain underrepresented in collections and sometimes it can be difficult to find their works or even to know where to start looking. There are thousands of women artists represented on Art UK, and to give you a place to start exploring their works we have created 26 Curations of women artists, divided up by surname A-Z. The set of Curations contains works by 1,000 female artists in total. You won't find the likes of Frida Kahlo or Hilma af Klint as their works are not in UK public collections (yet), but you will find a wealth of art from works by Eileen Agar to Doris Zinkeisen – and plenty more in between.
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Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906–1960)
The Queue at the Fish Shop 1944
Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906–1960)
Oil on canvas
H 62.2 x W 182.8 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Anna Dabis (c.1845–1927)
John Couper (1835–1918), Ophthalmologist c.1895
Anna Dabis (c.1845–1927)
Bronze
H 85.5 x W 70.5 x D 39.5 cm
Institute of Ophthalmology
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Susan Isabel Dacre (1844–1933)
Lydia Becker (1827–1890) 1860s–1910
Susan Isabel Dacre (1844–1933)
Oil on canvas
H 66.5 x W 52.3 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Anne Seymour Damer (1748–1828)
Mary Berry (1763–1852)
Anne Seymour Damer (1748–1828)
Bronze
H 46.1 x W 20.3 x D 25.3 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
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Suzanne van Damme (1901–1986)
Surreal Composition 1943
Suzanne van Damme (1901–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 110 cm
Rediscovering Art by Women
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Clemence Dane (1888–1965)
Noël Coward before 1939
Clemence Dane (1888–1965)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 41 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
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Frances Darlington (1880–1940)
The Little Sea Maiden 1905
Frances Darlington (1880–1940)
Plaster
H 77.5 x W 64 x D 50.5 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
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Helena Arsène Darmesteter (1854–1923)
Hertha Ayrton (1854–1923) 1906
Helena Arsène Darmesteter (1848–1940)
Oil on canvas
H 159 x W 99 cm
Girton College, University of Cambridge
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Bessie Davidson (1879–1965)
Interior
Bessie Davidson (1879–1965)
Oil on panel
H 98.7 x W 104.8 cm
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
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Lilian Lucy Davidson (1879–1954)
Low Tide, Wicklow c.1934
Lilian Lucy Davidson (1879–1954)
Oil on canvas
H 73 x W 92 cm
National Museums NI
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Stansmore Richmond Leslie Dean (1866–1944)
Jean Macaulay Stevenson
Stansmore Richmond Leslie Dean (1866–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 53.3 x W 43.2 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
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Tacita Dean (b.1965)
Quarantania 2018
Tacita Dean (b.1965)
Photogravure on Somerset white satin 300 gr
H 247 x W 757 cm
Hiscox Collection
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Emmeline Deane (1858–1944)
Anna Bilinska (1857–1893) 1884
Emmeline Deane (1858–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 128 x W 90.7 cm
Victoria Art Gallery
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Joyce Dennys (1893–1991)
Above Steamer Steps
Joyce Dennys (1893–1991)
Oil on board
H 58 x W 89 cm
Budleigh Salterton Town Council
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Ann Langford Dent (1924–2014)
Trafalgar Square, London 1958
Ann Langford Dent (1924–2014)
Oil on board
H 70.8 x W 91.5 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
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Lillian Desow-Fishbein (1921–2004)
The New Image – VIII 1973
Lillian Desow-Fishbein (1921–2004)
Colour lithograph
H 50.8 x W 38.1 cm
Rediscovering Art by Women
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Nicolette Macnamara Devas (1911–1987)
Juanita in the Morning 1940
Nicolette Macnamara Devas (1911–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 60.5 x W 73 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Jessie Alexandra Dick (1896–1976)
Matron Anna C. Dick
Jessie Alexandra Dick (1896–1976)
Oil on canvas
H 126.6 x W 75.8 cm
Falkirk Council
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Margaret Isabel Dicksee (1859–1903)
The Children of Charles I exhibited 1895
Margaret Isabel Dicksee (1859–1903)
Oil on canvas
H 105.5 x W 85 cm
Gallery Oldham
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Grace Digby (1895–c.1965)
After the Shelling, Louvain 1914
Grace Digby (1895–c.1965)
Oil on canvas
H 100.3 x W 114.3 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Angela Dillon (b.1955)
Campos de Santa Fe 1998
Angela Dillon (b.1955)
Oil on canvas
H 457 x W 365 cm
CW+
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Jessica Dismorr (1885–1939)
Jessica Dismorr c.1929
Jessica Dismorr (1885–1939)
Oil on gesso board
H 60.9 x W 48.4 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
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Anna Dixon (1873–1959)
Children Playing in the Byre
Anna Dixon (1873–1959) (attributed to)
Oil on canvas
H 38.5 x W 49.5 cm
Maggie's Dundee
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Valentine Dobrée (1894–1974)
Still Life with Skull, Shell and Column
Valentine Dobrée (1894–1974)
Oil on board
H 63.5 x W 79.1 cm
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
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Phyllis Dodd (1899–1995)
Profile
Phyllis Dodd (1899–1995)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 49.2 cm
Newport Museum and Art Gallery
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Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson (1847–1906)
View from Llandrindod Wells: The Upper Link c.1900
Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson (1847–1906)
Oil on canvas
H 46 x W 36 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
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Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers (1876–1939)
Les maisons suspendues, Valence 1915
Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers (1876–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 64 x W 76.8 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Isobel Donaldson (1880–1954)
Dr Malcolm Donaldson (1884–1973) exhibited 1921
Isobel Donaldson (1880–1954)
Bronze
H 54 cm
Barts Health NHS Trust Archives and Museums
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Jane Dowling (b.1925)
Untitled
Jane Dowling (1925–2023)
Oil & mixed media on canvas
H 151.8 x W 152 cm
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Edith Downing (1857–1931)
Avarice 1907
Edith Downing (1857–1931)
Bronze
H 72.3 x W 47.3 x D 69 cm
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
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Honor Camilla Doyle (1888–1944)
Lock 75, Cassiobury Canal
Honor Camilla Doyle (1888–1944)
Oil on canvas
H 45.6 x W 68.3 cm
Norfolk Museums Service
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Pamela Drew (1910–1989)
CFE (Central Fighter Establishment) West Rayham Norfolk: Hawker Hunter Disperal Hangars, 1955 c.1955
Pamela Drew (1910–1989)
Oil on hardboard
H 50 x W 61 cm
Royal Air Force Museum
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Elsie Druce (1880–1965)
Summer Time
Elsie Druce (1880–1965)
Etching on paper
H 18 x W 19 cm
Rye Art Gallery
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Amy Julia Drucker (1873–1951)
For He Had Great Possessions 1932
Amy Julia Drucker (1873–1951)
Oil on canvas on board
H 50.5 x W 61.2 cm
Ben Uri Collection
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Ruth Duckworth (1919–2009)
Untitled 2004
Ruth Duckworth (1919–2009)
Porcelain
H 16 x W 20 x D 12 cm
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
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Rita Duffy (b.1959)
The Legacy of the Boyne 1989
Rita Duffy (b.1959)
Oil on board
H 122 x W 95 cm
Ulster University
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Marlene Dumas (b.1953)
Lucy 2004
Marlene Dumas (b.1953)
Oil on canvas
H 110.3 x W 130.3 cm
Tate
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Mary Duncan (1885–1964)
Whitesand Bay 1920s
Mary Duncan (1885–1964)
Oil on canvas
H 81 x W 92 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
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Marion Wallace Dunlop (1864–1942)
A Glaring Demon (blue and yellow) from 'Devils in Diverse Shapes' 1906
Marion Wallace Dunlop (1864–1942)
Hand coloured woodcut
H 12.8 x W 10.2 cm
Rediscovering Art by Women
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Anne Dunn (b.1929)
Landscape with a Pine 1958
Anne Dunn (b.1929)
Oil on canvas
H 70 x W 89.5 cm
Government Art Collection
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Susan D. Durant (1827–1873)
Woronzow Greig (1805–1865) 1866
Susan D. Durant (1827–1873)
Marble
H 63 x W 56 x D 30.5 cm
The Royal Society
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Mabel Dwight (1875–1955)
The Brothers 1928
Mabel Dwight (1875–1955)
Lithograph on paper
H 40.1 x W 28.8 cm
American Museum & Gardens