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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Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Gogglehead 1967
Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)
Bronze
H 51 x W 35 x D 35 cm
University of Liverpool
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Bessie Maud Christian Fagan (c.1867–1932)
Dressing the Christmas Tree
Bessie Maud Christian Fagan (c.1867–1932)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 51 cm
Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
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Kay Faithful (1930–1999)
Summer Bush
Kay Faithful (1930–1999)
Acrylic on canvas
H 107 x W 84 cm
Worcester City Museums
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Leila Faithfull (1896–1994)
Evacuees Growing Cabbages 1940
Leila Faithfull (1896–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 24.7 x W 29.5 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Agnes Trotter Falconer (1883–1969)
Landscape from a Studio Window
Agnes Trotter Falconer (1883–1969)
Oil on canvas
H 86.4 x W 71.1 cm
Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
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Anne Louise Falkner (1862–1933)
The Lunch Hour
Anne Louise Falkner (1862–1933)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 61 cm
Southampton City Art Gallery
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Alice Maud Fanner (1865–1930)
Luffing off Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex 1914–1930
Alice Maud Fanner (1865–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 75.1 x W 94.8 cm
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
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Elsie Farleigh (1900–1981)
Portrait of a Lady 1937
Elsie Farleigh (1900–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 65 x W 53 cm
Lakeland Arts
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Madeleine Charlotte ('Madge') Fawkes (1880–1954)
Wild Flowers in Kenya 1923
Madeleine Charlotte ('Madge') Fawkes (1880–1954)
Oil on canvas
H 100.5 x W 65 cm
The Wilson
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Hilda Fearon (1878–1917)
The Tea Party 1916
Hilda Fearon (1878–1917)
Oil on canvas
H 54.6 x W 66 cm
Tate
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Daphne Fedarb (1912–1992)
The Garden at Juillac exhibited 1963
Daphne Fedarb (1912–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 75 cm
Girton College, University of Cambridge
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Mary Fedden (1915–2012)
Jug and Eggs 1972
Mary Fedden (1915–2012)
Oil on canvas
H 38.5 x W 51 cm
University of Warwick
© the estate of Mary Fedden / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: University of Warwick
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Joséphine Jeanne Hélène Feillet (1812–1889)
Dr Edward Craven Hawtrey (1789–1862) c.1858
Joséphine Jeanne Hélène Feillet (1812–1889)
Oil on canvas
Eton College
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Sheila Fell (1931–1979)
Snowscape with Clouds 1958
Sheila Mary Fell (1931–1979)
Oil on canvas
H 101.6 x W 126.6 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
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Christian Jane Fergusson (1876–1957)
The Brig End 1925
Christian Jane Fergusson (1876–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 38.8 x W 49.2 cm
Dumfries and Galloway Council
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Elsie Few (1909–1980)
Russell Square, London 1941
Elsie Evelyn Few (1909–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 44.5 x W 29 cm
New College, University of Oxford
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Susannah Fiennes (b.1961)
Near Conway, Wales II 1991
Susannah Fiennes (b.1961)
Oil on board
H 40 x W 51 cm
Parliamentary Art Collection
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Leonor Fini (1908–1996)
Little Hermit Sphinx (Petit Sphinx hermite) 1948
Leonor Fini (1908–1996)
Oil on canvas
H 41.1 x W 24.4 cm
Tate
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Doreen Finn (b.c.1905)
Camouflage
Doreen Finn (b.c.1905)
Oil on canvas
H 91.4 x W 121.9 cm
Towner
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Margaret Firth (1898–1991)
Still Life: Pots and Bottles
Margaret Firth (1898–1991)
Oil on board
H 38 x W 65 cm
Lakeland Arts
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Winifred ('Freda') Hansard Firth (1871–1937)
Young Woman on a Terrace Giving Grapes to a Cockatoo (Mrs Phyllis Woolner, b.1875) 1901
Winifred ('Freda') Hansard Firth (1871–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 60 cm
National Trust, Bradley Manor
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Janet C. Fisher (1867–1926)
Rainbow over Assisi, Italy
Janet C. Fisher (1867–1926)
Oil on canvas
H 43.8 x W 59.3 cm
The Wilson
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Myrta Fisher (1917–1999)
Table with a Lamp, Mug and Bowl
Myrta Fisher (1917–1999)
Acrylic on canvas
H 59.5 x W 74.5 cm
Towner
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Sandra Fisher (1947–1994)
Days on the Water 1988
Sandra Fisher (1947–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 45.8 x W 35.5 cm
London Transport Museum
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Patricia Fishwick (b.1929)
Almond Blossom at Topsham 1956–1960
Patricia Fishwick (b.1929)
Oil on canvas
H 54 x W 78 cm
The Box, Plymouth
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Rosamund Fletcher (1908–1993)
Scavengers of the Sea 1973
Rosamund Fletcher (1908–1993)
Stone
H 56 x W 76 cm
Penlee House Gallery & Museum
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Mary Sargant Florence (1857–1954)
Katharine Talbot Wallas 1883
Mary Sargant Florence (1857–1954)
Oil on canvas
H 32 x W 19 cm
Girton College, University of Cambridge
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Julia B. Folkard (1849–1933)
Sir Henry David Leslie (1822–1896) 1878
Julia B. Folkard (1849–1933)
Oil on canvas
H 60 x W 49.6 cm
Royal College of Music
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Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614)
Silentium c.1590
Lavinia Fontana (1552–1614)
Oil on copper
H 28 x W 21 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Victorine Anne Foot (1920–2000)
Camouflaging a Cruiser in Dock 1943
Victorine Anne Foot (1920–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 60.9 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Frances Amicia de Biden Footner (1874–1961)
Professor M. J. Hill , FRS, Vice-Chancellor of London University (1909–1911)
Frances Amicia de Biden Footner (1874–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 59.7 x W 48.9 cm
UCL Culture
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Elizabeth Adela Forbes (1859–1912)
School Is Out 1889
Elizabeth Adela Forbes (1859–1912)
Oil on canvas
H 106 x W 145 cm
Penlee House Gallery & Museum
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Vivian Forbes (1891–1937)
Peasants Dancing
Vivian Forbes (1891–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 48.5 x W 65.8 cm
Kensington and Chelsea Local Studies
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Emily Ford (1851–1930)
A Weary Way exhibited 1885
Emily Ford (1851–1930)
Oil on canvas
H 180 x W 92 cm
The Hepworth Wakefield
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Laura Ford (b.1961)
Moose 1998
Laura Ford (b.1961)
Metal, plaster, wool & leather
H 175 x W 300 x D 85 cm
Tate
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Moira Forsyth (1905–1991)
Gloria Patri 1960s
Moira Forsyth (1905–1991)
Stained glass
H 104 x W 54 cm
The Stained Glass Museum
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Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872–1945)
The Little Foot Page 1905
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 90.8 x W 57 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Beryl Fowler (1880–1963)
A Young Man Sitting on a Settle Leaning over a Chess Table 1904
Beryl Fowler (1880–1963)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 61 cm
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
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Hannah Frank (1908–2008)
Sun 1943
Hannah Frank (1908–2008)
Pen & ink on paper
H 46 x W 32.8 cm
Ben Uri Collection
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Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011)
Saturn 1963
Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011)
Acrylic on canvas
H 264.2 x W 119.5 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
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Eva Frankfurther (1930–1959)
West Indian Waitresses c.1955
Eva Frankfurther (1930–1959)
Oil on paper
H 76 x W 55 cm
Ben Uri Collection
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Annie French (1872–1965)
The Handkerchief c.1895
Annie French (1872–1965)
Ink & wash on paper
H 19.5 x W 19.5 cm
The Fleming Collection
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Fleming Collection
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María Freire (1917–2015)
South America 1990
María Freire (1917–2015)
H 130 x W 100 cm
Essex Collection of Art from Latin America
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Lucy Marguerite Frobisher (1890–1974)
Coronation Arch from Falconer Road, Bushey, 1953
Lucy Marguerite Frobisher (1890–1974)
Oil on canvas
H 40 x W 30 cm
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
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Katherine Mary Fryer (1910–2017)
Life's Journey 1961–1962
Katherine Mary Fryer (1910–2017)
Oil on chipboard
H 215 x W 528 cm
Birmingham City University
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Florence Ada Fuller (1867–1946)
Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Florence Ada Fuller (1867–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 67.5 x W 87.5 cm
Newport Museum and Art Gallery
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Violet Fuller (1920–2006)
Morning Moon, Belmont Bridge 1959
Violet Rose Fuller (1920–2008)
Oil on board
H 56.5 x W 77 cm
Bruce Castle Museum (Haringey Archive and Museum Service)