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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Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1654 or after)
Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria c.1615–1617
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1654 or after)
Oil on canvas
H 71.5 x W 71 cm
The National Gallery, London
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Ethel Léontine Gabain (1883–1950)
Sunburnt Nymph 1930s
Ethel Léontine Gabain (1883–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 44 x W 34 cm
Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery
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Caroline Gabriel (active c.1930)
George Charlton (1899–1979) c.1930
Caroline Gabriel (1912–1997)
Painted plaster
H 31 x W 23 x D 25 cm
Burgh House and Hampstead Museum
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Edith Mabel Gabriel (1882–1972)
A Spring Song 1927
Edith Mabel Gabriel (1882–1972)
Bronze
H 76.2 x W 44.5 x D 45.7 cm
Ferens Art Gallery
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Clare Galloway (b.1973)
Healing (Protection) 2000
Clare Galloway (b.1973)
Acrylic, pen & pencil on board
H 51.8 x W 84.3 cm
Glasgow Women's Library
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Marie Antonietta Gambaro (1929–1981)
Townscape 1959
Marie Antonietta Gambaro (1929–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 84 x W 104 cm
Victoria Art Gallery
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Valerie Ganz (1936–2015)
Opencast Site* 1990
Valerie Ganz (1936–2015)
Oil on canvas
H 87 x W 206 cm
National Coal Mining Museum for England
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Alexandra Gardner (b.1945)
Portrait of a Young Man 1991
Alexandra Gardner (b.1945)
Oil on board
H 33 x W 28 cm
The Fleming Collection
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Eliza Draper Gardiner (1871–1955)
Young Boy with Cat c.1935
Eliza Draper Gardiner (1871–1955)
Colour woodcut on paper
H 15.9 x W 10.8 cm
American Museum & Gardens
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Grace Gardner (1920–2013)
Grid Dancing 1998–2000
Grace Gardner (1920–2013)
Oil on canvas
H 122 x W 122 cm
Falmouth Art Gallery
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Angelica Garnett (1918–2012)
White Daffodils in a Ceramic Jug c.1940–1942
Angelica Garnett (1918–2012)
Oil on canvas
H 44.5 x W 38.5 cm
National Trust, Monk's House
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Jill Garnier (1890–1966)
Portrait of a Young Lady with a Plait
Jill Garnier (1890–1966)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 46 cm
Falmouth Art Gallery
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Inna Garsoian (1896–1984)
Fondamenta Eremite
Inna Garsoian (1896–1984)
Oil on canvas
The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Alethea Garstin (1894–1978)
Small Trader
Alethea Garstin (1894–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 22.5 x W 32 cm
RWA (Royal West of England Academy)
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Margarethe Garthe (1891–1976)
Abstract
Margarethe Garthe (1891–1976)
Acrylic on board
H 128 x W 48.5 cm
Bromley Historic Collections
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Tirzah Garwood (1908–1951)
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Rosemary Gascoyne (1936–2012)
Kitchen in Daylight 1981
Rosemary Gascoyne (1936–2012)
Oil on canvas
H 167.5 x W 102 cm
Dumfries and Galloway Council
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Winifred Gaussen (1903–2002)
Scales: Weighed in the Balance 1960s
Winifred Gaussen (1903–2002)
Oil on board
H 118 x W 90 cm
University of Exeter, Fine Art Collection
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Mabel Gear (1890–1974)
Girl with a Dog
Mabel Gear (1890–1974)
Watercolour on paper
H 37 x W 26.5 cm
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
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Wilhelmina Geddes (1887–1955)
Saint Joseph and the Angel 1919–1920
Wilhelmina Geddes (1887–1955)
Stained glass
H 27 x W 27 cm
The Stained Glass Museum
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Ada Freeman Gell (c.1850–1929)
At the Brook 1899
Ada Freeman Gell (c.1850–1929)
Bronze
H 53 x W 59 x D 37 cm
Brighton & Hove Museums
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Isa Genzken (b.1948)
Two Loudspeakers 1986
Isa Genzken (b.1948)
Concrete & steel
Tate
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Margaret Gere (1878–1965)
The Garden of the Slothful c.1901
Margaret Gere (1878–1965)
Tempera on silk mounted on panel
H 26 x W 26 cm
Royal Holloway, University of London
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Kaff Gerrard (1894–1970)
Poppies
Kaff Gerrard (1894–1970)
Oil on board
H 38 x W 47.5 cm
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
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Evelyn Gibbs (1905–1991)
Café Interior 1940
Evelyn Gibbs (1905–1991)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76.5 cm
Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
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Mary Gwenillan Gibson (1888–1966)
Angel
Mary Gwenllian Gibson (1888–1966)
Oil on board
H 55 x W 45 cm
Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
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Joan Gillchrest (1918–2008)
Harbour Mouth, Newlyn 1978
Joan Gillchrest (1918–2008)
Oil on board
H 102 x W 73 cm
St Michael's Hospital
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Madge Gill (1882–1961)
Faces* 1920–1960
Madge Gill (1882–1961)
Ink on paper
H 60 x W 50 cm
London Borough of Newham Heritage Service
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Winifred Gill (1893–1981)
Still Life with Glass Jar and Silver Box 1914
Winifred Gill (1893–1981)
Oil on cardboard
H 48 x W 32.8 cm
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
© The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. Image credit: The Courtauld
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Mary Gaskell Gillick (1881–1965)
Elizabeth II (1926–2022) 1954
Mary Gaskell Gillick (1881–1965)
Plaster
H 38 x W 38 x D 3 cm
Leeds Museums and Galleries
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Maeve Gilmore (1918–1983)
Two Boys and a Cat 1965
Maeve Gilmore (1918–1983)
Oil on canvas
H 61 x W 61 cm
University College London Hospitals
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Edna Ginesi (1902–2000)
Woodhouse, Burnsall
Edna Ginesi (1902–2000)
Oil on canvas
H 72.8 x W 91.7 cm
The Hepworth Wakefield
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Phyllis Ethel Ginger (1907–2005)
Madeleine Henrey in Piccadilly Circus 1926
Phyllis Ethel Ginger (1907–2005)
Watercolour
H 34 x W 29 cm
Senate House, University of London
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Elsie Gledstanes (1891–1982)
A Women's Royal Naval Service Officer c.1940
Elsie Gledstanes (1891–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 60.8 x W 51 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Feodora Gleichen (1861–1922)
Stirrup Charge 1914
Feodora Gleichen (1861–1922)
Bronze
H 25.3 x W 35.6 x D 20.3 cm
National Trust, Tatton Park
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Helena Gleichen (1873–1947)
Troops Moving into Gorizia c.1917–1919
Helena Gleichen (1873–1947)
Oil on canvas
H 107.9 x W 126.3 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Beatrice Glenavy (1881–1970)
Enigma 1930s
Beatrice Glenavy (1881–1970)
Oil on canvas
H 43.8 x W 36 cm
National Museums NI
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Isobel Lilian Gloag (1865–1917)
A Bunch of Flowers
Isobel Lilian Gloag (1865–1917)
Oil on canvas
H 77.4 x W 64.4 cm
Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
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Flora A. P. Glover (1919–1946)
The Flood c.1941
Flora A. P. Glover (1919–1946)
Oil & pencil on panel
H 39.5 x W 44.4 cm
Laing Art Gallery
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Gluck (1895–1978)
Gluck 1942The artist Gluck rejected any forename or prefix (such as 'Miss') and consistently broke gender norms. It is impossible to know if Gluck would use non-binary pronouns if alive today. There are people who claim Gluck as non-binary, and others who insist on the artist being a woman (and lesbian). The artist's inclusion in this list is not intended to definitively categorise Gluck as being a particular gender but rather to invite more research to be conducted about the artist – and about every artist on this list.
Gluck (1895–1978)
Oil on canvas
H 30.6 x W 25.4 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
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Alma Gogin (née Broadbridge) (1854–1948)
Tea Leaves
Alma Gogin (née Broadbridge) (1854–1948)
Oil on canvas
H 55.9 x W 86.4 cm
York Museums Trust
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Grace Lydia Golden (1904–1993)
An Emergency Food Office 1941
Grace Lydia Golden (1904–1993)
Oil on canvas
H 38.1 x W 55.8 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Anne Wilson Goldthwaite (1869–1944)
Little Boy on a Donkey 1889–1944
Anne Wilson Goldthwaite (1869–1944)
Lithograph on paper
H 32 x W 45 cm
American Museum & Gardens
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Hilda Goldwag (1912–2008)
October 1962
Hilda Goldwag (1912–2008)
Oil on board
H 46 x W 75 cm
East Dunbartonshire Council
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Natalia Goncharova (1881–1962)
Gardening 1908
Natalia Goncharova (1881–1962)
Oil on canvas
H 102.9 x W 123.2 cm
Tate
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Dora Gordine (1895–1991)
Standing Female Nude (Dame Edith Evans, 1888–1976) 1937–1938
Dora Gordine (1895–1991) and Valsuani
Bronze
H 84.5 x W 19 x D 16.2 cm
Dorich House Museum, Kingston University
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Cora Josephine Gordon (1879–1950)
France: The Village on the Hills
Cora Josephine Gordon (1879–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 71.1 x W 91.4 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
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Hilda May Gordon (1874–1972)
Portrait of an Indian Woman
Hilda May Gordon (1874–1972)
Watercolour on tinted paper
H 21 x W 16 cm
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
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Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)
The Printer c.1915
Laura Sylvia Gosse (1881–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 74.8 cm
Museum & Art Swindon
© the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Museum & Art Swindon
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Frances Elizabeth Grace (1857–1939)
Still Life
Frances Elizabeth Grace (1857–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 55.8 cm
Brighton & Hove Museums
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Mary Grant (1831–1908)
Sir John Maxwell (1791–1865), 8th Baronet
Mary Grant (1831–1908)
Marble
Glasgow Life Museums
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Eileen Gray (1878–1976)
Collage 1940–1949
Eileen Gray (1878–1976)
Oil & collage on paper
H 33.5 x W 37.2 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
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Millicent Etheldreda Gray (1873–1957)
Sir Frederick Harrison, General Manager, London and North Western Railway
Millicent Etheldreda Gray (1873–1957)
Oil on canvas
H 135.4 x W 105.6 cm
National Railway Museum
© the copyright holder. Image credit: National Railway Museum / Science & Society Picture Library
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Elizabeth Greenly (active 1801–1803)
Llantrisant 1803
Elizabeth Greenly (active 1801–1803)
Oil on canvas
H 29.8 x W 42.6 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
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Leonora Kathleen Green (1901–1966)
Coupons Required 1941
Leonora Kathleen Green (1901–1966)
Oil on canvas
H 40.5 x W 51 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Madeline Green (1884–1947)
Self Portrait (The Chenille Net) 1947
Madeline Green (1884–1947)
Oil on linen laid on canvas
H 40.6 x W 25.4 cm
Dulwich Picture Gallery
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Margaret Green (1925–2003)
Bus Trip from the Pits 1956
Margaret Green (1925–2003)
Oil on board
H 92 x W 122.5 cm
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
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Kate Greenaway (1846–1901)
Two Children Gathering Flowers
Kate Greenaway (1846–1901)
Pen & ink, watercolour on paper
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
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Joan Kevan Greenhalgh (1906–1999)
The Blind Girl 1925
Joan Kevan Greenhalgh (1906–1999)
Bronze
H 16.5 cm
Lady Lever Art Gallery
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Christine Gregory (1879–1963)
A Child of Africa 1941
Christine Gregory (1879–1963)
Bronze
H 32 x W 21.5 x D 21 cm
Burgh House and Hampstead Museum
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Nancy Grossman (b.1940)
Head 1968
Nancy Grossman (b.1940)
Leather, studs, nails & epoxy resin over wood
H 31.8 x W 19 x D 23.1 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
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Colette Gueden (1905–2000)
Buste feminin aux deux oiseaux 1952
Colette Gueden (1905–2000)
Glazed ceramic on integral pedestal
Rediscovering Art by Women
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Meraud Guevara (1904–1993)
Seated Woman with Small Dog (Femme assise au petit chien) c.1939
Meraud Guevara (1904–1993)
Oil and pencil on canvas
H 89 x W 65 cm
Tate
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Molly Guion (1910–1982)
Colonel George Archer Rusk (d.1982), DSO, MC
Molly Guion (1910–1982)
Oil on canvas
H 196 x W 128 cm
The Black Watch Castle & Museum
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Elizabeth Gulland (1857–1934)
Rear View of Elizabeth Gulland's House, Bushey
Elizabeth Gulland (1857–1934)
Watercolour over graphite on paper
H 29 x W 24 cm
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
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Kathleen Guthrie (1905–1981)
Waterlow Park 1972
Kathleen Guthrie (1905–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 45.5 x W 55.5 cm
Peter Scott Gallery