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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Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749–1803)
Etienne-François (1719–1785), duc de Choiseul-Stainville, at His Desk 1786
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749–1803)
Oil on canvas
H 146 x W 114 cm
National Trust, Waddesdon Manor
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Annie Rose Laing (1869–1946)
After Rehearsal c.1922
Annie Rose Laing (1869–1946)
Oil on canvas
H 74 x W 61.4 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
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Lilian Adelaide Lancaster (1887–1973)
The Boy and the Cat 1933
Lilian Adelaide Lancaster (1887–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 57 x W 46.5 cm
Grundy Art Gallery
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Jessica Landseer (1807–1880)
Village Scene (Possibly Colickey Green, Essex) 1817
Jessica Landseer (1807–1880)
Oil on canvas
H 35.6 x W 44.5 cm
Yale Center for British Art
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Beatrice Langdon (1898–1986)
The Finsen Light Treatment at the London Hospital
Beatrice Langdon (1898–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 45.5 x W 66.5 cm
Wellcome Collection
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Mary Langhorne (1909–1984)
Azaleas c.1945
Mary Langhorne (1909–1984)
Oil on canvas
H 59.3 x W 50.4 cm
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
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Ellen Lanyon (1926–2013)
Bermondsey Market 1951
Ellen Lanyon (1926–2013)
Oil on linoleum
H 38.1 x W 47 cm
Yale Center for British Art
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Yale Center for British Art
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Karolina Larusdottir (1944–2019)
Sunday Visit to the Summerhouse 1994
Karolina Larusdottir (1944–2019)
Oil on canvas
H 39.5 x W 49.5 cm
Southend Museums Service
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Lotte Laserstein (1898–1993)
Self Portrait with a Cat 1928
Lotte Laserstein (1898–1993)
Oil on panel
H 61 x W 51 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
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Marie Walker Last (1917–2017)
Sheltering Hill 1992
Marie Walker Last (1917–2017)
Oil on canvas
H 102.5 x W 152.5 cm
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery, University of Leeds
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Angela Latham (1894–1980)
Dr Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) 1954
Angela Latham (1894–1980)
Oil on panel
H 25 x W 20 cm
Royal Academy of Music
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Ruth Latter (1869–1949)
Flowers 1925 or before
Ruth Latter (1869–1949)
Oil on canvas
H 60.5 x W 49.5 cm
Gallery Oldham
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Marie Laurencin (1883–1956)
La guitare 1936
Marie Laurencin (1883–1956)
Oil on canvas
H 65.2 x W 54.1 cm
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
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Christine Laurenson (b.1956)
Untitled 1981
Christine Laurenson (b.1956)
Oil on canvas
H 92.5 x W 123.5 cm
Art & Heritage Collections, Robert Gordon University
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Hazel Lavery (1880–1935)
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) 1925
Hazel Lavery (1880–1935)
Oil on panel
H 60.6 x W 45.4 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Charlotte Mary Rose Lawrenson (1883–1965)
Girl Knitting 1925
Charlotte Mary Rose Lawrenson (1883–1965)
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 56 cm
Brighton & Hove Museums
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Mabel Frances Layng (1881–1937)
The Omnibus 1920s
Mabel Frances Layng (1881–1937)
Oil on canvas
H 62.5 x W 75 cm
Staffordshire Museum & Art Collection
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Edith Le Breton (1912–1992)
A Salford Street
Edith Le Breton (1912–1992)
Oil on canvas
H 29.5 x W 39.5 cm
Salford Museum & Art Gallery
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Sheila Lea (1901–1992)
'Slugs and snails and puppy dogs' tails' 1951 or before
Sheila Lea (1901–1992)
Bronze
H 26 x W 18 x D 11 cm
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
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Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)
Self Portrait 1791
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)
Oil on canvas
H 99 x W 81 cm
National Trust, Ickworth
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Dora Easterbrook Leaman (1897–1965)
Rood Screen at the Victoria and Albert Museum before 1955
Dora Easterbrook Leaman (1897–1965)
Oil on canvas
H 59.5 x W 90.5 cm
Torre Abbey Museum
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Jeanne Philiberte Ledoux (1767–1840)
A Girl in Prayer
Jeanne Philiberte Ledoux (1767–1840)
Oil on canvas
H 55.3 x W 45 cm
The Bowes Museum
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Doris Lee (1905–1983)
The Dove 1952
Doris Lee (1905–1983)
Lithograph on paper
H 40.6 x W 30.5 cm
American Museum & Gardens
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Erica Lee (1888–1981)
Reginald Hine (1883–1949), Lawyer and Historian of Hitchin 1946
Erica Lee (1888–1981)
Bronze
H 40 x W 25 x D 23 cm
North Hertfordshire Museum
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May Bridges Lee (1884–1977)
Self Portrait c.1930
May Bridges Lee (1884–1977)
Oil on canvas
H 79 x W 64 cm
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery
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Beatrice Mary Seccombe Leech (1880–1945)
Rome, from The Pincio, Piazza Del Popolo, 1933 1933
Beatrice Mary Seccombe Leech (1880–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 29 x W 44.5 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
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Olga Lehmann (1912–2001)
Bristol Aircraft Company: Underground Factory at Corsham c.1942
Olga Lehmann (1912–2001)
Oil on canvas board
H 60.7 x W 91 cm
Royal Air Force Museum
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Clare Leighton (1899–1989)
Milking 1926
Clare Leighton (1899–1989)
Wood engraving on paper
H 27.9 x W 19 cm
American Museum & Gardens
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Elizabeth LeMoine (b.1958)
Y-Fronts 1998
Elizabeth LeMoine (b.1958)
The New Art Gallery Walsall
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Céline Lepage (1882–1928)
Femme aux nattes 1925
Céline Lepage (1882–1928)
Bronze
H 55 x W 23.5 cm
Rediscovering Art by Women
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Cecil Mary Leslie (1900–1980)
The Golden Rose 1942
Cecil Mary Leslie (1900–1980)
Oil on canvas
H 90.2 x W 69.8 cm
Atkinson Art Gallery Collection
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Helen Lessore (1907–1994)
Self Portrait II 1966
Helen Lessore (1907–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 28 x W 23 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
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Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)
Pas de deux
Thérèse Lessore (1884–1945)
Oil on canvas
H 63.5 x W 76.2 cm
Ferens Art Gallery
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Ruby Winifred Levick (1871–1940)
Boys Fishing 1900
Ruby Winifred Levick (1871–1940)
Bronze & metal
H 31.1 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
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Edmonia Lewis (c.1844–1907)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) 1872
Edmonia Lewis (c.1844–1907)
Marble
H 68.5 cm
Walker Art Gallery
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Judith Leyster (1609–1660)
A Boy and a Girl with a Cat and an Eel about 1635
Judith Leyster (1609–1660)
Oil on oak
H 59.4 x W 48.8 cm
The National Gallery, London
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Liliane Lijn (b.1939)
Liquid Reflections 1968
Liliane Lijn (b.1939)
Perspex, metal, water, liquid paraffin, motor, electrical components & lamp
H 83.8 x W 139.7 x D 114.3 cm
Tate
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Kim Lim (1936–1997)
Waterpiece 1979
Kim Lim (1936–1997)
Bronze
H 11 x W 51 x D 51 cm
Government Art Collection
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Gertrude Lindsay (1877–1961)
Sally at Her Window exhibited 1935
Gertrude Lindsay (1877–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 40 cm
Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
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Flora Lion (1878–1958)
Women's Canteen at Phoenix Works, Bradford 1918
Flora Lion (1878–1958)
Oil on canvas
H 106.6 x W 182.8 cm
IWM (Imperial War Museums)
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Jessie Lipscomb (1861–1952)
Daniel Henry Redhead (b.1837), Alderman and Mayor of Peterborough (1895 & 1905) 1901
Jessie Lipscomb (1861–1952)
Terracotta & marble
H 49 x W 41 x D 22 cm
Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery
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Mary Katharine Constance Lloyd (1884–1974)
Still Life with a Fan c.1920
Mary Constance Lloyd (1873–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 31.5 x W 40 cm
Charleston
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Dorothy Lockwood (1910–1991)
Harvest Time
Dorothy Lockwood (1910–1991)
Watercolour on paper
H 30 x W 30 cm
Royal Watercolour Society
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Marianne Loir (c.1715–after 1769)
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Garland of Flowers c.1760
Marianne Loir (1705–1783)
Oil on canvas
H 67 x W 54 cm
National Trust, Waddesdon Manor
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Jean Elizabeth Lomas (b.1926)
Early Evening 1950
Jean Elizabeth Lomas (1926–1990)
Oil on canvas
H 32 x W 24 cm
RWA (Royal West of England Academy)
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Mary Lord (b.1931)
Plateau and Valley 1964
Mary Lord (b.1931)
Oil on board
H 112 x W 171.5 cm
Bradford Museums and Galleries
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Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848–1939)
Queen Victoria (1819–1901)
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848–1939)
Carrara marble, Portland stone & bronze
H 370 cm
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Eleanor Lovett (b.1917)
Lizandro, Portugal c.1964
Eleanor Lovett (b.1917)
Oil on board
H 39 x W 50 cm
The Fleming Collection
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Bet Low (1924–2007)
Calm Water (at Mill Bay, Hoy) 1972
Bet Low (1924–2007)
Oil & gold leaf on board
H 56.2 x W 45 cm
The Pier Arts Centre
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Diana Low (1911–1975)
Sir William Nicholson (1872–1949) 1920–1936
Diana Low (1911–1975)
Oil on canvas
H 52 x W 67.5 cm
Wolverhampton Arts and Heritage
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Bertha Lowenthal (active c.1851–1912)
Mary Ann West (b.1835), Mrs Frederick Boehmer c.1851
Bertha Lowenthal (active c.1851–1912)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63.5 cm
National Trust, Greenway
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Mary Lowndes (1857–1929)
The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple 1910
Mary Lowndes (1856–1929) and Lowndes and Drury (founded 1897)
Stained glass
H 138 x W 180 cm
The Stained Glass Museum
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Sarah Lucas (b.1962)
Willy 2000
Sarah Lucas (b.1962)
Cast plastic garden gnome & cigarettes
H 86 x W 42 x D 34 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
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Mary Sophia Ludlow (1869–1951)
Belgrave Hall, Leicestershire
Mary Sophia Ludlow (1869–1951)
Oil on canvas
H 50 x W 60 cm
Leicester Museums and Galleries
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Myra E. Luxmoore (1851–1919)
The Very Reverend Edward C. Maclure 1895
Myra E. Luxmoore (1851–1919)
Oil on canvas
H 142.6 x W 112 cm
Manchester Art Gallery