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.
-
Dod Procter (1892–1972)
Morning 1926
Dod Procter (1892–1972)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 152.4 cm
Tate
-
Ana Maria Pacheco (b.1943)
Man and His Sheep 1989
Ana Maria Pacheco (b.1943)
Painted wood, mixed media & Jura marble
H 200 x W 450 cm
Birmingham Museums Trust
© Ana Maria Pacheco, courtesy of Pratt Contemporary / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Birmingham Museums Trust
-
Vera Pagava (1907–1988)
Les pierres (Paysage) 1936
Vera Pagava (1907–1988)
Oil on canvas
H 47 x W 55 cm
Rediscovering Art by Women
-
Grace Pailthorpe (1883–1971)
Salempics 1936
Grace Pailthorpe (1883–1971)
Oil on board
H 46.5 x W 62 cm
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, mima
-
Anya Paintsil (b.1993)
Mair at Cylch Meithrin 2020
Anya Paintsil (b.1993)
Acrylic, wool & synthetic hair on hessian
H 107 x W 92 cm
Glynn Vivian Art Gallery
-
Hannah Emma Palmer (1818–1893)
Job Offering a Sacrifice on His Return to Prosperity 1845
John Linnell (1792–1882) and Hannah Emma Palmer (1818–1893)
Oil on panel
H 56 x W 76 cm
The Fitzwilliam Museum
-
Joan Palmer (1941–1984)
Seed Head 1969
Joan Palmer (1941–1984)
Oil & PVA on hardboard
H 121.9 x W 61 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
-
Sylvia Pankhurst (1882–1960)
Holloway Prison Brooch 1909
Sylvia Pankhurst (1882–1960)
Silver
Parliamentary Art Collection
-
Juliet Kathleen Pannett (1911–2005)
George Weldon (1908–1963) 1956
Juliet Kathleen Pannett (1911–2005)
Watercolour on paper
H 53 x W 39 cm
Royal Academy of Music
-
Arlie Panting (1914–1994)
Ophelia 1981
Arlie Panting (1914–1994)
Oil on canvas
H 49.1 x W 39.1 cm
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre
-
Kathleen Ophir Theodora Parbury (1901–1986)
Male Figure Standing 1922
Kathleen Ophir Theodora Parbury (1901–1986)
Oil on canvas
H 76.2 x W 50.8 cm
UCL Culture
-
Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980)
The Uncivilised Cat 1930
Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980)
Tempera on board
H 52.7 x W 47.6 cm
The Fleming Collection
-
Cornelia Parker (b.1956)
Thirty Pieces of Silver 1988–1989
Cornelia Parker (b.1956)
Silver & copper wire
Tate
-
Margaret Parker (1925–2012)
Drypool from North Bridge c.1960
Margaret Parker (1925–2012)
Oil on canvas
H 100 x W 130 cm
The University of York
-
Beatrice Parsons (1870–1955)
The River Colne, Watford
Beatrice Parsons (1870–1955)
Watercolour on paper
H 30 x W 24 cm
Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
-
Marjorie Tulip Ritchie ('Trekkie') Parsons (1902–1995)
Leonard Sidney Woolf (1880–1969), in the Doorway c.1950
Marjorie Tulip Ritchie ('Trekkie') Parsons (1902–1995)
Oil on canvas
H 68.5 x W 58 cm
National Trust, Monk's House
-
Wendy Pasmore (1915–2015)
Abstract in Maroon 1959
Wendy Pasmore (1915–2015)
Oil on board
H 43.2 x W 52 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
-
Emily Murray Paterson (1855–1934)
Still Life
Emily Murray Paterson (1855–1934)
Oil on canvas on pasteboard
H 40.6 x W 30.5 cm
Glasgow Life Museums
-
Celia Paul (b.1959)
Self Portrait, May 2010 2010
Celia Paul (b.1959)
Oil on canvas
H 25.4 x W 25.4 cm
The Ruth Borchard Collection
-
Kathleen Margaret Pearson (1898–1961)
The Gypsy Cart 1930
Kathleen Margaret Pearson (1898–1961)
Oil on canvas
H 58.5 x W 72.5 cm
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
-
Mary Martha Pearson (1799–1871)
Sir Rowland Hill (1795–1879) c.1836
Mary Martha Pearson (1799–1871)
Oil on canvas
H 95 x W 69 cm
The Postal Museum
-
Beatrice Stella Pedder (1875–1965)
The Back of 59 Park Walk 1937
Beatrice Stella Pedder (1875–1965)
Oil on canvas
H 47 x W 32 cm
Kensington and Chelsea Local Studies
-
Clara Peeters (c.1585–c.1655)
Still Life of Fruit and Flowers 1608–1621
Clara Peeters (c.1585–c.1655)
Oil on copper
H 64 x W 89 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
-
Misomé Peile (1907–1983)
Build-up 1959
Misomé Peile (1907–1983)
Oil on board
H 121 x W 75 cm
Newlyn Art Gallery
-
Muriel Alice Pemberton (1909–1993)
Vase of Flowers
Muriel Alice Pemberton (1909–1993)
Watercolour on paper
H 30 x W 30 cm
Royal Watercolour Society
-
Joanne Pemberton-Longman (1918–1973)
Professional Jealousy 1947
Joanne Pemberton-Longman (1918–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 76 x W 63 cm
National Trust, Mount Stewart
-
Ida Southwell Perrin (1861–1953)
Frances Mary Buss (1827–1894), Founder, The Camden School 1896
Ida Southwell Perrin (1861–1953)
Oil on canvas
H 58 x W 49 cm
The Camden School for Girls
-
Kate Perugini (1839–1929)
Mary Angela Dickens (1862–1948) 1882
Kate Perugini (1839–1929)
Oil on canvas
H 23 x W 15 cm
Guildhall Museum, Rochester
-
Deanna Petherbridge (b.1939)
Islamic Series 76
Deanna Petherbridge (1939–2024)
Pen & ink on paper
H 69 x W 49.5 cm
Harlow Art Trust
-
Claudia Petretti (b.1965)
Self Portrait
Claudia Petretti (b.1965)
Oil on canvas
H 93 x W 78 cm
Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh)
-
Maria Petrie (1887–1972)
Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) 1959
Maria Petrie (1887–1972)
Bronze
H 33 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
-
Nicola Jane ('Nicky') Philipps (b.1964)
William, Prince of Wales; Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex 2009
Nicola Jane ('Nicky') Philipps (b.1964)
Oil on canvas
H 137.4 x W 147.5 cm
National Portrait Gallery, London
-
Constance Phillott (1842–1931)
Eugenie Sellers, Mrs Arthur Strong 1890
Constance Phillott (1842–1931)
Oil on canvas
H 31.5 x W 24.3 cm
Girton College, University of Cambridge
-
Amalia Pica (b.1978)
Catachresis #40 Teeth of the Rake Leg of the Chair, Leg of the Table, Head of the Screw) 2013
Amalia Pica (b.1978)
Found materials
H 80 x W 61 x D 31 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
-
Louise Pickard (1865–1928)
A Bridge at Bruges, Belgium
Louise Pickard (1865–1928)
Oil on canvas
H 54 x W 65 cm
Ferens Art Gallery
-
Marie-Louise Roosevelt Pierrepont (1889–1984)
Seated Self Portrait, Shown in a Cheval Dressing Mirror 1952
Marie-Louise Roosevelt Pierrepont (1889–1984)
Oil on canvas
H 76.5 x W 63.5 cm
The Pierrepont Collection
-
Cathie Pilkington (b.1968)
Good Bed Bad Bed 2018
Cathie Pilkington (b.1968)
Painted & quilted linen, painted bronze, plaster, clay, Hepplewhite four-poster bed
H 240 x W 203 x D 160 cm
Pallant House Gallery
© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: The Artist / Perou
-
Hedwig Esther Pillitz (1896–1987)
Dorothy Black (1913–1985), as Emily Brontë in 'The Brontës' by Alfred Sangster 1933
Hedwig Esther Pillitz (1896–1987)
Oil on canvas
H 76.9 x W 63.8 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum
-
Gladys Annie Pinks (1890–1973)
Deserted and Forlorn 1942
Gladys Annie Pinks (1890–1973)
Oil on canvas
H 106 x W 75.2 cm
Museum of London
-
Orovida Camille Pissarro (1893–1968)
Self-portrait 1913
Orovida Camille Pissarro (1893–1968)
Oil on canvas
H 39.5 x W 32 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
-
Maria Pixell (d.1811)
A View of Arlington Court and St James's Church Tower from the Park, Devon 1797
Maria Pixell (1762–1844)
Oil on canvas
H 50.8 x W 61 cm
National Trust, Arlington Court and National Trust Carriage Museum
-
Stella Platt (1913–2011)
Houses in the Valley
Stella Platt (1913–2011)
Oil on canvas
H 45 x W 35 cm
Gallery Oldham
-
Ingrid Pollard
Untitled: 'Women's Voices' 2021
Ingrid Pollard
Mixed media
Glasgow Women's Library
-
Daphne Pollen (1904–1986)
English Landscape and Palestine Landscape with a Crucifixion Scene
Daphne Pollen (1904–1986)
Oil on panel
H 30 x W 114 cm
Campion Hall, University of Oxford
-
Elizabeth Violet Polunin (1878–1950)
Anna Pavlova
Elizabeth Violet Polunin (1878–1950)
Oil on canvas
H 50.2 x W 38.2 cm
Manchester Art Gallery
-
Clarice Hall Pomfret (1930–2014)
The Last Stand 1965
Clarice Hall Pomfret (1930–2014)
Oil on board
H 37 x W 55.5 cm
Bolton Library & Museum Services, Bolton Council
-
Vera Ellen Poole (1890–1965)
The Artist's Mother and Jack
Vera Ellen Poole (1890–1965)
Oil on canvas
H 38.2 x W 30.8 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
-
Lyubov Popova (1889–1924)
Painterly Architectonic 1916
Lyubov Popova (1889–1924)
Oil on board
H 59.4 x W 39.4 cm
National Galleries of Scotland
-
Peggy Postma (b.1962)
Untitled
Peggy Postma (b.1962)
Oil on canvas
H 200.1 x W 250.2 cm
University of Liverpool
-
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943)
Leccinum versipelle 1887–1900
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943)
Watercolour on paper
H 30.4 x W 24.1 cm
The Armitt Museum and Library
-
Mary Potter (1900–1981)
The Window, Chiswick 1929
Mary Potter (1900–1981)
Oil on canvas
H 76.4 x W 55.2 cm
Tate
-
Gertrude Mary Powys (1877–1952)
Marian (May) Powys (1882–1972) with a Lace Shawl c.1903
Gertrude Mary Powys (1877–1952)
Oil on canvas on board
H 49 x W 38.5 cm
Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
-
Sophia Rosamond Praeger (1867–1954)
Head of a Lady 1932
Sophia Rosamond Praeger (1867–1954)
Plaster
National Museums NI
-
Valentine Prax (1897–1981)
La noce 1925
Valentine Prax (1897–1981)
Oil on glass
H 42 x W 58 cm
Rediscovering Art by Women
-
Patricia Preece (1894–1966)
Old Woman Knitting 1937
Patricia Preece (1894–1966)
Oil on canvas
H 76.8 x W 61.6 cm
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
-
E. Jessop Price
A View of St Martin's Church 1954
E. Jessop Price
Oil on canvas
H 71 x W 48 cm
The Stationers' Company
-
Janis Price (b.1933)
Shadows 1980
Janis Price (b.1933)
Oil on canvas
H 65 x W 79 cm
American Museum & Gardens
-
Irene F. Priestley
The Shore, Lindisfarne 1966
Irene F. Priestley
Oil on board
H 46.5 x W 75 cm
Bury Art Museum
-
Agnes Pringle (1853–1934)
A Group from the Scene 'The Coronation Procession of Edward VI, 1547' in the Church Pageant, Bishop's Park 1908
Agnes Pringle (1853–1934)
Oil on canvas
H 75 x W 126.4 cm
Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre
-
Margaret Fisher Prout (1875–1963)
Hammock Among the Trees
Margaret Fisher Prout (1875–1963)
Oil on canvas
H 51 x W 61 cm
University of Hull Art Collection
-
Buddig Anwylini Pughe (1857–1939)
Dr T. F. Roberts (1860–1919), MA, LLD, Principal of University of Wales, Aberystwyth (1892–1919) 1893
Buddig Anwylini Pughe (1857–1939)
Oil on canvas
H 90 x W 72 cm
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales
-
Sarah Henrietta Purser (1848–1943)
Carl Fuchs (1845–1951)
Sarah Henrietta Purser (1848–1943)
Oil on canvas
H 72 x W 61 cm
Royal Northern College of Music
-
Lilian Joan Pyman (1901–1994)
A Whitby Fisherman 1924
Lilian Joan Pyman (1901–1994)
Bronze
H 79 x W 64 x D 33 cm
Pannett Art Gallery