List of Scottish women artists

This is a list of women artists who were born in or are closely associated with Scotland.

A

 * Janet Macdonald Aitken (1873–1941), painter
 * Ann Dunlop Alexander (1896–1969), painter, illustrator
 * Lena Alexander (1899–1983), painter
 * Jessie Algie (1859–1927), flower painter
 * Mary Parsons Reid Allan (1917–2002), painter
 * Marion Ancrum (fl. 1885–1919), painter
 * Anne Anderson (1874–1952), illustrator
 * Louise Gibson Annand (1915–2012), painter, filmmaker
 * Hazel Armour (1894–1985), sculptor, medallist
 * Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000), painter
 * Annie R. Merrylees Arnold (fl. 1890s–1930s), miniature painter
 * Susan Ashworth (fl. 1860–1880), painter
 * Joan Ayling (1907–1993), miniature painter

B

 * Isabel Brodie Babianska (1920–2006), painter, costume designer, set designer, illustrator
 * Barbara Balmer (1929–2017), painter
 * Elizabeth Balneaves (1911–2006), painter, writer, filmmaker
 * Violet Banks (1896–1985), painter
 * Claire Barclay (born 1968), installation artist, printmaker, sculptor
 * Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004), abstract painter
 * Mardi Barrie (1930–2004), painter
 * Johanna Basford (born 1983), illustrator
 * Penelope Beaton (1886–1963), painter
 * Katherine Arthur Behenna (1860–1924), U.S.-based portrait artist
 * Christine Berrie, illustrator
 * Anne Bevan (born 1965), visual artist, sculptor
 * Helen Biggar (1909–1953), sculptor
 * Ann Spence Black (1861–1947), painter
 * Karla Black (born 1972), sculptor
 * Elizabeth Blackadder (1931–2021), painter, printmaker
 * Jemima Blackburn (1823–1909), painter, illustrator
 * Elizabeth Blackwell (1707–1758), botanical illustrator
 * Yvonne Boag (born 1954), painter
 * Phyllis Bone (1894–1972), sculptor
 * Christine Borland (born 1965), medical-themed contemporary artist
 * Mary Bright (1956–2002), Scottish curtain designer
 * Julie Brook (born 1961), sculptor, painter, installation artist
 * Helen Paxton Brown (1876–1956), painter, embroiderer
 * Margaret Oliver Brown (1912–1990), painter, illustrator
 * Elizabeth York Brunton (1880–c.1960), painter, printmaker
 * Mary Rose Hill Burton (1857–1900), painter
 * Nancy Jane Burton (1891–1972), painter

C

 * Joyce W. Cairns (born 1947), painter
 * Katharine Cameron (1874–1965), landscape painter
 * Mary Cameron (1865–1921), painter
 * Liza Campbell (born 1959), engraver, calligrapher, writer
 * Evelyn Carslaw (1881–1968), landscape painter
 * Gayle Chong Kwan (born 1973), photographer, installation artist, video artist
 * Margery Clinton (1931–2005), ceramist, glass artist
 * Gertrude Mary Coventry (1886–1964), portrait painter
 * Jean Hunter Cowan (1882–1967), sculptor, painter
 * Victoria Crowe (born 1945), painter

D

 * Claire Dalby (born 1944), painter, illustrator
 * Anne Davidson (1937–2008), sculptor
 * Majel Davidson (1885–1969), potter, painter
 * Mary C. Davidson (1865–1951), painter
 * Mabel Dawson (1887–1965), painter
 * Stansmore Dean Stevenson (1866–1944), painter
 * Helen Denerley (born 1956), sculptor
 * Marion Deuchars (born 1964), illustrator, writer
 * de Courcy Lewthwaite Dewar (1878–1959), enamelist, metalworker
 * Jessie Alexandra Dick (1896–1976), painter, teacher
 * Isobelle Ann Dods-Withers (1876–1939), painter
 * Jacqueline Donachie (born 1969), photographer, sculptor, installation artist
 * Kaye Donachie (born 1970), painter
 * Kate Downie (born 1958), American-born painter, printmaker
 * Jean Duncan (1933–2018), painter, printmaker

E

 * Joan Eardley (1921–1963), painter
 * Marjorie Evans (c.1850–1907), painter

F

 * Christian Jane Fergusson (1876–1957), painter
 * Margaret Cross Primrose Findlay (1902–1968), sculptor and modeller
 * Anne Finlay (1898–1963), painter
 * Beth Fisher (born 1944), American-born print artist based in Scotland
 * Anne Forbes (1745–1834), portrait painter
 * Nikki Forrest (born 1964), Canadian-based illustrator, installation artist, sound artist
 * Rose Frain, painter, sculptor, installation artist
 * Hannah Frank (1908–2008), sculptor
 * Jo Fraser (born 1986), painter
 * Annie French (1873–1965), painter, engraver, illustrator, designer

G

 * Floris Gillespie (1882–1967), painter
 * Janetta Gillespie (1876–1956), painter
 * Margaret Gillies (1803–1887), painter
 * Henrietta Gilmour (1852–1926), Canadian-born photographer
 * Constance Gordon-Cumming (1837–1924), painter, writer
 * Mary Grant (1831–1908), sculptor
 * Norah Neilson Gray (1882–1931), painter

H

 * Maggie Hamilton (1867–1952), painter
 * Gwen Hardie (born 1962), painter
 * Claire Harrigan (born 1964), painter
 * Josephine Haswell Miller (1890–1975), painter
 * Mairi Hedderwick (born 1939), illustrator, writer
 * Ann Henderson (1921–1976), sculptor
 * Mary Balfour Herbert (1817–1893), watercolour painter
 * Amelia Robertson Hill (1821–1904), sculptor
 * Margaret Ross Hislop (1894–1972), oil painter
 * Gwynneth Holt (1909–1995), sculptor
 * Louise Hopkins (born 1965), English-born painter, printmaker
 * Anna Hotchkis (1885–1984), painter, writer
 * Beatrice Huntington (1889–1998), painter, sculptor, musician
 * Moira Huntly (born 1932), painter

I

 * Esther Inglis (1571–1624), painter, calligrapher, embroiderer, writer

J

 * Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980), painter

K

 * Violet McNeish Kay (1914–1971), landscape painter
 * Jeka Kemp (1876–1966), painter
 * Jessie Keppie (1868–1951), watercolour painter
 * Annabel Kidston (1896–1981), etcher, painter
 * Anna King (born 1984), landscape painter
 * Jessie M. King (1875–1949), illustrator, jewellery designer, fashion designer
 * Lady Caroline Kininmonth (1907–1978), painter

L

 * Annie Rose Laing (1869–1946), painter
 * Elspeth Lamb (born 1951), printmaker
 * Eileen Lawrence (born 1946), painter, printmaker
 * Bet Low (1924–2007), painter

M

 * Ann Macbeth (1875–1948), English-born embroiderer
 * Frances MacDonald (1873–1921), painter, embroiderer, illustrator, textile artist
 * Shona Macdonald (born 1969), contemporary artist
 * Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1865–1933), painter, designer
 * Esther Blaikie MacKinnon (1885–1934), painter, engraver
 * Chica Macnab (1889–1980), painter, engraver
 * Bessie MacNicol (1869–1904), painter
 * Jessie M. McGeehan (1872–1950), painter
 * Alison McKenzie (1907–1982), painter, printmaker
 * Lucy McKenzie (born 1977), painter
 * Abigail McLellan (1969–2009), painter
 * Mary McMurtrie (1902–2003), botanical artist
 * Caroline McNairn (1955–2010), painter
 * Margaret Mellis (1914–2009), Chinese-born painter
 * Grace Wilson Melvin (c.1882–1977), artist, teacher
 * Catriona Millar (born 1956), painter
 * Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980), engraver, illustrator
 * Lady Marianne Isobel Moncrieff (1875–1961), glass designer
 * Victoria Morton (born 1971), painter, sculptor
 * Sheila Mullen (born 1942), painter

N

 * Mary Nimmo Moran (1822–1899), U.S.-based landscape artist, engraver
 * Anne Nasmyth (1798–1874), Scottish landscape artist
 * Barbara Nasmyth (1790–1870), Scottish landscape artist
 * Charlotte Nasmyth (1804–1884), Scottish landscape artist
 * Jane Nasmyth (1788–1867), Scottish landscape artist
 * Jessie Newbery (1864–1948), embroiderer, textile artist

O

 * Elizabeth Ogilvie (born 1946), sculptor, environmental artist

P

 * Aileen Paterson (1934–2018), illustrator, writer
 * Emily Murray Paterson (1855–1934), painter
 * Katie Paterson (born 1981), mixed media artist
 * Viola Paterson (1899–1981), painter and woodcut printer
 * Deborah Phillips (born 1965), painter
 * Susan Philipsz (born 1965), sound artist, installation artist
 * Mabel Pryde (1871–1918), painter
 * Della Purves (1945–2008), botanical artist

R

 * Barbara Rae (born 1943), painter, printmaker
 * Arabella Rankin (1871–c.1935), printmaker
 * Catherine Read (1723–1778), portrait painter
 * Anne Redpath (1895–1965), painter
 * Christina Robertson (1796–1854), Russian court painter

S

 * Concordia Scott (1924–2014), sculptor, nun
 * Elaine Shemilt (born 1954), printmaker, video artist, photographer
 * Lucy Skaer (born 1975), sculptor, painter, filmmaker
 * Dorothy Carleton Smyth (1880–1933), painter, stained glass artist, costume designer
 * Pamela So (1947–2010), multimedia artist, photographer
 * Helen Stevenson (fl. 1920–1935), printmaker
 * Grace Campbell Stewart (died 1863), miniature painter
 * Maud Sulter (1960–2008), photographer, writer
 * Jean Sutherland (1907–2006), photographer, songwriter, poet

T

 * Helen Monro Turner (1901–1977), woodcut and stained glass artist

W

 * Ethel Walker (1861–1951), painter
 * Ottilie Maclaren Wallace (1875–1947), sculptor
 * Cecile Walton (1891–1956), painter, illustrator, sculptor
 * Alison Watt (born 1965), painter
 * Margaret Bruce Wells (1909–1998), printmaker
 * Mary Georgina Wade Wilson (1856–1939), painter
 * Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008), landscape artist

Y

 * Jane Younger (1863–1955), painter

Z

 * Anna Zinkeisen (1901–1976), painter
 * Doris Zinkeisen (1898–1991), painter