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.

27 artworks
  • Laura Knight (1877–1970)

    Self Portrait aka The Model 1913
    Laura Knight (1877–1970)
    Oil on canvas
    H 152.4 x W 127.6 cm
    National Portrait Gallery, London
    Self Portrait aka The Model
    © reproduced with permission of the estate of Dame Laura Knight, DBE, RA, 2012. All rights reserved. Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London

  • Stanislawa de Karlowska (1876–1952)

    Swiss Cottage exhibited 1914
    Stanislawa de Karlowska (1876–1952)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 76.2 cm
    Tate
    Swiss Cottage
    © Tate. Image credit: Tate

  • Barbara Kasten (b.1936)



  • Angelica Kauffmann (1741–1807)

    Anna Maria Jenkins; Thomas Jenkins 1790
    Angelica Kauffmann (1741–1807)
    Oil on canvas
    H 129.5 x W 94.6 cm
    National Portrait Gallery, London
    Anna Maria Jenkins; Thomas Jenkins
    Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London

  • Violet MacNeish Kay (1914–1971)

    Loch Long
    Violet MacNeish Kay (1914–1971)
    Oil on canvas
    H 70 x W 90 cm
    Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections
    Loch Long
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

  • Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch (1869–1958)

    Gypsy Horse Drovers 1895
    Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch (1869–1958)
    Oil on canvas
    H 120 x W 242.5 cm
    Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum

  • Margaret Kemp-Welch (1873–1968)

    Wooded Hillside with Sheep Grazing 1942
    Margaret Kemp-Welch (1873–1968)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 37.5 x W 56 cm
    Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
    Wooded Hillside with Sheep Grazing
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

  • Alice Rebecca Kendall (1922–2011)

    James Pickering Kendall (1889–1978), FRSE 1956
    Alice R. Kendall
    Oil on canvas
    H 142 x W 113 cm
    The Royal Society of Edinburgh

  • Faith Kenworthy-Browne (1882–1973)

    One of the Old Brigade
    Faith Kenworthy-Browne (1882–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 52 x W 36 cm
    The Royal Hospital Chelsea
    One of the Old Brigade
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: The Royal Hospital Chelsea

  • Mary Kessell (1914–1977)

    Winter Wood 1956
    Mary Kessell (1914–1977)
    Oil on canvas
    H 76 x W 67 cm
    Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries
    Winter Wood
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries

  • Hilda Elizabeth Kidman (1891–1980)

    Nellie Noades 1941
    Hilda Elizabeth Kidman (1891–1980)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 51 cm
    North Hertfordshire Museum
    Nellie Noades
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: North Hertfordshire Museum

  • Annabel A. Kidston (1896–1981)



  • Anne Killigrew (1660–1685)

    Venus Attired by the Three Graces
    Anne Killigrew (1660–1685)
    Oil on canvas
    H 112 x W 95 cm
    Falmouth Art Gallery
    Venus Attired by the Three Graces
    Image credit: Falmouth Art Gallery

  • Sarah Louisa Kilpack (1839–1909)

    Girl and a Dog on Rocks at Gouffre, Guernsey c.1870
    Sarah Louisa Kilpack (1839–1909)
    Oil on board
    H 14 x W 22 cm
    Jersey Heritage
    Girl and a Dog on Rocks at Gouffre, Guernsey
    Image credit: Jersey Heritage

  • Mary Evelina Kindon (1849–1919)

    Meiringen, Switzerland
    Mary Evelina Kindon (1849–1919)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 33.5 x W 23 cm
    Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
    Meiringen, Switzerland
    Image credit: Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

  • Dorothy King (1907–1990)

    The Student 1962
    Dorothy King (1907–1990)
    Oil on canvas
    H 130.1 x W 83.8 cm
    Southwark Art Collection
    The Student
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Southwark Art Collection

  • Jessie Marion King (1875–1949)

    The Frog Prince 1913
    Jessie Marion King (1875–1949)
    Oil on panel
    H 35.5 x W 67.7 cm

  • Christine Kinsey (b.1942)

    Llais / Ymweled – Voice / Visit 1999
    Christine Kinsey (b.1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 127 x W 121 cm
    Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection
    Llais / Ymweled – Voice / Visit
    © the artist. Image credit: Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection

  • Eve Kirk (1900–1969)

    Tower Bridge 1939–1946
    Eve Kirk (1900–1969)
    Oil on canvas
    H 84 x W 63.5 cm
    The National Archives

  • Clara Klinghoffer (1900–1970)

    Harriet Cohen 1925
    Clara Klinghoffer (1900–1970)
    Oil on canvas
    H 92 x W 61.1 cm
    National Portrait Gallery, London
    Harriet Cohen
    © National Portrait Gallery, London. Image credit: National Portrait Gallery, London

  • Margarete Klopfleisch (1911–1982)

    Kali Trampling On Śiva 18th C
    unknown artist
    Basalt
    H 20.2 cm
    British Museum

  • Winifred Knights (1899–1947)

    The Deluge 1920
    Winifred Knights (1899–1947)
    Oil on canvas
    H 152.9 x W 183.5 cm
    Tate
    The Deluge
    Image credit: Tate

  • Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945)

    Woman with Dead Child 1903
    Käthe Kollwitz (1867–1945)
    Etching on paper
    H 42.5 x W 49 cm
    The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

  • Halina Korn (1902–1978)



  • Lee Krasner (1908–1984)

    Gothic Landscape 1961
    Lee Krasner (1908–1984)
    Oil on canvas
    H 176.8 x W 237.8 cm
    Tate
    Gothic Landscape
    © ARS, NY and DACS, London 2017. Image credit: Tate

  • Yayoi Kusama (b.1929)

    The Passing Winter 2005
    Yayoi Kusama (b.1929)
    Mirror & glass
    H 180 x W 80.5 x D 80.5 cm
    Tate
    The Passing Winter
    © the artist. Image credit: Tate

  • Georgina Moutray Kyle (1865–1950)

    Le marché dans la rue, Concarneau c.1925
    Georgina Moutray Kyle (1865–1950)
    Oil on canvas on board
    H 38.4 x W 45.9 cm
    National Museums Northern Ireland
    Le marché dans la rue, Concarneau
    © National Museums Northern Ireland. Image credit: National Museums Northern Ireland