List of New Zealand women artists
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This is a list of women artists who were born in New Zealand or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.
A
- Emily Acland (1830–1905), New Zealand pioneer settler and watercolour painter
- Avis Acres (1910–1994), painter, illustrator, writer
- Chrystabel Aitken (née Aitken, 1904–2005), sculpture, jewellery, metalwork, linocuts
- Gretchen Albrecht (born 1943), painter, sculptor
- Gladys Anderson (born 19th century), painter
- Rita Angus (1908–1970), painter
- Raewyn Atkinson (born 1955), ceramicist
B
- Ria Bancroft (1907–1993), sculptor
- Nola Barron (born 1931), potter
- Phyllis Drummond Bethune (1899–1982), landscape painter
- Vivien Bishop (born 1945), painter
- Eden Bleazard (1855–1946), painter
- Constance Bolton (née Beard, 1884–1949), painter
- Christine Boswijk (born 1939), ceramist
- Olivia Spencer Bower (1905–1982), English-born painter
- Joanna Braithwaite (born 1962), English-born painter
- Jane Brenkley (1882–1973), painter, wood carver and embroiderer
- Stella Brennan (born 1974), installation artist
- Freda Brierley (born 1942), textile artist
- Helen Brown (1917–1986), painter
- Kathleen Browne (1905–2007), painter
- Emily Valentine Bullock, jeweller and creator of wearable art
- Grace Butler (née Cumming, 1886–1962), landscape painter
C
- Jenny Campbell (1895–1970), painter
- Rosemary Campbell (born 1944), painter
- Ruth Castle (born 1931), weaver
- Ellen Cheeseman (1848–1928), British-born painter and botanist
- Madeleine Child (born 1959), Australian-born ceramist
- Bessie Christie (1904–1983), painter
- Stella Corkery (born 1960), artist and drummer
- Edith Collier (1885–1964), painter
- Fiona Connor (born 1982), mixed media artist
- Bronwynne Cornish (born 1945), ceramist, sculptor, educator
- Ann Culy (born 1952), jewellery designer
- Vera Cummings (1891–1940), portrait painter
- Betty Curnow (1911–2005), painter and printmarker
D
- Judy Darragh (born 1957), sculptor, assemblage artist, photographer, painter
- Shona Rapira Davies (born 1951), sculptor, painter
- Fran Dibble (born 1962), sculptor, painter
- Dagmar Dyck (born 1972), printmaker, painter
E
- Audrey Eagle (born 1925), botanical illustrator
- Gay Eaton (died 2017), textile artist
- Jane Evans (1946–2012), painter
- Claudia Pond Eyley (born 1946), painter, filmmaker
F
- Nicola Farquhar (born 1972), painter
- Irene Ferguson (born 1970), portrait painter
- Ivy Fife (1905–1976), portrait painter
- Selina Foote (born 1985), painter
- Jacqueline Fraser (born 1956), multidisciplinary artist
- Elizabeth Fuller (born 1957), illustrator
G
- Joanne Gair (born c.1958), make-up artist
- Suzanne Goldberg (1940–1999), painter
- Star Gossage (born 1973), painter
- Charlotte Graham (born 1972), painter
- Sarah Greenwood (1809–1889), painter
H
- Emily Cumming Harris (1837–1925), painter
- Rhona Haszard (1901–1931), painter
- Christine Hellyar (born 1947), sculptor, installation artist
- Louise Henderson (1902–1994), painter
- Rangimārie Hetet (1892–1995), weaver
- Georgina Burne Hetley (1832–1898), painter
- Mabel Hill (1872–1956), painter
- Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947), painter
- Esther Studholme Hope (1885–1975), painter
- Jean Horsley (1913–1997), painter
- Eleanor Hughes (1882–1959), painter
- Alexis Hunter (1948–2014), contemporary painter, photographer
- Mary Young Hunter (1872–1947), painter
J
- Nicola Jackson (born 1960), painter
- Linda James (born 1951), English-born painter
- Helen Varley Jamieson (born 1966), digital media artist, writer
- Eana Jeans (1890–1986), Australian-born painter
- Megan Jenkinson (born 1958), photographer
- Nina Jones (1871–1926), painter
K
- Robyn Kahukiwa (born c. 1938), painter and illustrator
- Annie Elizabeth Kelly (1877–1946), portrait painter
- Susan Te Kahurangi King (born 1951), pencil/ink
- Te Rongo Kirkwood (active since 2000s), glass designer
L
- Sarah Laing (born 1973), cartoonist and author
- Lily Laita (born 1969), painter
- Janet Lilo (born 1982), digital photography, video, and multimedia artist
- Connie Lloyd (1895–1982), etcher
- Vivian Lynn (1931–2018), multidisciplinary artist
M
- Molly Macalister (1920–1979), painter, sculptor
- Jeanne Macaskill (1931–2014), painter
- Viola Macmillan Brown (1897–1981), painter
- Dorothy Manning (Waters née Manning, 1919–2012), painter
- Liz Maw (born 1966), painter
- Lois McIvor (1930–2017), painter
- Rachael McKenna (born 1950), photographer
- Tui McLauchlan (1915–2004), painter
- Judy Millar (born 1957), painter
- Marjory Mills (1896–1987), painter, embroiderer
- Sam Mitchell (born 1971), American-born painter
- Sofia Minson (born 1984), painter
- Muriel Carrick Moody (1907–1991), sculptor, ceramist
- Julia Morison (born 1952), multidisciplinary artist
- Edith Emily Morris (1895–1965), English-born jewellery designer, silversmith
- Elise Mourant (1921–1990), painter
- Mary McIntyre (born 1928), painter
N
- Kate Newby (born 1979), installation artist
- Indira Neville (born 1973), comics artist, educator
- Jan Nigro (1919–2012), painter
O
- Daisy Osborn (1888–1957), painter, illustrator, jewellery designer
P
- Evelyn Margaret Page (1899–1988) painter
- Joanna Paul (1945–2003), visual artist, poet, filmmaker
- Ruth Paul (born 1964), children's writer, illustrator
- Patricia Charlotte Perrin (1921–1988), potter
- Juliet Peter (1915–2010), potter and printmaker
- Séraphine Pick (born 1964), painter
- Ada May Plante (1875–1950), painter
- Erenora Puketapu-Hetet (1941–2006), weaver, writer
R
- Rachael Rakena (born 1969), digital artist
- Rosanna Raymond (born 1967), installation artist, poet, and cultural commentator.
- Lisa Reihana (born 1964), video and multimedia artist
- Bridget Reweti (active since 2000s), photographer and moving image artist
- Saffronn Te Ratana (born 1975), mixed media artist
- Kura Te Waru Rewiri (born 1950), painter, educator
- Dolla Richmond (1861–1935), painter
- Pauline Rhodes (born 1937), sculptor, installation artist
- Dorothy Robertson (died 1979), painter
- Helen Rockel (born 1945), painter
- Frances Rutherford (1912–2006), painter
S
- Kathleen Salmond (1895–1946), painter
- E. Rosa Sawtell (née Budden, 1865–1940), painter
- Maud Winifred Sherwood (1880–1956), painter
- Jeena Shin (born 1973), painter
- Emily Siddell (born 1971), mixed-media artist
- Sylvia Siddell (1941–2011), painter, etcher, screen-printer
- Freda Simmonds (1912–1983), painter
- Tiffany Singh (born 1978), installation artist
- Susan Skerman (born 1928), painter
- Yvonne Sloan (born 1941), weaver, textile artist
- Ella Spicer (1876–1958), painter
- Peggy Spicer (1908–1984), painter
- Vida Steinert (1903 or 1905–1999), painter
- Helen Stewart (1900–1983), painter
- Carole Shepheard (born 1945), printmaker
T
- Salome Tanuvasa, multi-disciplinary artist
- Mary Taylor (born 1948), New Zealand artist
- Diggeress Te Kanawa (1920–2009), weaver
- Cherie Templer (1856–1915), painter
- Elizabeth Thomson (born 1955), painter
- Margaret Thomson (1910–2005), filmmaker
- Pauline Thompson (1942–2012), painter
- Mollie Tripe (1870–1939), painter
- Marion Tylee (1906–1969), painter
U
- Francis Upritchard (born 1976), sculptor and installation artist
V
- Juliet Valpy (1835–1911), painter
- Lesley Vanderwalt (active 2010s), hair designer, make-up artist
W
- Edith Wall (1904–2012), painter
- Elizabeth Wallwork (1883–1969), painter
- Emma Maria Walrond (1859–1943), painter
- Ruth Watson (born 1962) photographer, sculptor, painter, installation artist and academic
- Marilynn Webb (born 1937), printmaker, painter
- Christine Webster (born 1958) visual artist and photographer
- Robin White (born 1946), painter, printmaker
- Violet Whiteman (1873–1952), painter
- Alice Whyte (1885–1952), painter
- Judy McIntosh Wilson (born 1937), sculptor, fibre artist
- Mary Wirepa (1904–1971), painter
- Hilda Wiseman (1894–1982), bookplate designer, painter, calligrapher
- Sina Woolcott (1907–2003), potter
Y
- Pauline Yearbury (1926–1977), Māori modernist art
- Charlotte Youmans (1869–1957), painter
- Adele Younghusband (1878–1969), painter, photographer
Z
- Beth Zanders (née Baker, 1913–2009), painter