# List of Mexican women artists

This is a list of women artists who were born in Mexico or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.

## A

* Amelia Abascal (born 1923), painter, sculptor
* Graciela Abascal (1939–2020), painter
* Eunice Adorno (born 1982), photographer
* Tanya Aguiñiga (born 1978), designer, contemporary artist
* Ana Karen Allende (active since 2002), doll designer
* Lourdes Almeida (born 1952), photographer
* Lola Álvarez Bravo (1903–1933), photographer
* Pola Weiss Álvarez (1947–1990), video artist
* Blanka Amezkua (born 1971), contemporary artist
* Laura Anderson Barbata (born 1958), contemporary artist
* Yolanda Andrade (born 1950), photographer
* Angélica Argüelles Kubli (born 1963), graphic designer
* Mónica Arreola (born 1976), visual artist
* Patricia Aridjis (born 1960), visual artist, photographer
* Marcela Armas (born 1976), performance artist, interdisciplinary artist

## B

* Mely Barragán (born 1975), contemporary artist
* Sofía Bassi (1913–1998), surrealist painter, writer
* Jeannette Betancourt (born 1959), sculptor, multidisciplinary artist
* Cannon Bernáldez (born 1974), visual artist, photographer
* Katnira Bello (born 1976), conceptual artist, performance artist, photographer
* Rocío Boliver (born 1956), performance artist
* Maris Bustamante (born 1949), interdisciplinary artist
* Helen Bickham (born 1935), Eurasian painter now in Mexico
* Marisa Boullosa (born 1961), painter, printmaker
* Rosa Borrás (born 1963), painter, performance artist, graphic designer
* Fernanda Brunet (born 1964), painter

## C

* Rocio Caballero (born 1964), figurative painter
* Valeria Caballero (born 1986), visual artist, curator, photographer
* Geles Cabrera (born 1929), sculptor
* Rosario Cabrera (1901–1975), painter
* Yolanda Cabrera (active since 1999), painter
* Adriana Calatayud (born 1967), visual artist, photographer
* Celia Calderón (1921–1969), engraver, painter
* Valerie Campos (born 1983), graphic artist
* Tania Candiani (born 1974), contemporary artist
* Estrella Carmona (1962–2011), painter
* Angélica Carrasco (born 1967), graphic artist
* Lilia Carrillo (1930–1974), painter
* Leonora Carrington (1917–2011), English-born Mexican painter
* Ana Casas Broda (born 1965), photographer
* Rosalinda Cauich Ramirez (born 1962), basket weaver
* Cerrucha (born 1984), artivist, photographer
* Nelly César (born 1986), experimental and multidisciplinary visual artist
* Mayra Céspedes (born 1981), visual artist, photographer
* Maria Eugenia Chellet (born 1948) photographer, mixed media, performance artist
* Livia Corona Benjamin (born 1975), multi-media artist
* Olga Costa (born 1993), German-born painter
* Margarita Cruz Sipuachi (active since 2000), potter
* Verónica Cuervo (born 1958), photographer, cinematographer
* Lola Cueto (1897–1978), painter, puppet designer

## D

* Marianna Dellekamp (born 1968), photographer, conceptual artist
* Yvonne Domenge (born 1946), painter, sculptor
* Olga Dondé (1937–2004), painter
* Mónica Dower (born 1966), British-born Mexican painter, photographer, performance artist
* Kimberly "Shmi" Duran (born 1989), muralist

## E

* Daniela Edburg (born 1975), photographer, installation artist.
* Natalia Eguiluz (born 1978), feminist artist
* Laura Elenes (1933–2005), painter, sculptor, printmaker
* Helen Escobedo (1934–2010), sculptor, installation artist
* Angélica Escoto (born 1967), photographer, performance artist
* Carol Espíndola (born 1982), photographer
* María Ezcurra (born 1973), feminist artist

## F

* Sonia Félix Cherit (born 1961), activist, feminist visual artist
* Ana Teresa Fernández (born 1980), performance artist, painter
* Andrea Ferreyra (born 1970), Uruguayan-born Mexican visual artist, art critic, curator
* Sairi Forsman (born 1964), sculptor

## G

* Liliana Gálvez (born 1981), painter
* Claudia Gallegos (born 1967), visual artist
* Maru de la Garza (born 1961), visual artist, photographer
* Carmen Gayón(born 1951), printmaker
* Manuela Generali (born 1948), Swiss painter active in Mexico
* Mercedes Gertz (born 1965), painter
* Maya Goded (born 1967), photographer, filmmaker
* Andrea Gómez (1926–2012), graphic artist, muralist
* Consuelo González Salazar (born 1941), painter
* Lucero González (born 1947), feminist artist, photographer, videographer
* Ilse Gradwohl (born 1943), Austrian-born Mexican painter
* Patricia Greene (born 1952), textile artist
* Lourdes Grobet (born 1940), photographer
* Silvia Gruner (born 1959), sculptor, video artist
* Joyce de Guatemala (1938–2000), sculptor
* Ángela Gurría (born 1929), sculptor, first female member of the Academia de Artes
* Eloísa Jiménez Gutiérrez (1908–1990), painter
* Azteca de Gyves (born 1963), painter

## H

* Martha Hellion, visual artist
* Marianela De La Hoz (born 1956), painter

## I

* Graciela Iturbide (born 1942), photographer
* María Izquierdo (1902–1955), painter

## J

* Rosa Lie Johansson (died 2004), Swedish-Mexican painter

## K

* Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), painter
* Berta Kolteniuk (born 1958), contemporary artist, curator
* Perla Krauze (born 1953), painter
* Anna Kurtycz (1970–2019), graphic artist

## L

* Magali Lara (born 1956), contemporary artist
* Myra Landau (1926–2018), Romanian born Mexican painter
* María José Lavín (born 1957), sculptor
* Rina Lazo (1923–2019), Guatemalan muralist active in Mexico
* Paula Lazos (1940–2010), painter
* Gabriela León (born 1973), activist, visual artist, poet
* Alma López (active since 1999), radical Chicana artist

## M

* María José de la Macorra (born 1964), contemporary artist
* Elsa Madrigal (born 1971), printmaker
* Tosia Malamud (1923–2008), sculptor
* Rocio Maldonado (born 1951), contemporary artist
* Luna Marán (born 1986), filmmaker
* Teresa Margolles (born 1963), conceptual artist, photographer, videographer, performance artist
* Carmen Mariscal (born 1968), photographer, sculptor, videographer
* Lucía Maya (born 1953), painter, sculptor, lithographer
* Mónica Mayer (born 1954), conceptual artist, performance artist, photographer
* Edith Medina (born 1979), visual artist, curator
* Miriam Medrez (born 1958), sculptor
* Patricia Mejía Contreras (1958–2007), sculptor, graphic artist
* Carol Miller (born 1933), sculptor, author
* Sarah Minter (born 1953), filmmaker
* Carmen Mondragón (1893–1978), model, painter, poet
* Natasha Moraga, contemporary mural artist
* Maritza Morillas (born 1969), contemporary painter
* Amor Muñoz (born 1979), visual artist

## N

* María de Jesús Nolasco Elías (1944–2000), potter
* Dulce María Nuñez (born 1950), painter

## O

* Gabriela Olivo de Alba (born 1953), performance artist
* Guillermina Ortega (born 1960), visual artist
* Iliana Ortega (born 1981), visual artist
* Emilia Ortiz (1917–2012), painter, cartoonist, caricaturist, poet

## P

* Irma Palacios (born 1943), abstract painter
* Marta Palau Bosch (born 1934), sculptor, painter, textile art
* Sandra Pani (born 1964), painter
* Tatiana Parcero (born 1967), photographer
* Ámbar Past (born 1949), poet, visual artist
* Alicia Paz (active since 1998), painter
* Nirvana Paz (born 1976), visual artist, poet
* Dulce Pinzon (born 1974), contemporary artist
* Ambra Polidori (born 1954), photographer, filmmaker
* Maribel Portela (born 1960), sculptor, potter
* Ale de la Puente (born 1968), conceptual artist, writer, curator

## Q

* Georgina Quintana (born 1956), visual artist
* Grace Quintanilla (1967–2019), transdisciplinarity artist
* Lorena Quiyono (born 1967), painter, installation artist, performance artist

## R

* Fanny Rabel (1922–2008), Polish-born Mexican muralist
* Adriana Raggi Lucio (born 1970), painter, photographer, videographer
* Regina Raull (1931–2019), Spanish-born Mexican painter
* Alice Rahon (1904–1987), poet, painter
* María Luisa Reid (born 1943), painter, sculptor
* Aurora Reyes Flores (1908–1985), painter, first Mexican female muralist
* Myriam de la Riva (born 1940), painter
* Mirna Roldán (born 1988), feminist visual artist
* Betsabeé Romero (born 1963), sculptor, printmaker, photographer
* Ingrid Rosas (born 1967), abstract artist
* Elizabeth Ross (born 1954), visual artist, writer, curator
* Verónica Ruiz de Velasco (born 1968), painter

## S

* Herlinda Sánchez Laurel (born 1941), painter, educator
* Alma Karla Sandoval (born 1975), poet
* Maruch Santíz Gómez (born 1975), photographer, writer, textile designer
* Marcia Santos (born 1990), multidisciplinary visual artist
* Nunik Sauret (born 1951), printmaker
* Naomi Siegmann (1933–2018), sculptor

## T

* Bridget Bate Tichenor (1917–1990), surrealist painter
* Katia Tirado (born 1965), performance artist
* Ángeles Torrejón (born 1963), photographer
* Felipa Tzeek Naal (active from c.2001), palm frond weaver

## U

* Cordelia Urueta (1908–1995), painter
* Lucinda Urrusti (born 1929), painter

## V

* Minerva Valenzuela (born 1976), scenic artist
* Remedios Varo (1908–1963), para-surrealist painter
* Angélica Delfina Vásquez Cruz (born 1958), potter
* Yvonne Venegas (born 1970), photographer
* Isabel Villaseñor (1909–1953), sculptor, printmaker, painter, poet, songwriter

## W

* Pola Weiss Álvarez (1947–1990) dancer, video artist
* Lorena Wolffer (born 1971), activist artist
* Marysole Wörner Baz (1936–2014), painter, sculptor

## Y

* Mariana Yampolsky (1925–2002), photographer
* Charlotte Yazbek (1919–1989), sculptor
* Niña Yhared (1814) (born 1977), visual artist, performance artist
* Vida Yovanovich (born 1949), Cuban-born Mexican photographer

## Z

* Irene Zundel (born 1958), contemporary artist