List of Chinese women artists explained

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

A

• A Ge (born 1948), print-maker, also known as Deng Mingying

B

• Bingyi (born 1975), painter
• Bu Hua (born 1973), digital artist

C

• Cai Han (1647-1686), landscape painter
• Cai Jin (born 1965), painter
• Cai Lanying (1918-2005), paper-cut artist
• Cao Fei (born 1978), multimedia artist
• Cao Miaoqing (14th Century), poet, calligrapher, and musician
• Cao Yu (born 1988), visual artist
• Cao Zhenxiu (active late 18th Century), poet, painter, calligrapher
• Chai Jingyi (17th Century), poet, painter
• Chang Ch'ung-ho or Zhang Chonghe (1914–2015), Chinese-American poet, painter, calligrapher
• Georgette Chen (1906-1993), Chinese-Singaporean modern art painter
• Chen Jin (1907-1998), first Taiwanese painter to achieve national recognition
• Chen Ke (born 1978), painter
• Movana Chen (born 1975), paper knitting artist
• Chen Peiqiu (1922-2020), best-selling woman painter of her day
• Chen Shu (1660–1736), Qing dynasty painter
• Cheng Changwen (Tang Dynasty), poet and calligrapher
• Choi Yan-chi (born 1949), Hong Kong installation artist
• Irene Chou (1924–2011), calligrapher and painter
• Chow Chung-cheng (1908–1996), finger painter, writer
• Katherine Choy (1927-1958), ceramist

D

• Ding Yu (Qing Dynasty), painter
• Dong Xiaowan (1623-1651), painter, poet, and courtesan, also known as Dong Qinglian

F

• Fan Tchunpi (1898–1986), painter and ceramicist
• Fang Wanyi (1732-1779), poet and painter
• Fang Zhaoling (1914-2006), painter and calligrapher, also known as Lydia Fong
• Fu Daokun (fl. 1626), painter

G

• Gu Erniang (Qing Dynasty), inkstone artist
• Gu Hengbo (1619-1664), Gējì, poet and painter
• Guan Daosheng (1262–1319), "the most famous female painter in Chinese history."
• Guan Zilan (1903–1986), avant-garde painter, also known as Violet Kwan

H

• Han Yajuan (born 1980), contemporary artist
• He Xiangning (1878–1972), feminist, politician, painter, poet
• He Zhihong (born 1970), book illustrator
• Hu Jieqing (1905-2001)
• Huang Daopo (c.1245-1330), textile artist

J

• Aowen Jin (active since 2010), Chinese-born British artist

K

• Kan Xuan (born 1972), visual artist
• Kang Tongbi (1887-1969), daughter of Kang Youwei, better known as a political activist

L

• Jun T. Lai (born 1953), sculptor and painter
• Jaffa Lam (born 1973), contemporary artist
• Li Chevalier (born 1961) painting, installation; Chinese-born French artist (诗蓝 in Chinese)
• Li Shuang (born 1957), contemporary artist
• Li Xinmo (born 1976), contemporary artist
• Li Yin (c.1610—1685), Ming dynasty Gējì, artist, and poet.
• Liang Xueqing (active early 20th Century)
• Liao Jingwen (1923–2015), calligrapher and curator of the Xu Beihong Memorial Museum
• Pixy Liao (born 1979)
• Lin Xue (active 17th Century), painter and Gējì, also known as Lin Tiansu
• Ling Shuhua (1900-1990), Modernist writer and painter
• Beili Liu (born 1974), contemporary visual artist, installation and performance
• Liu Rushi (1618-1644), Gējì, poet, writer and female leader
• Lou Zhenggang (born 1966)
• Luo Wei (born 1989), contemporary artist

M

• • Ma Quan (18th Century), bird and flower painter, relative of Ma Yuanyu Ma Shouzhen (c.1548–1604), Gējì, painter, poet and playwright, also known as Ma Xianglan
• Mok Hing Ling, ink painter

N

• Nie Ou (born 1948), painter

P

• Pan Yuliang (1895-1977), first women to paint in Western style
• Peng Wei (born 1974), contemporary artist

Q

• Qiu Zhu (active 16th Century), painter, daughter of Qiu Ying

S

• Shen Shou (1874–1921), embroiderer
• Sun Duoci (1912–1975), painter

T

• Mary Tape (1857-1934) civil rights activist, amateur painter and photographer
• Tseng Yu-ho (1924–2017), also known as Betty Ecke

W

• Wang Henei (1912–2000), sculptor, born Renée June-Nikel in Paris
• Yuhua Shouzhi Wang (born 1966), painter
• Wang Zhaoyuan (1763-1851), scholar and calligrapher
• Wei Shuo (272-349), calligrapher, teacher of Wang Xizhi
• Wen Shu (1595–1634), painter, great-granddaughter of Wen Zhengming
• Evan Siu Ping Wu (active since 2012), painter

X

• Xiao Lu (born 1962), installation and video artist
• Xin Fengxia (1927–1998), pingju actress, painter, writer
• Xue Susu (c.1564–1650), Gējì, painter, poet and Go player

Y

• Yang Meizi (1162-1233), Southern Song Empress, calligrapher, painter
• Yang Wan (c.1602-1644), Gējì poet and calligrapher
• Yin Xiuzhen (born 1963), sculptor and installation artist
• Ying Miao (born 1985), Internet artist
• Yun Bing (18th Century), granddaughter of Yun Shouping
• Yun Zhu (1771-1833), niece of Yun Bing

Z

• Zhang Huaicun (born 1972), painter, writer and poet
• Zhou Shuxi (1624-1705), painter, renowned in the flower and bird genre
• Zimei (active since 1999), multidisciplinary artist, musician

See also

• List of Chinese artists