List of Indian women artists explained

Following is a list of Indian women artists were born in India and or have a strong association with India.

A

• Dhruvi Acharya, visual artist
• Iloosh Ahluwalia (b. 1970s), painter
• V. Anamika, contemporary artist

B

• Bhuri Bai (b. 1968), artist
• Lado Bai, Bhil tribal artist
• Uma Bardhan (b.1945), painter
• Atasi Barua (1921–2016), painter
• Madhuri Bhaduri (b. 1958), painter
• Dimpy Bhalotia (1987), street photographer
• Pamella Bordes, photographer
• Vasundhara Tewari Broota (b. 1955), painter
• Maya Burman (b. 1971), ink and watercolour painter, based in France

C

• Shanthi Chandrasekar, visual artist
• Anju Chaudhuri (b.1944), artist
• Manimala Chitrakar, Bengal patua artist

D

• Prafulla Dahanukar (1934–2014), painter
• Bharti Dayal (b.1961), painter
• Baua Devi, Mithila painter
• Pratima Devi (painter) (1893–1969), painter, dance teacher
• Anita Dube (1958), contemporary artist

G

• Opashona Ghosh, illustrator
• Sheela Gowda (b. 1957)

H

• Saba Hasan (b. 1962), contemporary artist

I

• Baaraan Ijlal, visual and sound artist

K

• Latika Katt (b.1948), sculptor
• Renuka Kesaramadu, painter
• Bharti Kher (b. 1969), painter, sculptor and installation artist
• Saadiya Kochar (b. 1979), photographer

L

• Lalitha Lajmi (1932–2023), painter
• Srimati Lal (1959–2019), painter

M

• Nalini Malani (b.1946), painter, video and installation artist
• Divya Mehra (b. 1981), multidisciplinary artist
• Rooma Mehra (b. 1967), painter, sculptor and poet
• Bhavna Mehta (b. 1968), paper cut artist
• Anjolie Ela Menon (b. 1940), painter and muralist
• Mrinalini Mukherjee (1949–2015), sculptor

N

• Kota Neelima, painter

O

• Kuzana Ogg (b. 1971), painter

P

• Gogi Saroj Pal (b. 1945), painter, sculptor, printmaker, installation
• Ketaki Pimpalkhare (b. 1977), painter
• Pilloo Pochkhanawala (1923–1986), sculptor
• B. Prabha (1933–2001), painter

R

• Pabiben Rabari, embroiderer
• Gargi Raina (b. 1961), painter
• Rathika Ramasamy, wildlife photographer

S

• Tara Sabharwal (b.1957), painter
• Nelly Sethna (1932–1992), textile artist
• Tejal Shah (born 1979), multidisciplinary contemporary artist
• Nilima Sheikh (b. 1945) visual artist
• Amrita Sher-Gil (1913–1941), painter
• Arpita Singh (1937), painter
• Dayanita Singh (b. 1961), photographer
• Emelina Soares, artist and art historian
• Y.G. Srimati (1926–2007), painter
• Karuna Sukka (b. 1980), printmaker
• Surekha, video artist
• Kruttika Susarla, comic book writer and illustrator

T

• Jaya Thyagarajan (1956–2015), painter

U

• Hema Upadhyay (1972–2015), photographer and installation artist

V

• Geeta Vadhera, contemporary artist
• Rukmini Varma (b.1940), artist
• Vinita Vasu, visual artist and designer
• Durga Bai Vyom (b. 1973)

See also

• List of Indian artists