This is a partial list of 20th-century women artists, sorted alphabetically by decade of birth. These artists are known for creating artworks that are primarily visual in nature, in traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics as well as in more recently developed genres, such as installation art, performance art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
The list covers artists born from 1870 through 1969. For later births see List of 21st-century women artists.
1960–1969
- Jessica Abel (born 1969), illustrator, author
- Yeşim Ağaoğlu (born 1966), installation art
- Rachel Ara (born 1965), conceptual and data art
- Sofia Areal (born 1960), painter
- Cosima von Bonin (born 1962), concept art
- Margarete Bagshaw (born 1964), painter
- Fiona Banner (born 1966), wordscapes, sculpture, drawing, installation
- Vanessa Beecroft (born 1969), performance art
- Sonia Boyce (born 1962), mixed media, photography, installation, text
- Cecily Brown (born 1969), painter
- Tiffany Lee Brown (born 1969), interdisciplinary arts, performance, music, writing
- Jo Bruton, b. 1967, British, painter
- Michele Burgess (b. 1960), book artist
- Carolyn Cole (born 1961), photographer
- Justine Cooper (born 1968), mixed media
- Cecilie Dahl (born 1960), installation artist
- Tacita Dean (born 1965), film, drawing, photography, sound
- Simone Decker (born 1968), artist working with photography and installations
- Berlinde De Bruyckere (born 1964), painter, sculptor
- Xiomara De Oliver (born 1967), Canadian painter[14]
- Inka Essenhigh (born 1969), painter
- Mary Evans (artist) (born 1963), installation, works on paper
- Abigail Fallis (born 1968), sculptor
- Ceal Floyer (born 1968)
- Anna Fox (born 1961), photographer
- Else Gabriel (born 1962), performance artist and educator
- Ellen Gallagher (born 1965), painter, mixed media artist
- Patricia Goslee (born 1970), painter, curator
- Brita Granström (born 1969), painter, illustrator, author
- Kyungah Ham (born 1966), multimedia artist
- Maya Hayuk (born 1969), painter, muralist
- Helen Hiebert (born 1965), paper artist
- Taraneh Hemami (born 1960), multidisciplinary artist, installations, craft
- Iva Honyestewa (born 1964), basket maker
- Zuzanna Janin (born 1961), mixed-media, video artist, installation, sculptor
- Chantal Joffe (born 1969), painter
- Robin Kahn (born 1961), mixed-media, book artist
- Lori Kay (born 1962), sculptor, mixed media
- Hilja Keading (born 1960), video installation artist
- Toba Khedoori (born 1964), sculptor, mixed-media, drawings, paintings
- Rachel Khedoori (born 1964), sculptor, mixed-media
- Lorena Kloosterboer (born 1962), painter, sculptor
- Mariko Kusumoto (born 1967), fabric and metal artist
- Zoe Leonard (born 1961), photographer, visual artist
- Vera Lutter (born 1960), mixed-media
- Maria Marshall (born 1966), sculptor, painter, photographer, video artist
- Chie Matsui (born 1960), installation artist
- Amanda Matthews (born 1968), sculptor, painter, public art designer
- Shari Mendelson (born 1961), American sculptor[15]
- Julie Anne Mihalisin, (born 1965), jewelry artist
- Karin Monschauer, b. 1960, Luxembourg embroiderer and digital artist
- Mariko Mori (born 1967), performance, installation[4]
- Debora Moore (born 1960), glass artist
- Eva Navarro (born 1967), painter
- Virginia Nimarkoh (born 1967), photo installations
- Audrey Niffenegger (born 1963), printmaker, author
- Catherine Opie (born 1961), photographer
- Janette Parris (born 1963), drawing
- Olivia Peguero (born 1962), painter, sculptor, author
- Priya Pereira (b. 1967) book artist
- Jennifer Wynne Reeves (1963–2014), painter
- Lique Schoot (born 1969), painter, photographer, installation
- Linda Sikora (born 1960), ceramist
- Lorna Simpson (born 1960), photographer
- Jonny Star (born 1964), sculptor, installation artist, collage artist
- Maud Sulter (1960–2008), portraiture, montage
- Roxanne Swentzell (born 1962), sculptor
- Sarah Sze (born 1969), installation art
- Tomoko Takahashi (born 1966), installation art
- Vibeke Tandberg (born 1967), photographer
- Ningiukulu Teevee (born 1963), illustrator
- Jill Thompson (born 1966), illustrator, author
- Ela To'omaga-Kaikilekofe (born 1969), visual artist and arts administrator
- Patience Torlowei (born 1964), textile artist
- Verónica Ruiz de Velasco (born 1968), painter
- Kara Walker (born 1969), collage artist, painter, printmaker, installation artist[4]
- Bettina Werner (born 1965), artist who invented the textured colorized salt crystal technique as an art medium
- Rachel Whiteread (born 1963), sculptor[4]
- Ingrid Wildi-Merino (born 1964), Chilean-Swiss video artist
- Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen (born 1960), glass artist
- Melanie Yazzie (born 1966), sculptor, painter, printmaker
- Laurie Walker (artist) (born 1962), interdisciplinary artist
- Christine Wilks b. 1960, British digital artist
- gwendolyn yoppolo (born 1968), ceramist
- Andrea Zittel (born 1965), painter, sculptor
The list ends with artists born in 1969. For later births see List of 21st-century women artists.