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

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Graciela Aranis Graciela Aranis, artistically known as Chela Aranís (October 6, 1908 - December 12, 1996), was a Chilean painter and cartoonist associated with the "Generación del 28"Biblioteca del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. "Graciela Aranis (1908-1996)" ( ...

(1908–1996), painter *

Claudia Aravena Claudia Aravena Abughosh (born 21 October 1968) is a Chilean visual artist, curator, short filmmaker, and professor who has worked mainly in the field of contemporary art. Life and work Claudia Aravena studied graphic design at University ARCIS ...

(born 1968), artist, curator, filmmaker, and professor *

Ximena Armas Ximena Armas (born 29 July 1946 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean painter. Biography Ximena Armas Fernández first attended the Escuela de Bellas Artes at the Universidad de Chile, then the Escuela de Artes at the Universidad Católica de Chile ...

(born 1946), painter *

Herminia Arrate Herminia Arrate Ramírez (July 1, 1895 – March 12, 1941) was a painter and First Lady of Chile as wife of President Carlos Dávila Espinoza. Biography She was born in Santiago, Chile, daughter of Colonel Miguel Arrate Larraín and Delia Ramí ...

(1895–1941), painter, First Lady

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Catalina Bauer Catalina Bauer Novoa, born in Buenos Aires on September 15, 1976 is a visual artist from Chile. Background and education She received a degree in arts from the Universidad Finis Terrae, and later specialized at the Universidad de Chile, whe ...

(born 1976), visual artist *

Roser Bru Roser Bru Llop (15 February 1923 – 26 May 2021) was a Spanish-born Chilean painter and engraver associated with the neo-figurative art movement. Biography Roser Bru was born in Barcelona in 1923. The following year her family went into exil ...

(1923–2021), painter and engraver

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* Gloria Camiruaga (1941–2006), video artist *

Celia Castro Celia Castro (1860, Valparaíso - 19 June 1930, Valparaíso) was a Chilean visual artist. Her style is generally associated with Realism. Biography Castro's artistic career was inspired from a meeting with the painter Manuel Antonio Caro who, ...

(1880–1930), Chile's first professional female artist *

Marta Colvin Marta Colvin Andrade (1907–1995) was a sculptor from Chillán, Chile. Biography Marta Colvin Andrade was the daughter of James Colvin of Irish descent and Elvira Andrade of Portuguese descent. After the 1939 Chillán earthquake, she lived i ...

(1907–1995), sculptor *

Ana Cortés Ana Emma del Rosario Cortés Jullian, more commonly known as Ana Cortés (24 August 1895 – 5 January 1998), was a Chilean painter of the Grupo Montparnasse. In 1974, she won the National Prize of Art of Chile, making her the first painter to d ...

(1895–1998), painter

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Emma Formas de Dávila Emma Formas de Dávila (born 1883) was a Chilean artist. She was born in Santiago and was educated at the Sacred Hearts' School. She was interested in art from her early youth, and in 1910, her desire to paint led her to enter the School of Fine A ...

(1883–1959), painter * Marcela Donoso (born 1961), painter

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Virginia Errázuriz Maria Virginia Errázuriz Guilisasti, also known as Virginia Errázuriz, (born 1941 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean painter, professor, printmaker and draftsperson. Biography Errázuriz studied at University of Chile (1961–1965) and Univers ...

(born 1941), painter

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Lily Garafulic Lily Garafulic Yankovic (May 14, 1914 – March 15, 2012) was a Chilean sculptor, a member of the Generation of 40 (''Generación del 40'') artists, and museum director. Garafulic was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in New York City in 1 ...

(1914–2012), sculptor *

Teresa Gazitúa Teresa Gazitúa (born December 14, 1941) is a Chilean artist and writer. Gazitúa was born in Santiago, Chile. In 1967 she earned her title of Professor of Fine Arts and graduated in 1968 with her Bachelor of Arts, majoring in painting, from the C ...

(born 1941), painter, writer, educator

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Laila Havilio Laila Havilio (born 1960) is a sculptor from Santiago, Chile. She is a Chilean sculptor working in wood, stone, bronze, cement, and ceramic. Born in Recoleta, Chile in April 1960, she moved to Buenos Aires Argentina at the age of 10. From 1980 to ...

(born 1960), sculptor

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Juana Lecaros Juanita Lecaros Izquierdo (1920 – 1993) Chilean visual artist and poet. She is known for her paintings, and engravings. Lecaros used the pseudonym J. M. Sorcale for writing her poetry. Biography She studied art at the University of Chile bet ...

(1920–1993), painter, printmaker

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* Rebeca Matte Bello (1875–1929), sculptor *

Aurora Mira Aurora Mira Mena (1863–1939) was a Chilean painter. Together with her elder sister Magdalena, she was one of the earliest recognized female painters not only in Chile but in the whole of Latin America. She was also one of the first women to gra ...

(1863–1939), painter *

Magdalena Mira Magdalena Mira Mena (1859–1930) was a Chilean painter and sculptor. Together with her younger sister Aurora Mira, Aurora, she was one of the earliest recognized female painters not only in Chile but in the whole of Latin America. She was also on ...

(1859–1930), painter and sculptor *

Elmina Moisan Elmina Moisan (1897-1938) was a Chilean painter remembered in the historiography as part of the Generación del 13. She has been called the "female artist who has painted the best in Chile"."Bellas Artes. Exposición retrospectiva de La Alhambra". ...

(1897–1938), Chilean painter *

Ximena Morla Lynch Ximena Morla Lynch (1891–1987), also known as Ximena Morla de Subercaseaux, was a Chilean feminist writer and painter. The daughter of writer Luisa Lynch and conservative politician , she had five siblings, including , a diplomat, and Carmen, ...

(1891–1987), painter

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Catalina Parra Catalina Parra (born May 9, 1940) is a self-taught Chilean artist, famous for her works ''It's Indisputable'' (1992) and ''Imbunches'' (1977). Parra is a strong feminist, humanist, and advocates for social and political change through her art. " ...

(born 1940), photomontage artist *

Matilde Pérez Matilde Pérez Cerda (December 7, 1916 – October 1, 2014) was a Chilean visual artist who specialised in kinetic art. She was a pioneer of modern and kinetic art in Chile. Her best known public pieces include ''Túnel Cinético'' (Kinetic Tunn ...

(1916–2014), painter, sculptor, kinetic artist * Henriette Petit (1894–1983), painter *

Christiane Pooley Christiane Pooley (born 1983 in Temuco, Chile) is a Chilean visual artist. She lives and works in Paris. After studying at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (''PUC or UC Chile'') ( ...

(born 1983), visual artist *

Dora Puelma Dora Puelma Francino de Fuenzalida ( Antofagasta, March 22, 1898 - Santiago, April 1, 1972) was a Chilean painter, sculptor and writer who belonged to the Generación del 13. Her work was characterized by "fidelidad a la tradición pictórica del ...

(1898-1972), painter, sculptor

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Laura Rodig Laura Rodig (, Laura del Tránsito Pizarro; September 7,1896 - October 30, 1972) was a Chilean painter, sculptor, illustrator and educator. She was one of the leaders of the Pro-Emancipation Movement of Chilean Women (MEMCH). Biography She was b ...

(1901–1972), painter, sculptor, illustrator, educator * Lotty Rosenfeld (1943–2020), interdisciplinary artist *

Alejandra Ruddoff Alejandra Ruddoff (born 1960 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean sculptor. Biography Ruddoff studied sculpture at the University of Chile and graduated in 1985. In 1993 - having received a scholarship from DAAD (German Academic Exchange S ...

(born 1960), sculptor

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* Soledad Salamé (born 1954), printmaker, multimedia installations, sculptor; founder of Sol Print Studio. *

Francisca Sutil Francisca Sutil (born 1952) is a Chilean artist. She studied at the Southern Methodist University and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and received her M.F.A in printmaking at the Pratt Institute. Her work has been exhibited widely a ...

(born 1952), painter and

printmaker Printmaking is the process of creating work of art, artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand proce ...

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* Janet Toro (born 1963), performance artist, activist

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Eugenia Vargas Eugenia Vargas-Pereira (born 1949) is an artist. She was born in Chile and moved to the United States to study art. Vargas also traveled to other countries where she would practice and pursue her art career. Her main areas of study for art were perf ...

(born 1949), contemporary artist *

Cecilia Vicuña Cecilia Vicuña (born 1948) is a Chilean poet and artist based in New York and Santiago, Chile. Her work is noted for themes of language, memory, dissolution, extinction and exile. Critics also note the relevance of her work to the politics of ec ...

(born 1948), poet, artist, filmmaker, activist

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* Ximena Zomosa (born 1966), contemporary artist

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