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

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Sarah Affonso Sarah Affonso, the art name used by Sara Sancha Afonso, (1899–1983) was a Portuguese artist and illustrator who was brought up in the Minho Region in the north of the country. Adopting a modernist style, she painted scenes of rural life in he ...

(1899–1983), painter and illustrator * Helena Almeida (1934–2018), photographer, performance artist, painter * Sofia Areal (born 1960), visual artist *

Tereza de Arriaga Tereza de Arriaga (Maria Tereza d' Almeida Pinheiro d' Arriaga) (Belém, Lisbon, 5 February 1915 – 12 August 2013) was a Portuguese artist. Early life and education Tereza Arriaga, was the granddaughter of Manuel de Arriaga. She was born in t ...

(1915–2013), painter

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* Maria Augusta Bordalo Pinheiro (1841–1915), painter, lacemaker

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Lourdes Castro Maria de Lourdes Bettencourt de Castro (9 December 1930 – 8 January 2022) was a Portuguese artist from Funchal, Madeira. After specializing in abstract art, in the 1960s she created collages and silk screens, seeking to capture ephemeral reali ...

(1930–2022), painter, also collages, shadow puppets, silhouettes *

Evelina Coelho Maria Evelina Coelho Martins da Fonseca (23 May 1945- 26 November 2013), whose artistic name was Evelina Coelho, was a Portuguese painter, from Vila Fernando, Guarda, Portugal. Biographical notes She was born in Vila Fernando, Guarda, Portugal, a ...

(1945–2013), painter

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* Deolinda Fonseca (born 1954), painter *

Marisa Ferreira Marisa Ferreira (born 1983) is a Portuguese artist whose work includes both public art and geometric art. Her work is held in several private and public collections in Germany, Spain, Switzerland, France, Portugal, and particularly Norway at the ...

(born 1983), painter

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* Raquel Gameiro (1889–1970), watercolour painter and illustrator

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* Isabel Laginhas (1942–2018), abstract painter

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* Maluda, Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro (1934–1999), painter and illustrator *

Isabel Meyrelles Isabel Meyrelles (born 1929) is a Portuguese surrealist sculptor and poet. Born in Matosinhos, Meyrelles set up the Portuguese Surrealist group in Lisbon after meeting Mario Cesariny and Artur do Cruzeiro in 1949. She studied sculpture with Am ...

(born 1929), surrealist sculptor, poet

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Abigail de Paiva Cruz Abigail de Paiva Cruz (1883 - 1944) was a Portuguese naturalist painter, sculptor, lace maker and feminist activist. Early life Abigail de Paiva Cruz was born in the parish of Cedofeita in the Portuguese city of Porto, on 28 April 1883. She was ...

(1883–1944), painter, sculptor *

Regina Pessoa Regina Maria Póvoa Pessoa Martins (born 16 December 1969) is a Portuguese animator. Biography Regina Pessoa was born in Coimbra, but lived in a village near the city until she was seventeen. Without a TV, she spent her time reading, listening ...

(born 1969), animator

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* Rosa Ramalho (1888–1977), ceramist * Paula Rego (1935–2022), visual artist

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* Aurélia de Souza (1866–1922), Chilean-born Portuguese painter *

Sofia Martins de Sousa Sofia Martins de Sousa (March 23, 1870 – November 28, 1960) was a Portuguese painter. Biography She was born in Porto, Portugal, the youngest of seven children to Portuguese emigrants António Martins de Sousa and Olinda Peres. The family liv ...

(1870–1960), Portuguese painter *

Teresa Nunes Alves de Sousa Teresa Nunes Alves de Sousa (born 1979) is a Lisbon, Portugal, based visual artist. After studying painting and drawing at the experimental art center ARCO in Lisbon, de Sousa moved to London to study Fine Art at Central Saint Martins. Her work is m ...

(born 1979), visual artist *

Katherine Swift Katherine Swift (1956–2004) was an Irish-born Portuguese painter, illustrator and ceramicist. Biography Born in Dublin in 1956, Swift was the first child of Patrick Swift (painter) and Oonagh Ryan (formerly married to Alexis Guedroitz w ...

(1956–2004), Irish-born Portuguese painter

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Ana Tristany Ana Tristany (born 1966) is a Portuguese artist who has won awards for both her paintings and teaching. Her work has been featured on magazine covers and is described as "open work" beyond abstract expressionism, which allows the viewer to become ...

(born 1966), painter, educator

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Joana Vasconcelos Joana Vasconcelos (born 1971) is a Portuguese artist known for her large-scale installations. Biography Vasconcelos was born in 1971 in Paris, France. Her family returned home to Portugal after their exile to France and following the Carnation ...

(born 1971), contemporary artist *

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (13 June 1908 – 6 March 1992) was a Portuguese abstract painter. She was considered a leading member of the European abstract expressionism movement known as Art Informel. Her works feature complex interiors and c ...

(1908–1992), Portuguese-French abstractionist painter {{Lists of women artists by nationality - Portuguese Artists, women Artists