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

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

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* Chai Jingyi (17th-century), poet, painter * Chevalier li (born 1961), painter, installation, Chinese born French artist * Cai Jin (born 1965), painter *

Chang Ch'ung-ho Chang Ch'ung-ho or Zhang Chonghe (; May 17, 1914 – June 17, 2015), also known by her married name Ch'ung-ho Chang Frankel, was a Chinese-American poet, calligrapher, educator and Kunqu opera singer. She is hailed as "the last talented woman of t ...

or Zhang Chonghe (1914–2015), Chinese-American poet, painter, calligrapher *

Cao Fei Cao Fei ( zh, 曹斐; born 1978) is a Chinese multimedia artist born in Guangzhou. Her work, which includes video, performance, and digital media, examines the daily life of Chinese citizens born after the Cultural Revolution. Her work explores Chi ...

(born 1978), multimedia artist * Cao Yu (artist) (born 1988), visual artist * Chen Ke (born 1978), painter * Chen Peiqiu (born 1922), best-selling woman painter alive * Chen Shu (1660–1736),

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

painter * Irene Chou (1924–2011), calligrapher and painter * Chow Chung-cheng (1908–1996), finger painter, writer * Chen, Movana (born 1975), paper knitting artist

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* Fu Daokun (fl. 1626), painter

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* A Ge (born 1948), print-maker * Guan Daogao (1262–1319?), calligrapher, poet and painter *

Guan Daosheng Guan Daosheng also known as Guan Zhongji or Lady Zhongji (her courtesy name) (; 字仲姬；1262–1319) was a Chinese painter and poet who was active during the early Yuan dynasty. She is credited with being "the most famous female painter and ...

(1262–1319), "the most famous female painter in Chinese history." *

Guan Zilan Guan Zilan (; January 1903 – 30 June 1986), also known as Violet Kwan, was a Chinese avant-garde painter. She was one of the first artists to introduce Fauvism to China, and was known for applying Western painting style to Chinese traditional s ...

or Violet Kwan (1903–1986), avant-garde painter

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* Han Yajuan (born 1980), contemporary artist *

He Xiangning He Xiangning (; 27 June 1878 – 1 September 1972) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, politician, painter, and poet. Together with her husband Liao Zhongkai, she was one of the earliest members of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary movement Tongm ...

(1878–

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...

), feminist, politician, painter, poet * He Zhihong (born 1970), book illustrator

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

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* Kan Xuan (born 1972), visual artist

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* 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 * Liao Jingwen (1923–2015), calligrapher and curator of the Xu Beihong Memorial Museum * Beili Liu (born 1974), contemporary visual artist, installation and performance * Luo Wei (artist) (born 1989), contemporary artist *

Liu Rushi Liu Rushi (; 1618–1664), also known as Yang Ai (杨爱), Liu Shi (柳是), Liu Yin (柳隐) and Yang Yin (杨隐),Yang Yinlian (杨影怜), Hedong Jun (河东君), was a Chinese ''yiji'' (courtesan), poet, calligrapher, and painter in the late ...

(born Ming dynasty), courtesan, poet, female leader, artist

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* Nie Ou (born 1948), painter

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* Ma Shouzhen (c.1548–1604), courtesan, painter, poet, composer

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* Peng Wei (born 1974), contemporary artist

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* Qiu Zhu (active in

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...

), painter

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

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* Fan Tchunpi (1898–1986), painter and ceramicist

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* Wang Henei (1912–2000), sculptor *

Wen Shu Wen Shu or Wen Chu (; 1595-1634) was a Chinese illustrator and painter who worked under the art name Hanshan and was known for her paintings of flora and small insects during the Ming dynasty. She is considered the finest flower painter of the ...

(1595–1634), painter * Evan Siu Ping Wu (active since 2012), painter * Yuhua Shouzhi Wang (born 1966), painter

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* Xiao Lu (born 1962), installation and video artist *

Xin Fengxia Xin Fengxia (; 1927 – 12 April 1998) was a Chinese pingju opera performer, known as the "Queen of Pingju". She was also a film actress, writer, and painter. She starred in the highly popular films ''Liu Qiao'er'' (1956) and ''Flowers as Matc ...

(1927–1998),

pingju Pingju or Ping opera () is a form of Chinese opera from northern China. History Pingju originated in Tangshan, Hebei, near the city of Tianjin.. Among all China's regional operas, it was the most famous in the Republican period for its passiona ...

actress, painter, writer *

XinMo Li Li Xinmo (; born April 21,1976 in Yilan County, Heilongjiang) is a Chinese feminist artist, art critic, and teacher. She graduated from the Department of Chinese Painting, and received her master's degree from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in ...

(born 1976), contemporary artist * Xue Susu (c.1564–1650), courtesan, painter, poet

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* Yijun Liao (born 1979) * Yin Xiuzhen (born 1963), sculptor and installation artist * Ying Miao (born 1985), Internet artist * Tseng Yu-ho (1924–2017)

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* Zhang Huaicun (born 1972) painter, writer and poet *

Zimei Zimei, (; born 16 January 1971), is a Chinese artist, musician, and image consultant. She has won many awards and is involved in many artistic activities. Rich content in her art work includes traditional stories, landscapes, animals, folk architec ...

(active since 1999), multidisciplinary artist, musician

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