Mitsu Yashima
Japanese-American artist, children’s book author, and civic activist who worked with the OSS (predecessor to the CIA)
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Mickalene Thomas
New York-based artist Mickalene Thomas is best known for her elaborate paintings composed of rhinestones, acrylic and enamel. Thomas introduces a complex vision of what it means to be a woman and expands common definitions of beauty.
Henrietta Dering
French-Irish portrait painter
Ann Charlotte Bartholomew
English author and flower and miniature painter
Martha King
Martha King was New Zealand’s first resident botanical artist.
Emily Harris
New Zealand botanical artist
Mihri Müşfik Hanım
Abkhazian princess and a trailblazer in Turkish art
Kathleen Bridle
Irish artist and art teacher
Agnes II
Abbess of Quedlinburg and one of the most distinguished artists of the 1100s, excelling in miniature painting and embroidery.
Lucia Anguissola
Italian Mannerist painter