Lubaina Himid
In 2017, 63-year-old Tanzanian-British artist Lubaina Himid became the oldest artist to win the acclaimed Turner Prize, as well as the first woman of African descent.
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Danièle Aron-Rosa
French-Tunisian ophthalmologist most known for developing the picosecond, ophthalmic Nd:YAG laser for eye surgeries.
Esme Timbery
Aboriginal Australian shellwork artist
Gloria Petyarre
Known for her beautiful “medicine leaf” motif, Petyarre first began gaining attention in the late 1970s for her batik works.
Barbara Weir
Aboriginal Australian artist
Bernice Akamine
Hawaiian sculptor, glassblower, and installation artist
Anne Guéret
1700s French painter
Hilde Reiss
Bauhaus-trained architect Hilde Reiss was among the émigrés who served as ambassadors for the new style in the United States. In 1946, she was hired by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis to serve as the curator of its new Everyday Art Gallery, one of the first museum spaces in the country devoted to modern design.
Frances Kelly
20th century Irish painter and political spouse
Flora Mitchell
20th century Irish painter