List of Egyptian women artists

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

A

• Doaa el-Adl (born 1979), cartoonist
• Inji Aflatoun (1924–1989), painter, activist
• Mariam A. Aleem (1930–2010), printed design artist
• Doa Aly (born 1976), contemporary artist
• Ghada Amer (born 1963), contemporary artist, based in New York
• Sawsan Amer (active since 1970s), artist, educator
• Heba Amin (born 1980), artist, educator
• Evelyn Ashamallah (born 1948), Coptic painter

B

• Clea Badaro (1913–1968), painter
• Lara Baladi (born 1969), Egyptian-Lebanese photographer, multimedia artist

D

• Dina Danish (born 1981), French-born Egyptian multimedia artist

E

• Hala Elkoussy (born 1974), artist, film director

F

• Shahira Fahmy (born 1974), architect
• Farida of Egypt (1921–1988)

G

• Sherin Guirguis (born 1974), contemporary artist

H

• Tahia Halim (1919–2003), painter
• Zeinab Abd al-Hamid (1919–2002)
• Nermine Hammam (born 1967), filmmaker, graphic designer, painter, photographer
• Amira Hanafi (born 1979), American/Egyptian poet and artist active in electronic literature
• Susan Hefuna (born 1962), German-Egyptian visual artist
• Helena of Egypt (4th century BC), painter

I

• Iman Issa (born 1979), multi-disciplinary artist

K

• Amal Kenawy (1974–2012), contemporary artist
• Hend Kheera (born 1981), street artist

M

Mona Kandeil (born 1070), paints historical stories.

• Maha Maamoun (born 1972), American-born Egyptian video artist and photographer, curator
• Naglaa Mahfouz (born 1959), writer, editor, artist
• Deena Mohamed (born c. 1995), graphic designer, graphic novelist, illustrator

N

• Effat Nagy (1905–1994), painter
• Sabah Naim (born 1967), multimedia artist
• Margaret Nakhla (1908–1977), painter
• Fatima Naoot (born 1964)
• Amy Nimr (1898–1974), Egyptian-born artist, writer, patron of the arts

R

• Khadiga Riad (1914–1981), painter, surrealist

S

• Gazbia Sirry (1925–2021), painter
• Nadia Sirry (born 1958), painter

T

• Aya Tarek (active since 2008), street artist

See also

• List of Egyptian artists
• List of Egyptian women photographers