List of Norwegian women artists
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This is a list of women artists who were born in Norway or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.
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Ingvil Aarbakke (1970–2005), active in Danish N55
Marie Aarestrup (1826–1919), portrait painter
Betzy Akersloot-Berg (1850–1922), painter
Borghild Arnesen (1872–1950), painter and decorative metalworker
Dina Aschehoug (1861–1956), painter
Ellen Auensen (born 1944), illustrator
Marianne Aulie (born 1971), artist
Siri Aurdal (born 1937), sculptor
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Harriet Backer (1845–1932), painter
Liv Blåvarp (born 1956), artisan, jewellery designer
Guri Berg (born 1963), sculptor
Anna-Eva Bergman (1909–1987), expressionist painter
Charlotte Block Hellum (1911–2005), ceramist and enameller
Tulla Blomberg Ranslet (born 1928), painter and sculptor
Kari Bøge (born 1950), writer, illustrator
Lisbeth Bodd (1958–2014), performance artist
Asbjørg Borgfelt (1900–1976), sculptor
Ragna Breivik (1891–1965), tapestry artist
Johanna Bugge Berge (1874–1961), painter, illustrator, church decorator
Elise Brandes (1873–1918), sculptor
Cecilie Broch Knudsen (born 1950), rector of the Oslo National Academy of the Arts
Lagertha Broch (1864–1952), illustrator
Kari Buen (born 1938), sculptor
Ragnhild Butenschøn (1912–1992), sculptor
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Bodil Cappelen (born 1930), painter, textile artist and illustrator
Elen Christensen (1904–1967), sculptor
Tupsy Clement (1871–1959), landscape painter
Jensine Costello (born 1886), painter
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Lisbet Dæhlin (1922–2012), ceramist
Cecilie Dahl (1858–1943), painter
Cecilie Dahl (born 1960), installation artist
Damselfrau or Magnhild Kennedy (born 1978), wearable art specialist
Annasif Døhlen (1930–2021), sculptor
Brit Dyrnes (born 1965), ceramist
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Fam Ekman (born 1946), Swedish-Norwegian children's writer, illustrator
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Yngvild Fagerheim (born 1942), ceramist
Mimi Falsen (1861–1957), painter
Ellinor Flor (born 1946), textile designer
Mimi Frellsen (1830–1914), pioneering female photographer
Kristin Frogner (born 1978), actress, sculptor
Åse Frøyshov (born 1943), textile artist
Brit Fuglevaag (born 1939), textile artist
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Inger Giskeødegård (born 1956), illustrator
Andrea Gram (1853–1927), painter
Anita Greve (1905–1972), painter
Ulrikke Greve (1868–1951), textile artist
Kari Grossmann (born 1942), illustrator, children's writer
Nora Gulbrandsen (1894–1974), porcelain designer, ceramic artist
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Elisabeth Haarr (born 1945), textile artist
Karine Haaland (born 1966), animator, illustrator
Dagny Hald (1936–2001), ceramist, illustrator
Else Halling (1899–1987), textile artist
Frida Hansen (1855–1931), tapestry maker
Aasta Hansteen (1824–1908), painter, writer, and early feminist
Marie Hauge (1864–1931), painter
Astri Welhaven Heiberg (1881–1967), painter
Hanne Heuch (born 1954), ceramist
Agnes Hiorth (1899–1984), painter
Marie Høeg (1866–1949), photographer
Karen Holtsmark (1907–1998), painter
Lalla Hvalstad (1875–1962), painter and ceramist
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Ellen Iden (1897–1961), painter
Åshild Irgens (born 1976), illustrator
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Elise Jakhelln (1909–2002), textile designer
Else Marie Jakobsen (1927–2012), designer, textile artist
Gro Jessen (1938–2003), textile artist
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Ragnhild Kaarbø (1889–1949), painter
Jane Jin Kaisen (born 1980), video artist
Ragnhild Keyser (1889–1943), abstract painter
Kitty Lange Kielland (1843–1914), landscape painter
Anita Killi (born 1968), animator, film director
Grete Prytz Kittelsen (1917–2010), goldsmith, enamel artist and designer
Sol Kjøk (fl.
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