10 Digital Artists: Women in digital arts you need to know
In the ever-evolving realm of digital arts, women are leaving an indelible mark, reshaping the landscape with their creativity, innovation, and mastery of technology. As we celebrate the diverse voices and perspectives that enrich the world of digital arts, it's essential to shine a spotlight on the incredible contributions of women who have carved out their space in this dynamic and transformative field.
From mesmerizing illustrations to groundbreaking animations, these visionary artists are pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo. These women are not only redefining the boundaries of digital expression but also inspiring the next generation of artists to break free from conventional norms.
Here’s a list of female digital artists who are pushing the boundaries of digital expression by experimenting with several forms and techniques, such as artificial intelligence, 3D animation, digital illustration, collage, and more.
Whether you are an artist looking for inspiration, a curator working on an exhibition, or a digital arts fan looking to discover digital artists, this list is for you.
We gathered 10 (more) talented women digital artists you need to know about to get inspired and extend your horizons.
Scroll to learn more about them! Here’s the featured artists:Yağmur GüzleConnie BakshiLeanne JohnsonAbieyuwaKaoru TanakaCrisstianaRory ScottJess GasparRonnie AhlbornLhean StormLet's be friends on Instagram!
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Yağmur Güzle is a collage artist based in Istanbul, Turkey. She has been creating analog collages since 2017, and started using digital manipulation to experiment more with digital possibilities to create her compositions a couple years ago.
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She creates analog as well as digital collages to depict the flow of life via the dialogue between found images. During her creative process, the artist lets the visuals take charge and shape her compositions.
Yağmur Güzle is also the co-founder of Istanbul Collage Lab, a collage collective for artists and creatives alike. They organize collage events where everyone who creates digital or analogue collages comes together. The collective production space allows artists to receive feedback, engage in discussions, and share ideas while creating alongside each other.
“Collage is a very limitless and free medium. I liken it to the flow of life, where all incompatibilities create harmony and draw you in. I usually work on emotions; collage is a form of expression. Reading collage works nourishes and inspires me a lot.”
Read our interview with Yağmur to learn more about her art, creative process, and inspirations!
Connie Bakshi is an LA-based artist who predominantly uses artificial intelligence to create art. She holds degrees from Duke University and ArtCenter College of Design as a biomedical engineer and classical pianist.
Connie is interested in re-coding language, lore, and ritual. Through her art, she explores the relationship between human and nonhuman, synthetic and organic, material and immaterial.
Her work Orientalis Exoticum I is currently on view as part of Digital Arts Blog’s virtual exhibition at The Wrong Biennale. The AI art depicts “a species of neither flora nor fauna, birthed in the deep of Metaphorphosis. A creature of unknown origin and subject to mythological speculation, it is sought after for its purported aphrodisiac qualities in accordance with a manner of rigorous processing and consumption.
Metaphorphosis is anomalous lore, written and visualized in collaboration with AI, that contemplates the united states of being, an undefined space that lives at the intersection of belonging and rejection. The tale considers the minute lens shifts that would teeter between the grotesque and divine, fetish and indifference, human and other. Drawing from the transformation canons of western literature and eastern mythology, Metaphorphosis draws a thin line between the exiled and the exalted.” — excerpt from NFT description
Her ancestors being Taiwanese shamans, she creates works that root in collective consciousness and aim to tap into unspoken but shared memories – and we are all for it!
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Leanne Johnson is an artist based in London. Her main interests being digital and physical illustration and acrylic painting, Leanne’s art is recognizable for its playfulness, bright colors, and, well — fried eggs.
She purchased her iPad and a pen as a reward for herself for completing the Inktober drawing challenge to its full. She started experimenting with all the techniques available in Procreate, and started getting asked to design tattoos: “Having people want my art tattooed on their body gave me a huge confidence boost and I started to trust my art was engaging and started to just create random digital pieces.”
“The creative city doesn’t exist just as a physical space but a digital one now. The creative sector of society is growing incessantly thus we must keep on track of the digital developments around us and progress simultaneously in order to continue to see an extensive spectrum of art, from the classic sketch to AI, for example.”
Read our interview with Leanne to learn more about her art, creative process, and inspirations!
Abieyuwa is a multidisciplinary artist, who experiments with technology to explore being a Black Woman in contemporary society, while showcasing her Esan & Igbo heritage. Inspired by lived experience.
Abieyuwa is a Nigerian-American multidisciplinary artist and curator. She experiments with technology and creates using photography, digital and analog video, and 3D modeling. She is part of the operations team for the African NFT Community and also is a member of Cyberbaat DAO, Accelerate Art, and Friends With Benefits.
Even though she has been in love with art and drawing since she was a child, she decided to major in something “serious” and get a full-time job after college — only to realize that it wasn't what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. Abieyuwa overcame her bashfulness and decided to showcase her art, and since then her art has been featured in various exhibitions including ones in NFT.NYC and Art Basel during the Miami Art Week.
Her art is inspired by her Esan and Igbo heritage and being a Black woman in contemporary society — and we are huge fans.
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Kaoru Tanaka is a designer and digital artist based in Japan. She creates generative art, installations, videos, wall art, and real-time interactive works, mainly using TouchDesigner. Her work has been featured in various exhibitions and events such as Japanese Contemporary Collection in Bright Moments Gallery in Tokyo and Prada Extends Tokyo.
Kaoru Tanaka visualizes the behavior of feeling the life force through her art. We love her recent work Inhabitants, which is a collection of creatures that once lived in her great-grandparents' house — it’s super inspiring to see the digital art versions of these floating mysterious creatures which she used to play with as a young child.
“Inspiration comes from nature, everyday events, dreams, and interaction with people.”
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Crisstiana is a digital artist from Romania who is currently based in Italy. With a background in psychology, she worked in various fields before an unpleasant experience related to respiratory problems forced her to take a break. She used this time to learn about the blockchain technology and started her journey with NFTs and AI generative art.
Crisstiana’s breathing experience has led her to depicting gas masks in her art — she interprets them in various ways and situations, colorful and fashionable, as her signature. Crisstiana works with AI to bring gas masks into the world of high fashion.
Her gas masks are inspired by fashion, flowers, emotions, concepts and experiences. Her passion for fashion stems from her belief that clothing is the most distinctive way of outwardly presenting what we are inside.
“As a traveler in a world of fashion, you have the opportunity to explore and immerse yourself in the diverse styles and trends of different cultures around the globe. Fashion is a universal language that connects people across borders, and as a traveler, you can observe and learn about the different ways in which people express themselves through their clothing and accessories.”
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Rory Scott is a creative technologist and multidisciplinary artist who lives in Chicago. She is an Alumni of The School of The Art Institute of Chicago and is working as a creator and consultant.
Her work is recognized for its use of patterns, glitter, and for its likeness to the Universe. She explores the ideas of impermanence, the passage of time and the impacts of technology upon the evolution of humanity.
We are absolutely in love with her AR dresses she creates for Snapchat and TikTok. Users can bring fashion and fun in any room by using her augmented reality designs as filters on themselves in photos and videos.
Rory Scott is currently working on AR fashion designs that will be part of an upcoming show by Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art.
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Jess Gaspar is a digital collage artist from Portugal. Being a space enthusiast and a sci-fi lover, she creates retro-futuristic collages. Her work is recognizable for its otherworldly landscapes, planets, and vintage aesthetics.
Having always been fascinated by the blend of nostalgia and futuristic elements found in retro futurism art, the artist creates beautiful digital collages of this genre. Jess Gaspar explores the possibilities that arise “when we look back to move forward,” and tackles the creative challenge of blending seemingly disparate elements to tell new stories.
Fans can shop her digital collage prints and license her work as cover art for their projects.
“Retro futurism art takes us on a visual journey through time, merging the past’s optimistic ideas about the future with today’s artistic sensibilities. It’s like stepping into a world where the dreams and aspirations of the Atomic Age and the Space Age meet modern design, creating an intriguing and evocative fusion that speaks to our collective imagination. Whether it’s through the use of vintage color palettes, bold typography, or futuristic themes, retro futurism offers a window into an alternate reality that’s both familiar and otherworldly.”
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Ronnie Ahlborn is a digital artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work attempts to capture the sensation of dreaming, calling into question what is real and what is imagined.
She attended Dartmouth College, studying Studio Art and Human-Centered Design. After studying and working professionally more in graphic design, Ronnie pivoted her primary medium to digital art.
At the end of her college years, she was awarded the prestigious Perspectives on Design Award, given to the senior project deemed most worthy of recognition by the Studio Art Department, being the first digital artist to do so.
Read our interview with Ronnie to learn more about her art, creative process, and inspirations!
Lhean Storm is a visual artist based in Manila. Her art is inspired by music — vibrant colors in her artwork mirror her love for the underground music culture. Lhean’s work is recognizable for its trippy and psychedelic features, but the content is very much inspired by reality and nature.
Psytrance, which is a mesmeric subgenre of trance music, has inspired her color palette of mostly vibrant neon colors. The artist loves to create around this hypnotic and transcendent energy, inspiring unconscious movements of the pen or the brush: “Being one with infinite spaces, reflecting deep desires, or simply understanding myself in a current situation.”
Lhean’s works invite her audience to an intimate bubble where they see reflections of themselves, allowing a shared meaning-making that breathes life into the artwork. Fascinated with the galaxy, aliens, dreams, cats, the human eye, female silhouettes, and nature, these common subjects or elements often synthesize in her works to add either to an answer or a mystery.
She has exhibited her works in various local galleries and museums in the Philippines as well as in Malaysia, such as at the Sokka Gakkai Malaysia Culture Center, National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Ayala Museum, and Museo Orlina.
Lhean has been embracing more inspiration in digital art, technology, including web3 and crypto art since 2021.
“I find bliss in unearthing surprising, unexpected patterns when I let my paintings paint themselves. The style is trippy, psychedelic, but the content is very much inspired by reality regardless of the medium that I explore and experiment with.”
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