For 2025's International Women’s Day, Jessie Hughes coined The Power List: Top 50 Women AI Artists, a global showcase celebrating creative excellence by women shaping the future of AI and art. Leveraging her platform at Leonardo.Ai, Hughes conceived the initiative to elevate underrepresented voices in digital art while demonstrating creative excellence in AI. Spanning 26 countries, generations, and creative disciplines, the list reflects a global shift toward AI as an extension of nuanced, culturally grounded artistic practice.

For 2025's International Women’s Day, Jessie Hughes coined The Power List: Top 50 Women AI Artists, a global showcase celebrating creative excellence by women shaping the future of AI and art. Leveraging her platform at Leonardo.Ai, Hughes conceived the initiative to elevate underrepresented voices in digital art while demonstrating creative excellence in AI. Spanning 26 countries, generations, and creative disciplines, the list reflects a global shift toward AI as an extension of nuanced, culturally grounded artistic practice.

The project received international acclaim, including coverage in Forbes Magazine, amplifying its impact across the creative industries and reinforcing the role of AI as a space for diversity, inclusion, and innovation. The response from the artists and wider community was immediate and deeply emotional — an organic groundswell of connection, joy, and validation. Hundreds of public messages and reactions underscored how powerful visible, authentic action can be, particularly when women see themselves meaningfully represented in emerging creative fields.

The project received international acclaim, including coverage in Forbes Magazine, amplifying its impact across the creative industries and reinforcing the role of AI as a space for diversity, inclusion, and innovation. The response from the artists and wider community was immediate and deeply emotional — an organic groundswell of connection, joy, and validation. Hundreds of public messages and reactions underscored how powerful visible, authentic action can be, particularly when women see themselves meaningfully represented in emerging creative fields.

More than a list, Top 50 Women AI Artists became a cultural intervention — demonstrating how intentional curation, visible leadership, and creative excellence can actively reshape narratives around AI, authorship, and who gets to define the future of art. Created and curated by Hughes, artists were selected for their authorship, creative distinction, and ability to push the medium while honouring the foundational principles of art and design. In a landscape of digital abundance, standing out requires having something to say — and these artists cut through.

More than a list, Top 50 Women AI Artists became a cultural intervention — demonstrating how intentional curation, visible leadership, and creative excellence can actively reshape narratives around AI, authorship, and who gets to define the future of art. Created and curated by Hughes, artists were selected for their authorship, creative distinction, and ability to push the medium while honouring the foundational principles of art and design. In a landscape of digital abundance, standing out requires having something to say — and these artists cut through.

For 2025's International Women’s Day, Jessie Hughes coined The Power List: Top 50 Women AI Artists, a global showcase celebrating creative excellence by women shaping the future of AI and art. Leveraging her platform at Leonardo.Ai, Hughes conceived the initiative to elevate underrepresented voices in digital art while demonstrating creative excellence in AI. Spanning 26 countries, generations, and creative disciplines, the list reflects a global shift toward AI as an extension of nuanced, culturally grounded artistic practice.

The project received international acclaim, including coverage in Forbes Magazine, amplifying its impact across the creative industries and reinforcing the role of AI as a space for diversity, inclusion, and innovation. The response from the artists and wider community was immediate and deeply emotional — an organic groundswell of connection, joy, and validation. Hundreds of public messages and reactions underscored how powerful visible, authentic action can be, particularly when women see themselves meaningfully represented in emerging creative fields.

More than a list, Top 50 Women AI Artists became a cultural intervention — demonstrating how intentional curation, visible leadership, and creative excellence can actively reshape narratives around AI, authorship, and who gets to define the future of art. Created and curated by Hughes, artists were selected for their authorship, creative distinction, and ability to push the medium while honouring the foundational principles of art and design. In a landscape of digital abundance, standing out requires having something to say — and these artists cut through.

Project team:

Forbes Australia, Leonardo.Ai

Collaborators:

Rozemarlin Borkent, Maddy Minnis, Joy Fennell, Jess Mac, Lilly Illo, Nastassja Abel, Guppy, Laura Rautjoki, Jacqui Kenny, Laura Buechner, Laurie Simmons, Leilanni Todd, Alina P. Aleksandrovna, Vichy Abalos, Maria Mavropoulou, Veronika Pell, Amanda Talbot, Rotem Goeta-Mitz, Elsa Carvalho, Alina Trifan, Khyati Trehan, María Constanza Lobos, Ivona Tau, Anya Klyueva, Julie Wieland, Clara López, Ariel Rosso, Beth Frey, Becky Constantinides, Who Gave You a Baby, Alena Stepanova, Arvida Byström, Lauren (tide.in.noise), Susana Soares, Veronique van den Borre, Mara Barros, Fia Jacobi, Junie Lau, Yéil, Isabelle Bronzwaer, X New Worlds, Carly Fridhandler, Lourdes Carcedo, Olya Golovko, Ariadna Giménez, Yasmin Gross, Jeannette Bergen, Sandramaria Schweda

Website:

Top 50 Full List

Forbes Article

(Other works)

Leonardo.Ai — Opener

Leonardo.Ai

Australia

Leonardo.Ai — Opener

Leonardo.Ai

Australia

Advertising Council Australia — 46th Awards

Advertising Council Australia

Sydney, Australia

Advertising Council Australia — 46th Awards

Advertising Council Australia

Sydney, Australia

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