Dame Laura Knight DBE RA RWS (née Johnson; 4 August 1877 – 7 July 1970) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint.

Knight was a painter in the figurative, realist tradition who embraced English Impressionism. In her long career, Knight was among the most successful and popular painters in Britain.

Her success in the male-dominated British art establishment paved the way for greater status and recognition for female artists.