C. J. M. "Kitty" Zijlmans (born 2 March 1955) is a Dutch art historian.
[2] She obtained her PhD at Leiden University in 1989 with a thesis titled: "Kunst, geschiedenis, kunstgeschiedenis: methode en praktijk van een kunsthistorische aanpak op systeemtheoretische basis".
[2] Zijlmans has also been active in the field of the contributions and position of women in both culture as well as art.
She has also shown interest in globalization and intercultural exchange in the art world.
[6] Zijlmans was elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010.