Contemporary Artists

A

• Marina Abramovic (born 1946), performance artist
• Vito Acconci (born 1940), architect & installation artist
• Rita Ackermann (born 1968), painter
• Nadir Afonso (born 1920), geometric abstractionist
• Gustavo Aguerre (born 1953), conceptual, performance and installation artist
• Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959), video artist
• Peggy Ahwesh (born 1954), video artist
• Chantal Akerman (born 1950), filmmaker
• Vikky Alexander (born 1959), installation aritst
• Edward Allington (born 1951) sculptor
• Laurie Anderson (born 1947), performance artist
• Carl Andre (born 1935), sculptor
• Janine Antoni (born 1964), sculptor and installation artist
• Ida Applebroog (born 1929), painter
• Nobuyoshi Araki (born 1940), photographer

B

• Jo Baer (born 1929), painter
• John Baldessari (born 1931), conceptual artist
• Banksy (born 1974), graffiti artist
• Matthew Barney (born 1967), filmmaker
• Artur Barrio (born 1945), Interactive artist
• Jennifer Bartlett (born 1945), painter
• Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), painter
• Vanessa Beecroft (born 1969)
• Zdzisław Beksiński (1929–2005), painter
• Larry Bell, (born 1939), sculptor
• Maurice Benayoun (born 1957), media artist
• Lynda Benglis (born 1941), sculptor
• José Bernal (born 1925), painter/sculptor
• Tobias Bernstrup (born 1970), video and performance artist
• Ashley Bickerton (born 1959)
• Janet Biggs (born 1959), video and performance artist
• Thierry Bisch (born 1953), painter
• David Blatherwick (born 1960), painter and video artist
• Godfrey Blow (born 1948), painter
• Christian Boltanski (born 1944)
• Iñaki Bonillas (born 1981)
• Michaël Borremans (born 1963), painter
• Eberhard Bosslet (born 1953)
• Fernando Botero (born 1932), painter
• Louise Bourgeois (born 1911), sculptor
• Robert J Brawley (born 1936), painter
• Stuart Brisley (born 1933), performance artist
• Chris Burden (born 1946)

C

• Sophie Calle (born 1953)
• Nuno de Campos (born 1969), painter
• Janet Cardiff (born 1957), installation artist
• Gerard Caris (born 1925)
• Norman Carlberg (born 1928), sculptor
• Gillian Carnegie (born 1971), painter
• Antonio Caro (born 1950), painter, conceptualization
• James Casebere (born 1953), photographer
• Maurizio Cattelan
• Vija Celmins (born 1938)
• John Chamberlain (born 1928), sculptor
• Jake and Dinos Chapman (born 1966 & 1962)
• Illya Chichkan (born 1967), installation and video artist
• Dan Christensen (1942 - 2007), abstract painter
• Christo (born 1935)
• Lygia Clark (1920-1988)
• Francesco Clemente (born 1952)
• Chuck Close (born 1940), painter
• Claude Closky (born 1963)
• Jon Coffelt (born 1963), painter, new media, book arts, fiber art
• Tony Cragg (born 1945), sculptor
• Michael Craig-Martin (born 1941), painter, printmaker, digital artist, sculpture
• Martin Creed (born 1968), installation artist

D

• Ian Davenport (born 1966), painter and printmaker
• Ronald Davis (born 1937), abstract painter
• Richard Deacon (born 1949), sculptor
• Guy Denning (born 1965), painter
• Sam Dillemans (born 1965), painter
• Braco Dimitrijevic (born 1948)
• Mark Divo (born 1966)
• Peter Doig (born 1959), painter
• Marlene Dumas (born 1953), painter
• John Duncan (born 1953), performance, installation artist

E

• Leif Elggren (born 1950)
• Ólafur Elíasson (born 1967)
• Tracey Emin (born 1963)
• Rob Erdle (1949-2006)
• Ali Omar Ermes (born 1945)
• Bracha Ettinger (born 1948)

F

• Jan Fabre (born 1958)
• Öjvind Fahlström (1928-1976)
• Ingrid Falk (born 1960)
• Bernd Fasching (born 1955)
• Kenneth Feingold (born 1952)
• Stephen Finer (born 1949)
• Dan Flavin (1933-1996)
• Bruno Fonseca (1958-1994)
• Caio Fonseca (born 1959)
• Peter Forakis (born 1927)
• Jane Frank (1918-1986)
• Helen Frankenthaler (born 1928), painter
• Lucian Freud (born 1922)
• Tom Friedman (born 1965), conceptual sculptor

G

• Harry Gamboa, Jr. (born 1951), Chicano artist
• H.R. Giger (born 1940)
• Gilbert and George, (born 1943 & 1942)
• Sam Gilliam (born 1933), painter
• Michael Goldberg (1924-2007), painter
• Jack Goldstein (1945-2003)
• Andy Goldsworthy (born 1956)
• Felix Gonzales-Torres (1957-1996)
• Antony Gormley (born 1950), sculptor
• Dan Graham (born 1942)
• Robert Graham (born 1938)
• Rodney Graham, (born 1949), photographer, installation artist
• Cleve Gray (1918-2004)
• Johannes Grenzfurthner (born 1975)
• Alex Grey (born 1953)
• Peter Grzybowski (born 1951), performance artist
• Don Gummer (born 1946), sculptor

H

• Hans Haacke (born 1936), conceptual artist
• Madeline Haase (born 1931)
• Karl Hagedorn (1922 - 2005), painter
• Richard Hamilton (born 1922)
• Keith Haring (1958-1990), painter, graffiti artist
• Mona Hatoum (born 1952), performance artist
• Carl Michael von Hausswolff (born 1956)
• Tim Hawkinson (born 1960), sculpture artist
• Diango Hernandez (born 1970), conceptual artist, painter
• Eva Hesse (1936-1970)
• Hugo Heyrman (born 1942), painter, multimedia artist
• Gary Hill (born 1951), video artist
• Susan Hiller (born 1940), installation artist
• Damien Hirst (born 1965), installation artist
• Saskia Holmkvist (born 1971), conceptual artist
• Christian Holstad, (born 1972), conceptual artist
• Toos van Holstein (born 1949), painter
• Jenny Holzer (born 1950), interdisciplinary artist
• Peter Howson (born 1958), painter
• Pierre Huyghe (born 1962), media artist

I

• John Stuart Ingle (born 1933), painter
• Koji Ishikawa (born 1968)

J

• Alfredo Jaar (born 1956), conceptual artist
• Richard Jackson (born 1939), painter, installation
• Michael (Mike) Jansen (born 1951), painter, performer and composer
• Jeanne-Claude (born 1935)
• Jasper Johns (born 1930), painter, printmaker
• Dan Jones (born 1960), painter
• Donald Judd (1928-1994), sculptor
• Isaac Julien (born 1960), filmmaker

K

• Ilya Kabakov (born 1933), installation artist
• Eduardo Kac (born 1962), transgenic artist
• Nabil Kanso (born 1946), painter
• Anish Kapoor (born 1954), sculptor
• On Kawara (born 1949), conceptual artist
• Wladyslaw Kazmierczak (born 1951), performance artist
• Jonathan Keats (born 1971), conceptual artist
• Mike Kelley (born 1954)
• Ellsworth Kelly (born 1923), painter
• Anselm Kiefer (born 1945), painter
• Scott Kildall (born 1969), performance, new media, conceptual
• Miru Kim (born 1981), photography
• Bodys Isek Kingelez (born 1948), sculpture
• Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997)
• Komar and Melamid (born 1943 & 1945)
• Jeff Koons (born 1949)
• Frans Koppelaar (born 1943), painter
• Barbara Kruger (born 1949), artist and photographer
• Yayoi Kusama (born 1929), installation artist, performance artist, painter

L

• Suzanne Lacy (born 1945), performance/public artist
• Ronnie Landfield (born 1947), painter
• Annika Larsson (born 1972), video artist
• Maria Lassnig (born 1919), painter
• Matthieu Laurette (born 1970), multimedia, conceptual, installation, video artist
• Lee Bul (born 1964), sculpture, installation, conceptual artist
• Lennie Lee (born 1958), multimedia, performance, video, photography
• Mark Lewis (born 1958) installation and film artist
• Sol LeWitt (1928 - 2007), installation and conceptual artist
• Allan Linder (born 1966), painter and sculptor
• Claude-Max Lochu (born 1951), painter
• Katarina Löfström (born 1970), video artist
• Richard Long (born 1945)
• Robert Longo (born 1953), painter and sculptor
• Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (born 1967), installation artist
• Cecilia Lundqvist (born 1971), video artist

M

• Totte Mannes (born 1933), painter
• Brice Marden (born 1938), painter
• Milovan Destil Marković (born 1957)
• Agnes Martin (1912-2004), painter
• Eugene J. Martin (1938-2005), painter
• Paul McCarthy (born 1945)
• Allan McCollum (born 1944)
• Ryan McGinley (born 1977), photographer
• Steve McQueen, (born 1969)
• Cildo Meireles (born 1948), sculptor and installations
• Ana Mendieta (1948-1985)
• Thom Merrick (born 1963)
• Stani Michiels (born 1973), artist and architect
• Boris Mikhailov (born 1938), photographer
• Ksenia Milicevic (born 1942), painter and architect
• Franco Mondini-Ruiz (born 1961)
• Sebastian Diaz Morales (born 1975), Video Artist
• Robert Morris (born 1931)
• Loren Munk (born 1951), painter
• Leonard van Munster (born 1972), installation artist
• Antoni Muntadas (born 1942)
• Takashi Murakami (born 1962), sculptor and painter
• Elizabeth Murray (1940-2007), painter
• Wangechi Mutu (born 1972), painter

N

• Bruce Nauman (born 1941)
• Odd Nerdrum (born 1944), painter
• Alexander Ney (born 1939), sculptor and painter
• Graham Nicholls (born 1975), installation artist
• Kenneth Noland (born 1924), painter

O

• Albert Oehlen (born 1954), painter
• Markus Oehlen (born 1956), painter
• Chris Ofili (born 1968), painter
• Arthur Omar (born 1948), photographer, filmmaker, video and installation artist,
• Yoko Ono (born 1933), musician, artist
• Orlan (born 1947)
• Julian Opie (born 1958), digital artist

P

• Nam June Paik (1932-2006), video artist
• Roxy Paine (born 1966), sculptor
• Ray Parker (1922-1990), painter
• Stefano Pasquini (born 1969), sculpture, video and installation artist
• Virginia Patrone (born 1950), painter
• Simon Patterson (born 1967)
• Oliver Payne and Nick Relph (born 1977 and 1979), video artists
• Pedro Pedraja (born 1974), painter
• Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920-2003), sculptor
• Grayson Perry (born 1960)
• Elizabeth Peyton (born 1965), painter
• Richard Piegza (born 1954), performance, video and installation artist
• Philip Pocock (born 1954), internet and installation artist
• Mark Podwal (born 1945)
• Sigmar Polke (born 1941)
• Larry Poons (born 1937), painter
• Richard Prince (born 1949), painter and photographer
• Martin Puryear (born 1941), sculptor

Q

• Marc Quinn (born 1964), sculptor
• Tim Quinn (born 1956), algorist, sculptor

R

• Neo Rauch (born 1960), painter
• Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), painter, collagist, printmaker, neo-dadaist
• Peter Reginato (born 1945), sculptor
• Marc Rembold (born 1963), painter, sculptor, and new media
• Jesse Richards (born 1975), painter and filmmaker
• Peter Richards (born 1970), performance, photography and video
• Gerhard Richter (born 1932), painter
• Ken Rinaldo (born 1958), electronic installation/robotics
• James Rosenquist (born 1933), painter
• Ernest Ruckle (born 1940), painter
• Thomas Ruff (born 1958), photographer
• Edward Ruscha (born 1937), painter, printmaker and filmmaker

S

• Chéri Samba (born 1956), painter
• Jean-Michel Sanejouand (born 1934), painter and sculptor
• Dominique Sanson (born 1949), painter
• Bojan Sarcevic (born 1974), sculptor
• Arthur Sarkissian (born 1960), painter
• Raymond Saunders (born 1934), painter
• Jenny Saville (born 1970), painter
• Julian Schnabel (born 1951), painter, sculptor and filmmaker
• Carolee Schneemann (born 1939), performance artist
• Thomas Schütte (born 1954),sculptor
• Richard Serra (born 1939), sculptor
• Joel Shapiro (born 1941), sculptor
• Cindy Sherman (born 1954), photographer, performance artist
• Amy Sillman (born 1966), painter
• Lorna Simpson (born 1960), interdisciplinary artist
• Victor Sloan (born 1945), photographer, mixed media artist, video artist,
• Bob and Roberta Smith (born 1958)
• Michael Snow (born 1929), filmmaker, musician, painter
• Joan Snyder (born 1940), painter
• Konstantia Sofokleous (born 1974), animation artist
• Keith Sonnier (born 1941), sculptor
• Frank Stella (born 1936), painter, printmaker
• Nathaniel Stern (born 1977) interdisciplinary artist, printmaker, new media
• Sarah Sze (born 1969), sculptor

T

• Tomoko Takahashi (born 1966), installation artist
• Mark Tansey (born 1966), painter
• Arthur Thrall (born 1926), printmaker, painter
• Wolfgang Tillmans (born 1968), photographer
• Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961)
• Mark Titchner painter and philosopher
• Slaven Tolj (born 1964), performance, installation artist
• Helmut Tollmann (born 1945), painter
• Scott Treleaven (born 1975)
• Richard Tuttle (born 1941), postminimalist
• Luc Tuymans (born 1958), painter
• Keith Tyson (born 1969)

U

• Francis Upritchard (born 1976)

V

• Cybèle Varela (born 1943)
• Bill Viola (born 1951)
• John Virtue (born 1947)

W

• Jeff Wall (born 1946), photographer
• Magnus Wallin (born 1965), video artist
• Andy Warhol (1928-1987), pop artist
• Lawrence Weiner (born 1942), conceptual artist
• Rachel Whiteread (born 1963), sculptor
• Hannah Wilke (1940-1993), sculptor
• Jerry Wilkerson (1943-2007), painter
• Jane and Louise Wilson (born 1967), installation artists
• Richard Wilson (born 1953), installation artist
• Shaun Wilson (born 1972), video artist
• Francesca Woodman (1958-1981), photographer
• Wu Guanzhong (born 1919), painter

X

Y

• Peter Young (born 1940), painter

Z

• Larry Zox (1936-2006), painter