Who is who in contemporary art?
A list of some artists (in alphabetical order) who create (or created) contemporary art. This is only a small selection and of course incomplete, since there are ten-thousands of contemporary artists. This list will be updatet and supplemented regularly.
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- Above (born 1981) American street / installation artist
- Marina Abramovic (born 1946), performance artist
- Vito Acconci (born 1940), architect & installation artist
- Rita Ackermann (born 1968)
- Allora & Calzadilla
- Franz Ackermann (born 1963)
- Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
- Bas Jan Ader(1942–1979), conceptual artist
- 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
- Doug Aitken (born 1968)
- Chantal Akerman (born 1950), filmmaker
- Josef Albers (1888-1976), painter, printmaker
- Vikky Alexander (born 1959), installation artist
- 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
- Diane Arbus (1923-1971)
- Siah Armajani (born 1939), sculptor
- John M. Armleder (born 1948), painter
- Richard Artschwager (born 1923)
- Mireille Astore (born 1961), conceptual, performance and installation artist
- Javier Arevalo (1936),Painter
- Mino Argento (born 1927), Painter
B
- Francis Bacon (1909–1992), painter
- Jo Baer (born 1929), painter
- John Baldessari (born 1931), conceptual artist
- Stephan Balkenhol (born 1957), sculptor, printmaker
- Banksy (born 1974), graffiti artist
- Fiona Banner (born 1966)
- Miquel Barcelo (born 1957) painter / installation artist
- Matthew Barney (born 1967), filmmaker, sculptor, installation artist
- Artur Barrio (born 1945), Interactive artist
- Robert Barry (born 1936)
- Jennifer Bartlett (born 1945), painter
- Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), painter
- Bernd & Hilla Becher (born 1931 + 1934), photographers
- Vanessa Beecroft (born 1969)
- Zdziszaw Beksizski (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
- Joseph Beuys (1921–1986)
- 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
- John Bock (born 1965), performance artist
- Alighiero Boëtti (1940-1994), painter
- Christian Boltanski (born 1944)
- Monica Bonvicini (born 1965)
- Henry Bond (born 1966)
- Christine Borland (born 1965)
- Michaël Borremans (born 1963), painter
- Eberhard Bosslet (born 1953)
- Fernando Botero (born 1932), painter
- Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), sculptor
- Mark Bradford (born 1961) painter
- Robert J Brawley (born 1936), painter
- Candice Breitz (born 1972)
- Marcel Broodthaers (1924–1976)
- Stuart Brisley (born 1933), performance artist
- Cecily Brown (born 1969)
- Glenn Brown (born 1966)
- Günter Brus (born 1938)
- Angela Bulloch (born 1966)
- Chris Burden (born 1946)
- Daniel Buren (born 1938), painter, sculptor
- James Lee Byars (1932-1997)
- Gerard Byrne (born 1969), installation artist
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- John Cage (1912-1992)
- Sophie Calle (born 1953), photographer, video artist
- Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
- 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
- Nicolas Carone (1917-2010), painter, sculptor
- Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004)
- James Casebere (born 1953), photographer
- Maurizio Cattelan (born 1960)
- John Cederquist (born 1946), American sculptor
- Vija Celmins (born 1938)
- John Chamberlain (born 1928), sculptor
- Jake and Dinos Chapman (born 1966 & 1962)
- Judy Chicago (born 1939)
- Illya Chichkan (born 1967), installation and video artist
- Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002)
- Dan Christensen (1942–2007), abstract painter
- Zhou Chunya (born1955) painter
- Christo (born 1935), installation artist
- Njideka Akunyili Crosby (born 1983)
- Vija Celmins (born 1938)
- David Claerbout (born 1969)
- 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
- Mat Collishaw (born 1966)
- Tony Cragg (born 1945), sculptor
- Michael Craig-Martin (born 1941), painter, printmaker, digital artist, sculpture
- Martin Creed (born 1968), installation artist
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- Salvador Dalí (1904 - 1989), painter, sculptor, printmaker
- Hanne Darboven (1941–2009)
- Ian Davenport (born 1966), painter and printmaker
- Ronald Davis (born 1937), abstract painter
- Richard Deacon (born 1949), sculptor
- Tacita Dean (born 1965), conceptual artist, filmmaker
- Wim Delvoye (born 1965), neo-conceptual artist
- Thomas Demand (born 1964), photographer
- Guy Denning (born 1965), painter
- Rineke Dijkstra (born 1959), photographer
- Sam Dillemans (born 1965), painter
- Braco Dimitrijevic (born 1948)
- Jim Dine (born 1953), painter, sculptor
- Mark Dion (born 1961)
- Stephen DiRado (born 1957), photographer
- Mark Divo (born 1966)
- Peter Doig (born 1959), painter
- Stan Douglas (born 1960)
- Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985), painter
- Joel Ducorroy (born 1955), plate artist
- Marlene Dumas (born 1953), painter
- John Duncan (born 1953), performance, installation artist
- Jimmie Durham (born 1940)
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- Janet Echelman (born 1966), sculptor, installation artist
- William Eggleston (born 1939)
- 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)
- Cerith Wyn Evans (born 1958)
- Walker Evans (1903-1975)
- Valie Export (born 1940)
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- Jan Fabre (born 1958)
- Öjvind Fahlström (1928–1976)
- Angus Fairhurst (1966–2008)
- Ingrid Falk (born 1960)
- Zeng Fanzhi (born 1964) painter
- Harun Farocki (born 1944)
- Bernd Fasching (born 1955)
- Omar Fast (born 1972)
- Charles Fazzino(born 1955)
- Kenneth Feingold (born 1952)
- Hans-Peter Feldmann (born 1941), photographer
- Susan Fereday (born 1959), artist, photographer
- Stephen Finer (born 1949)
- Eric Fischl painter (born 1948)
- Peter Fischli & David Weiss (born 1952, born 1946)
- Dan Flavin (1933–1996)
- Sylvie Fleury (born 1961), performance artist
- Ceal Floyer (born 1968)
- Günther Förg (born 1952), painter, photographer
- Bruno Fonseca (1958–1994)
- Caio Fonseca (born 1959)
- Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
- Peter Forakis (1927-2009), sculptor
- Sam Francis (1923-1994)
- Jane Frank (1918–1986)
- Robert Frank (born 1924)
- Helen Frankenthaler (born 1928), painter
- Andrea Fraser (born 1965), performance artist
- Lucian Freud (born 1922), painter
- David Fried (born 1962), conceptual sculptor, photographer
- Peter Friedl (born 1960)
- Lee Friedlander (born 1934)
- Tom Friedman (born 1965), conceptual sculptor
- Yang Fudong (born 1971)
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- Anya Gallaccio (born 1963)
- Harry Gamboa, Jr. (born 1951)
- Isa Genzken (born 1948)
- Adrian Ghenie (born 1977) painter
- H.R. Giger (born 1940)
- Gilbert and George, (born 1943 & 1942)
- Sam Gilliam (born 1933), painter
- Liam Gillick (born 1964)
- Robert Gober (born 1954), painter, installation artist
- Michael Goldberg (1924–2007), painter
- Nan Goldin (born 1953), photographer
- Jack Goldstein (1945–2003)
- Andy Goldsworthy (born 1956)
- Peter Golfinopoulos (born 1928)
- Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster (born 1965)
- Felix Gonzales-Torres (1957–1996)
- Robert Goodnough (1917–2010)
- Douglas Gordon (born 1966)
- Antony Gormley (born 1950), sculptor
- Dan Graham (born 1942)
- Robert Graham (1938–2008)
- Rodney Graham (born 1949), photographer, installation artist
- Cleve Gray (1918–2004)
- Mark Grotjahn (born 1968) painter
- Peter Grzybowski (born 1951), performance artist
- Don Gummer (born 1946), sculptor
- Philip Guston (1913-1980)
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- Hans Haacke (born 1936), conceptual artist
- Karl Hagedorn (1922–2005), painter
- David Hammons (born 1943)
- Richard Hamilton (born 1922), painter, printmaker
- 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
- Gottfried Helnwein (born 1948), multimedia artist, installation artist
- Diango Hernandez (born 1970), conceptual artist, painter
- Georg Herold (born 1947)
- Eva Hesse (1936–1970), sculptor
- Hugo Heyrman (born 1942), painter, multimedia artist
- Gary Hill (born 1951), video artist
- Susan Hiller (born 1940), installation artist
- Thomas Hirschhorn (born 1957), painter, installation artist
- Damien Hirst (born 1965), installation artist
- David Hockney (born 1937), painter, photographer
- Candida Höfer (born 1936), photographer
- Carsten Höller (born 1961), installation artist
- Saskia Holmkvist (born 1971), conceptual artist
- Christian Holstad, (born 1972), conceptual artist
- Toos van Holstein (born 1955), painter
- Jenny Holzer (born 1950), interdisciplinary artist
- Roni Horn (born 1950), photographer
- Rebecca Horn (born 1944), conceptual artist, installation artist
- Peter Howson (born 1958), painter
- Zhang Huan (born 1965)
- Gary Hume (born 1962)
- Pierre Huyghe (born 1962), media artist
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- Jörg Immendorff (1945-2007), painter, printmaker, sculptor
- 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
- Christian Jankowski (born 1968)
- Paul Jelinek (), Painter
- Jeanne-Claude (1935–2009)
- Chantal Joffe (born 1969), painter
- Jasper Johns (born 1930), painter, printmaker
- Joan Jonas (born 1936)
- Mary Jordan (born 1969), filmmaker, performance artist and activist
- Gerry Judah (born 1951), artist, designer
- Donald Judd (1928–1994), sculptor
- Isaac Julien (born 1960), filmmaker
K
- Ilya Kabakov (born 1933), installation artist
- Emilia Kabakov (born 1942), installation artist
- Eduardo Kac (born 1962), transgenic artist
- Stanya Kahn (born 1968), performance, video artist
- Wolf Kahn (born 1927), landscapes, oil paints/pastels
- Nabil Kanso (born 1946), painter
- Anish Kapoor (born 1954), sculptor
- Alex Katz (born 1927), painter
- On Kawara (born 1949), conceptual artist
- Wladyslaw Kazmierczak (born 1951), performance artist
- Jonathan Keats (born 1971), conceptual artist
- Georgia o'Keeffe (1887-1986)
- Mike Kelley (born 1954)
- Ellsworth Kelly (born 1923), painter
- William Kentridge (born 1955)
- Anselm Kiefer (born 1945), painter
- Manfred Kielnhofer (born 1967), sculptor, installation artist, photographer, painter
- Kimsooja (born 1957)
- Edward Kienholz (born 1927), installation artist
- Scott Kildall (born 1969), performance, new media, conceptual
- Miru Kim (born 1981), photography
- Bodys Isek Kingelez (born 1948), sculpture
- Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997), painter, printmaker
- Per Kirkeby (born 1948), painter
- Yves Klein (1928-1962)
- Imi Knoebel (born 1940), painter
- Komar and Melamid (born 1943 & 1945)
- Jeff Koons (born 1949)
- Willem de Kooning (1953–1997)
- Frans Koppelaar (born 1943), painter
- Mark Kostabi (born 1960), painter
- Joseph Kosuth (born 1945)
- Jannis Kounellis (born 1936), installation artist
- Barbara Kruger (born 1949), artist and photographer
- Elke Krystufek (born 1970)
- Yayoi Kusama (born 1929), installation artist, performance artist, painter
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- Suzanne Lacy (born 1945), performance/public artist
- Wolfgang Laib (born 1950)
- Ronnie Landfield (born 1947), painter
- Michael Landy (born 1963)
- Annika Larsson (born 1972), artist
- Maria Lassnig (born 1919), painter
- Bertrand Lavier (born 1949)
- Louise Lawler (born 1919)
- Matthieu Laurette (born 1970), multimedia, conceptual, installation, video artist
- Robert Lazzarini (born 1965), sculptor, installation artist
- Lee Bul (born 1964), sculpture, installation, conceptual artist
- Lennie Lee (born 1958), multimedia, performance, video, photography
- Zoe Leonard (born 1961), photographer and visual artist
- Sherrie Levine (born 1947)
- Mark Lewis (born 1958) installation and film artist
- Sol LeWitt (1928–2007), installation and conceptual artist
- Glenn Ligon (born 1960)
- Allan Linder (born 1966), painter and sculptor
- Claude-Max Lochu (born 1951), painter
- Richard Long (born 1945), installation
- Robert Longo (born 1953), painter and sculptor
- Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (born 1967), installation artist
- Sarah Lucas (born 1962)
- Markus Lüpertz (born 1951), painter, printmaker
- Cecilia Lundqvist (born 1971), video artist
M
- Heinz Mack (born 1931), painter, printmaker
- Terence Main (born 1954), American modernist sculptor
- Robert Mangold (born 1937)
- Totte Mannes (born 1933), painter
- Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
- Brice Marden (born 1938), painter
- Christian Marclay (born 1955), photographer
- Milovan Destil Markovi (born 1957)
- Brice Marden (born 1938)
- Kerry James Marshall (born 1955) painter
- Agnes Martin (1912–2004), painter
- Eugene J. Martin (1938–2005), painter
- Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978)
- Richard Mayhew (1934- ), painter
- Paul McCarthy (born 1945)
- Allan McCollum (born 1944)
- Ryan McGinley (born 1977), photographer
- Steve McQueen, (born 1969)
- Jonathan Meese, (born 1970), painter and performance artist
- Cildo Meireles (born 1948), sculptor and installations
- Ana Mendieta (1948–1985)
- Thom Merrick (born 1963)
- Mario Merz (1925-2003)
- Annette Messager (born 1943)
- Aernout Mik (born 1962)
- Boris Mikhailov (born 1938), photographer
- Ksenia Milicevic (born 1942), painter and architect
- Tracey Moffatt (born 1960), painter
- Franco Mondini-Ruiz (born 1961)
- Jonathan Monk (born 1969), painter, sculptor, photographer
- Henry Moore (1898-1986)
- Mariko Mori (born 1967)
- Sebastian Diaz Morales (born 1975), Video Artist
- Robert Morris (born 1931), sculptor and performance artist
- Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
- Matt Mullican (born 1961)
- Vik Muniz (born 1961), photographer
- Loren Munk (born 1951), painter
- Juan Muñoz (1953-2001)
- 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
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- Yoshitomo Nara (born 1959) painter
- Bruce Nauman (born 1941)
- Odd Nerdrum (born 1944), painter
- Shirin Neshat (born 1957), photographer, video, filmmaker
- Ernesto Neto (born 1966)
- Alexander Ney (born 1939), sculptor and painter
- Graham Nicholls (born 1975), installation artist
- Olaf Nicolai (born 1962)
- Hermann Nitsch (born 1938), performance artist
- Daniel Ng (born 1963), painter
- Kenneth Noland (1924-2010), painter
O
- Albert Oehlen (born 1954), painter
- Markus Oehlen (born 1956), painter
- Claes Oldenburg (born 1929), painter, sculptor
- Chris Ofili (born 1968), painter
- Jules Olitski (1922-2007), painter
- Arthur Omar (born 1948), photographer, filmmaker, video and installation artist
- Roman Ondák (born 1966)
- Yoko Ono (born 1933), musician, artist
- Orlan (born 1947)
- Roman Opalka (born 1931), painter
- Julian Opie (born 1958), digital artist
- Dennis Oppenheim (born 1938), performance and installation artist
- Gabriel Orozco (born 1962)
- Tony Oursler (born 1957), video and installation artist
P
- Nam June Paik (1932–2006), video artist
- Roxy Paine (born 1966), sculptor
- Mimmo Paladino (born 1948)
- Giulio Paolini (born 1940)
- Cornelia Parker (born 1956)
- Ray Parker (1922–1990), painter
- Philippe Parreno (born 1964), video artist, filmmaker
- 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
- Jacques Pellegrin (born 1944), painter
- A. R. Penck (born 1939), painter, printmaker
- Giuseppe Penone (born 1947)
- Dan Perjovschi (born 1961)
- Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920–2003), sculptor
- Manfred Pernice (born 1963)
- Grayson Perry (born 1960)
- Raymond Pettibon (born 1957), painter
- Elizabeth Peyton (born 1965), painter
- Paul Pfeiffer (born 1966)
- Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), painter, sculptor
- Richard Piegza (born 1954), performance, video and installation artist
- Jack Pierson (born 1960)
- Adrian Piper (born 1948), conceptual artist
- Steven Pippin (born 1960)
- Michelangelo Pistoletto (born 1933), painter, sculptor, performance
- Philip Pocock (born 1954), internet and installation artist
- Mark Podwal (born 1945)
- Sigmar Polke (born 1941-2010)
- Larry Poons (born 1937), painter
- William Powhida (born 1976)
- Richard Prince (born 1949), painter and photographer
- Martin Puryear (born 1941), sculptor
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- Marc Quinn (born 1964), sculptor
R
- Walid Raad (born 1967)
- Alessandro Raho (born 1971)
- Arnulf Rainer(born 1929), painter, photographer
- Yvonne Rainer (born 1934), performance artist
- Rallé (born 1949), artist
- Neo Rauch (born 1960), painter
- Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), painter, collagist, printmaker, neo-dadaist
- Tobias Rehberger (born 1945), sculptor, installation artist
- Peter Reginato (born 1945), sculptor
- Marc Rembold (born 1963), painter, sculptor, and new media
- Seund Ja Rhee (1918–2009), painter, printmaker, and ceramist
- Jason Rhoades (1965–2006), installation artist and sculptor
- Jesse Richards (born 1975), artist
- Peter Richards (born 1970), artist, curator
- Gerhard Richter (born 1932), painter
- Bridget Riley (born 1931)
- Ken Rinaldo (born 1958), electronic installation/robotics
- Pipilotti Rist (born 1962)
- Gerwald Rockenschaub (born 1952)
- Ugo Rondinone (born 1963)
- James Rosenquist (born 1933), painter
- Martha Rosler(born 1943), photographer, video artist
- Dieter Roth (1930–1998)
- Mark Rothko (1903-1970), painter
- Ernest Ruckle (born 1940), painter
- Thomas Ruff (born 1958), photographer
- Edward Ruscha (born 1937), painter, printmaker and filmmaker
- Robert Ryman (born 1930)
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- Anri Sala (born 1974)
- Chéri Samba (born 1956), painter
- Fred Sandback (1943-2003)
- Jean-Michel Sanejouand (born 1934), painter and sculptor
- Dominique Sanson (born 1949), painter
- Bojan Sarcevic (born 1974), sculptor
- Arthur Sarkissian (born 1960), painter
- Wilhelm Sasnal (born 1972)
- Raymond Saunders (born 1934), painter
- Jenny Saville (born 1970), painter
- Simon Scheuerle ( ), sculptor, photographer, installation
- Julian Schnabel (born 1951), painter, sculptor and filmmaker
- Carolee Schneemann (born 1939), performance artist
- Gregor Schneider (born 1969)
- Thomas Schütte (born 1954),sculptor
- Sean Scully (born 1945)
- Paul Schwietzke (1952), painter
- Richard Serra (born 1939), sculptor
- Stephen Shanabrook (born 1965), sculptor
- Joel Shapiro (born 1941), sculptor
- Jim Shaw (born 1952)
- Cindy Sherman (born 1954), photographer, performance artist
- Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
- Roman Signer (born 1938)
- Amy Sillman (born 1966), painter
- Santiago Sierra (born 1966)
- Lorna Simpson (born 1960), interdisciplinary artist
- Victor Sloan (born 1945), photographer, mixed media artist, video artist
_ Andreas Slominski (born 1959)
- Bob and Roberta Smith (born 1958)
- Kiki Smith (born 1954), sculptor, printmaker
- Michael Snow (born 1929), filmmaker, musician, painter
- Joan Snyder (born 1940), painter
- Konstantia Sofokleous (born 1974), animation artist
- Nedko Solakov (born 1957)
- Keith Sonnier (born 1941), sculptor
- Nancy Spero (1926-2009)
- Daniel Spoerri (born 1930), sculptor, installation, assemblage
- Simon Starling (born 1967)
- Joe Stefanelli (born 1921), painter
- Frank Stella (born 1936), painter, printmaker
- FRudolf Stingel (born 1956) painter
- Thomas Struth (born 1954), photographer
- Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948), photographer
- Sarah Sze (born 1969), sculptor
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- Tomoko Takahashi (born 1966), installation artist
- Fiona Tan (born 1966)
- Mark Tansey (born 1966), painter
- Antoni Tàpies (born 1923), painter
- Sam Taylor-Wood (born 1967)
- Diana Thater (born 1962), video
- Paul Thek (1933–1988)
- Wayne Thiebaud (born 1920), painter, printmaker
- Arthur Thrall (born 1926), printmaker, painter
- Wolfgang Tillmans (born 1968), photographer
- Jean Tinguely (1925-1991), sculptor
- Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961), performance artist
- Mark Titchner painter and philosopher
- Slaven Tolj (born 1964), performance, installation artist
- Helmut Tollmann (born 1945), painter
- Scott Treleaven (born 1975)
- Rosemarie Trockel (born 1952)
- Zoja Trofimiuk (born 1952),sculptor, printmaker
- Ayako Tsuru (born 1941), Muralist Artist
- Gavin Turk (born 1967)
- James Turrell (born 1943)
- Richard Tuttle (born 1941), postminimalist
- Luc Tuymans (born 1958), painter
- Cy Twombly (1928–2011), painter
- Jacek Tylicki (born 1951), multimedia artist
- Keith Tyson (born 1969)
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- Francis Upritchard (born 1976)
- Günther Uecker, (born 1930), sculptor, printmaker
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- Cybèle Varela (born 1943)
- Vladimír Vaší?ek (1919–2003), painter
- Bill Viola (born 1951)
- John Virtue (born 1947)
- Wolf Vostell (1932-1998)
- Ben Vautier (born 1935)
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- Kara Walker (born 1969), works on paper
- Jeff Wall (born 1946), photographer
- Magnus Wallin (born 1965), video artist
- Mark Wallinger (born 1959)
- Suling Wang (born 1968), painter
- Andy Warhol (1928–1987), pop artist
- Gillian Wearing (born 1963)
- William Wegman (born 1942)
- Ai Weiwei (born 1957), conceptual artist
- Liu Wei (born 1965) Painter
- Lawrence Weiner (born 1942), conceptual artist
- Stephan Widera (1962), painter, media artist, photographer
- Franz West (born 1947)
- 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
- Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939), photographer
- Francesca Woodman (1958–1981), photographer
- Christopher Wool (born 1955), painter
- Erwin Wurm (born 1954), sculptor, installation artist
- Wu Guanzhong (born 1919), painter
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- Zhang Xiaogang (born 1958) painter
- Liu Xiaodong (born 1963) painter
- Ai Xuan (born 1947) painter
Y
- Chen Yifei (1946-2005) painter
- Peter Young (born 1940), painter
- Yang Maolin (born 1953), painter, sculptor
Z
- Luo Zhongli (born 1948) painter
- Andrea Zittel (born 1965), installation artist
- Artur Zmijewski (born 1966)
- Heimo Zobernig (born 1958)
- Larry Zox (1936–2006), painter
