This is a list of artists who create contemporary art , i.e., those whose peak of activity can be situated somewhere between the 1970s (the advent of postmodernism ) and the present day. Artists on this list meet the following criteria:
The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by his/her peers or successors.
The person is known for originating a significant new concept, theory or technique.
The person has created, or played a major role in co-creating, a significant or well-known work, or collective body of work, that has been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film, or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews.
The person's work either (a) has become a significant monument, (b) has been a substantial part of a significant exhibition, (c) has won significant critical attention, or (d) is represented within the permanent collections of several notable galleries or museums, or had works in many significant libraries.
Martine Aballéa (born 1950), installation artist
Marina Abramović (born 1946), performance artist
Vito Acconci (1940–2017), installation and performance artist
Rita Ackermann (born 1968), artist
Bas Jan Ader (1942–1979), conceptual artist
Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959), video artist
Peggy Ahwesh (born 1954), video artist
Chantal Akerman (1950–2015), filmmaker
Vikky Alexander (born 1959), installation artist
Edward Allington (1951–2017), sculptor
Francis Alÿs (born 1959), conceptual artist
El Anatsui (born 1944), sculptor and installation artist
Laurie Anderson (born 1947), performance artist
Carl Andre (1935–2024), sculptor
Janine Antoni (born 1964), sculptor and installation artist
Ida Applebroog (born 1929), painter
Nobuyoshi Araki (born 1940), photographer
Diane Arbus (1923–1971), photographer
Siah Armajani (1939–2020), sculptor
Arman (1928–2005), sculptor
John Armleder (born 1948), performance artist, painter, sculptor, critic, and curator
Art & Language , art collective
Richard Artschwager (1923–2013), sculptor and painter
Roy Ascott (born 1934), new media artist
Frank Auerbach (born 1931), painter
Sofia Areal (born 1960), painter
Francis Bacon (1909–1992), painter
Jo Baer (born 1929), painter
John Baldessari (1931–2020), conceptual artist
Balthus (1908–2001), painter
Banksy (born 1974), graffiti artist
Fiona Banner (born 1966), installation artist and sculptor
Matthew Barney (born 1967), filmmaker
Will Barnet (1911–2012), painter
Artur Barrio (born 1945), interactive artist
Bo Bartlett (born 1955), painter
Jennifer Bartlett (born 1945), painter
Georg Baselitz (born 1938), painter
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), painter
Noah Becker (born 1970), painter
Vanessa Beecroft (born 1969), performance artist
Larry Bell (born 1939), sculptor
Maurice Benayoun (born 1957), media artist
Lynda Benglis (born 1941), sculptor
Danelle Bergstrom (born 1957), painter
José Bernal (1925–2010), painter and sculptor
Joseph Beuys (1921–1986), sculptor, performance artist, installation artist
Ashley Bickerton (1959-2022), mixed-media artist
Janet Biggs (born 1959), video and performance artist
Dara Birnbaum (born 1946), video and installation artist
Ned Bittinger (born 1951), painter
Ronald Bladen , (1918–1988), sculptor
David Blatherwick (born 1960), painter and video artist
Guy Bleus (born 1950), performance artist, mail art
Christian Boltanski (1944–2021), sculptor, photographer, painter and film maker
Alighiero Boëtti (1940–1994), conceptual artist
Maurizio Bolognini (born 1952), post-conceptual media artist
Henry Bond (born 1966), writer, photographer and visual artist
Christine Borland (born 1965), sculptor
Michaël Borremans (born 1963), painter
Eberhard Bosslet (born 1953), sculptor, installation artist
Fernando Botero (1932–2023), painter
Jack Boul (born 1927), painter, printmaker and sculptor
Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), sculptor and installation artist
Mark Bradford (born 1961), painter
Robert J Brawley (1937–2006), painter
Candice Breitz (born 1972), video artist
Stuart Brisley (born 1933), performance artist
Marcel Broodthaers (1924–1976), poet, filmmaker and artist
Glenn Brown (born 1966)
Tania Bruguera (born 1968), installation and performance artist
Angela Bulloch (born 1966), installation artist
Deborah Butterfield (born 1949), sculptor
Chris Burden (1946–2015), performance artist, sculptor, and installation artist
Jack Bush (1909–1977), painter
Gerard Byrne (born 1969), installation artist
Sophie Calle (born 1953), conceptual artist
Nuno de Campos (born 1969), painter
Janet Cardiff (born 1957), installation artist
Gerard Caris (born 1925), sculptor
Norman Carlberg (1928–2018), sculptor
Gillian Carnegie (born 1971), painter
Anthony Caro (1924–2013), sculptor
Antonio Caro (1950–2021), painter and conceptual artist
Nicolas Carone (1917–2010), painter, sculptor
James Casebere (born 1953), photographer
Maurizio Cattelan (born 1960), sculptor
Nick Cave (born 1959), performance artist and sculptor
John Cederquist (born 1946), sculptor
Vija Celmins (born 1938), painter
Saint Clair Cemin (born 1951), sculptor
John Chamberlain (1927–2011), sculptor
Suki Chan (born 1977), video and installation artist
Hsia-Fei Chang (born 1973), performance and installation artist
Gordon Cheung , (born 1975), contemporary artist
Jake and Dinos Chapman , sculptors
Judy Chicago (born 1939), feminist artist
Dale Chihuly (born 1941), glass artist
Nina Childress (born 1961), painter
Luke Ching (born 1972), conceptual artist
Dan Christensen (1942–2007), abstract painter
Abraham David Christian (born 1952), sculptor
Chinwe Chukwuogo-Roy (1952–2012), painter and printmaker
Christo and Jeanne-Claude , site-specific artists
Paolo Cirio (born 1979), Internet artist
Lygia Clark (1920–1988), painter and installation artist
Brian Clarke (born 1953), multidisciplinary artist, painter and stained glass designer
Francesco Clemente (born 1952), painter
Chuck Close (1940–2021), painter
Claude Closky (born 1963), new media artist
Arnaud Cohen (born 1968), sculptor
Delphine Coindet (born 1969), sculptor and installation artist
Robert Colescott (1925–2009), painter
Mat Collishaw (born 1966), photographer and video artist
George Condo (born 1957), painter
Cortis & Sonderegger , installation artists
Anne-Lise Coste (born 1973), painter
Tony Cragg (born 1945), sculptor
Michael Craig-Martin (born 1941), painter, printmaker, digital artist and sculptor
Martin Creed (born 1968), installation artist
Patricia Cronin (born 1963), multidisciplinary artist
José Luis Cuevas (1934–2017), painter, printmaker and sculptor
Dado (1933–2010), painter
Hanne Darboven (1941–2009), conceptual artist
Ian Davenport (born 1966), painter and printmaker
Ronald Davis (born 1937), abstract painter
Richard Deacon (born 1949), sculptor
Tacita Dean (born 1965), conceptual artist and filmmaker
Wim Delvoye (born 1965), neo-conceptual artist
Walter De Maria (1940–2013), installation artist, conceptual artist
Abigail DeVille (born 1981), installation and sculpture artist
Guy Denning (born 1965), painter
Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993), painter
Rineke Dijkstra (born 1959), photographer
Sam Dillemans (born 1965), painter
DOT DOT DOT , conceptual artist
Braco Dimitrijevic (born 1948), conceptual artist
Jim Dine (born 1935), sculptor
Mark di Suvero (born 1933), sculptor
Harry Dodge (born 1966), visual artist
Peter Doig (born 1959), painter
Marlene Dumas (born 1953), painter
John Duncan (born 1953), performance and installation artist
Jan Fabre (born 1958), multidisciplinary artist
Öjvind Fahlström (1928–1976), multimedia artist
Harun Farocki (1944–2014), filmmaker
Angus Fairhurst (1966–2008), installation artist
Hans-Peter Feldmann (born 1941), photographer and installation artist
Kenneth Feingold (born 1952), conceptual artist
Brendan Fernandes (born 1979), performance artist
Teresita Fernández (born 1968), multidisciplinary artist
Esther Ferrer (born 1937), conceptual and performance artist
Carole Feuerman (born 1945), sculptor
Stephen Finer (born 1949), painter
Eric Fischl painter (born 1948), painter, sculptor and printmaker
Peter Fischli & David Weiss , video artists
Dan Flavin (1933–1996), minimalist
Bruno Fonseca (1958–1994), painter and sculptor
Caio Fonseca (born 1959), painter
Peter Forakis (1927–2009), sculptor
Günther Förg (1952–2013), painter, graphic designer, sculptor and photographer
Sam Francis (1923–1994), painter
Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), painter
Andrea Fraser (born 1965), performance artist
Lucian Freud (1922–2011), painter
Tom Friedman (born 1965), conceptual sculptor
Chiara Fumai (1979–2017) performance artist
Ellen Gallagher (born 1965), multidisciplinary artist
Anya Gallaccio (born 1963), installation artist
Enrico Garff (born 1939), painter
Kendell Geers (born 1968), conceptual artist
Isa Genzken (born 1948), sculptor
Gilbert and George , sculptors and performance artists
Adrian Ghenie (born 1977), painter
Sam Gilliam (1933-2022), painter
Liam Gillick (born 1964), conceptual artist
Karin Giusti (born 1955), sculptor and installation artist
Robert Gober (born 1954), sculptor
Michael Goldberg (1924–2007), painter
Nan Goldin (born 1953), photographer
Jack Goldstein (1945–2003), painter
Andy Goldsworthy (born 1956), sculptor and photographer
Peter Golfinopoulos (born 1928), painter
Leon Golub (1922–2004), painter
Felix Gonzales-Torres (1957–1996), sculptor and installation artist
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster (born 1965), artist and filmmaker
Robert Goodnough (1917–2010), painter
Douglas Gordon (born 1966), video artist and photographer
Antony Gormley (born 1950), sculptor
Dan Graham (1942–2022), multidisciplinary artist
Robert Graham (1938–2008), sculptor
Rodney Graham (1949–2022), photographer and installation artist
Cleve Gray (1918–2004), painter
Kaloust Guedel (born 1956), painter, and sculptor
Genco Gulan (born 1969), sculptor and performance artist
Don Gummer (born 1946), sculptor
Andreas Gursky (born 1955), photographer
Hans Haacke (born 1936), conceptual artist
Jacques Halbert (born 1955), neo-dada artist
Petrit Halilaj (born 1986), installation artist
David Hall (1937–2014), video artist
Richard Hamilton (1922–2011), painter and collagist
Keith Haring (1958–1990), painter and graffiti artist
Mona Hatoum (born 1952), performance artist
Susan Hauptman (1947–2015), work on paper
Carl Michael von Hausswolff (born 1956), sound artist
Tim Hawkinson (born 1960), sculpture artist
Al Held (1928–2005), painter
Gottfried Helnwein (born 1948), multimedia artist, installation artist, painter, photographer and performance artist
Diango Hernandez (born 1970), conceptual artist and painter
Jeremy Henderson (1952–2009), painter
Eva Hesse (1936–1970), sculptor
Andreas Heusser (born 1976), conceptual artist
Hugo Heyrman (born 1942), painter and multimedia artist
Gary Hill (born 1951), video artist
Susan Hiller (1940–2019), installation artist
Charles Hinman (born 1932), painter
Thomas Hirschhorn (born 1957), installation artist
Damien Hirst (born 1965), installation artist
David Hockney (born 1937), painter
Jim Hodges (born 1957), installation artist
Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017), painter
Candida Höfer (born 1944), photographer
Tom Holland (born 1936), mixed media artist and painter
Frank Holliday (born 1957), painter
Saskia Holmkvist (born 1971), conceptual artist
Christian Holstad (born 1972), conceptual artist
Jenny Holzer (born 1950), interdisciplinary artist
Roni Horn (born 1955), sculptor, installation artist and writer
Peter Howson (born 1958), painter
Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler , video artists
Gary Hume (born 1962), painter
Philipp Humm (born 1959), painter and multidisciplinary artist
Pierre Huyghe (born 1962), media artist
Alfredo Jaar (born 1956), conceptual artist
Richard Jackson (born 1939), painter, installation
Renata Jaworska (born 1979), painter
Chantal Joffe (born 1969), painter
Jasper Johns (born 1930), painter and printmaker
Ray Johnson (1927–1995), pop artist and mail art
Jennie C. Jones (born 1968), multidisciplinary artist
Josignacio (born 1963), painter
Ana Jotta (born 1946), multidisciplinary artist
Donald Judd (1928–1994), sculptor
Isaac Julien (born 1960), filmmaker
Ilya Kabakov (born 1933), installation artist
Eduardo Kac (born 1962), performance artist and BioArtist
Stanya Kahn (born 1968), performance and video artist
Wolf Kahn (1927–2020), painter
Anish Kapoor (born 1954), sculptor
Allan Kaprow (1927–2006), painter and performance artist
Deborah Kass (born 1952), mixed media artist
On Kawara (1932–2014), conceptual artist
Mary Kelly (born 1941), conceptual artist
Mike Kelley (1954–2012), sculptor, installation artist and performance artist
Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), painter
William Kentridge (born 1955), draughtsman, filmmaker and sculptor
Anselm Kiefer (born 1945), painter
Manfred Kielnhofer (born 1967), sculptor, designer and photographer
Edward Kienholz (1927–1994), installation artist
Karen Kilimnik (born 1962), painter
Bodys Isek Kingelez (1948–2015), sculpture
Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997), conceptual artist and installation artist
Komar and Melamid , conceptual artists
Jeff Koons (born 1955), conceptual artist
Mark Kostabi (born 1960), painter
Barbara Kruger (born 1945), photographer
Peter Kuckei (born 1938), painter
Yayoi Kusama (born 1929), installation artist, performance artist and painter
Miriam Syowia Kyambi (born 1979), interdisciplinary multimedia installation and performance artist
David LaChapelle (born 1963), photographer
Suzanne Lacy (born 1945), performance artist
Suzanne Lafont (born 1949), photographer
Ronnie Landfield (born 1947), painter
Michael Landy (born 1963), conceptual artist
Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (born 1948), installation and collage artist
Maria Lassnig (1919–2014), painter
Matthieu Laurette (born 1970), multimedia, conceptual, installation and video artist
Robert Lazzarini (born 1965), sculptor and installation artist
Lee Bul (born 1964), sculpture, installation and conceptual artist
Marc Lee (born 1969), installation, new media and conceptual artist
Zoe Leonard (born 1961), photographer and visual artist
Mark Lewis (born 1958), installation and film artist
Peter Wayne Lewis (born 1953), painter
Sol LeWitt (1928–2007), installation and conceptual artist
Richard Long (born 1945), sculptor, photographer and painter
Robert Longo (born 1953), painter and sculptor
Lee Lozano (1930–1999), painter
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (born 1967), installation artist
Sarah Lucas (born 1962), photographer, sculptor and conceptual artist
Robert Mangold (born 1937), painter
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), photographer
Christian Marclay (born 1955), composer and conceptual artist
Bruce McLean (born 1944), conceptual, performance, sculptor and painter
Brice Marden (born 1938), painter
Kerry James Marshall (born 1955), painter
Milovan Destil Marković (born 1957), painter and performance artist
Agnes Martin (1912–2004), painter
Eugene J. Martin (1938–2005), painter
Enrique Martinez Celaya (1964), painter and sculptor
Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978), conceptual artist
Amanda Matthews (born 1968), sculptor, painter, public art
Paul McCarthy (born 1945), performance and installation artist
Allan McCollum (born 1944), sculptor and installation artist
Ryan McGinley (born 1977), photographer
Steve McQueen (born 1969), filmmaker and video artist
Cildo Meireles (born 1948), sculptor and installation artist
Ana Mendieta (1948–1985), sculptor, performance and video artist
Yucef Merhi (born 1977), installation and new media artist
Thom Merrick (born 1963), sculptor, painter
Boris Mikhailov (born 1938), photographer
Ann Mikolowski (1940–1999), painter, printmaker and book artist
Haroon Mirza (born 1977), sculptor and installation artist
Eva Moll (born 1961), painter, performance and installation artist
Dianna Molzan (born 1972), painter, sculptor
Franco Mondini-Ruiz (born 1961), painter, sculptor, performance and installation artist
Jonathan Monk (born 1969), conceptual artist
François Morellet (1926–2016), painter, engraver, sculptor and light artist
Yasumasa Morimura (born 1951), photographer
Robert Morris (1931–2018), sculptor, writer and conceptual artist
Ed Moses (1926–2018), painter
Antoni Muntadas (born 1942), installation and new media artist
Vik Muniz (born 1961), photographer
Bruce Munro (born 1959), installation artist
Takashi Murakami (born 1962), sculptor and painter
Elizabeth Murray (1940–2007), painter
Zoran Mušič (1909–2005), painter
Wangechi Mutu (born 1972), painter
Bruce Nauman (born 1941), multidisciplinary artist
Ernesto Neto (born 1964), installation artist
John Nieto (1936–2018), painter
Odd Nerdrum (born 1944), painter
Shirin Neshat (born 1957), visual artist
NEVERCREW , installation artists
Alexander Ney (born 1939), sculptor and painter
Graham Nicholls (born 1975), installation artist
Olaf Nicolai (born 1962), conceptual artist
Kenneth Noland (1924–2010), painter
Thomas Nozkowski (1944–2019), painter
Jim Nutt (born 1938), painter
Marina Núñez (born 1966), multimedia artist
Albert Oehlen (born 1954), painter
Markus Oehlen (born 1956), painter
Chris Ofili (born 1968), painter
Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986), painter
Claes Oldenburg (1929–2022), sculptor
Jules Olitski (1922–2007), painter
Nathan Oliveira (1928–2010), painter
Camila Oliveira Fairclough (born 1979), painter
Yoko Ono (born 1933), musician and conceptual artist
Bruce Onobrakpeya (born 1932), printmaker, painter and sculptor
Orlan (born 1947), performance and body artist
Roman Opałka (1931–2011), painter
Catherine Opie (born 1961), photographer
Julian Opie (born 1958), digital artist
Dennis Oppenheim (1938–2011), conceptual and installation artist
Gabriel Orozco (born 1962), conceptual and installation artist
Tony Oursler (born 1957), multimedia and installation artist
Nam June Paik (1932–2006), video artist
Roxy Paine (born 1966), sculptor
Eduardo Paolozzi (1924–2005), sculptor
Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002), sculptor
Cornelia Parker (born 1956), sculptor and installation artist
Ray Parker (1922–1990), painter
Ed Paschke (1939–2004), painter
Simon Patterson (born 1967), conceptual artist
Oliver Payne and Nick Relph , video artists
Grayson Perry (born 1960), ceramicist
Maja Petric (born 1981), new media artist
Raymond Pettibon (born 1957), drawing, video and installation artist
Elizabeth Peyton (born 1965), painter
Adrian Piper (born 1948), conceptual artist
Steven Pippin (born 1960), sculptor
Michelangelo Pistoletto (born 1933), painter, action and object artist
Lari Pittman (born 1952), painter
Paola Pivi (born 1971), multimedia artist
Sigmar Polke (1941–2010), painter and photographer
Larry Poons (born 1937), painter
William Powhida (born 1976), painter
Kenneth Price (1935–2012), ceramicist, sculptor
Richard Prince (born 1949), painter and photographer
Laure Prouvost (born 1978), installation artist
Martin Puryear (born 1941), sculptor
Alessandro Raho (born 1971), painter and photographer
Arnulf Rainer (born 1929), painter
Yvonne Rainer (born 1934), performance artist
Rallé (born 1949), painter
Ramin, Rokni, Hesam , artist collective
Paul Henry Ramirez (born 1963), painter
Neo Rauch (born 1960), painter
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), painter, collagist, printmaker and neo-dadaist
Mouna Rebeiz (born 1957) painter
Peter Reginato (born 1945), sculptor
Paula Rego (born 1935), painter
Seund Ja Rhee (1918–2009), painter, printmaker and ceramicist
Jason Rhoades (1965–2006), installation artist and sculptor
Jesse Richards (born 1975), artist
Renee Richetts (born 1955), artist
Gerhard Richter (born 1932), painter
Pipilotti Rist (born 1962), video artist
Larry Rivers (1923–2002), painter and multimedia artist
James Rosenquist (1933–2017), painter
Martha Rosler (born 1943), video artist, installation artist and performance artist
Dieter Roth (1930–1998), artist's books, sculptor and installation artist
Thomas Ruff (born 1958), photographer
Allen Ruppersberg (born 1944), conceptual artist, mixed media and installation artist
Edward Ruscha (born 1937), painter, printmaker and filmmaker
Anri Sala (born 1974), video artist
Chéri Samba (born 1956), painter
Jean-Michel Sanejouand (1934–2021), painter and sculptor
David Salle (born 1952), painter
Bojan Sarcevic (born 1974), sculptor
Wilhelm Sasnal (born 1972), painter
Jenny Saville (born 1970), painter
Raymond Saunders (born 1934), painter
Markus Schinwald (born 1973), painter, sculptor and filmmaker
Julian Schnabel (born 1951), painter, sculptor and filmmaker
Carolee Schneemann (1939–2019), performance artist
Thomas Schütte (born 1954), sculptor
Richard Serra (1938–2024), sculptor
Joel Shapiro (born 1941), sculptor
Sonia Landy Sheridan (1925–2021), computer and software artist
Cindy Sherman (born 1954), photographer and performance artist
Yinka Shonibare (born 1962)
Amy Sillman (born 1966), painter
David Simpson , (born 1928), painter
Lorna Simpson (born 1960), interdisciplinary artist
Bob and Roberta Smith (born 1958), conceptual artist
Jack Smith (1932–1989), filmmaker
Kiki Smith (born 1954), feminist artist
Robert Smithson (1938–1973), land artist, sculptor and photographer
Michael Snow (1929–2023), filmmaker, musician and painter
Joan Snyder (born 1940), painter
Keith Sonnier (1941–2020), sculptor
Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), painter
Nancy Spero (1926–2009), painter
Joe Stefanelli (1921–2017), painter
Pat Steir (born 1940), painter
Frank Stella (1936–2024), painter and printmaker
Thomas Struth (born 1954), photographer
Hiroshi Sugimoto (born 1948), photographer
Sarah Sze (born 1969), sculptor
William Tillyer (born 1938), painter and printmaker
Tomoko Takahashi (born 1966), installation artist
Mark Tansey (born 1949), painter
CJ Tañedo (birn 1979), painter
Sam Taylor-Wood (born 1967), filmmaker and photographer
Diana Thater (born 1962), video artist
Paul Thek (1933–1988), painter, sculptor and installation artist
Wayne Thiebaud (1920–2021), painter and printmaker
Hank Willis Thomas (born 1976), conceptual artist
Arthur Thrall (1926–2015), printmaker and painter
Agnes Thurnauer (born 1962), painter
Wolfgang Tillmans (born 1968), photographer
Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961), conceptual and installation artist
Mark Titchner (born 1973), painter
Slaven Tolj (born 1964), performance and installation artist
Seb Toussaint (born 1988), painter and street artist
Scott Treleaven (born 1975), filmmaker
Rosemarie Trockel (born 1952), installation artist
Gavin Turk (born 1967), sculptor
James Turrell (born 1943), installation artist
Richard Tuttle (born 1941), postminimalist
Luc Tuymans (born 1958), painter
Cy Twombly (1928–2011), painter
Keith Tyson (born 1969), drawing, painter and installation artist
Kara Walker (born 1969), installation artist
Jeff Wall (born 1946), photographer
Magnus Wallin (born 1965), video artist
Mark Wallinger (born 1959), conceptual artist
Suling Wang (born 1968), painter
Andy Warhol (1928–1987), pop artist
Gillian Wearing (born 1963), conceptual artist
Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953), photographer
Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021), conceptual artist
Monika Weiss (born 1964), installation, video and performance artist
Ai Weiwei (born 1957), conceptual artist
Elsa Werth (born 1985), installation artist
Tom Wesselmann (1931–2004), painter
Franz West (1947–2012), drawing, painter and sculptor
Rachel Whiteread (born 1963), sculptor
Jack Whitten (1939–2018), painter
Alison Wilding (born 1948), sculptor
Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), sculptor
Thornton Willis (born 1936), painter
Jane and Louise Wilson (born 1967), installation artists
Richard Wilson (born 1953), installation artist
Joel-Peter Witkin (born 1939), photographer
Francesca Woodman (1958–1981), photographer
Wu Guanzhong (1919–2010), painter
Erwin Wurm (born 1954), sculptor and photographer
Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), painter