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Contemporary Art

114 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Ahmed MaterPhotographer · PhotographyAhmed Mater (Arabic: أحمد ماطر; born 1979, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia) is a doctor–turned–artist who uses photography, film, video art, and text alongside traditional techniques such as painting,…
Albert OehlenEngraver · PrintsAlbert Oehlen (born 17 September 1954) is a German painter, installation artist and musician. He lives and works in Bühler, Switzerland and Segovia, Spain.
Alexander KargaltsevPhotographer · PhotographyAlexander "Sasha" Kargaltsev (born 1985) is a Russian-born American artist, writer, photographer, actor and film director.
Anish KapoorArtist · PaintingsSir Anish Mikhail Kapoor (born 12 March 1954) is a British Indian sculptor specializing in installation art and conceptual art.
Antonio BuenoArtist · PaintingsAntonio Bueno (21 July 1918 – 26 September 1984) was an Italian painter of Spanish origin. He acquired Italian citizenship in 1970.
Barbara KrugerDesigner · Modern designBarbara Kruger (born January 26, 1945) is an American conceptual artist and collagist associated with the Pictures Generation.
Barbara ProbstPhotographer · PhotographyBarbara Probst (born 1964) is a German contemporary artist whose photographic work consists of multiple images of a single scene, shot simultaneously with several cameras via a…
Bill WoodrowArtist · Paintings
Billy ChildishArtist · PaintingsBilly Childish (born Steven John Hamper; 1 December 1959) is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer, and guitarist.
Cai Guo-QiangPhotographer · Photography
Cao FeiPhotographer · PhotographyCao Fei (曹斐, pronunciation; born 1978) is a Chinese multimedia artist born in Guangzhou.
Carla ArochaArtist · SculptureCarla Arocha (born October 30, 1961) is a Venezuelan artist renowned for her contributions to Minimalism, design, and geometric abstraction, particularly drawing inspiration from her native…
Carlo LeviArtist · PaintingsCarlo Levi (ˈkarlo ˈlɛːvi) (29 November 1902 – 4 January 1975) was an Italian painter, writer, activist, independent leftist politician, and medical doctor.
Carlos AmoralesEngraver · PrintsCarlos Amorales (Mexico City, 1970) is a multidisciplinary artist who studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.
Carrie Mae WeemsPhotographer · PhotographyCarrie Mae Weems (born April 20, 1953) is an American artist working in text, fabric, audio, digital images and installation video, and is best known for her photography.
Catherine YassEngraver · PrintsCatherine Yass (born 1963) is an English artist known for her wall-mounted lightboxes.
Christian BoltanskiArtist · SculptureChristian Liberté Boltanski (6 September 1944 – 14 July 2021) was a French sculptor, photographer, painter, and film maker.
Christian MarclayPhotographer · PhotographyChristian Marclay (born January 11, 1955) is a visual artist and composer. He holds both American and Swiss nationality.
Claudius SchulzePhotographer · PhotographyClaudius Schulze (born 1984) is a German artist and researcher. He is known for his large format landscape photography of social and political topics.
Conrad ShawcrossArtist · SculptureConrad Hartley Pelham Shawcross (born 26 April 1977) is a British artist specializing in mechanical sculptures based on philosophical and scientific ideas.
Cornelia ParkerArtist · SculptureCornelia Ann Parker (born 14 July 1956) is an English visual artist, best known for her sculpture and installation art.
David TremlettPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — View of Portico, Chiesetta della Beata Maria Vergine del Carmine (Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church), Coazzolo, Piedmont, Italy 2017
Deborah ButterfieldArtist · CeramicsDeborah Kay Butterfield (born May 7, 1949) is an American sculptor. Along with her artist-husband John Buck, she divides her time between a farm in Bozeman, Montana, and studio space in…
El AnatsuiArtist · CeramicsEl Anatsui (born 4 February 1944) is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his "bottle-top installations".
Erwin WurmArtist · SculptureErwin Wurm (born 1954) is an Austrian artist. He lives and works in Vienna and Limberg in Austria; Hydra, Greece; and in New York City.
Fernando BoteroIllustrator · IllustrationFernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) was a Colombian painter and sculptor.
Francesco ClementePhotographer · PhotographyFrancesco Clemente (born 23 March 1952) is an Italian contemporary artist. He has lived at various times in Italy, India and New York City.
Frank AuerbachArtist · PaintingsFrank Helmut Auerbach (29 April 1931 – 11 November 2024) was a German-born British painter. He is considered one of the leading names in
Gillian WearingPhotographer · PhotographyGillian Wearing CBE, RA (born 10 December 1963) is an English conceptual artist, one of the Young British Artists, and winner of the 1997 Turner Prize.
Glenn BrownEngraver · PrintsGlenn Brown (born 1966) is a British contemporary artist known for the use of appropriation in his paintings.
Graham FagenPhotographer · PhotographyGraham Fagen (born 1966) is a Scottish artist living and working in Glasgow, Scotland.
Grayson PerryArtist · CeramicsHe was born in Chelmsford.
Hannah StarkeyPhotographer · PhotographyHannah Starkey (born 1971) is a British photographer who specializes in staged settings of women in city environments, based in London.
Howard HodgkinArtist · PaintingsSir Gordon Howard Eliot Hodgkin (6 August 1932 – 9 March 2017) was a British painter and printmaker. His work is most often associated with abstraction.
Ibrahim MahamaArtist · PaintingsIbrahim Mahama (born 1987 in Tamale, Ghana) is a Ghanaian contemporary artist known for his large-scale installations, sculptures and architectural interventions that explore global trade,…
Isa GenzkenPhotographer · PhotographyIsa Genzken (born 27 November 1948) is a German artist who lives and works in Berlin.
J.C.J. VanderheydenArtist · SculptureJacobus Cornelis Johannes "Jacques" van der Heyden (professional name JCJ Vanderheyden) (23 June 1928 – 27 February 2012) was a Dutch painter and photographer.
Jack VettrianoArtist · PaintingsJack Vettriano (born Jack Hoggan, 17 November 1951 – 1 March 2025) was a Scottish painter, known for his distinctive figurative style, often depicting scenes of romance, mystery, and…
Jacques HalbertPhotographer · PhotographyJacques Halbert (born in 1955 in Bourgueil) is a French contemporary artist.
Jamie ReidDesigner · Modern designJamie Macgregor Reid (16 January 1947 – 8 August 2023) was an English visual artist.
Jaume PlensaPhotographer · PhotographyJaume Plensa i Suñé (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒawmə ˈplɛnsə]; born 23 August 1955) is a Catalan visual artist, sculptor, designer and engraver.
Jeff WallEngraver · PrintsJeffrey Wall, OC, RSA (born September 29, 1946) is a Canadian photographer. He is an artist best known for his large-scale back-lit Cibachrome photographs and art history writing.
Jerzy OnuchPhotographer · PhotographyJerzy Onuch (also Yuri Onuch, born July 28, 1954) is a contemporary artist and curator.
Jochen GerzArtist · SculptureJochen Gerz (born 4 April 1940) is a German conceptual artist who lived in France from 1966 to 2007.
Joe MachineArtist · PaintingsJoe Machine (born Joseph Stokes, 6 April 1973) is an English painter and poet. He is a founding member of the Stuckists art group.
John BaldessariEngraver · PrintsJohn Anthony Baldessari (June 17, 1931 – January 2, 2020) was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images.
John StezakerPhotographer · PhotographyJohn Grenville Stezaker (born 1949) is a British conceptual artist.
Jonathan MeeseArtist · SculptureJonathan Meese (born January 23, 1970, in Tokyo) is a German painter, sculptor, performance artist, and installation artist based in Berlin and Hamburg.
Juan MuñozArtist · PaintingsJuan Muñoz (17 June 1953 28 August 2001) was a Spanish sculptor, working primarily in paper maché, resin and bronze.
Judy ChicagoArtist · SculptureJudy Chicago (born Judith Sylvia Cohen; July 20, 1939) is an American feminist artist, art educator, and writer known for her large collaborative art installation pieces about birth and…
Kehinde WileyArtist · PaintingsKehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977) is an American portrait painter based in New York City.
Laura OwensPhotographer · PhotographyLaura Owens (born 1970) is an American painter, gallery owner and educator. She emerged in the late 1990s from the Los Angeles art scene.
Luc TuymansEngraver · PrintsLuc Tuymans (born 14 June 1958) is a Belgian visual artist best known for his paintings which explore people's relationship with history and confront their ability to ignore it.
Lucy OrtaArtist · SculptureLucy Orta (born 1966 in Sutton Coldfield, Great Britain) is an English contemporary visual artist living and working between London and Paris where she has resided since 1991.
Luke FowlerPerson · Music memorabiliaLuke Fowler (born 1978) is an artist, 16mm filmmaker and musician based in Glasgow. Fowler was a fellow at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute in 2015–2016
Lynda BenglisArtist · SculptureLynda Benglis (born October 25, 1941) is an American sculptor and visual artist known especially for her wax paintings and poured latex sculptures.
Lynette Yiadom BoakyeArtist · PaintingsArts Foundation fellowship for painting, Pinchuk Foundation Future Generation Prize, Next Generation Prize from the New Museum of Contemporary Art, South Bank Sky Arts Award for Visual Art
Malcolm MorleyArtist · SculptureMalcolm A. Morley (June 7, 1931 – June 1, 2018) was a British-American visual artist and painter.
Marc QuinnEngraver · PrintsMarc Quinn (born 8 January 1964) is a British contemporary visual artist whose work includes sculpture, installation, and painting.
Marina SkugarevaArtist · PaintingsMarina Skugareva (born 2 March 1962) is a Ukrainian painter, participant of the Ukrainian New Wave in contemporary art.
Mark TanseyArtist · Paintings
Mark WallingerPhotographer · PhotographyMark Wallinger (born 25 May 1959) is an English artist. Having previously been nominated for the Turner Prize in 1995, he won in 2007 for his installation State Britain.
Martha RoslerPhotographer · PhotographyMartha Rosler (born 1943) is an American artist. She is a conceptual artist who works in photography and photo text, video, installation, sculpture, site-specific and performance, as well…
Martin CreedArtist · SculptureMartin Creed (born 21 October 1968) is a British artist, composer and performer. He won the Turner Prize in 2001 for exhibitions during the preceding year, with the jury praising his…
Martin ParrPerson · Film memorabiliaMartin Parr (23 May 1952 – 6 December 2025) was an English documentary photographer and photojournalist.
Mary EvansArtist · PaintingsMary Evans (born 1963) is a contemporary artist who lives and works in England and utilises in her subject matter both her African heritage and European upbringing.
Matthew BarneyArtist · PaintingsMatthew Barney (born March 25, 1967) is an American contemporary artist and film director who works in the fields of sculpture, film, photography and drawing.
Menashe KadishmanEngraver · PrintsMenashe Kadishman (Hebrew: מנשה קדישמן; August 21, 1932 – May 8, 2015) was an Israeli sculptor and painter.
Michael Craig-MartinArtist · SculptureSir Michael Craig-Martin (born 28 August 1941) is an Irish-born contemporary conceptual artist and painter.
Michael DruksArtist · Paintings
Mickalene ThomasPhotographer · PhotographyMickalene Thomas (born January 28, 1971) is an African-American contemporary visual artist best known as a painter of complex works using rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel.
Mike KelleyArtist · SculptureMichael Kelley (October 27, 1954 – c. January 31, 2012) was an American artist whose work involved found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance, photography,…
Mona HatoumArtist · SculptureMona Hatoum (born 1952) is a British-Palestinian multimedia and installation artist who lives in London.
Nathan ColeyPhotographer · PhotographyNathan Coley (born 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland, where he currently lives and works) is a contemporary British artist.
ORLANArtist · SculptureOrlan (stylized as ORLAN) is a French multi-media artist who uses sculpture, photography, performance, video, video games, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and robotics as well…
Patricia PiccininiPhotographer · PhotographyPatricia Piccinini (born 1965) is an Australian artist who works in a variety of media, including painting, video, sound, installation, digital prints, and sculpture.
Patrick HeronEngraver · Prints
Peter BlakeDesigner · Modern designPeter Blake (disambiguation)
Peter LiversidgeArtist · SculpturePeter Liversidge (born 1973) is a British contemporary artist notable for his diverse artistic practice and use of proposals.
Philip AbsolonArtist · PaintingsPhilip Absolon (born 24 November 1960) is a British artist and a founder member of the Stuckists art group, exhibiting in the group shows, including The Stuckists Punk Victorian at the…
Phillip KingArtist · CeramicsPhillip King PRA (1 May 1934 – 27 July 2021) was a British sculptor. He was one of Anthony Caro's best-known students, even though the two artists were near contemporaries.
Pierre KoukjianDesigner · Modern designPierre Koukjian (born 1962 in Beirut) is an artist based in Geneva, Switzerland. His life work focuses mainly on contemporary art and watch design.
Pipilotti RistArtist · SculpturePipilotti Rist, birth name Elizabeth Rist (born 21 June 1962), is a Swiss visual artist who works in experimental video art and installation art.
Rachel HowardArtist · PaintingsRachel Howard (born 1969) is a British contemporary artist and painter, who has exhibited nationally and internationally and whose works are held in several private and public collections.
Rachel WhitereadPhotographer · PhotographyDame Rachel Whiteread (born 20 April 1963) is an English artist who primarily produces sculptures, which typically take the form of casts.
Reem Al FaisalPhotographer · Photography
Richard HamiltonDesigner · Modern designRichard William Hamilton (24 February 1922 – 13 September 2011) was an English painter and collage artist.
Richard PrinceArtist · Comics and comic artRichard Prince (born August 6, 1949) is an American conceptual artist and pop artist who rose to prominence in the 1980s in the East Village, Manhattan.
Robert RauschenbergArtist · SculptureMilton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century…
Roy AscottPerson · Music memorabiliaRoy Ascott FRSA (born 26 October 1934) is a British artist, who works with cybernetics and telematics on an art he calls technoetics by focusing on the impact of digital and…
Sally MannPhotographer · PhotographySally Mann (born Sally Turner Munger; May 1, 1951) is an American photographer known for making large format black and white photographs of people and places in her immediate surroundings:…
Sam Taylor-JohnsonPhotographer · PhotographySamantha Louise Taylor-Johnson (Taylor-Wood; born 4 March 1967) is an English filmmaker.
Sarah LucasArtist · SculptureSarah Lucas (born 1962) is an English artist. She is part of the generation of Young British Artists who emerged in 1988.
Shepard FaireyDesigner · Modern designFrank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene.
Shirana ShahbaziPhotographer · PhotographyShirana Shahbazi (born 1974) is an Iranian-born photographer who now lives in Switzerland. Her work includes installations and large prints of conceptual photography.
Shirin NeshatPerson · Film memorabiliaShirin Neshat (born March 26, 1957) is an Iranian photographer and visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography.
Sokari Douglas CampArtist · PaintingsSokari Douglas Camp CBE (born 1958 in Nigeria) is a London-based artist who has had exhibitions all over the world and was the recipient of a bursary from the Henry Moore Foundation.
Steve McQueenArtist · SculptureSir Steve Rodney McQueen (born 9 October 1969) is a British film director, film producer, screenwriter and video artist.
Steven PippinArtist · SculptureSteven Pippin (born 1960 at Redhill, Surrey) is an English photographer and installation artist.
Susan NorriePhotographer · PhotographySusan Norrie (born 1953) is an Australian artist working primarily with found film and original video installations to explore political and environmental issues.
Thomas HirschhornArtist · SculptureThomas Hirschhorn (born 16 May 1957) is a Swiss artist who lives and works in Paris.
Thomas HouseagoArtist · SculptureThomas Houseago (born 1972) is a British contemporary artist. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also has American citizenship.
Tim HawkinsonArtist · SculptureTim Hawkinson (born 1960) is an American artist who mostly works as a sculptor.
Titus KapharArtist · PaintingsTitus Kaphar is an American contemporary painter and filmmaker whose work reconfigures and regenerates art history to include African-American subjects.
Tony CraggArtist · SculptureSir Anthony Douglas Cragg (born 9 April 1949) is an Anglo-German sculptor, resident in Wuppertal, Germany since 1977.
Tony OurslerPhotographer · PhotographyTony Oursler (born 1957) is an American multimedia and installation artist married to Jacqueline Humphries.
Valie ExportPhotographer · PhotographyWaltraud Lehner (17 May 194014 May 2026), known professionally as Valie Export (stylized in all caps; lang), was an Austrian avant-garde artist.
Vik MunizPhotographer · PhotographyVik Muniz (born 1961) is a Brazilian artist and photographer. His work has been met with both commercial success and critical acclaim, and has been exhibited worldwide.
Vito AcconciDesigner · Modern designVito Acconci (Italian: [ˈviːto akˈkontʃi]; January 24, 1940 – April 27, 2017) was an American performance, video and installation artist, whose diverse practice eventually included…
Wendy Red StarPhotographer · PhotographyWendy Red Star (born 1981) is an Apsáalooke contemporary multimedia artist born in Billings, Montana, in the United States.
Wolf HowardPhotographer · PhotographyWolf Howard (born 7 April 1968) is an English artist, poet and filmmaker living in Rochester, Kent and was a founder member of the Stuckists art group.
Yayoi KusamaArtist · Sculpture22 March 1929 – 14 August 2026 was a Japanese artist who worked primarily in sculpture and installation.
Yeşim AğaoğluPhotographer · PhotographyYeşim Ağaoğlu (born January 21, 1966) is a Turkish multidisciplinary artist and a poet who works with various mediums, especially concentrating on installation, photography and video.
Yinka ShonibareArtist · SculptureYinka Shonibare (born 9 August 1962) is a British artist whose work explores cultural identity, colonialism and post-colonialism within the contemporary context of globalisation.

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