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Video Artists

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

Abderrahmane SissakoPerson · Film memorabiliaAbderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer.
Albert Bayona i FernándezArtist · PaintingsAlbert Bayona i Fernández (Lleida, 1954) is a Spanish visual artist, cultural promoter, and professor, originally trained as a draftsman-designer.
Alvin LucierPerson · Music memorabiliaAlvin Augustus Lucier Jr. (May 14, 1931 – December 1, 2021) was an American experimental composer and sound artist.
Anka SchmidPerson · Film memorabiliaAnka Schmid (born 8 March 1961) is a film director, screenwriter and video artist. She is considered a German as well as a Swiss artist.
Anna Bella GeigerArtist · SculptureAnna Bella Geiger (born 1933, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian multi-disciplinary artist of Jewish-Polish ancestry, and professor at the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage.
Anri SalaEngraver · PrintsAnri Sala (born 1974) is an Albanian contemporary artist whose primary medium is video.
Arwa AbouonPhotographer · Photography
Barbara HammerPerson · Film memorabiliaBarbara Jean Hammer (May 15, 1939 – March 16, 2019) was an American feminist film director, producer, writer, and cinematographer.
Breda BebanPhotographer · PhotographyBreda Beban (1952–2012) was a Yugoslavian film and video artist. Beban was born in Novi Sad and studied art in Zagreb.
Bruce NaumanArtist · SculptureBruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941) is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance.
Buky SchwartzArtist · SculptureBuky Schwartz (ˈbuki ˈʃvaʁts; June 16, 1932 – September 1, 2009, Tel Aviv) was an Israeli sculptor and video artist.
Carles SantosAuthor · BooksCarles Santos (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈkaɾles ˈsantos]; 1 July 1940 – 4 December 2017) was a Spanish artist who began his career as a pianist and later worked in many other creative…
Carlos AmoralesEngraver · PrintsCarlos Amorales (Mexico City, 1970) is a multidisciplinary artist who studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.
Carolee SchneemannPhotographer · PhotographyCarolee Schneemann (October 12, 1939 – March 6, 2019) was an American visual experimental artist, known for her multi-media works on the body, narrative, sexuality and gender.
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.
Chris CunninghamArtist · Comics and comic artChris Cunningham (born 15 October 1970) is an English video artist and music video director who directed music videos for electronic musicians such as Autechre, Squarepusher, Aphex Twin and…
Christian MarclayPhotographer · PhotographyChristian Marclay (born January 11, 1955) is a visual artist and composer. He holds both American and Swiss nationality.
Cilia SawadogoPerson · Film memorabilia
Cinthia MarcellePhotographer · PhotographyCinthia Marcelle (born 1974 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a Brazilian multimedia artist working with photography, video, and installation work.
Clayton PattersonPhotographer · PhotographyClayton Patterson (born October 9, 1948) is a Canadian-born artist, photographer, videographer and folk historian.
DadaraIllustrator · IllustrationDadara or Daniel Rozenberg (born 8 February 1969, Łódź, Poland) is a Dutch artist of Polish ancestry known for his flyers, paintings, album covers, statues and performance artwork.
Dan GrahamPhotographer · PhotographyDaniel Graham (March 31, 1942 – February 19, 2022) was an American visual artist, writer, and curator in the writer-artist tradition.
Dan HudsonPhotographer · PhotographyDan Hudson (born April 2, 1959) is a Canadian artist and photojournalist.
Dennis AdamsPhotographer · Photography
Dennis OppenheimArtist · SculptureDennis Oppenheim (September 6, 1938 – January 21, 2011) was an American conceptual artist, performance artist, earth artist, sculptor and photographer.
Ebru ÖzseçenPhotographer · PhotographyEbru Özseçen (born 1971) is a contemporary Turkish artist whose work includes urban interventions, sculptures, photography, video and film installations, and drawings.
Elizabeth TurkArtist · SculptureElizabeth Turk (born 1961) is an artist and native Californian known for her marble sculptures and community installations.
Elmar HessPhotographer · PhotographyHis work includes film and video art, photography, installation and objects. Hess interprets interpersonal conflicts as a result of systemic pressure.
Emily JacirPhotographer · PhotographyEmily Jacir (1970) is a Palestinian artist and filmmaker based in the Bethlehem, Palestine.
Erwin OlafPhotographer · PhotographyErwin Olaf Springveld (2 July 1959 – 20 September 2023), professionally known as Erwin Olaf, was a Dutch photographer from Hilversum.
Erwin RedlPerson · Music memorabiliaErwin Redl (born 1963) in Gföhl, Lower Austria is an Austrian-born artist currently living in the United States. His work includes installations, videos, graphics, computerart, and elect
Floria SigismondiPhotographer · PhotographyFloria Sigismondi (born 1973) is an Italian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, music video director, artist, and photographer.
Francis AlÿsPerson · Film memorabiliaFrancis Alÿs (born 22 August 1959, Antwerp) is a Belgian-born, Mexico-based artist. He works across art, architecture, and social practice.
Gábor BódyPerson · Film memorabiliaGábor Bódy (30 August 1946 – 24 October 1985) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, theoretic, and occasional actor.
Gordon Matta-ClarkPhotographer · PhotographyGordon Matta-Clark (born Gordon Roberto Matta-Echaurren; June 22, 1943 – August 27, 1978) was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s.
Gosha RubchinskiyDesigner · FashionGeorgiy Aleksandrovich Rubchinskiy (Russian: Георгий Александрович Рубчинский; born 29 June 1984), known professionally as Gosha Rubchinskiy (Russian: Гоша Рубчинский), is a Russian fashion…
Greg GormanPhotographer · PhotographyGreg Gorman is an American photographer.
Harun FarockiPhotographer · PhotographyHarun Farocki (9 January 1944 – 30 July 2014) was a German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film.
Hermine FreedArtist · PaintingsHermine Freed (May 29, 1940 New York City–November 21, 1998 New York City), was an American painter, photographer, and video artist.
Hulleah TsinhnahjinniePhotographer · PhotographyHulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (born 1954) is a Navajo Nation photographer, museum director, curator, and professor. She is living in Davis, California.
Imi KnoebelArtist · SculptureImi Knoebel (/i:mi: kno:ʊbəl/) (born Klaus Wolf Knoebel; 31 December 1940) is a German artist. Knoebel is known for his minimalist, abstract painting and sculpture.
Ion GrigorescuPhotographer · PhotographyIon Grigorescu (born March 15, 1945, in Bucharest) is a Romanian painter who was one of the first Romanian conceptual artists.
Jan FabreArtist · SculptureJan Fabre (born 14 December 1958) is a Belgian artist known for his contributions to theater, literature, and visual arts.
Janaina TschäpeArtist · Sculpture
János VetőPhotographer · PhotographyJános Vető (born 14 December 1953) is a Hungarian visual artist, photographer, video artist, musician, songwriter, singer and composer.
Jasmila ŽbanićPerson · Film memorabiliaJasmila Žbanić (Јасмила Жбанић, jasmǐla ʒbǎːnitɕ; born 19 December 1974) is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Jochen GerzArtist · SculptureJochen Gerz (born 4 April 1940) is a German conceptual artist who lived in France from 1966 to 2007.
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.
Kay RosenEngraver · PrintsKay Rosen (born 1943, Corpus Christi, TX) is an American painter. Rosen's paintings are included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los…
Kendell GeersPhotographer · Photography
Krzysztof WodiczkoPhotographer · PhotographyKrzysztof Wodiczko (born April 16, 1943) is a Polish artist known for his large-scale slide and video projections on architectural facades and monuments.
Lara FavarettoArtist · SculptureLara Favaretto (born 1973 in Treviso) is an Italian artist. Favaretto lives and works in Turin, Italy.
Lawrence WeinerArtist · SculptureLawrence Charles Weiner (February 10, 1942December 2, 2021) was an artist born and raised in New York City.
Lilah MarkmanPhotographer · PhotographyLilah Markman (born January 1, 1971) is an Israeli contemporary artist, sculptor, photographer, painter, and documentary film director.
Liliana PorterEngraver · PrintsLiliana Porter (born 1941) is an Argentine contemporary artist working in a wide variety of media, including photography, printmaking, painting, drawing, installation, video, theater, and…
Lita CabellutPhotographer · PhotographyLita Cabellut (born 1961) is a Spanish multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in The Hague, Netherlands.
Liu BolinArtist · SculptureLiu Bolin (simplified Chinese: 刘勃麟; traditional Chinese: 劉勃麟; pinyin: Liú Bólín; born 7 January 1973) is a Chinese contemporary artist who specialises in self-portraits where he is…
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.
Maïmouna GuerresiArtist · SculptureMaïmouna Guerresi (born Patrizia Guerresi; 1951 in Italy) is an Italian-Senegalese multimedia artist working with photography, sculpture, video, and installation.
Marc AtkinsPhotographer · PhotographyMarc Atkins (born 1962) is an English artist. His practice includes sculpture, drawing, photography, video and prose poetry.
Margia KramerEngraver · PrintsMargia Kramer (born 1939) is an American documentary visual artist, writer and activist living in New York.
Mario García TorresPhotographer · PhotographyMario García Torres (born 1975) is a critically acclaimed visual and conceptual artist.
Marion CouttsPhotographer · PhotographyMarion Coutts (born 1965) is a British sculptor, photographer, filmmaker, author, and musician, known for her work as an installation artist and her decade-long tenure as frontwoman for the…
Matthew Day JacksonPhotographer · PhotographyMatthew Day Jackson (born 1974) is an American artist whose multifaceted practice encompasses sculpture, painting, collage, photography, drawing, video, performance and installation.
Mauricio KagelPerson · Film memorabiliaMauricio Raúl Kagel (mawˈɾisjo ˈkaɣel; 24 December 1931 – 18 September 2008) was an Argentine-German composer and academic teacher.
Mehrdad AfsariPhotographer · PhotographyMehrdad Afsari (born 1977) is an Iranian photographer, film director, video artist, educator, curator, and visual artist.
Melvin MotiPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Melvin Moti at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2020
Michael DruksArtist · Paintings
Michel de BroinArtist · SculptureMichel de Broin (born 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian sculptor. De Broin has created numerous public artworks in Canada and Europe, including the Salvador Allende monument in…
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,…
Minerva CuevasArtist · PaintingsMinerva Cuevas (born 1975) is a Mexican conceptual artist known for site-specific interventions guided by social and political research and social change ideals.
Mohammad MohammadianPerson · Film memorabiliaMohammad Mohammadian (born 22 June 1987) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and producer.
Mona HatoumArtist · SculptureMona Hatoum (born 1952) is a British-Palestinian multimedia and installation artist who lives in London.
Myriam MihindouArtist · SculptureMyriam Mihindou (born in 1964 in Libreville, Gabon) is a Franco-Gabonese contemporary artist. She lives and works in Paris.
Nathaniel MellorsPhotographer · PhotographyNathaniel Mellors (born December 1974, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England) is an English contemporary artist and musician.
Nil YalterPhotographer · PhotographyNil Yalter (born 1938) is a Turkish contemporary feminist artist. She attended Robert College in Istanbul, Turkey.
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.
Paul McCarthyArtist · SculpturePaul McCarthy (born August 4, 1945) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Péter ForgácsArtist · SculpturePéter Forgács (born 10 September 1950) Hungarian media artist and filmmaker. Best known for his "Private Hungary" series of award-winning films based on found-footage home movies from 1930s…
Peter TscherkasskyPerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Peter Tscherkassky during a lecture, explaining his working method (2020)
Peter WeibelAuthor · BooksPeter Weibel (Austrian German: [ˈvaɪbl], lang; 5 March 1944 – 1 March 2023) was an Austrian post-conceptual artist, curator, and new media theoretician.
Pierre FalardeauPerson · Film memorabiliaPierre Falardeau (pjɛʁ falaʁdo; December 28, 1946 – September 25, 2009) was a Québécois film and documentary director, pamphleteer and noted activist for Quebec independence.
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.
Pushpamala N.Photographer · PhotographyPushpamala N. was born in Bangalore, Pushpamala formally trained as a sculptor and eventually shifted to photography to explore her interest in narrative f
Rachel KhedooriArtist · PaintingsRachel Khedoori (born 1964 in Sydney, Australia) is a contemporary artist of Iraqi Jewish heritage based in Los Angeles and known primarily for her mixed use of sculpture, film and…
Raymond PettibonArtist · Comics and comic artRaymond Pettibon (born Raymond Ginn, June 16, 1957) is an American artist who lives and works in New York City.
Rebecca HornArtist · SculptureRebecca Horn (24 March 1944 – 6 September 2024) was a German visual artist best known for her installation art, film directing and body modifications such as Einhorn (Unicorn), a body-suit…
Rubén Ortiz TorresEngraver · PrintsRubén Ortiz Torres is a contemporary artist born in Mexico. His work spans across photography, painting, sculpture, and video.
Rummana HussainPhotographer · PhotographyRummana Hussain (1952–1999) was an Indian conceptual, visual, and performance artist best known for her multi-media and installation-based work exploring "female subjectivity trapped in…
Sanja IvekovićPhotographer · PhotographySanja Iveković (born 1949 in Zagreb) is a Croatian photographer, performer, sculptor and installation artist.
Santiago SierraPhotographer · PhotographySantiago Sierra (born 1966) is a Spanish artist, known for performance art and installation art. Much of his work deals with the topic of social inequities.
Sarkis ZabunyanArtist · PaintingsSarkis Zabunyan (Armenian: Սարգիս Զաբունյան), known as Sarkis, (Armenian: Սարգիս; born 26 September 1938) is an Armenian conceptual artist.
Selma GürbüzArtist · SculptureSelma Gürbüz (1960 – 22 April 2021) was a Turkish painter and sculptor.
Sergei SviatchenkoDesigner · DesignSergei Sviatchenko (born 1952) is a Danish-Ukrainian architect, artist, photographer and curator.
Shahar MarcusPhotographer · PhotographyShahar Marcus (born 1971) is an Israeli artist who works primarily in video, performance and installations.
Sheba ChhachhiPhotographer · PhotographyJuror’s Prize for contemporary art in Asia by the Singapore Art Museum (2011)
Shimon AttiePhotographer · PhotographyShimon Attie (born 1957) is a contemporary visual artist based in New York City. He is known for nuanced, often deeply researched projects situated between installation art, video and…
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.
Shirley ClarkePerson · Film memorabiliaShirley Clarke (née Brimberg; October 2, 1919 – September 23, 1997) was an American filmmaker.
Shuntarō TanikawaAuthor · Books
Simone LeighArtist · CeramicsSimone Leigh (born 1967) is an American artist from Chicago with a studio in Brooklyn. She works in various media including sculpture, installations, video, performance, and social practice.
Stan DouglasPhotographer · PhotographyStan Douglas (born October 11, 1960) is a Canadian artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[54]
Sue WilliamsonPhotographer · PhotographySue Williamson (born 1941) is an artist and writer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Titia ExArtist · SculptureTitia Ex (born Terwinselen, November 2, 1959) is a Dutch conceptual artist. She lives and works in Amsterdam.
Tony OurslerPhotographer · PhotographyTony Oursler (born 1957) is an American multimedia and installation artist married to Jacqueline Humphries.
Tracey EminEngraver · PrintsDame Tracey Karima Emin (born 3 July 1963) is an English artist known for autobiographical and confessional artwork.
Tracey MoffattPhotographer · PhotographyTracey Moffatt (born 12 November 1960) is an Indigenous Australian artist who primarily uses photography and video.
Tracey RosePhotographer · PhotographyTracey Rose (born 1974) is a South African artist who lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa. Rose is best known for her performances, video installations, and photographs.
Trinh T. Minh-haPerson · Film memorabiliaTrịnh but is often simplified to Trinh in English-language text
Ulla von BrandenburgPhotographer · PhotographyUlla von Brandenburg (born 1974 in Karlsruhe) is a German artist. She lives and works in Paris.
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…
Werner SchnellePhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Werner Schnelle (2005)
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.
Yves NetzhammerPhotographer · PhotographyYves Netzhammer (born 1 August 1970) is a Swiss artist working in drawing, animation, video, installation and object art.
Zackary DruckerPhotographer · PhotographyZackary Drucker (born 1983) is an American multimedia artist, cultural producer, LGBT activist, actress, and television producer.
Zanele MuholiPhotographer · PhotographyZanele Muholi (born 1972) is a South African artist and visual activist working in photography, video, and installation.

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