List of Australian artists

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A

• Davida Allen (born 1951): painter, film maker and writer
• Rick Amor (born 1948): artist and figurative painter
• Aelita Andre (born 2007): painter
• Garry Andrews (born 1957): Painter, printmaker and art teacher
• Annael (Anelia Pavlova) (born 1956): painter, printmaker, illustrator and poet
• Howard Arkley (1951–1999): painter of houses, architecture, and suburbia
• Julian Ashton (1851–1942): artist and teacher
• J. Muir Auld (1879–1942): painter of landscapes and figure subjects, and also did some portraits

B

• Thomas Baines (1820–1875): English artist and explorer of British colonial southern Africa and Australia
• Marie-Claire Baldenweg (born 1954): Swiss-Australian ./contemporary artist
• Ferdinand Bauer (1760–1826): Austrian botanical illustrator
• William Barak (1824–1903): Aboriginal artist of traditional Indigenous life and encounters with Europeans
• Del Kathryn Barton (born 1972): artist, winner of 2008 Archibald Prize
• Paddy Bedford (1922–2007): Indigenous artist and architect
• Marcus Beilby (born 1951): artist, winner of 1987 Sulman Prize
• Jason Benjamin (born 1971): painter, winner of 2005 Archibald Prize
• George Bell (1878–1966): painter who studied in London and Paris
• Richard Bell (born 1953): painter who courted controversy
• Anthony Bennett (artist) (born 1966): painter Archibald Prize Finalist 2008, 2009
• Gordon Bennett (born 1955): Aboriginal artist
• Kevin John Best (born 1932): artist, awarded the Order of Australia (OAM)
• Asher Bilu (born 1936): painter and sculptor
• Vivienne Binns (born 1940): artist, awarded the Order of Australia (OAM)
• Charles Blackman (born 1928): landscape artist
• Godfrey Blow (born 1948): artist, founder of the Perth Stuckists
• Elise Blumann (1897–1990): German born artist who achieved recognition as an Expressionist painter
• Thomas Bock (1793–1855): portraitist
• Wim Boissevain (born 1927): painter
• Gaye Bonham (born 1942): watercolorist
• Peter Booth (born 1940): figurative and abstract painter
• Marion Borgelt (born 1954): Contemporary painter and mixed media artist
• Nancy Borlase (1914–2006): New Zealand-born landscape-based abstract painter and portraitist
• Arthur Boyd (1920–1999): portraitist, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
• David Boyd (born 1924): artist of symbolic and historical paintings, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
• Guy Boyd (1923–1988): sculptor, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
• Merric Boyd (1888–1959): ceramicist, painter, and sculptor, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
• Penleigh Boyd (1890–1923): landscape painter, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
• John Brack (1920–1999): painter, member of Antipodeans Group
• Leonard Brown (born 1949): abstract artist and iconographer
• Andrew Browne (artist) (born 1960): figurative painter
• Charles David Jones Bryant (1883–1937): marine artist
• Rupert Bunny (1864–1947): painter of landscapes, figure studies, and scenes drawn from mythology and literature
• Cec Burns: 1967 Sulman Prize winner
• Nicholas Burton (born 1958): Abstract Artist
• Charles Bush (1919–1989)
• Louis Buvelot (1814–1888): Swiss-born landscape painter who emigrated to Australia
• Samuel Byrne (1883–1978): Naive painter of mining and life in Broken Hill

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• James Montgomery Cant (1911–1983): social realist painter in Sydney, London, Adelaide
• J Carington Smith (1908–1972): artist and teacher from Tasmania who won the Archibald Prize in 1963
• James Howe Carse (c. 1819 – 1900): British-Australian painter who specialized in landscapes
• Judy Cassab (born 1920): painter, twice won the Archibald Prize
• Gino Cavicchioli
• Harold Cazneaux (1878–1953): pictorialist photographer
• Dora Chapman (1911–1995): Painter, printmaker, teacher in Adelaide; co-founder of Society of Realist Art (SORA)
• Nicholas Chevalier (1828–1902): Russian-born artist, illustrator in lithography and water-colour
• Ernest William Christmas (1863–1918)
• Peter Churcher (born 1964): painter of portraits and figures in a realistic style
• George James Coates (1869–1930): portrait painter
• Patricia Coates (born 1951): French-born author and artist in pen & ink
• Charles Conder (1868–1909): English-born painter of the Heidelberg School who emigrated to Australia
• Kevin Connor (born 1932): artist, two-time winner of the Archibald Prize
• Olive Cotton (1911–2003)
• Noel Counihan (1913–1986): social realist painter
• Steve Cox (born 1958): painter and watercolourist
• Fred Cress (1938–2009): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1988
• Ray Crooke (born 1922): portrait artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1969
• Grace Crowley (1890–1979): abstract artist
• Adam Cullen (born 1965): artist, winner of the Archibald Prize in 2000
• Elisabeth Cummings (born 1934): multi-award-winning artist and teacher

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D

• John Dahlsen ( – ): contemporary environmental artist
• Roy Dalgarno (1910–2001): social realist artist
• William Dargie (1912–2003): painter especially of portrait paintings
• Lawrence Daws (born 1927): painter and printmaker of watercolour, drawing, screenprints, etchings and monotypes
• Janet Dawson (born 1935): is an artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1973
• Geoffrey de Groen (born 1938): painter of abstract art
• Wolfgang Degenhardt (1924–1993): German-born artist often of religious art
• Paul Delprat (born 1942): painter and illustrator, Principal of the Julian Ashton Art School.
• Roy De Maistre (1894–1968): artist who explored the relationship of colour harmony to musical harmony
• Robert Dickerson (born 1924): figurative painter
• William Dobell (1899–1970): sculptor and painter
• Ken Done (born 1940): artist especially of design work
• John Dowie (1915–2008): painter, sculptor and teacher
• Robert Hawker Dowling (1827–1886): colonial artist
• Margaret Dredge (1928–2001): Painter of abstract art
• Russell Drysdale (1912–1981): painter of abstract and surrealist art
• Duel (born 1969): graffiti artist and break dancer
• Brian Dunlop (born 1938): still life and figurative painter
• Max Dupain (1911–1992): photographer
• Elizabeth Durack (1915–2000): Western Australian artist and writer
• Geoffrey Dyer (born 1947): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 2003
• Will Dyson (1880–1938): illustrator

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E

• Augustus Earle (1793–1838): London-born travel artist who spent a lot of time painting in Australia
• Esther Erlich (born 1955): figurative painter, winner 1998 Moran prize and 2000 Archibald People's Chioce Award

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F

• Ian Fairweather (1891–1974): painter who combined western and Asian influences in his work
• Susan Fereday (born 1959): artist, photographer
• Simon Fieldhouse (born 1956): painter of Architecture with whimsical characters
• Fiona Foley (born 1964): indigenous woman artist from Badtjala
• E. Phillips Fox (1865–1915): Naturalist painter
• Dale Frank (born 1959): contemporary artist
• Graham Fransella (born 1950)
• Kristian Fredrikson (1940–2005): New Zealand-born stage and costume designer
• Leonard French (born 1928): painter and stained glass artist
• Thomas Friedensen (1879–1931): English-born artist in water-colour and oils, active in Australia
• Donald Friend (1915–1989): artist, writer and diarist
• Ben Frost ( – ): visual and performing artist
• Douglas Fry (1872–1911): artist especially of animal paintings
• Sam Fullbrook (1922–2004): artist, won the Archibald Prize in 1974
• Albert Henry Fullwood (1863–1930): artist who worked in black and white, oils, and water-colour
• William Henry Fernyhough (1809–1849): sketcher, silhouette artist, lithographer and draughtsman

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G

• Rosalie Gascoigne (1917–1999): woman sculptor, primarily of found materials
• Francis Giacco (born 1955): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1993–1994
• Harry Pelling Gill (1855–1916): English-born artist and art teacher
• S T Gill (1818–1880): English-born draughtsman, watercolour painter, and photographer
• George Gittoes (born 1949): war artist using painting, drawing, photographs and video
• James Gleeson (born 1915): surrealist artist, poet, critic, writer and curator
• John Glover (1767–1849): English/colonial artist
• Bruce Goold (born 1948): Linocut and found object sculpture
• William Buelow Gould (1801–1853): English painter transported to Van Diemen's Land in 1826
• Peter Benjamin Graham (1925–1987): visual artist, printer, and art theorist
• Henry Gritten (c. 1818 – 1873): English painter
• Ann Grocott (born 1938): writer and painter
• Elioth Gruner (1882–1939): New Zealand-born painter, winner of the Wynne Prize seven times

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H

• Fiona Hall (born 1953): female, contemporary Visual Artist
• Arthur Hamblin (born 1933): Waltzing Matilda Historical Award - Winton 1996 Outback life
• Albert J. Hanson (1866–1914): landscape painter in both oil and water-colour
• Nicholas Harding (born 1956): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 2001
• Pro Hart (1928–2006): father of the Outback painting movement
• Louise Hearman (born 1963): figurative painter
• Ivor Hele (1912–1993): war artist for the War Memorial, Archibald Prize winner
• Euan Heng (born 1945): Scottish-born artist, painter and printmaker now living and working in Melbourne, Australia
• Bill Henson (born 1955): contemporary photographic artist
• Sali Herman (1898–1993): Swiss-born War Artists artist
• Joy Hester (1920–1960): modernist painter
• Andrew Hewish (born 1973): Founder of the Centre for Recent Drawing
• Hans Heysen (1877–1968): German painter of watercolours of the bush
• Nora Heysen (1911–2003): artist, winner of the Archibald Prize for portraiture and the first women appointed as an official war artist
• Dale Hickey (born 1937): painter and teacher
• J J Hilder (1881–1916): watercolourist from the Heidelberg School
• Rayner Hoff (1894–1937): Isle of Man-born sculptor who lived and worked in Australia
• Robert Hollingworth (born 1947): painter, printmaker, and writer
• Cherry Hood (born 1960): portraitist, won the 2002 Archibald Prize
• Chris Howlett (born 1974): male, Contemporary New Media Artist
• John Howley (born 1931): painter
• Frank Hurley (1885–1962): photographer, film maker and adventurer

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I

• Robert Ingpen (born 1936): graphic designer, illustrator, and author
• Kylie InGold (born 1962): painter of the fairy and fantasy genre
• Pamela Irving (born 1960): ceramicist, mosaicist and writer

J

• Robert Jacks (born 1943): painter, sculptor and printmaker
• Louis James (1920–1996)
• Gil Jamieson (1934–1992): painter of figurative art works, landscape art works, and portraits
• Bernd Jansons (born 1948): German-born artist, digital expressionism
• Bob Jenyns (born 1944): humorous and figurative sculpture, painting, drawing and prints.

• George Johnson (born 1926): painter of modernist art, especially Geometric Abstraction
• Gareth Jones-Roberts (born 1935)
• Justus Jörgensen
• Robert Juniper (born 1929): Western Australian artist who has also been an illustrator, art teacher, sculptor and printmaker
• Jacob Janssen (1779–1856): painter of miniatures, still lifes, landscapes and ships in harbour
• Walter Isaac Jenner (19th century)

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K

• Kit Chambers (1952 – Present): artist born in Australia
• Louis Kahan (1905–2002): artist born in Vienna who won the Archibald Prize in 1962
• John Kelly
• Franz Kempf (born 1926)
• Roger Kemp (1907–1987): artist especially of transcendental abstraction
• Robert Klein Boonschate (born 1958): Australian-Dutch Artist painter and sculptor
• Ken Knight (born 1956)
• Henry King (1855–1923)
• Sir Patrick Kilvington (1922–1990): artist of musters, round-ups and horses in motion
• Peter Kingston
• Robert Klippel
• Michael Kmit (1910–1981)
• Emily Kngwarreye (1910–1996): Aboriginal artist from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory
• William Dunn Knox (1820–1945): painter, member of the Victorian Artists Society
• Derek Kreckler (born 1952): multi-media visual artist
• Tim Kyle: winner of 2003 Wynne Prize

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L

• George Lacy (c. 1816 – c. 1878)
• George Lambert (1873–1930): artist of portrait paintings and war artist
• Helge Larsen (born 1929)
• George Lawrence (1901–1981): painter in the impressionist style
• Alun Leach-Jones (born 1937)
• Sam Leach (born 1973): figurative painter
• Ian Lean
• Lindy Lee (born 1956)
• Fred Leist (1878–1945): muralist and war artist
• Darani Lewers (born 1936)
• Gerald Lewers (1905–1962)
• Margo Lewers (1908–1978)
• John Lewin (1770–1819): English-born artist of natural history active in Australia
• Daryl Lindsay (1889–1976): sketcher, illustrator, and art critic
• Joan Lindsay: author
• Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961): artist specializing in etching and engraving
• Norman Lindsay (1879–1969): sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist and scale modeler
• Percy Lindsay (1870–1952): landscape painter, illustrator and cartoonist
• Ruby Lind (1885–1919)
• Anthony Lister (born 1980): artist specializing in street art, expressionism, and pop art
• W. Lister Lister (1859–1943): painter, won the Wynne Prize seven times
• Norman Lloyd (1895–1983): landscape painter
• Tony Lloyd (Artist) (born 1970): figurative painter
• Gloria Ida Logan (1927–2005): artist and lecturer in arts and crafts
• Aleve Mei Loh (born 1980): artist and sculptor
• Sydney Long (1871–1955): painter, etcher, and teacher
• John Longstaff (1861–1941): painter, war artist and a five-time winner of the Archibald Prize
• Will Longstaff (1879–1953): painter and war artist
• Keith Looby (born 1940): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1984
• Monte Luke (1885–1962)
• Joseph Lycett (c. 1774 – 1827): English-born portrait and miniature painter, active in Australia
• Francis Lymburner (1916–1972): draughtsman and painter of dancers, actors and animals
• Elwyn Lynn (1917–1997)
• Patrick Lysaght (1808–1889)

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M

• Bea Maddock (born 1934): artist combining printing with encaustic painting and installation art
• Wandjuk Marika (1927–1987): Aboriginal painter, actor, composer and land rights activist
• Conrad Martens (1801–1878): English born landscape artist active in Australia
• Jan Matson (born 1952): artist who specializes in landscapes and streetscapes
• Andrew Mattock (born 1968): English born Australian visual artist
• John Mawurndjul (born 1952): indigenous artist in a traditional painting technique rarrk
• Frederick McCubbin (1855–1917): painter of the Heidelberg School
• Euan MacLeod (born 1956): New Zealand artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1999
• Herbert McClintock (1906–1985): social realist artist
• W B McIness (1889–1939): portrait painter, winner of the Archibald Prize seven times
• Queenie McKenzie (1930–1998): artist
• Max Meldrum (1875–1955)
• Bill Meyer (born 1942): artist who uses photography, film and music in his work
• mez (Mary-Anne Breeze) ( – ): Australian-based Internet artist
• Lewis Miller (born 1959): painter and visual artist, known for his portraits and figurative works
• Robert Boyed Mitchell (1919–2002): Abstract Expressionism artist
• Oliver Dimitrije Mitevski (born 1977): artist
• Jon Molvig (1923–1970): expressionist artist
• Tracey Moffat (born 1960): artist using primarily photography and video

• Milton Moon (born 1926): potter, teacher and author
• Sally Morgan (born 1951): Aboriginal author, scriptwriter and artist
• Vali Myers (1930–2003): artist who specialized in fine pen and ink drawings

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N

• Clinton Nain (born 1971)
• Albert Namatjira (1902–1959): Indigenous Australian artist
• Rosella Namok (born 1979): Indigenous Australian artist
• Makinti Napanangka (born c. 1930): Indigenous Australian artist
• Girolamo Nerli (1860–1926)
• Albert Ernest Newbury (1891–1941): landscape and portrait painter
• Helmut Newton (1920–2004): German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his nude studies of women
• Paul Newton (born 1961): portrait artist who has twice won the Archibald Prize
• Stephen Newton
• Lorna Nimmo (1920–1990)
• Deborah Niland (born 1950)
• Kilmeny Niland (1950–2009)
• Angus Nivision: 2002 Wynne Prize winner
• Sandro Nocentini (born 1966): painter
• Sidney Nolan (1917–1992): painter and printmaker
• Robin Norling: 1961 Sulman Prize winner
• James Northfield (1887–1973)
• Stephen Nothling (born 1962)

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O

• Justin O'Brien (1917–1996)
• Peter O'Doherty (born 1958): musician and artist specializing in still life and suburbia.
• Edward Officer (1871–1921)
• Alan Oldfield: 1991 Blake Prize winner
• Bronwyn Oliver (1959–2006)
• Margaret Olley (1923–2011): painter specializing in still life
• John Olsen (born 1928): landscape painter
• Lin Onus (1948–1996): Scottish-Koori Aboriginal artist

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P

• John Paine (1834–1915)
• Colin Parker (born 1941)
• Mike Parr (born 1945): performance artist and printmaker
• Peter Parsons (1951–1993): ceramic artist
• Bruno Pasqualini (born 1942) Painter
• Port Jackson Painter (active 1788–1790s): Unknown plant and animal watercolour artist(s)
• John Peart (born 1945)
• Wesley Penberthy (born 1920): 1955 Sulman Prize winner
• L Scott Pendlebury (1914–1986)
• John Perceval (1923–2000): artist of drawings, paintings, and ceramics
• Wykeham Perry (born 1936)
• Stieg Persson (born 1959) Contemporary painter
• Gloria Petyarre (born 1945): Aboriginal artist
• Nancy Petyarre (1938–2009): Aboriginal artist
• Jenny Phillips (born 1949) : Botanical Artist, founder Botanical Art School Melbourne, contributor - Highgrove Florilegium : recipient of Celia Rosser award
• Patricia Piccinini (born 1965): mixed media artist
• William Edwin Pidgeon (1909–1981): painter who won the Archibald Prize three times
• W. C. Piguenit (1836–1914): landscape painter
• Michelle Pike (born 1969): painter
• Fernando Pizzani (born 1957)
• Evert Ploeg (born 1963): portrait painter
• Axel Poignant (1906–1986)
• Peter Powditch (born 1942)
• Margaret Preston (1875–1963): artist of modernist works as a painter and printmaker
• Geoffrey Proud (born 1946): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1990
• John Skinner Prout (1805–1876): English-born painter of lithographs, watercolours and oils
• Clifton Pugh (1924–1990): painter of landscapes and portraiture
• Peter Purves-Smith
• Minnie Pwerle (1910–2006): Aboriginal artist

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Q

• Ben Quilty (born 1973): artist specializing in paintings of cars
• qwux (born 1985): poster artist and founder of the Rah Collective

R

• Melinda Rackham (born 1959): sculptor and Internet artist
• John Radecki (1865–1955): stained glass artist working in Australia
• Max Ragless (1901–1981): landscape painter
• David Rankin (born 1946): New York-based artist who works predominantly in oil and acrylic on canvas
• Arthur Even Read
• Geraldine Rede (c. 1874 – 1943)
• John and Sunday Reed
• Lloyd Rees (1895–1988): landscape painter
• Ken Reinhard
• Allyson Reynolds: Queensland artist and co-founder of Doggett St Gallery
• John Rigby (born 1922): painter of tropical and bush landscapes, genre works and portraits
• Luke Roberts (born 1952)
• Tom Roberts (1856–1931): artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School
• William Robinson (born 1936): award-winning painter and lithographer
• Des Rolph (born 1958): painter, landscape, figurative
• Robert Rooney (born 1937): conceptual artist
• Herbert Rose (1890–1937): painter and etcher
• Keith Rout (born 1942)
• Ellis Rowan (1847–1922): naturalist and well-known illustrator
• Mark Rowden (born 1979): Artist of portraiture and the human interaction drawing printmaker
• George Rowe (1796–1864)
• Dattilo Rubbo (1870–1955): Italian-born artist and art teacher
• Craig Ruddy (born 1968): painter of portraits, nudes and self studies

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S

• Jenny Sages (born 1933): Chinese-born painter, freelance writer, and illustrator
• Tom Samek (born 1950): Czech born muralist
• Hugh Sawrey (1919–1999): landscape artist and stockman
• Loudon Sainthill ^[1] (1919–1969)
• Leon Schwengler (1923–1982)
• Udo Sellbach (born 1927): Painter, printmaker, teacher; Cologne, Adelaide, Hobart, Canberra
• Martin Sharp (born 1944): artist, underground cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker
• Wendy Sharpe (born 1960): Award-winning portraitist and war artist
• Gary Shead (born 1942): artist and filmmaker who won the Archibald Prize in 1992–1993
• Ben Shearer (born 1941): artist who specializes in watercolor painting of the Outback
• Gordon Shepherdson (born 1934)
• Arnold Shore (1897–1963)
• Andrew Sibley (born 1933): born in Addisham, Kent England. Over 80 solo exhibitions throughout Australia. Prizes including Toowoomba Chronicle Art Prize, Sydney; The Winemakers’ Prize (shared), Melbourne; Caltex-Warana Prize, Brisbane; Bathurst City Purchase Prize; Andrew Fairley Art Prize, Shepparton; Georges Invitation Award (shared) Melbourne; Gold Coast City Art Prize; Launceston Art Purchase; Townsville Pacific Festival Art Prize; Dalby Art Exhibition Prize; Tattersall’s Invitation Landscape Prize, Brisbane and Stanthorpe Arts Festival Acquisitive Award; Finalist in Dobell Prize and Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. Book: Andrew Sibley: Art on the Fringe of Being published by Craftsman House, Sydney
• Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007): photographer who specialised in architectural and industrial photography
• Jeffrey Smart (born 1921): painter, who is known for his modernist depictions of urban landscapes
• Bernard Smith (born 1916): art historian, art critic and academic
• Grace Cossington Smith (1892–1984): artist and pioneer of modernist painting
• Eric Smith (born 1919): Award-winning portraitist
• Joshua Smith (1905–1995): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1944
• Lance Solomon (1913–1989)
• Clara Southern (1861–1940): painter
• Ben Stack (born 1959)
• Stelarc (born 1946): performance artist
• Wakartu Cory Surprise (01/07/1929 - ) Contemporary Indigenous Australian artist from the Great Sandy Desert region. Awards: 1997: Work on Paper Prize National Aboriginal Art Award. Collections: Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria. Publications: 2009: Deutscher and Hackett - Important Aboriginal Art, 2009: Collaborations-Wakartu Cory Surprise and Ildiko Kovacs - Australian Aboriginal Art 2003: New Yorker Magazine: The Painted Desert The Fate of an Aboriginal Masterpiece 2000: Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art, Oxford University Press & ANU - Karrayili The history of Karrayili Adult Education Centre, IATSIS Canberra, Painting Up Big, The Ngurrara Canvas, Kaltja Now - National Aboriginal Cultural Institute - Tandanya 1998: Video Documentary / SBS Television: Jila Painted Waters of the Great Sandy Desert.
• Ronald Hewison Steuart (born 1898)
• David Strachan (1919–1970)
• Arthur Streeton (1867–1943): landscape painter
• Thomas Strutt
• William Strutt (1825–1915): English-born artist of figurative and history paintings
• Josef L. Stejskal
• Nancy Stilianos (born 1955): Installation Art
• Roger Swainston (born 1960): painter, naturalist and zoologist specialising in works of the underwater world
• Ricky Swallow (born 1974): sculptor
• Samuel White Sweet (1825–1886)

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T

• Maria Tafilias (born 1982)
• Violet Teague (1872–1951)
• Nigel Thomson (1945–1999): artist of satirical paintings of society
• Mark Threadgold (born 1977): painter
• Tomasz Talaj (born 1964)
• Anatjari Tjampitjinpa
• Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa
• Maxie Tjampitjinpa (1927–1999)
• Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
• Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1932–2002): painter, Aboriginal artist
• Doctor George Tjapaltjarri born c. 1935 central & western Desert. Traditional medicine man Dr George is an important Pintupi elder responsible for the initiation of young men into the cultic life. Dr George is most renowned for his Tingari paintings. Collections: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Alice Springs and Northern Territory.
• Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri
• Walala Tjapaltjarri born c. 1960 in the region Wilinkarra (Lake Mackay) in the Western Desert. In 1984, Walala and several other Pintupi people made first contact with present day Australian society. Brother to Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
• Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
• George Tjungurrayi
• Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula
• Geoff Todd (born 1950)
• Aida Tomescu (born 1955)
• Dora (Dorothea Elizabeth) Toovey (1898–1986): Painter in Sydney, Paris, South America, Adelaide
• Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
• Zoja Trofimiuk (born 1952): printmaker and sculptor, especially cast glass
• Albert Tucker (1914–1999): Expressionist painter
• Tony Tuckson (1921–1973): war-time pilot turned abstract expressionist painter

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U

• Bernd Ullrich (born 1949)

V

• Rosemary Valadon (born 1947)
• Hossein Valamanesh
• Elefteria Vlavianos (born 1968)
• Jacques (Jac) van Rees (c. 1920 – 1989) Dutch-born painter.
• David Voigt (born 1944)
• Eugene von Guerard (1811–1901): Austrian-born painter of landscapes active in Australia

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• John Walker (born 1939): English-born painter and printmaker producing native Oceanic art
• Anne Wallace (born 1970)
• Christian Waller (1894–1954)
• John Waller (born 1951)
• Craig Walsh (born 1966)
• Wes Walters (born 1928): realist portrait painter and abstract artist
• Guy Warren (born 1921): painter who won the Archibald Prize in 1985
• Jenny Watson (born 1951)
• Wellington: Australian landscape painter
• Guan Wei (born 1957)
• Barbara Weir
• William Westall (1781–1850): English-born landscape and botanical artist
• Bryan Westwood (1930–2000): portrait artist who won the Archibald Prize twice
• Charles Wheeler (1881–1977): painter who won the Archibald Prize in 1933
• Ken Whisson
• James S White (1862–1918)
• Susan Dorothea White (born 1941): painter, sculptor, printmaker, author
• Brett Whiteley (1939–1992): Prolific, multi-award-winning painter
• James V Wigley (1918–1999): painter of Aboriginal camp scenes and desert landscapes
• Julian Wigley (born 1943)
• Donna Williams (born 1963)
• Fred Williams (1927–1982): painter and printmaker
• Jan Williamson ( – ): Award-winning portraitist
• Shaun Wilson (born 1972): artist, film maker, academic, teacher, and curator
• Leslie Wilkie (1878–1935): artist, curator, and member of Victorian Artists Society
• Henry Winkles (1800–1860)
• Walter Withers : landscape artist and a member of the Heidelberg School of impressionists
• Philip Wolfhagen (born 1963)
• Noel Wood (1912–2001): painter
• Margaret Woodward (born 1938)
• J C Wright
• Peter Wright
• Susan Wright

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Y

• John Henry Young (1880–1946): gallery director, art dealer and collector
• John Zerunge Young (born 1956): Hong Kong-born Australian artist

Z

• Anne Zahalka
• Michael Zavros (born 1974)
• Salvatore Zofrea (born 1946): Italian-born painter of literary, historical and religious sources
• Reinis Zusters

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See also

Schools

• Antipodeans Group
• Heidelberg School
• Heide Circle
• Hermannsburg School
• Merioola Group

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Others

• Edmund Capon (arts administrator)
• Betty Churcher (arts administrator)
• Pat Corrigan (collector and arts patron)
• Aubrey Gibson (collector and arts patron)
• Sasha Grishin (art historian)
• Ursula Hoff (art historian)
• Robert Hughes (author and critic)
• Alan McCulloch (author, critic, art historian, curator and arts administrator)
• Susan McCulloch (author and critic)
• Keith Packer (art patron and collector)
• Gabrielle Pizzi (gallerist)
• Ron Radford (arts administrator)
• Agent Samson (art patron and dealer)
• Andrew Sayers (curator and arts administrator)
• Win Schubert (gallerist and arts patron)
• Gene Sherman (gallerist and arts patron)
• Ted Snell (arts administrator and writer)
• Marjorie Tipping (author and art historian)
• Brian Tucker (collector and arts patron)
• Sydney Ure Smith (publisher and arts patron)

References

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