List of painters by name beginning with "A"

Please add names of notable painters in alphabetical order.

• Herb Aach (1923–1985), American painter and writer
• Hans von Aachen (1552–1615), German mannerist painter
• Pacita Abad (1946–2004), multi-media artist and painter, born in the Philippines
• Riza Abbasi (1565–1635), Persian miniaturist, painter and calligrapher of the Isfahan School
• Giuseppe Abbati (1836–1868), Italian artist of the Macchiaioli group
• Louise Abbéma (1853–1927)
• Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911), American artist, illustrator and painter
• Mary Abbott (born 1921), American artist
• Basuki Abdullah (1915–1993), Southeast Asian artist
• Rowena Meeks Abdy (1887–1945)
• Josef Abel (1768–1818), Austrian historical painter and etcher
• Gertrude Abercrombie (1909–1977), American artist
• Johann Ludwig Aberli (1723–1786)
• Anna Maria Barbara Abesch (1706–1773)
• Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard (1743–1809), Danish artist and antiquarian draughtsman
• Herbert Abrams (1921–2003)
• Ruth Abrams (1912–1986)
• Philip Absolon (born 1960), British artist and a founder member of the Stuckists art group
• Otto Abt (1903–1982)
• Ismail Acar (born 1971), Turkish artist in painting
• Bernard Accama (1697–1756), Dutch historical and portrait painter
• Andreas Achenbach (1815–1910), German landscape painter
• Oswald Achenbach (1827–1905), German landscape painter
• J. Ottis Adams (1851–1927)
• Pat Adams (born 1902
• Jankel Adler (1895–1949), Polish painter and printmaker
• Willem van Aelst (1627–1683)
• Pieter Aertsen (1508–1575), Dutch historical painter
• Nadir Afonso (born 1920), geometric abstractionist painter
• Leonid Afremov (born 1955), Belarus born, Israeli modern painter of landscapes, cityscapes and figures
• Yaacov Agam (born 1928), Israeli sculptor and experimental artist
• Lubna Agha (born 1949), South Asian artist
• Jacques-Laurent Agasse (1767–1848), animal and landscape painter
• Knud Agger (1895–1973)
• Christoph Ludwig Agricola (1667–1719), German landscape painter
• Ahn Gyeon
• Ai Xuan (born 1945), Chinese painter
• Ai-Mitsu (1907–1946)
• Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900), Russian painter of Armenian descent, especially of seascapes
• Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz (1852–1916), Polish painter of portraits
• Francesco Albani (1578–1660), Italian Baroque painter
• Josef Albers (1888–1976), German-born American artist, mathematician and educator
• Mariotto Albertinelli (1474–1515), High Renaissance Italian painter of the Florentine school
• Giocondo Albertolli (1743–1839)
• Ivan Albright (1897–1983), magic realist painter and artist, especially of self-portraits, character studies, and still lifes
• Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840–1916), Lithuanian-born, Polish romantic painter
• L. Alcopley (1910–1992), German-American artist at the New York School
• Pierre Alechinsky (born 1927), Belgian artist
• George Aleef (1887–1970)
• Fedor Alekseev (1753–1824), Russian painter of landscapes
• Mikoláš Aleš (1852–1913), Czech painter
• Larry D. Alexander (born 1953), American artist (realism), teacher, and author
• Else Alfelt (1910–1974), Danish painter and one of the two women in the CoBrA movement
• Brian Alfred (born 1974), New York painter who specializes in depictions of urban spaces
• David Allan (1744–1796), Scottish painter, especially of historical subjects
• Alessandro Allori (1535–1607), Italian portrait painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school
• Cristofano Allori (1577–1621), Italian portrait painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school
• Washington Allston (1779–1843), American poet and painter
• Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema (1852–1909), second wife of the painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema and a painter in her own right
• Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–1912), Dutch-born English painter, especially of luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire
• Almeida Júnior (1859–1899), Brazilian realist painter
• Charles Alston (1907–1977), African American artist, muralist, and teacher
• Margareta Alströmer (1763–1816), Swedish painter and singer
• Rudolf von Alt (1812–1908), Austrian landscape and architectural painter
• Albrecht Altdorfer (1480–1538), German landscape painter, printmaker and architect of the Renaissance era
• Altichiero (1330–1395), Italian painter of the Gothic style
• John Altoon (1925–1969), painter
• Pedro Álvarez Castelló (1967–2004), Cuban artist
• Edmond Aman-Jean (1860–1936), French symbolist painter
• Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973), Latin American modernist artist
• Friedrich von Amerling (1803–1887), Austro-Hungarian portrait painter in the court of Franz Josef
• Cuno Amiet (1868–1961)
• Jacopo Amigoni (1682–1752), Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period
• Rodolfo Amoedo (1857–1941), Brazilian painter and interior designer
• Rick Amor (born 1948), Australian war artist and figurative painter
• An Zhengwen
• Anna Ancher (1859–1935), Danish pictorial artist, especially of interiors and simple themes from the everyday lives of the Skagen people
• Michael Ancher (1849–1927), Danish portrait painter
• Werner Andermatt (born 1916)
• Caesar Andrade Faini (1913–1995), Ecuadorian painter and teacher
• Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823–1903)
• Emma Andijewska (born 1931), Ukrainian surrealist painter, poet and writer
• Constantine Andreou (1917–2007), painter and sculptor of Greek origin
• Anthony Angarola (1893–1929), American painter
• Fra Angelico (1387–1445), Early Italian Renaissance painter
• Heinz Anger (born 1941)
• Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa (1872–1952), Spanish painter
• Charles Angrand (1854–1926), French neo-Impressionist painter and anarchist
• Sofonisba Anguissola (1532–1625), Italian painter of the Renaissance
• Rita Angus (1908–1970), New Zealand painter of portraits and landscapes
• Albert Anker (1831–1910), Swiss painter
• Louis Anquetin (1861–1932), French painter and author
• Pieter van Anraadt (1635–1678)
• Lizzy Ansingh (1875–1959), Dutch painter
• Horst Antes (born 1936), German painter and sculptor
• Richard Anuszkiewicz (born 1930), American artist of Op Art
• Aoki Shigeru (1882–1911)
• Aoshima Chiho (born 1974)
• Apelles (4th century BC), painter of ancient Greece
• Zvest Apollonio (1935–2009), Italian/Slovenian artist
• Karel Appel (1921–2006), Dutch painter, sculptor and poet
• Félix Arauz (born 1935), Latin American painter from Ecuador
• Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1527–1593), Italian painter especially of portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits and vegetables
• Arent Arentsz (1585–1631)
• Avigdor Arikha (1929–2010), Israeli and French painter, printmaker, and art historian
• Abram Arkhipov (1862–1930)
• John Armleder (born 1948), Swiss Neo-Geo artist of paintings and sculptures
• Georg Arnold-Graboné (1896–1982)
• Jean Arp (1886–1966), German-French sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist
• Richard Artschwager (born 1929)
• Asai Chū (1856–1907)
• Pieter Jansz van Asch (1603–1678)
• Ásgrímur Jónsson (1876–1958)
• Dennis Ashbaugh (born 1946)
• Ashiyuki Gigadō
• Hans Asper (1499–1571)
• Jan Asselijn (1610–1652)
• Balthasar van der Ast (1593–1657)
• Nikolai Astrup (1880–1928)
• Jean-Michel Atlan (1913–1960), French artist
• René Auberjonois (1872–1957), Swiss artist
• John James Audubon (1785–1851), American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter, and painter
• Frank Auerbach (born 1931), German-born British painter especially of female models and scenes of London
• Jules Robert Auguste (1789–1850), French Impressionist painter
• George Ault (1891–1948), American painter
• Giuseppe Avanzi (1645–1718), Italian Baroque painter
• Edward Avedisian (1936–2007), American abstract painter
• Hendrick Avercamp (1585–1634), Dutch landscape painter
• Milton Avery (1885–1965), American modern painter
• Nikola Avramov (1897–1945), Bulgarian painter especially of still lifes
• Awataguchi Takamitsu
• Ay-O (born 1931)
• Aya Goda (born 1967)
• Anton Ažbe (1870–1949), Slovene painter and teacher
• Giovanni Bernardino Azzolini or Mazzolini or Asoleni (c. 1572 – c. 1645), Italian painter