List of performance artists
Main article: performance art
Performance art is a term usually reserved to refer to a kind of avant-garde or conceptual art which grew out of the visual arts. Mainstream activities such as theater, dance, music, and circus-related performances such as fire breathing, juggling, and gymnastics are normally known as the performing arts.
A
- Marina Abramović
- Vito Acconci
- Theo Adams
- Laurie Anderson
- Eleanor Antin
- Mireille Astore
- Ron Athey
- damali ayo
B
- Franko B
- Magali Babin
- Gretchen Baer
- Blažej Baláž
- Troy Banarzi
- Matthew Barney
- Artur Barrio
- Vanessa Beecroft
- Joseph Beuys
- Björk
- Black Market International (BMI)
- Nicole Blackman
- Black Sun Productions
- Guy Bleus
- Blue Man Group
- Kate Bornstein
- Leigh Bowery
- George Brecht
- Alexander Brener
- Stuart Brisley
- Robert Delford Brown
- Günter Brus
- Chris Burden
- Józef Bury
C
- Cabaret Voltaire
- Meryn Cadell
- Sophie Calle
- Giuseppe Chiari
- Katherine Chronis
- Lisa Crystal Carver (Lisa Suckdog)
- Yuan Chai and Jian Jun Xi
- Keith Cole
- Costes
- Paul Couillard
- Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips
- COUM Transmissions (later Throbbing Gristle)
D
- D Underbelly
- Bill Dan
- Dancenoise
- Vaginal Davis
- Danielle Dax
- Robin Deacon
- Danny Devos
- Jess Dobkin
- Doorika
- Die Tödliche Doris
- John Duncan
E
- Tony Eveready
- EXIT (members Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher later formed Crass)
- Valie Export
F
G
- Diamanda Galás
- Regina José Galindo
- Harry Gamboa, Jr.
- Cheri Gaulke
- Gilbert and George
- Gob Squad
- Jack Goldstein
- Guillermo Gomez-Peña
- Hedwig Gorski
- Paul Grégoire
- Peter Grzybowski
H
I
J
K
- Alex Kahn
- Istvan Kantor
- Allan Kaprow
- Andy Kaufman
- Jonathon Keats
- John Kelly
- Mike Kelley
- The Kipper Kids
- Ragnar Kjartansson
- Norbert Klassen
- Yves Klein
- Alison Knowles
- Yayoi Kusama
- Helene Kvint
- Dan Kwong
- Siglinde Kallnbach
L
- Suzanne Lacy
- Lennie Lee
- Jorge de León
- David Leslie
- André Éric Létourneau
- Roberta Lima
- Kalup Linzy
- Artyom Loskutov
- James Luna
M
- Alastair MacLennan
- Ann Magnuson
- Miki Malör
- Diane Mantzaris
- Piero Manzoni
- Deb Margolin
- Gordon Matta-Clark
- Paul McCarthy
- Mark McGowan
- Elle Mehrmand
- Tom Miller
- Ursula Merchant
- Orlando Mohorovic
- Linda Montano
- Frank Moore
- Charlotte Moorman
- Mr. Pacman
- Otto Muehl
- Tom Murrin
N
O
- Pat Oleszko
- Marisa Olson
- Yoko Ono
- Dennis Oppenheim
- Jill Orr
- Orlan
- Tanja Ostojic
P
- Nam June Paik
- Andrea Pagnes
- Panamarenko
- Gina Pane
- Rebecca Patek
- Sarah Jane Pell
- William Pope.L
- Genesis P-Orridge
- Michael Portnoy
R
- Walid Raad
- Nelda Ramos
- Charles Recher
- Rachel Rosenthal
- Kira O' Reilly
- Sean Fletcher and Isabel Reichert
- Jesusa Rodríguez
- Martha Rosler
S
- Bryan Lewis Saunders
- Carolee Schneemann
- HA Schult
- Rudolf Schwarzkogler
- David Sherry (artist)
- Shu Yang
- Willoughby Sharp
- Shozo Shimamoto
- Lián Amaris Sifuentes
- Vasan Sitthiket
- Joey Skaggs
- Barbara T. Smith
- Jack Smith
- Michael Smith
- Annegret Soltau
- Litsa Spathi
- Annie Sprinkle
- Stevie Starr
- Stelarc
- Verena Stenke
- Andre Stitt
- Survival Research Laboratories
T
- Reverend Billy and the Church of Life After Shopping
- Elena Tejada-Herrera
- Slaven Tolj
- Carmelita Tropicana
- Natasha Tsakos
V
W
- The Waitresses
- Monika Weiss
- Lee Wen
- Hannah Wilke
- David Wojnarowicz
- The World Famous Bushman
Y
- Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
- Yang Zhichao
- Yes Men