List of Irish artists
This list of Irish artists includes notable visual artists born or working mainly in Ireland along with a list of critics, collectors and curators who have had an influence on Irish visual arts.
A
- Kevin Abosch (born 1969) – artist
- Henry Allan (1865–1912) – painter
- William Ashford (1746–1824) – British painter who worked exclusively in Ireland
B
- Francis Bacon (1909–1992) – Irish-born British figurative painter
- Robert Ballagh (born 1943) – artist
- Robert Barker (1739–1806) – painter from Kells
- George Barret, Sr. (1728–1784) – landscape artist, especially of portraits of the British countryside
- James Barry (1741–1806)
- William Gerard Barry (1864–1941) – painter
- Rose Maynard Barton (1856–1929)
- Mary Battersby (fl. 1801–1841)
- Richard Brydges Beechey (1808–1895) – Anglo-Irish painter and Admiral in the Royal Navy
- John Behan (born 1938) – sculptor
- Pauline Bewick (born 1935) – artist
- Francis Bindon (1690–1765)
- Basil Blackshaw (born 1932) – painter, especially of rural scenes with greyhounds, Irish Travellers and the landscape
- Brian Bourke (born 1936) – artist and winner of the Arts Council of Ireland award for portraiture
- John Boyne (1750–1810)
- Charles Brady (1926–1997) – New York-born painter who spent most of his life in Ireland
- James Brenan (1837–1907) – artist
- Gordon Brewster (1889–1946) – cartoonist
- James S. Brohan (born 1952)
- Vincent Browne (born 1947) – sculptor
- Colleen Browning (born 1929) – realist painter
- Adam Buck (1759–1833)
- Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838–1891) – artist and a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy
- John Burke (1946-2006) – sculptor
- Thomas Burke (1749–1815) – engraver and painter
- Frederick William Burton (1816–1900) – painter born in Corofin, County Clare
- Mildred Anne Butler (1885–1941) – painter
- John Butts (c.1728–1764)
- Gerard Byrne (born 1969) - installation artist
C
- Niccolo d'Ardia Caracciolo (1941–1989) – painter
- Robert Carver (c.1730–1791) – painter of theatre scenery and framed works
- John Cassidy (1860–1939) – sculptor and painter
- Harry Clarke (1889–1931) – stained glass artist and book illustrator
- Anne Cleary (born 1965) – installation and video artist
- Egerton Coghill (1853–1921) – painter, especially of landscapes of County Cork
- James Coleman (born 1941) – installation and video artist
- Charles Collins (c.1680–1744) – painter, especially of animals and still-life
- Patrick Collins (1910–1994) – painter
- Peter Collis (1929–2012)
- Fred Conlon (1943–2005) – sculptor
- Denis Connolly (born 1965) – installation and video artist
- William Conor (1881–1968)
- Amanda Coogan (born 1971) – performance artist
- Barrie Cooke (born 1931) – abstract expressionist painter
- Erin Corr (1793–1862) – engraver
- James Humbert Craig (1878–1944)
- Martin Cregan (1788–1870)
- Dorothy Cross (born 1956) – artist working in a range of media from sculpture to video
- William Crozier (born 1930) – Irish-Scots still-life and landscape artist
- Amelia Curran (1775–1847) – portrait painter
D
- Francis Danby (1793–1861) – painter, especially of large pictures in oil
- Colin Davidson (born 1968) – artist
- Gerald Davis (1938–2005)
- William Davis (1812–1873) – artist influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style of painting
- Edward Delaney (born 1930) – sculptor born in Claremorris
- Gerald Dillon (1916–1971) – artist
- Willie Doherty (born 1959) – artist mainly in photography and video
- Susanna Drury (1698–1770) – landscape painter
- Patrick Vincent Duffy (1836–1909) – painter, primarily of landscapes
E
- Ross Eccles (born 1937) - contemporary artist, English-born but based in Ireland since 1971
- Felim Egan (born 1952) – painter
- Frank Egginton (1908–1990) – contemporary painter
- Alfred Elmore (1815–1881) – Victorian history and genre painter
- Beatrice Elvery (1881–1970) – stained-glass artist and painter
F
- Robert Fagan (1761–1816) – painter, diplomat and archaeologist
- Gary Farrelly (born 1983) – artist and a founder of the Defastenist art group
- Fergus Feehily (born 1968) – artist
- Jonathan Fisher (fl. 1763–1809) – painter, engraver, and printmaker of aquatints of Irish scenery
- Mary Fitzgerald (born 1956) - member of Aosdana, lives and works in Dublin and Co. Waterford
- Jim Fitzpatrick – artist, especially of Irish Celtic art
- Damien Flood (born 1979) – painter
- John Henry Foley (1818–1874) – sculptor
- Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947) – artist and member of the Newlyn school of painters
- Graham Forsythe (born 1952) – painter
- Brian Frances (1933-2005) – landscape painter
- Hugh Frazer (1795–1865) – painter
- William Percy French (1854–1920) – songwriter, entertainer, watercolour painter
G
- Norman Garstin (1847–1926) – artist with the Newlyn School of painters
- Edmund Garvey (1740–1813) – painter
- Wilhelmina Geddes (1887–1955)
- William St. John Glenn (1904–1974)
- Eileen Gray (1879–1976) – furniture designer and architect
- Anita Groener (born 1958) – artist and Aosdána member
- Nathaniel Grogan (1740–1807) – painter from Cork
H
- Willem Van der Hagen (unknown–1745) – Dutch-born landscape painter who settled in Ireland
- Ronan Halpin (born 1958) – sculptor living on Achill Island, works in steel and bronze [1][2]
- Eva Henrietta Hamilton (1876–1960)
- Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1734/1739–1808)
- James Hanley (born 1965)
- Fr. Jack P. Hanlon (1913–1968)
- Marie Hanlon (born 1948) – artist and Aosdána member
- Alice Hanratty (born 1939) – printmaker
- William Michael Harnett (1848–1892) – Irish-American painter who used a trompe l'oeil style of painting
- Conor Harrington (b. 1980) – Irish-born street artist based in London
- Gertrude Hartland (1865–1954) – illustrator
- Henry Albert Hartland (1840–1893) – illustrator and built theatrical scenery
- Joseph Patrick Haverty (1794–1864) – painter
- Edwin Hayes (1819–1904) – painter of naval and marine seascapes/landscapes
- Gabriel Hayes (1909–1978) – artist and currency designer
- Gottfried Helnwein (born 1948) – Austrian painter, photographer, installation and performance artist
- Mercedes Helnwein (born 1979) - fine artist, writer, and video artist
- Patrick Hennessy (1915–1980) – photo-realist artist
- William John Hennessy (1839–1917) – wood carving and watercolor artist
- Paul Henry (1876–1958) – landscape painter
- Mary Balfour Herbert (1817–1893) – watercolour artist, especially scenes from the Lakes of Killarney
- Christopher Hewetson (1739–1799) – sculptor
- Thomas Hickey (1741–1824) – painter
- Derek Hill (1916–2000) – English-born portrait and landscape painter in Ireland
- Nathaniel Hill (1861–1934) – impressionist
- Sean Hillen (born 1961) – artist, especially of collages and the creative use of photographs
- Nuala Holloway – painter
- Katie Holten (born 1975) – artist of drawings, installations, sculptures, and public art projects
- Evie Hone (1894–1955) – painter and stained glass artist
- Nathaniel Hone the Elder (1718–1784) – portrait and miniature painter
- Nathaniel Hone the Younger (1831–1917) – painter
- Thomas Hovenden (1840–1895) – Irish-American artist, teacher, and painter, especially of realistic quiet family scenes and narrative subjects
- Robert Hunter (fl. 1752–1803)
- Philip Hussey (c.1713–1783) – portraitist and interiors painter
I
- Charles Cromwell Ingham (1796–1863) – portrait painter
- Patrick Ireland/Brian O'Doherty (born 1935) – sculptor, conceptual artist, and installation artist
J
- Mainie Jellett (1897–1944) – abstract painter
- Charles Jervas (1675–1739) – portrait painter, translator, and art collector
- George W. Joy (1845–1925) – painter
- Rachel Joynt (born 1966) – sculptor
K
- Paul Kane (1810–1871)
- Joseph Malachy Kavanagh (1856–1918)
- Seán Keating (1889–1977)
- Oisín Kelly (1915–1981)
- Doreen Kennedy (born 1968)
- Harry Kernoff (1900–1974)
- John Kindness (born 1951)
- Cecil King (1921–1986)
- Kenneth King (born 1939)
- John Kingerlee (born 1936)
- Graham Knuttel (born 1954)
L
- James Latham (c.1696–1747)
- John Lavery (1856–1941)
- Louis le Brocquy (1916–2012)
- William John Leech (1861–1968)
- John Luke (1906–1975)
M
- Gladys Maccabe (born 1918)
- Patrick MacDowell (1799–1870)
- Micheál MacLiammóir (1899–1978)
- Daniel Maclise (1806–1870)
- Henry MacManus (c.1810–1878)
- Anne Madden (born 1932)
- Cecil Maguire (born 1930) - painter [3][4]
- Alice Maher (born 1956)
- Padraig Marrinan (1906–1975)
- Fergus Martin (born 1955)
- James McArdell (fl. 1728–1765)
- Charles J. McAuley (1900-1999)
- Sheila McClean
- Paul McCloskey (born 1963)
- Samuel McCloy (1831–1904)
- Niall McCormack (born 1960)
- Joe Mcgill (Born 1955)
- Norah McGuinness (1903–1980)
- Edward McGuire (1932–86)
- Frank McKelvey (1895–1974)
- Colin Middleton (1910–1983)
- Nick Miller (born 1962) - London-born artist, painter, member of Aosdána
- John Minihan (born 1946)
- Flora Mitchell (1890–1973)
- Martin Mooney (born 1960)
- Garret Morphey (c.1650–1716)
- Richard Mosse (born 1980) - conceptual documentary photographer and video artist
- Richard Moynan (1856–1906)
- Michael Mulcahy (born 1952)
- George Mullins (fl. 1763–65)
- William Mulready (1786–1863)
- Bernard Mulrenin (1803–1868)
- George Francis Mulvany (1809–1869)
N
- Charles Wynne Nicholls (1831–1903)
O
- Dermod O'Brien (1865–1945) – landscape and portrait painter
- John O'Brien (1831–1891) – Irish-born Canadian marine artist
- James Arthur O'Connor (1792–1841) – painter
- John O'Connor (1830–1889) – painter
- Roderic O'Conor (1860–1940) – painter influenced by Impressionism
- Éamonn O'Doherty (1939–2011) – sculptor
- Enda O'Donoghue (born 1973) – painter and multimedia artist
- Conor O' Grady - Video and Installation Artist
- John O'Keeffe (c.1797–1838) – portrait and figure painter
- Aloysius O'Kelly (1853–c.1941) – painter of coastlines, fishing ports and villages
- James O'Malley (c.1816–1888)
- Tony O'Malley (1913–2003) – self-taught painter
- Frank O'Meara (1853–1888) – painter
- Daniel O'Neill (1920–1974) – Romantic painter born in Belfast
- Henry O'Neill (1798–1880) – artist and archaeologist
- Mark O'Neill (born 1963)
- William Orpen (1878–1931) – portrait painter
- Walter Osborne (1859–1903) – impressionist painter
- Seán O'Sullivan (1906–1964) – portrait painter
- Rory O'Tunny (fl. 1540s) – sculptor
P
- George Petrie (1790–1866) – painter, musician, antiquary and archaeologist
- Stanley Pettigrew (born 1927) – painter
- Garrett Phelan (born 1965) – installation artist
- Sarah Purser (1848–1943) – artist often working in stained glass
- Stephen Pusey (born 1952) – mural painter
- Patrick Pye (born 1929) – sculptor, painter and stained glass artist ; resident in County Dublin
R
- Basil Rakoczi (1908–1979) – artist and member of The White Stag group
- John Ramage (1748–1802) – Irish American artist, goldsmith, portrait painter, and miniaturist
- Nano Reid (1900–1981) – painter
- Anne Rigney (born 1957) – abstract artist and sculptor
- Thomas Roberts (1749–1778) – landscape painter
- Markey Robinson (1918–1999) – painter with a distinctive naïve expressionist style
- Richard Rothwell (1800–1868) – portrait and genre painter
- John Ryan (1925–1992) - artist, writer, critic, publisher, patron, broadcaster and publican
S
- William Sadler II (c.1782–1839) – landscape painter
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) – Irish-born American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation
- Robert Richard Scanlan (1801–1876) – painter and portraitist
- Patrick Scott (1921-2014) – artist
- Sean Scully (born 1945) – Irish-born American painter and printmaker
- Paul Seawright (born 1965) – artist and professor of photography at the University of Ulster
- Kevin Sharkey (born 1960) – painter and celebrity
- Neil Shawcross (born 1940) – portrait painter
- Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850) – Dublin-born portrait painter and president of the Royal Academy
- Oliver Sheppard (1865–1941) - sculptor and lecturer
- James Sleator (1889–1950) – artist
- Hamilton Sloan (born 1945) – portrait painter and traditional Irish artist
- Victor Sloan (born 1945) – photographer and artist
- John Noel Smith (born 1952) – painter
- Edward Smyth (1749–1812) - sculptor
- George Henry Smyth (born 1968) – artist and album cover designer
- Camille Souter (born 1929) – painter
- Stella Steyn (1907–1987)
- Imogen Stuart (born 1927) – Berlin-born sculptor
- Patrick Swift (1927–1983)
T
- Henry Jones Thaddeus (1859–1929) – realist and portrait painter
- Henry Tresham (1750–1814) – Irish-born painter of large-scale history paintings
- Patrick Tuohy (1894–1930) – portrait, narrative, and genre painter
W
- J. Laurie Wallace (1864–1953) – artist
- Ciarán Walsh (born 1980) – artist
- Owen Walsh (1933–2002) – painter
- Samuel Walsh (born 1951) – contemporary abstract artist
- Michael Warren (born 1950) – sculptor
- Kenneth Webb (born 1927) - painter [5][6]
- Robert West (died 1770) – painter
- Leo Whelan (1852–1956) – painter
- Michael John Whelan (born 1977) – artist
- Maurice Canning Wilks (1911–1984)
- Alexander Williams (1845-1930) - landscape painter, maritime scenes
- William Gorman Wills (1828–1891) – dramatist and painter
Y
- Anne Yeats (1919–2001) – painter and stage designer
- Jack Yeats (1871–1957) – artist
- John Butler Yeats (1839–1922) – artist
Critics, collectors and curators
- Alfred Chester Beatty (1875–1968)
- Alfred Lane Beit (1903–1994)
- William Dargan (1799–1867)
- Cathal Gannon
- Bryan Guinness (1905–1992)
- Knight of Glin
- Gordon Lambert (1919–2005)
- Hugh Lane (1875–1915)
- Denis Mahon (born 1910)
- Lochlann Quinn
- Æ (George William Russell) (1867–1935)
- Tony Ryan
- George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
- Dorothy Walker (1929–2002)
See also
References
- ↑ Aine Ryan (17 October 2015). "Sculpture symbolises Westport’s ‘enduring spirit’". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "A Shaft of Light for Droghedas riverbank". Drogheda Independent. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Cecil Maguire b. 1930". BBC Your Paintings. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Cecil Maguire RUA (b.1930)". Visual-Arts-Cork.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ Michael Parsons (19 July 2013). "Kenneth Webb - 86 year-old artist launches new solo show of paintings". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "Kenneth Webb b. 1927". BBC Your Paintings. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
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