List of Irish artists

This is a list of 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 – C

• Kevin Abosch (b. 1969) – artist
• Henry Allan (1865–1912) – painter
• William Ashford (1746–1824) – British painter who worked exclusively in Ireland
• Francis Bacon (1909–1992) – Irish-born British figurative painter especially using grotesque or nightmarish imagery
• Robert Ballagh (b. 1943) – artist
• Christopher Banahan (b. 1958) – painter based in Galway
• 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 (b. 1938) – sculptor from Dublin
• Pauline Bewick (b. 1935) – artist
• Francis Bindon (1690–1765)
• Basil Blackshaw (b. 1932) – painter especially of rural scenes with greyhounds, Irish Travellers and the landscape
• Brian Bourke (b. 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
• Vincent Browne (b. 1947) – sculptor
• Colleen Browning (b. 1929) – Irish-born realist painter
• Adam Buck (1759–1833)
• Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838–1891) – artist and a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy
• John Burke (b. 1946) – sculptor
• Thomas Burke (1749–1815) – engraver and painter
• Frederick William Burton (1816–1900) – painter born in Corofin, Co Clare
• Mildred Anne Butler (1885–1941) – painter
• John Butts (c1728–1764)
• Gerard Byrne (b. 1969) installation artist
• Niccolo d'Ardia Caracciolo (1941–1989) – painter
• Robert Carver (c1730–1791) – Dublin born painter especially 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 (b. 1965) – installation and video artist
• Egerton Coghill (1853–1921) – painter especially of landscapes of County Cork
• James Coleman (b. 1941) – installation and video artist
• Charles Collins (c. 1680–1744) – painter especially of animals and still-life
• Patrick Collins (1910–1994) – painter
• Fred Conlon (1943–2005) – sculptor
• Denis Connolly (b. 1965) – installation and video artist
• Amanda Coogan (b. 1971) – performance artist
• Barrie Cooke (b. 1931) – abstract expressionist painter
• Erin Corr (1793–1862) – engraver
• Martin Cregan (1788–1870)
• Dorothy Cross (b. 1956) – artist working in a range of media from sculpture to video
• William Crozier (b. 1930) – Irish-Scots still-life and landscape artist

D – G

• Francis Danby (1793–1861) – painter especially of large pictures in oil
• William Davis (1812–1873) – artist influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style of painting
• Edward Delaney (b. 1930) – sculptor born in Claremorris
• Gerald Dillon (1916–1971) – artist
• Stephen Diggin (1955– ) – Contemporary Irish Artist [Donegal]
• Willie Doherty (b. 1959) – artist mainly in photography and video
• Susanna Drury (1698–1770) – landscape painter
• Patrick Vincent Duffy (1836–1909) – painter primarily of landscapes
• William Duke (1815–53) Carpenter (Ireland); set designer; portrait, landscape and whaling painter (Australia and New Zealand)
• Ross Eccles (b.1937) English born but based in Ireland since 1971. Internationally acclaimed contemporary artist
• Felim Egan (b. 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
• Robert Fagan (1761–1816) – painter, diplomat and archaeologist
• Gary Farrelly (b. 1983) – artist and a founder of the Defastenist art group
• Fergus Feehily (b. 1968) – artist
• Jonathan Fisher (fl. 1763–1809) – painter, engraver, and printmaker of aquatints of Irish scenery
• Mary Fitzgerald (b.1956 – ) Irish contemporary artist, member of Aosdana, lives and works in Dublin and Co. Waterford
• Jim Fitzpatrick ( – ) – Irish artist especially of Irish Celtic Art
• John Henry Foley (1818–1874) – sculptor
• Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947) – artist and member of the Newlyn school of painters
• Graham Forsythe (b. 1952) – painter
• David Franklin (b. 1978) – Irish artist living and working in Dublin
• Hugh Frazer (1795–1865) – painter
• William Percy French (1854–1920) – songwriter, entertainer watercolour painter
• 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
• Nathaniel Grogan (1740–1807) – painter from Cork

H – J

• Willem Van der Hagen (unknown–1745) – Dutch-born landscape painter who settled in Ireland
• Eva Henrietta Hamilton (1876–1960)
• Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1734/1739–1808) – Irish artist
• James Hanley (painter) (born 1965)
• Alice Hanratty (b. 1939) – artist who specialises in printmaking
• William Michael Harnett (1848–1892) – Irish-American painter who used a trompe l'oeil (literally, "fool the eye") style of realistic painting
• 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) – born watercolourist of naval and marine seascapes/landscapes
• Gabriel Hayes (1909–1978) – artist and currency designer
• Gottfried Helnwein (b. 1948) – Austrian fine artist, painter, photographer, installation and performance artist
• Mercedes Helnwein (b. 1979) fine artist, writer, and video artist
• Patrick Hennessy (1915–1980) – photo-realist landscape, still-life and portrait artist
• William John Hennessy (1839–1917) – artist in wood carving and watercolors
• 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 (b. 1961) – artist especially of collages and the creative use of photographs
• Nuala Holloway – painter
• Katie Holten (1975– ) – artist of drawings, installations, sculptures, and public art projects
• Evie Hone (1894–1955) – painter and stained glass artist
• Nathaniel Hone (1718–1784) – Irish-born 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
• Charles Cromwell Ingham (1796–1863) – portrait painter
• Patrick Ireland/Brian O'Doherty (b. 1935) – sculptor, conceptual artist, and installation artist
• Mainie Jellett (1897–1944) – abstract painter
• Charles Jervas (1675–1739) – portrait painter, translator, and art collector
• Roy Johnston (b. 1936)
• George W. Joy (1845–1925) – painter
• Rachel Joynt (b. 1966) – sculptor

K – N

• Paul Kane (1810–1871)
• Joseph Malachy Kavanagh (1856–1918)
• Seán Keating (1889–1977)
• Oisín Kelly (1915–1981)
• Doreen Kennedy (b. 1968)
• Harry Kernoff (1900–1974)
• John Kindness (b. 1951)
• Cecil King (1921–1986)
• John Kingerlee (b. 1936)
• Graham Knuttel (b. 1954)
• James Latham (c.1696–1747)
• John Lavery (1856–1941)
• Louis le Brocquy (b. 1916)
• William John Leech (1861–1968)
• John Luke (1906–1975)
• Patrick MacDowell (1799–1870)
• Gladys Maccabe (artist) (b. 1918)
• Micheál MacLiammóir (1899–1978)
• Daniel Maclise (1806–1870)
• Henry MacManus (c. 1810–1878)
• Anne Madden (b. 1932)
• Alice Maher (b. 1956)
• Padraig Marrinan (1906–1975)
• Fergus Martin (b. 1955)
• James McArdell (fl. 1728–1765)
• Sheila McClean
• Samuel McCloy (1831–1904)
• Niall McCormack (b.1960)
• Norah McGuinness (1903–1980)
• Edward McGuire (painter) (1932–86)
• Frank McKelvey (1895–1974)
• Justin McKeown (b. 1979)
• Colin Middleton (1910–1983)
• Nick Miller (b. 1962) London born artist, painter, member of Aosdána
• John Minihan (b. 1946)
• Flora Mitchell (1890-1973)
• Martin Mooney (b. 1960)
• Garret Morphey (c1650–1716)
• Richard Moynan (1856–1906)
• Michael Mulcahy (b. 1952)
• George Mullins (fl. 1763–65)
• William Mulready (1786–1863)
• Bernard Mulrenin (1803–1868)
• George Francis Mulvany (1809–1869)
• Charles Wynne Nicholls (1831–1903)

O – S

• Dermod O'Brien (1865–1945) – painter chiefly of landscapes and portraits
• 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) – Irish sculptor
• John O'Keeffe (c.1797–1838) – portrait and figure painter
• Aloysius O'Kelly (1853–c1941) – 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
• Seán O'Sullivan (1906–1964) – portrait painter
• Rory O'Tunny (fl. 1540s) – sculptor
• William Orpen (1878–1931) – portrait painter
• Walter Osborne (1859–1903) – impressionist painter typically featuring women, children, the elderly, and rural scenes
• Peter Pearson (b.1954) – Irish painter and writer
• George Petrie (1790–1866) – painter, musician, antiquary and archaeologist of the Victorian era
• Stanley Pettigrew (b. 1927) – painter
• Sarah Purser (1848–1943) – artist often working in stained glass
• Stephen Pusey (b. 1952) – painter of murals
• Patrick Pye (b. 1929) – Sculptor, painter and stained glass artist and resident in County Dublin
• Basil Rakoczi (1908–1979) – artist and member of the Irish art group the White Stag
• John Ramage (1748–1802) – Irish American artist, goldsmith, portrait painter, and miniaturist
• Nano Reid (1900–1981) – painter
• Anne Rigney (b. 1957) – abstract artist and sculptor mainly using oils and mixed media
• 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 (1925–92) Artist, writer, critic, publisher, patron,broadcaster and publican.
• 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 (b. 1921) – artist
• Sean Scully (b. 1945) – Irish-born American painter and printmaker
• Paul Seawright (b. 1965) – artist and professor Photography at the University of Ulster in Belfast
• Kevin Sharkey (b. 1960) – painter and celebrity
• Neil Shawcross (b. 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 (b. 1945) – Irishportrait painter traditional Irish artist
• Victor Sloan (b. 1945) – photographer and artist
• Edward Smyth (1749–1812) sculptor
• George Henry Smyth (b. 1968) – artist and album cover designer
• Camille Souter (b. 1929) – painter
• Stella Steyn (1907–1987)
• Imogen Stuart (b. 1927) – Berlin-born sculptor
• Patrick Swift (1927–1983)

T – Z

• Henry Jones Thaddeus (1859–1929) – Realist and portrait painter born and trained in County Cork, Ireland
• Henry Tresham (1750–1814) – Irish-born painter of large-scale history paintings
• Patrick Tuohy (1894–1930) – portrait, narrative, and genre painter
• J. Laurie Wallace (1864–1953) – artist
• Ciarán Walsh (b. 1980) – artist
• Owen Walsh (1933–2002) – painter
• Samuel Walsh (b. 1951) – contemporary abstract artist
• Michael Warren (b. 1950) – sculptor
• Robert West (d. 1770) – painter
• Michael John Whelan (b. 1977) – artist
• Leo Whelan (1852–1956) – painter
• William Gorman Wills (1828–1891) – Dublin-born dramatist and painter
• Anne Yeats (1919–2001) – painter and stage designer.
• Jack Yeats (1871–1957) – artist
• John Butler Yeats (1839–1922) – artist

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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 (b. 1910)
• Lochlann Quinn
• Æ (George William Russell) (1867–1935)
• Tony Ryan
• George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
• Dorothy Walker (1929–2002)

See also

• Irish art
• List of Northern Irish artists