List of Australian artists
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- Davida Allen (1951– ): painter, film maker and writer
- Rick Amor (1948– ): artist and figurative painter
- 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
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- Thomas Baines (1820–1875): English artist and explorer of British colonial southern Africa and Australia
- Marie-Claire Baldenweg (1954–): Swiss/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 (1972–): artist, winner of 2008 Archibald Prize
- Paddy Bedford (1922–2007): Indigenous artist and architect
- Marcus Beilby (1951–): artist, winner of 1987 Sulman Prize
- Jason Benjamin (1971–): painter, winner of 2005 Archibald Prize
- George Bell (1878–1966): painter who studied in London and Paris
- Richard Bell (1953–): painter who courted controversy
- Anthony Bennett (artist) (1966–): painter Archibald Prize Finalist 2008, 2009
- Gordon Bennett (1955– ): Aboriginal artist
- Kevin John Best (1932– ): artist, awarded the Order of Australia (OAM)
- Asher Bilu (1936–): painter and sculptor
- Vivienne Binns (1940–): artist, awarded the Order of Australia (OAM)
- Charles Blackman (1928– ): landscape artist
- Godfrey Blow (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
- Peter Booth (1940–): figurative and abstract painter
- Marion Borgelt (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 (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
- Andrew Browne (artist) (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:(1958-)Abstract Artist
- Charles Bush (1919–1989)
- Louis Buvelot (1814–1888): Swiss-born landscape painter who emigrated to Australia
- Gaye Bonham (1942–1863)
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- James Howe Carse (ca. 1819–1900): British-Australian painter who specialized in landscapes
- Judy Cassab (1920– ): painter, twice won the Archibald Prize
- Gino Cavicchioli
- Harold Cazneaux (1878–1953): pictorialist photographer
- Nicholas Chevalier (1828–1902): Russian-born artist, illustrator in lithography and water-colour
- Peter Churcher (1964– ): painter of portraits and figures in a realistic style
- George James Coates (1869–1930): portrait painter
- Charles Conder (1868–1909): English-born painter of the Heidelberg School who emigrated to Australia
- Kevin Connor (1932–): artist, two-time winner of the Archibald Prize]
- Olive Cotton (1911–2003)
- Noel Counihan (1913–1986): social realist painter
- Steve Cox (1958–): painter and watercolourist
- Fred Cress (1938–): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1988
- Ray Crooke (1922–): portrait artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1969
- Grace Crowley (1890–1979): abstract artist
- Adam Cullen (1965–): artist, winner of the Archibald Prize in 2000
- Elisabeth Cummings (1934–): multi-award winning artist and teacher
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- John Dahlsen ( – ): contemporary environmental artist
- Roy Dalgarno (1910–2001): social realist artist
- William Dargie (1912–2003): painter especially of portrait paintings
- Lawrence Daws (1927–): painter and printmaker of watercolour, drawing, screenprints, etchings and monotypes
- Janet Dawson (1935–): is an artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1973
- Wolfgang Degenhardt (1924–1993): German-born artist often of religious art
- Roy De Maistre (1894–1968): artist who explored the relationship of colour harmony to musical harmony
- Robert Dickerson (1924–): figurative painter
- William Dobell (1899–1970): sculptor and painter
- Ken Done (1940– ): artist especially of design work
- John Dowie (1915–2008): painter, sculptor and teacher
- Robert Hawker Dowling (1827–1886): colonial artist
- Russell Drysdale (1912–1981): painter of abstract and surrealist art
- Duel (1969–): graffiti artist and break dancer
- Brian Dunlop (1938–): still life and figurative painter
- Max Dupain (1911–1992): photographer
- Elizabeth Durack (1915–2000): Western Australian artist and writer
- Geoffrey Dyer (1947 – ): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 2003
- Will Dyson (1880–1938): illustrator
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- Augustus Earle (1793–1838): London-born travel artist who spent a lot of time painting in Australia
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- Ian Fairweather (1891–1974): painter who combined western and Asian influences in his work
- Susan Fereday (1959-): artist, photographer
- Simon Fieldhouse (1956–): painter of Architecture with whimsical characters
- Fiona Foley (1964–): indigenous woman artist from Badtjala
- E. Phillips Fox (1865–1915): Naturalist painter
- Dale Frank (1959–): contemporary artist
- Graham Fransella (1950–)
- Kristian Fredrikson (1940–2005): New Zealand-born stage and costume designer
- Leonard French (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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- Rosalie Gascoigne (1917–1999): woman sculptor, primarily of found materials
- Luis Geraldes (1957– ): Portuguese-born artist of sculpture, drawing, and murals
- Francis Giacco (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 (1949– ): war artist using painting, drawing, photographs and video
- James Gleeson (1915– ): surrealist artist, poet, critic, writer and curator
- John Glover (1767–1849): English/colonial artist
- Peter Benjamin Graham (1925–1987): visual artist, printer, and art theorist
- Henry Gritten (c.1818–1873): English/painter
- Ann Grocott (1938– ): writer and painter
- Elioth Gruner (1882–1939): New Zealand-born painter, winner of the Wynne Prize seven times
- Stefan Gevers (1968–): visual artist, painter, sculptor, art teacher
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- Fiona Hall (1953– ): female, contemporary Visual Artist
- Albert J. Hanson (1866–1914): landscape painter in both oil and water-colour
- Nicholas Harding (1956– ): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 2001
- Pro Hart (1928–2006): father of the Outback painting movement
- Louise Hearman (1963–): figurative painter
- Ivor Hele (1912–1993): war artist for the War Memorial, Archibald Prize winner
- Bill Henson (1955– ): contemporary photographic artist
- Sali Herman (1898–1993): Swiss-born War Artists artist
- Joy Hester (1920–1960): modernist painter
- Andrew Hewish (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 (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 (1947– ): painter, printmaker, and writer
- Cherry Hood (1960– ): portraitist, won the 2002 Archibald Prize
- Chris Howlett(1974–): contemporary artist
- Frank Hurley (1885–1962): photographer, film maker and adventurer
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- Robert Ingpen (1936– ): graphic designer, illustrator, and author
- Kylie InGold (1962– ): painter of the fairy and fantasy genre
- Pamela Irving (1960– ): ceramicist, mosaicist and writer
J
- Robert Jacks (1943–): painter, sculptor and printmaker
- Louis James (1920–1996)
- Gil Jamieson (1934–1992): painter of figurative art works, landscape art works, and portraits
- Bob Jenyns (1944–): humorous and figurative sculpture, painting, drawing and prints.
- Bernd Jansons (1948–): German-born artist in drawing, photography, and digital art
- George Johnson (1926–): painter of modernist art, especially Geometric Abstraction
- Gareth Jones-Roberts (1935– )
- Justus Jörgensen
- Robert Juniper (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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- 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 (1926–)
- Roger Kemp (1907–1987): artist especially of transcendental abstraction
- Robert Klein Boonschate (1958 – ): Australian-Dutch Artist painter and sculptor
- Ken Knight (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 (1952–): multi-media visual artist
- Tim Kyle: winner of 2003 Wynne Prize
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- George Lacy (c.1816–1878?)
- George Lambert (1873–1930): artist of portrait paintings and war artist
- Helge Larsen (1929– )
- George Lawrence (1901–1981): painter in the impressionist style
- Alun Leach-Jones (1937– )
- Sam Leach (1973–): figurative painter
- Ian Lean
- Lindy Lee (1956– )
- Fred Leist (1878–1945): muralist and war artist
- Glenn Levine (1981 -)
- Darani Lewers (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 (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) (1970–): figurative painter
- Gloria Ida Logan (1927–2005): artist and lecturer in arts and crafts
- 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 (1940–): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1984
- Monte Luke (1885–1962)
- Joseph Lycett (ca. 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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- Bea Maddock (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 (1952– ): artist who specializes in landscapes and streetscapes
- John Mawurndjul (1952– ): indigenous artist in a traditional painting technique rarrk
- Frederick McCubbin (1855–1917): painter of the Heidelberg School
- Euan MacLeod (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 (1942– ): artist who uses photography, film and music in his work
- mez (Mary-Anne Breeze) ( – ): Australian-based Internet artist
- Lewis Miller (1959– ): painter and visual artist, known for his portraits and figurative works
- Robert Boyed Mitchell (1919–2002): Abstract Expressionism artist
- Oliver Dimitrije Mitevski (1977–): artist
- Jon Molvig (1923–1970): expressionist artist
- Tracey Moffat (1960– ): artist using primarily photography and video
- Sally Morgan (1951– ): Aboriginal author, scriptwriter and artist
- Vali Myers (1930–2003): artist who specialized in fine pen and ink drawings
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- Clinton Nain (1971– )
- Albert Namatjira (1902–1959): Indigenous Australian artist
- Rosella Namok (1979– ): Indigenous Australian artist
- Makinti Napanangka (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 (1961– ): portrait artist who has twice won the Archibald Prize
- Stephen Newton
- Lorna Nimmo (1920–1990)
- Deborah Niland (1950– )
- Kilmeny Niland (1950–2009)
- Angus Nivision: 2002 Wynne Prize winner
- Sandro Nocentini (1966– ): painter
- Sidney Nolan (1917–1992): painter and printmaker
- Robin Norling: 1961 Sulman Prize winner
- James Northfield (1887–1973)
- Stephen Nothling (1962– )
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- Justin O'Brien (1917–1996)
- Peter O'Doherty (1958– ): musician and artist specializing in still life
- Edward Officer (1871–1921)
- Alan Oldfield: 1991 Blake Prize winner
- Bronwyn Oliver (1959–2006)
- Margaret Olley (1923– ): painter specializing in still life
- John Olsen (1928– ): landscape painter
- Lin Onus (1948–1996): Scottish-Aboriginal Koori Artist
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- John Paine (1834–1915)
- Colin Parker (1941– )
- Mike Parr (1945– ): performance artist and printmaker
- Peter Parsons (1951–1993): ceramic artist
Bruno Pasqualini (1942- ) Painter
- Port Jackson Painter (active 1788–1790s): Unknown plant and animal watercolour artist(s)
- John Peart (1945– )
- Wesley Penberthy (1920– ): 1955 Sulman Prize winner
- L Scott Pendlebury (1914–1986)
- John Perceval (1923–2000): artist of drawings, paintings, and ceramics
- Wykeham Perry (1936– )
- Gloria Petyarre (1945– ): Aboriginal artist
- Nancy Petyarre (1938-2009): Aboriginal artist
- Patricia Piccinini (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 (1969– ): painter
- Fernando Pizzani (1957– )
- Evert Ploeg (1963– ): portrait painter
- Axel Poignant (1906–1986)
- Peter Powditch (1942– )
- Margaret Preston (1875–1963): artist of modernist works as a painter and printmaker
- Geoffrey Proud (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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- Ben Quilty (1973– ): artist specializing in paintings of cars
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- John Radecki (1865–1955): stained glass artist working in Australia
- Max Ragless (1901–1981): landscape painter
- David Rankin (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 (1922– ): painter of tropical and bush landscapes, genre works and portraits
- Luke Roberts (1952– )
- Tom Roberts (1856–1931): artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School
- William Robinson (1936– ): award-winning painter and lithographer
- Herbert Rose (1890–1937): painter and etcher
- Keith Rout (1942– )
- Ellis Rowan (1847–1922): naturalist and well-known illustrator
- Mark Rowden (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 (1968– ): painter of portraits, nudes and self studies
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- Andrew Shepherdson (1964– ) : Born & based in Tasmania, sculptor,
- Jenny Sages (1933– ): Chinese-born painter, freelance writer, and illustrator
- Hugh Sawrey (1919–1999): landscape artist and stockman
- Loudon Sainthill [1] (1919–1969)
- Peter Schell (1952– )
- Peter Schipperheyn
- Leon Schwengler (1923–1982)
- Martin Sharp (1944– ): artist, underground cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker
- Wendy Sharpe (1960– ): Award-winning portraitist and war artist
- Gary Shead (1942– ): artist and filmmaker who won the Archibald Prize in 1992/1993
- Ben Shearer (1941– ): artist who specializes in watercolor painting of the Outback
- Gordon Shepherdson (1934– )
- Arnold Shore (1897–1963)
- Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007): photographer who specialised in architectural and industrial photography
- Jeffrey Smart (1921– ): painter, who is known for his modernist depictions of urban landscapes
- Bernard Smith (1916– ): art historian, art critic and academic
- Grace Cossington Smith (1892–1984): artist and pioneer of modernist painting
- J Carrington Smith ( – ): artist from Tasmania who won the Archibald Prize in 1963
- Eric Smith (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 (1959– )
- Stelarc (1946– ):performance artist
- Ronald Hewison Steuart (1898–)
- Andrew Stark (realist street photographer) (1964– )
- Nancy Stilianos
- Tim Storrier (1949– )
- 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
- Roger Swainston (1960– ): painter, naturalist and zoologist specialising in works of the underwater world
- Ricky Swallow (1974– ): sculptor
- Samuel White Sweet (1825–1886)
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- Maria Tafilias (1982– )
- Violet Teague (1872–1951)
- Ann Thomson
- Nigel Thomson (1945–1999): artist of satirical paintings of society
- Mark Threadgold (1977–): painter
- Tomasz Talaj (1964–)
- Anatjari Tjampitjinpa
- Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa
- Maxie Tjampitjinpa (1927–1999)
- Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
- Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1932–2002): painter, Aboriginal artist
- Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri
- Walala Tjapaltjarri
- Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
- George Tjungurrayi
- Geoff Todd(1950–)
- Aida Tomescu (1955–)
- Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
- Zoja Trofimiuk (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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- Bernd Ullrich (1949–)
V
- Rosemary Valadon (1947– )
- Hossein Valamanesh
- Elefteria Vlavianos (1968– )
- Jacques (Jac) van Rees (c.1920–1989) Dutch-born painter of abstract expressionist and figurative works in Mount Barker South Australia from early 1970s; South-east Asian influences; exh. Lidum's Gallery.
- David Voigt (1944– )
- Eugene von Guerard (1811–1901): Austrian-born painter of landscapes and miniatures active in Australia
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- John Walker (1939– ): English-born painter and printmaker producing native Oceanic art
- Anne Wallace (1970– )
- Christian Waller (1894–1954)
- John Waller (1951– )
- Craig Walsh (1966– )
- Wes Walters (1928– ): realist portrait painter and abstract artist
- Guy Warren (1921– ): painter who won the Archibald Prize in 1985
- Jenny Watson (1951– )
- Wellington: Australian landscape painter
- Guan Wei (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)
- Brett Whiteley (1939–1992): Prolific, multi-award winning painter
- James V Wigley (1918–1999): painter of Aboriginal camp scenes and desert landscapes
- Julian Wigley (1943– )
- Donna Williams (1963– )
- Fred Williams (1927–1982): painter and printmaker
- Jan Williamson ( – ): Award winning portraitist
- Shaun Wilson (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 (1963– )
- Noel Wood (1912–2001): painter
- Margaret Woodward (1938– )
- J C Wright
- Peter Wright
- Susan Wright
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- John Henry Young (1880–1946): gallery director, art dealer and collector
Z
- Anne Zahalka
- Michael Zavros (1974– )
- Salvatore Zofrea (1946– ): Italian-born painter of literary, historical and religious sources
- Reinis Zusters
See also
Schools
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)