List of Icelandic visual artists
Art has existed in Iceland since the first settlements, but it was only at the beginning of the 20th century that Icelandic artists came to an international reputation. Mostly, they had studied in other countries, e.g. in Denmark.
The most important motifs for Icelandic painters were the nature of their home country and the human being, but they also used mythical and supernatural themes as well as socio-realistic motives.
Around 1960 the Swiss-German artist Dieter Roth moved to Iceland. His engagement with the Icelandic art scene was of great importance in introducing movements such as conceptual art, Fluxus, happenings, body art, life art and social sculpture, which since have formed a basis for Icelandic Contemporary Art.
Painters
- Ásgrímur Jónsson
- Jóhannes Geir Jónsson
- Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval
- Þórarinn Þorláksson
- Jón Stefánsson
- Einar Jónsson
- Guðmundur Thorsteinsson
- Gunnlaugur Scheving
- Þorvaldur Skúlason
- Karl Kvaran
- Svavar Guðnason
- Nína Tryggvadóttir
- Louisa Matthíasdóttir
- Erró
- Bjarni Jónsson (artist)
- Haukur Halldórsson
- Einar Hákonarson
- Jón Óskar Hafsteinsson
- Brian Pilkington
Contemporary artists
- Heimir Björgúlfsson
- Gabríela Fridriksdóttir
- Kristján Guðmundsson
- Gunnhildur Hauksdóttir
- Ragnar Kjartansson
- Steina Vasulka
- Hugleikur Dagsson
- Sigurður Guðjónsson
- Erla S. Haraldsdóttir
Sculptors
- Ólafur Elíasson, Danish–Icelandic
- Johann Eyfells
- Gerður Helgadóttir
- Einar Jónsson | Einar Jónsson
- Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir
- Ríkharður Jónsson
- Páll Guðmundsson
- Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir
- Nína Sæmundsson
- Katrín Sigurdardóttir
- Ásmundur Sveinsson
- Steinunn Thorarinsdottir