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 – artist
- Henry Allan – painter
- Margaret Allen – portrait and genre painter
- Mabel Annesley – Anglo-Irish watercolourist and wood engraver
- William Ashford – British painter who worked exclusively in Ireland
B
- Francis Bacon – Irish painter
- Robert Ballagh – artist
- Robert Barker – painter from Kells
- George Barret, Sr. – landscape artist, especially of portraits of the British countryside
- James Barry
- William Gerard Barry – painter
- Rose Maynard Barton
- Mary Battersby
- Richard Brydges Beechey – Anglo-Irish painter and Admiral in the Royal Navy
- John Behan – sculptor
- Shane Berkery
- Pauline Bewick – artist
- Renée Bickerstaff – founding member & treasurer of the Ulster Society of Women Artists, & honorary secretary of the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts
- Francis Bindon
- Basil Blackshaw – painter, especially of rural scenes with greyhounds, Irish Travellers and the landscape
- Brian Bourke – artist and winner of the Arts Council of Ireland award for portraiture
- Alicia Boyle – abstract landscapes
- John Boyne
- Charles Brady – New York-born painter who spent most of his life in Ireland
- James Brenan – artist
- Gordon Brewster – cartoonist
- Deborah Brown – painting and sculpture
- Vincent Browne – sculptor
- Colleen Browning – realist painter
- Adam Buck
- Augustus Nicholas Burke – artist and a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy
- John Burke – sculptor
- Thomas Burke – engraver and painter
- Frederick William Burton – painter born in Corofin, County Clare
- Mildred Anne Butler – painter
- John Butts
- John Byrne – contemporary artist
- Gerard Byrne – figurative painter and en plein air landscape painter
- Gerard Byrne – installation artist
C
- Niccolo d'Ardia Caracciolo – painter
- Robert Carver – painter of theatre scenery and framed works
- John Cassidy – sculptor and painter
- Anna Cheyne –sculptor and painter
- Alfred E. Child – stained glass artist
- Harry Clarke – stained glass artist and book illustrator
- Anne Cleary – installation and video artist
- Egerton Coghill – painter, especially of landscapes of County Cork
- James Coleman – installation and video artist
- Simon Coleman – portrait and landscape painter
- Charles Collins – painter, especially of animals and still-life
- Patrick Collins – painter
- Fred Conlon – sculptor
- Denis Connolly – installation and video artist
- William Conor
- Amanda Coogan – performance artist
- Barrie Cooke – abstract expressionist painter
- Erin Corr – engraver
- Gary Coyle
- James Humbert Craig
- Martin Cregan
- Frances Emilia Crofton – landscape artist
- Dorothy Cross – artist working in a range of media from sculpture to video
- William Crozier – Irish-Scots still-life and landscape artist
- Amelia Curran – portrait painter
D
- Francis Danby – painter, especially of large pictures in oil
- Colin Davidson – artist
- Gerald Davis
- William Davis – artist influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style of painting
- Niall de Buitléar
- Mary Eily de Putron – Irish and Guernsey stained glass artist and archaeologist
- Edward Delaney – sculptor born in Claremorris
- Vivienne Dick – experimental filmmaker
- Gerald Dillon – painter
- Anne Donnelly – artist
- Willie Doherty – artist mainly in photography and video
- Keith Drury (artist) – oil painter and 3D digital artist
- Susanna Drury – landscape painter
- Patrick Vincent Duffy – painter, primarily of landscapes
- Rita Duffy – painter
E
- Ross Eccles – contemporary artist, English-born but based in Ireland since 1971
- Felim Egan – painter
- Frank Egginton – contemporary painter
- Alfred Elmore – Victorian history and genre painter
- Beatrice Elvery – stained-glass artist and painter
F
- Robert Fagan – painter, diplomat and archaeologist
- Gary Farrelly – artist and a founder of the Defastenist art group
- Fergus Feehily – artist
- Genieve Figgis – contemporary painter
- Jonathan Fisher – painter, engraver, and printmaker of aquatints of Irish scenery
- Mary Fitzgerald – member of Aosdana, lives and works in Dublin and Co. Waterford
- Jim Fitzpatrick – artist, especially of Irish Celtic art
- T.P. Flanagan – landscapes
- John Henry Foley – sculptor
- Gerda Frömel – sculptor
- Stanhope Alexander Forbes – artist and member of the Newlyn school of painters
- Graham Forsythe – painter
- Brian Frances – landscape painter
- Hugh Frazer – painter
- William Percy French – songwriter, entertainer, watercolour painter
G
- Norman Garstin – artist with the Newlyn School of painters
- Edmund Garvey – painter
- Wilhelmina Geddes – stained glass artist
- Millicent Girling – designer and illustrator
- William St. John Glenn
- William Robert Gordon – landscapes, founding member of the Ulster Arts Club and the Ulster Literary Theatre
- Eileen Gray – furniture designer and architect
- Anita Groener – artist and Aosdána member
- Nathaniel Grogan – painter from Cork
H
- Willem Van der Hagen – Dutch-born landscape painter who settled in Ireland
- Ronan Halpin – sculptor living on Achill Island, works in steel and bronze
- Eva Henrietta Hamilton
- Hugh Douglas Hamilton
- Alice Berger Hammerschlag
- James Hanley
- Marie Hanlon – artist and Aosdána member
- Alice Hanratty – printmaker
- William Michael Harnett – Irish-American painter who used a trompe-l'œil style of painting
- Conor Harrington – Irish-born street artist based in London
- William Harrington (Artist) – Irish artist noted for his drawings of Cork city people and streetscapes
- Gertrude Hartland – illustrator
- Henry Albert Hartland – illustrator and built theatrical scenery
- Joseph Patrick Haverty – painter
- Edwin Hayes – painter of naval and marine seascapes/landscapes
- Gabriel Hayes – artist and currency designer
- Michael Healy – stained glass artist
- Gottfried Helnwein – Austrian painter, photographer, installation and performance artist
- Mercedes Helnwein – fine artist, writer, and video artist
- Jeremy Henderson – artist and painter
- Patrick Hennessy – realist painter
- William John Hennessy – wood carving and watercolor artist
- Olive Henry – painting, photography and stained glass artist
- Paul Henry – landscape painter
- Mary Balfour Herbert – watercolour artist, especially scenes from the Lakes of Killarney
- Christopher Hewetson – sculptor
- Thomas Hickey – painter
- Derek Hill – English-born portrait and landscape painter in Ireland
- Nathaniel Hill – impressionist
- Sean Hillen – artist, especially of collages and the creative use of photographs
- Nuala Holloway – painter
- Katie Holten – artist of drawings, installations, sculptures, and public art projects
- Evie Hone – painter and stained glass artist
- Nathaniel Hone the Elder – portrait and miniature painter
- Nathaniel Hone the Younger – painter
- Thomas Hovenden – Irish-American artist, teacher, and painter, especially of realistic quiet family scenes and narrative subjects
- Mercy Hunter – painter, calligrapher and teacher
- Robert Hunter
- Philip Hussey – portraitist and interiors painter
I
- Charles Cromwell Ingham – portrait painter
- Patrick Ireland/Brian O'Doherty – sculptor, conceptual artist, and installation artist
- Jaki Irvine – contemporary artist
J
- Mainie Jellett – abstract painter and founder of the Irish Exhibition of Living Art
- Charles Jervas – portrait painter, translator, and art collector
- George W. Joy – painter
- Rachel Joynt – sculptor
K
- Paul Kane
- Joseph Malachy Kavanagh
- Seán Keating
- Oisín Kelly
- Harry Kernoff
- John Kindness
- Cecil King
- Kenneth King
- Marion King
- John Kingerlee
- Vera Klute - contemporary artist
- Graham Knuttel
- Georgina Moutray Kyle – watercolour and pastels
L
- Charles Lamb – portraits and landscape painter
- Deborah Lambkin
- Grania Langrishe
- Diarmuid Larkin
- Seán Larkin – art curator and educationist
- James Latham
- John Lavery
- Louis le Brocquy
- William John Leech
- James Le Jeune – portraits and landscapes
- Ciaran Lennon, aka Lennon
- John Luke
- Sean Lynch – contemporary artist
- Clíodhna Lyons – Irish cartoonist
M
- Gladys Maccabe
- George Galway MacCann – sculpture, painting
- Patrick MacDowell
- Micheál MacLiammóir
- Daniel Maclise
- Henry MacManus
- Anne Madden
- Cecil Maguire – painter
- Alice Maher
- Padraig Marrinan
- Fergus Martin
- Violet McAdoo
- James McArdell
- Charles McAuley
- Niamh McCann
- Sheila McClean
- Samuel McCloy
- Bryan McCormack
- Niall McCormack
- Siobhan McDonald
- Norah McGuinness
- Yvonne McGuinness
- Edward McGuire
- Frank McKelvey
- Cherith McKinstry
- Aloysius McVeigh
- Colin Middleton
- Nick Miller – London-born artist, painter, member of Aosdána
- John Minihan
- Crawford Mitchell – wood-engraving, linocuts
- Flora Mitchell
- Martin Mooney
- Garret Morphey
- George Morrison – landscape painter and a founding member of the Ulster Watercolour Society
- Albert Morrow – illustrator, poster designer and cartoonist
- Jack Morrow – political cartoonist, illustrator and landscape painter
- Richard Mosse – conceptual documentary photographer and video artist
- Richard Moynan
- Michael Mulcahy
- Janet Mullarney – sculptor
- George Mullins
- William Mulready
- Bernard Mulrenin
- George Francis Mulvany
N
- Charles Wynne Nicholls
- Paul Nietsche – portraits and still-life
O
- Dermod O'Brien – landscape and portrait painter
- John O'Brien – Irish-born Canadian marine artist
- James Arthur O'Connor – painter
- John O'Connor – painter
- Roderic O'Conor – painter influenced by Impressionism
- Micheál OʼConnell / Mocksim - technology artist
- Éamonn O'Doherty – sculptor
- John O'Keeffe – portrait and figure painter
- Aloysius O'Kelly – painter of coastlines, fishing ports and villages
- Tony O'Malley – self-taught painter
- Frank O'Meara – painter
- Daniel O'Neill – Romantic painter born in Belfast
- George Bernard O'Neill – paintings and etchings
- Henry O'Neill – artist and archaeologist
- William Orpen – portrait painter
- Dennis H Osborne – painter
- Jean Osborne – abstract paintings and graphic designer
- Walter Osborne – impressionist painter
- Seán O'Sullivan – portrait painter
- Rory O'Tunny – sculptor
P
- Colin Pennock – painter
- George Petrie – painter, musician, antiquary and archaeologist
- Stanley Pettigrew – painter
- Garrett Phelan – installation artist
- Raymond Piper – portraiture and illustration
- Albert Power – sculptor
- Mary Farl Powers – graphic artist
- Rosamond Praeger – sculptor, illustrator, poet and writer
- Graeme Purdy – photographer and author
- Sarah Purser – artist often working in stained glass
- Stephen Pusey – mural painter
- Patrick Pye – sculptor, painter and stained glass artist; resident in County Dublin
R
- Basil Rakoczi – artist and member of The White Stag group
- John Ramage – Irish American artist, goldsmith, portrait painter, and miniaturist
- Eileen Reid – painter
- Nano Reid – painter
- Ethel Rhind – stained glass artist
- Jim Ricks – contemporary artist
- Anne Rigney – abstract artist and sculptor
- Thomas Roberts – landscape painter
- Maria D. Robinson – painter
- Markey Robinson – painter with a distinctive naïve expressionist style
- Richard Rothwell – portrait and genre painter
- John Ryan – artist, writer, critic, publisher, patron, broadcaster and publican
S
- William Sadler II – landscape painter
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens – Irish-born American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation
- Caroline Scally – Irish landscape artist
- Robert Richard Scanlan – painter and portraitist
- Patrick Scott – artist
- Sean Scully – Irish-born American painter and printmaker
- Paul Seawright – artist and professor of photography at the University of Ulster
- Dermot Seymour – painter
- Kevin Sharkey – painter and celebrity
- Neil Shawcross – portrait painter
- Sir Martin Archer Shee – Dublin-born portrait painter and president of the Royal Academy
- Oliver Sheppard – sculptor and lecturer
- John Shinnors – abstract painter
- James Sleator – artist
- Bob Sloan – sculptor
- Hamilton Sloan – portrait painter and traditional Irish artist
- Victor Sloan – photographer and artist
- Edward Smyth – sculptor
- Holly Somerville – botanical artist
- Camille Souter – painter
- Stella Steyn
- Imogen Stuart – Berlin-born sculptor
- Patrick Swift
T
- Henry Jones Thaddeus – realist and portrait painter
- Romeo Toogood – landscape painter
- Henry Tresham – Irish-born painter of large-scale history paintings
- Patrick Tuohy – portrait, narrative, and genre painter
- Charles Tyrrell – abstract painter and printmaker
W
- J. Laurie Wallace – artist
- Ciarán Walsh – artist
- Owen Walsh – painter
- Samuel Walsh – contemporary abstract artist
- Wendy F. Walsh – illustrator and botanical artist
- Eimear Walshe - artist and activist
- Michael Warren – sculptor
- Una Watters – artist
- Josephine Webb – portrait and landscape painter
- Robert West – painter
- Leo Whelan – painter
- Maurice Canning Wilks
- Alexander Williams – landscape painter, maritime scenes
- William Gorman Wills – dramatist and painter
Y
- Anne Yeats – painter and stage designer
- Jack Yeats – artist
- John Butler Yeats – artist
Critics, collectors and curators
- Alfred Chester Beatty
- Alfred Lane Beit
- Thomas Bodkin
- Anne Crookshank
- William Dargan
- Desmond John Villiers FitzGerald, Knight of Glin
- Cathal Gannon
- Bryan Guinness
- John Hewitt
- Gordon Lambert
- Hugh Lane
- Denis Mahon
- Lochlann Quinn
- Æ (George William Russell)
- Tony Ryan
- George Bernard Shaw
- Theo Snoddy
- Walter G. Strickland
- Dorothy Walker