List of Korean painters
This page lists notable Korean painters beginning from the Joseon Dynasty, including any born in Korea or identifying themselves as Korean.
Joseon period
| Name | Korean name | Hanja | Date | Note |
| An Kyŏn | 安堅 | c. 1400 – c. 1470 | drew Mongyu dowondo for Grand Prince Anpyeong in 1447 | |
| An Chungsik | 安中植 | 1861–1919 | Spring Dawn at Mt. Baegak, 1915 | |
| Pyŏn Sangbyŏk | 卞相璧 | fl. 1663 – fl. 1773 | known for cat paintings | |
| Ch'oe Puk | 崔北 | 1712–1760 | ||
| Ch'oe Susŏng | 崔壽峸 | 1487–1521 | ||
| Kang Hŭian | 姜希顔 | 1419–1464 | ||
| Kang Sehwang | 姜世晃 | 1713–1791 | ||
| Hŏ Nansŏrhŏn | 許蘭雪軒 | 1563–1589 | ||
| Hwang Kich'ŏn | 황기천 | 1760–1821 | ||
| Chang Sŭngŏp | , 오원 | 張承業 吾園 | 1843–1897 | |
| Chŏng Sŏn | 鄭敾 | 1676–1759 | ||
| Chŏng Hongnae | Nicknames 晩香 and 菊塢 | 1720– | known for portraying birds of prey | |
| Kim Tŭksin | 金得臣 | 1754–1822 | ||
| Kim Turyang | 金斗樑 | 1696–1763 | known for dog paintings | |
| Kim Ŭnghwan | 金應煥 | 1742–1789 | ||
| Kim Hongdo | , 단원 | 金弘道 檀園 | 1745 – c. 1806 | |
| Kim Chŏnghŭi | 金正喜 | 1786–1856 | known for both characteristic calligraphy and paintings | |
| Kim Myŏngguk | 金明國 | b. 1600 – fl. 1636 | known for Dalmado | |
| Kim Sik | 김식 | 金埴 | 1579–1662 | |
| Kim Such'ŏl | 김수철 | 金秀哲 | ||
| Nam Kyeu | 南啓宇 | 1811–1888 | known for butterfly paintings | |
| Shin Saimdang | 申師任堂 | 1504–1551 | ||
| Sin Yu | 申濡 | 1610–1665 | ||
| Sin Wi | 申緯 | 1769–1845 | ||
| Sin Yunbok, Hyewon | , 혜원 | 申潤福 蕙園 | 1758 – c. 1813 | |
| Sim Sajŏng | 沈師正 | 1707–1769 | ||
| Yi Am | 이암 | 李嵒 | 1499– | |
| Yi Hanch'ŏl | 李漢喆 | 1808– | ||
| Yi Inmun | 李寅文 | 1745–1821 | ||
| Yi Insang | 李麟祥 | 1710–1760 | ||
| Yi Chaegwan | 李在寬 | 1783–1837 | ||
| Yi Chŏng | 이정 | 李霆 | 1541–1622 | |
| Yi Chŏng | 이정 | 李楨 | 1578–1607 | |
| Yun Tusŏ | 尹斗緖 | 1668–1715 | known for his self-portrait and horse paintings |
Contemporary painters
| Name | Korean name | Born | Note | References |
| Rhee, Seund Ja | 1918–2009 | The Milky Way at Tourrettes, Var | ||
| Kim Tschang Yeul | 1929 | lives in Paris. Known for Water Drops | ||
| Park Seo-Bo | 1931 | |||
| Kim Sang-Soon | 1939 | |||
| O Yoon | 오윤 | 1946–1986 | ||
| Lee Dong Youb | 이동엽 | 1946 | ||
| Seok Cheoljoo | 1950 | |||
| Park, Hang-Ryul | 1950 | |||
| Suh Yongsun | 1951 | Korea's artist of the year 2009 | ||
| Ko Young-hoon | 고영훈 | 1952 | Surrealist painter | |
| Kim Byung-jong | 1953 | South Korean painter | ||
| Kim, Tschoon Su | 김춘수 | 1957 | paintings in Blue | |
| Ran Hwang | 1960 | |||
| D Hwang | 황일동 | 1969 | ||
| Oh, Junggeun | 1970 | lives in Berlin. Known for The Interspaces | ||
| Moon, Jiha | 1973 | |||
| Park, MeeNa | 1973 | South Korean painter | ||
| Choe, David | 1976 | Korean-American painter, muralist, graffiti artist and graphic novelist | ||
| Hyon Gyon | 1979 | |||
| Shin Se-won | 1984 | |||
| Kim Tae-yeon | 1986 | |||
| Shin KwangHo | ? | |||
| Sun Mu | ? | North Korean defector, known for his propaganda-style political paintings |