List of LGBTQ artists
This is a list of notable visual artists who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or otherwise non-heterosexual. This list covers artists known for the creation of visual art such as drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, installations, performance works and video works. The entries are in alphabetical order by surname. Birth and death dates are included. All new additions to this list should include a reference.
A
- Nancy Andrews, USA
- Jazmin Bean Adams, UK
B
- Jean-Michel Basquiat, USA
- Alison Bechdel, USA
- Joan E. Biren, USA
- Rora Blue, USA
- Rosa Bonheur, France
- David Bowie, UK
- Joe Brainard, USA
- Louie Bretaña, Philippines/New Zealand
- Scott Burton, USA
- Farrokh Bulsara, Zanzibar
C
- Cathy Cade, USA
- Paul Cadmus, USA
- Caravaggio, Italy
- Tammy Rae Carland, USA
- Jean Cocteau, France
- Liz Collins, USA
- Frank Coombs, UK
- Enrico Corte, Italy
D
- Salvador Dalí, Spain
- TM Davy, USA
- Jimmy De Sana, USA
- Raúl de Nieves, Mexico
- Beauford Delaney, USA
- Jaiden Dittfach, USA
- Donatello, Italy
- Angela Dufresne, USA
- Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy, France
- Chloe Dzubilo, USA
E
- Thomas Eakins USA
- Rafa Esparza, USA
F
- Martin Firrell, France
- Lola Flash, USA
- Eve Fowler, USA
- Louis Fratino, USA
- Jared French, USA
- Richard Fung, Trinidad and Tobago/Canada
G
- Yishay Garbasz, Israel/Germany
- Chitra Ganesh, USA
- Jeffrey Gibson, USA
- Joseph Glasco, USA
- Nash Glynn, USA
- Robert Gober, USA
- Krzysztof Gonciarz, Poland
- Félix González-Torres, Cuba/USA
- Jimmy Groen, Netherlands
- Lucas Grogan, Australia
- Nancy Grossman, USA
- Sonali Gulati, India/USA
H
- Edith Hammar, Finland
- Barbara Hammer USA
- Harmony Hammond, USA
- Michelle Handelman, USA
- Keith Haring, USA
- Mickey Harmon, USA
- Sadao Hasegawa, Japan
- Geoffrey Hendricks, USA
- David Hockney, UK
- Marie Høeg, Norway
- Boscoe Holder, Trinidad and Tobago
- Every Ocean Hughes, USA
- Johanna Hedva, USA
- Peter Hujar, USA
J
- Elton John, UK
- Gwen John, Wales/France
- Jasper Johns, USA
- Jess, USA
K
- Frida Kahlo, Mexico
- Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile, Botswana
- Ben Kimura, Japan
- Kiss and Tell collective, Canada
- Brian Kenny, Germany
- Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, USA/France
- Eardley Knollys, UK
L
- Doron Langberg Israel
- Marie Laurencin, France
- Alma López, Mexico/USA
- Federico García Lorca, Spain
- Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, USA
- Greer Lankton, USA
- Joe Lycett UK
- George Platt Lynes, USA
M
- Julie Mehretu, Ethiopia
- Michelangelo, Italy
- Kate Millett, USA
- Allyson Mitchell, Canada
- Kent Monkman, Canada
- Sione Monū, New Zealand/Australia
- Slava Mogutin, Russia
- Lilith Salvia Morris, UK
- Zanele Muholi, South Africa
N
O
- Toyin Ojih Odutola, Nigeria/USA
- Catherine Opie, USA
P
- Reuben Paterson, New Zealand/USA
- Oren Pinhassi, Israel
- Maria E. Piñeres, Colombia
- Jody Pinto, USA
- Poliziano, Italy
- Jill Posener, UK
Q
- Wayne Douglas Quinn, USA.
- George Quaintance, USA
R
- Robert Rauschenberg, USA
- Marie Ulven Ringheim, Norway
S
- Annie Sprinkle, USA
- Sal Salandra, USA
T
- Gengoroh Tagame, Japan
- Tim Tate, USA
- Wolfgang Tillmans, Germany
- Ken Tisa, USA
- Mickalene Thomas, USA
- Luke Thurgate, Australia
- Tom of Finland, Finland
- George Tooker, USA
- Salman Toor, Pakistan/USA
- Yannis Tsarouchis, Greece
- Telly Tuita, Tonga/Australia/New Zealand
V
- Stephen Varble,, USA
- Leonardo da Vinci, Italy
- Del LaGrace Volcano, USA
W
- WangShui, USA
- Andy Warhol, USA
- Ambera Wellmann, Canada
- Kehinde Wiley, USA
- Jimmy Wright, USA
- David Wojnarowicz, USA