List of South African artists
The following is a list of artists from South Africa.
A
- Larry Abramson, South African-born Israeli artist
- Igshaan Adams, textile artist
- Valerie Adler, painter and designer
- Bill Ainslie
- Jane Alexander
- Siemon Allen
- Tyrone Appollis
- Dieter Aschenborn, Namibian-born
- Hans Aschenborn, German-born
- Uli Aschenborn
- Leigh Ashton
B
- Beezy Bailey
- Kenneth Baker
- Beverly Barkat, South-African born Israeli visual artist
- Walter Battiss
- Janko de Beer
- Charles Davidson Bell, Scottish-born painter, artist and stamp designer
- Deborah Bell, sculptor, painter and mixed media artist
- Willie Bester
- Doris Bloom, painter; incorporates performance art into her work
- Harry Bolus, botanist, botanical artist, businessman and philanthropist
- D. C. Boonzaier
- Gregoire Boonzaier
- Dineo Seshee Bopape
- Steven Bosch
- Cristina Boshoff, singer
- Willem Boshoff
- Wim Botha
- Candice Breitz
- Lisa Brice
- Lesley-Ann Brandt, South African-American painter and visual artist
- Rhona Brown, botanical artist
- Winifred Brunton, painter, especially of Egyptian pharaohs
C
- Sarah Calburn
- Norman Catherine
- Bettie Cilliers-Barnard
- Frans Claerhout, Belgian
- Julia Rosa Clark
- Peter Clarke
- Christo Coetzee
- Ernest Cole
- Gillian Condy, botanical artist
- Ben Jay Crossman
- Tom Cullberg
D
- Nerine Desmond
- Mbali Dhlamini, photographer
- Adriaan Diedericks, sculptor
- Ethel May Dixie, botanical artist
- Marlene Dumas
E
- Peter Eastman
- Fanie Eloff, sculptor
- Paul Emsley, British portrait painter and lecturer
- Garth Erasmus
F
- Dumile Feni, sculptor and printmaker
- Cyril Fradan, artist and designer, especially of acrylic paints incorporating various glazing techniques
- Abrie Fourie, artist specialising in photography and digital media
G
- Kendell Geers
- Michael Gitlin, South African-born Israeli contemporary sculptor
- Allerley Glossop
- David Goldblatt
- Arthur Goldreich, South African-Israeli abstract painter
- Frances Goodman
H
- Caesar Carl Hans Henkel, German-born South African forester, cartographer, painter, soldier and botanist
- Matthew Hindley
- Nicholas Hlobo, sculptor
- Robert Hodgins, English-born South African painter and printmaker
- Rosa Hope, English-born South African painter
- Pieter Hugo, photographer
J
- Gavin Jantjes, painter
- Barbara Jeppe, botanical artist
- Gabriel de Jongh, Dutch-born South African painter
- Tinus de Jongh, painter
K
- Nadav Kander, photographer
- Anton Kannemeyer
- Hanns Katz, expressionist painter and graphic artist
- William Kentridge
- Wolf Kibel
- David Koloane
- Moses Kottler, painter and sculptor
- Ansel Krut, painter based in London, UK
- David Kuijers, painter, designer and illustrator
L
- Maggie Laubser
- Ralph Lazar
- Cythna Letty, botanical artist
- Carla Liesching
- Lippy Lipshitz, sculptor, painter, and printmaker
- Kai Lossgott
M
- Noria Mabasa
- Ayanda Mabulu
- Fikile Magadlela
- Esther Mahlangu
- Billy Mandindi
- Anja Marais
- Amitabh Mitra, Indian-born South Aftican painter, physician
- Louis Maqhubela
- Gerhard Marx
- Judith Mason, painter, sculptor and installation artist
- Kagiso Patrick Mautloa
- Johannes Petrus Meintjes, artist, author and historian
- John Meyer, painter
- Gladys Mgudlandlu
- Anthony Morton
- Nandipha Mntambo
- Santu Mofokeng
- Zwelethu Mthethwa, painter and photographer
- Zanele Muholi
- Brett Murray
- Credo Mutwa
N
- Hermann Niebuhr, painter of primarily urban and rural landscapes
- Zelda Nolte, South African-British sculptor and woodblock printmaker
- Neo Ntsoma
- Thenjiwe Nkosi, South African-American
O
- Johan Oldert, painter and sculptor
- Ken Oosterbroek, photographer
P
- Karabo Poppy
- Georgia Papageorge
- Charles Ernest Peers
- George Pemba
- Peet Pienaar
- Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef
- Barbara Pike, botanical artist
- Stanley Pinker
- Deborah Poynton
- Alexis Preller
R
- Gavin Rain
- Jo Ratcliffe
- Robin Rhode
- Dolf Rieser, South African-born British painter, printmaker, and teacher
- Tracey Rose
- David Rosen
- Harold Rubin, South African-born Israeli artist
- Athi-Patra Ruga
S
- Lesley Sachs, South African- born Israeli figurative artist
- Ruth Sacks
- Claudette Schreuders
- Richard Scott
- Berni Searle
- Gerard Sekoto
- Mary Sibande
- Penny Siopis
- Lucas Sithole
- Cecil Skotnes
- Sean Slemon
- Jo Smail, South Africa-born American
- Abraham de Smidt
- Frank Sydney Spears
- Irma Stern
- Paul Stopforth
- Mikhael Subotzky
- Lisa Swerling, South African/British
- Helen Sebidi
T
- Guy Tillim, photographer
- Vladimir Tretchikoff
- Lawrence Holme Twentyman, silversmith
U
- Jeannette Unite, Earth artist who paints and draws with minerals and mining detritus from the "Industrial Sublime"
V
- Strijdom van der Merwe, land artist
- Maurice van Essche, Belgian-born South African painter, oil, gouache, acrylic and water-color; inspired by time in Belgian Congo, inter alia
- Anton van Wouw, Dutch-born South African sculptor
- Nontsikelelo (Lolo) Veleko
- Jan Vermeiren, paintings mainly in oil on canvas, etchings and lithography
- Diane Victor
- Karlien de Villiers
- Jan Ernst Abraham Volschenk, landscape painter
W
- Jeremy Wafer
- Donovan Ward
- Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst, botanical artist
- James Webb
- Jean Welz
- Sue Williamson
- Isaac Witkin, modern sculptor
Z
- Cynthia Zukas, painter