1. John Kane (1860)

American Painter

American painter who was known for his skill in Naive art and was the first self taught American painter in the 20th century to be recognized by a museum.

2. Grant Wood (1891)

American Painter

Best known for his iconic painting, 'American Gothic.' He pioneered Regionalism along with John Steuart Curry and Thomas Hart Benton. He became the patron artist of Cedar Rapids.

3. Ad Reinhardt (1913)

American Painter

Abstract painter best known for his "ultimate" or "black" paintings. He belonged to the American Abstract Artists and was associated with the Betty Parsons Gallery, which became a center of...

4. Richard Diebenkorn (1922)

American Painter

Abstract Expressionist artist who was associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement during the 1950s and 1960s.

5. Tom Wesselmann (1931)

American Painter

Pop artist who worked in sculpture, collage, and painting and was best known for his "Great American Nude" and "Still Life" series.

6. Thornton Willis (1936)

American Painter

Abstract New York School artist whose best-known works included his "Slat," "Wedge," "Triangle," and "Grid" paintings.

7. Janet Fish (1938)

American Painter

Famous for her still-life paintings, this Realist artist exhibited her work at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and numerous...

8. Thomas Kinkade (1958)

American Painter

Popular artist known for his idealized, glowing scenes; nicknamed "The Painter of Light," which was originally ascribed to J.M.W. Turner. At one point, it was claimed that one out of...

9. Jamie Wyeth (1946)

American Painter

Realist painter whose best-known works included landscapes and portraits of people and animals. Considered the artistic heir to the Brandywine School tradition.

10. Autumn de Forest (2001)

American Painter

Painter from Los Angeles who has been hailed as a child prodigy by the artistic community. Her talent has lead to media appearances on shows like The Today Show and...

11. Damian Loeb (1970)

American Painter

Damian Loeb is a self-taught American painter based in New York City. He works in a style referred to as hyperreal pictorialism; making unselfconsciously apolitical paintings that deal with issues...

12. David Brewster (painter) (1960)

American Painter

David Brewster is an American painter active in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States. He’s represented by Walter Wickiser Gallery New York NY; Gross McCleaf Gallery Philadelphia PA; and C....

13. Gertrude Abercrombie (1909)

American Painter

Gertrude Abercrombie was an American painter based in Chicago. Called the queen of the bohemian artists Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and friends with musicians such as...

14. Ruth Ray (1919)

American Painter

Ruth Ray was an American painter in the Magic realism style. Educated at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Art Students League of New York she drew...

15. Christie Repasy (1958)

American Painter

Christie Repasy is an American floral artist from Maywood California. She is best known for her Victorian style and floral-painted furniture.

16. Nina Petrovna Valetova (Unknow)

American Painter

Nina Petrovna Valetova or Nina Tokhtaman Valetova born November 19 1958 is a Russian-American metaphysical realism painter. Nina Valetova was born in Berdyash Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Russian SFSR...

17. Gustavo Ojeda (1958)

American Painter

Gustavo Ojeda was a 20th-century Cuban-American painter.

18. Jack Youngerman (1926)

American Painter

Jack Youngerman is an artist known for his constructions and paintings.

19. Betty Sabo (1928)

American Painter

Betty Sabo is an American landscape painter and sculptor. She is best known for her realistic oils of New Mexico landscapes.

20. Rushern Baker IV (1987)

American Painter

Rushern Baker IV is an American painter and current candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 22 in Prince George's County.

21. Robert Zakanitch (1935)

American Painter

Robert Zakanitch is an American painter and was one of the founders of the Pattern and Decoration movement. His work is held in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of...

22. Hilo Chen (1942)

American Painter

Hilo Chen is a Taiwanese-born American painter. He is best known for his photorealistic paintings of the female figure. He is represented by Bernarducci Meisel Gallery in New York where...

23. Howardena Pindell (1943)

American Painter

Howardena Pindell born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on April 14 1943 to Howard and Mildred Douglas is an American abstract artist. Her work explores texture color structures and the process of...

24. Chrisann Brennan (1954)

American Painter

Chrisann Brennan is an American painter and writer. She is the author of The Bite in the Apple, an autobiography about her relationship with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. They had...

25. Ken Marschall (1950)

American Painter

Ken Marschall is an American painter and illustrator notable for his paintings of famous ocean liners such as the RMS Titanic RMS Lusitania and the HMHS Britannic. His paintings have...

26. Jerry Weiss (artist) (1959)

American Painter

Jerry Weiss is an American figurative landscape portrait painter and writer. He studied classical drawing initially focusing on portrait and figure subjects and began to paint landscapes during the 1980s....

27. Anthony Ausgang (Unknow)

American Painter

Anthony Ausgang is an artist and writer born in Pointe-à-Pierre Trinidad and Tobago in 1959 who lives and works in Los Angeles. Ausgang is a principal painter associated with the...

28. Stephen Hannock (Unknow)

American Painter

Stephen Hannock is an American painter known for his atmospheric landscapes––compositions of flooded rivers nocturnes and large vistas––which often incorporate text inscriptions that relate to family friends or events of...

29. Russ Warren (1951)

American Painter

Russ Warren is a contemporary figurative painter who has exhibited extensively throughout the U. S. and abroad notably in the 1981 Whitney Biennial and the 1984 Venice Biennale. A painter...

30. Mark Wiener (1951)

American Painter

Mark Wiener was a New York City based abstract painter editor and teacher. Wiener studied painting and photography under Bauhaus influences at the Philadelphia College of Art. Influenced by Alexi...

31. Janise Yntema (1962)

American Painter

Janise Yntema is an American painter working in the ancient wax encaustic technique. Yntema was born in New Jersey and attended Parsons School of Design and the Art Students League...

32. Cynthia Knott (1952)

American Painter

Cynthia Knott is a painter known for her horiztonally-oriented seascapes which recall the multiforms of Mark Rothko and the later work of J. M. W. Turner.

33. Matthew Weinstein (1964)

American Painter

Matthew Weinstein is a noted and versatile contemporary American visual artist installation sculptor and film maker.

34. Cathy Cooper (1960)

American Painter

Cathy Cooper is a postmodern artist and wardrobe stylist who lives and maintains a studio in Los Angeles. Working as a costume and wardrobe designer for the past 28 years...

35. Michael Woolworth (1960)

American Painter

Michael Woolworth is a master printer of American origin living and working in Paris. He makes original editions with contemporary artists. His atelier specializes exclusively in printing techniques on hand...

36. Dan Witz (1957)

American Painter

Dan Witz is a Brooklyn NY based street artist and realist painter. He grew up in Chicago IL and graduated in 1981 from Cooper Union on New York City's Lower...

37. Gene Amondson (1943)

American Painter

Gene C. Amondson was a painter woodcarver Christian minister and prohibition activist who was the 2004 US presidential nominee for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nominee of...

38. Ben Weiner (1980)

American Painter

Ben Weiner is an American contemporary artist. Represented by Mark Moore Gallery in Los Angeles and Benrimon Contemporary in New York he lives and works in Queens New York. Weiner...

39. Christina Katrakis (1980)

American Painter

Christina Kushch-Katrakis — is an American and European artist art historian modern art critic and curator.

40. Ellen Altfest (1971)

American Painter

Ellen Altfest is a realist painter based in New York. She paints still lifes and male figures from life in painstaking detail. Her work is noted for its precision and...

41. Ricky Allman (1978)

American Painter

Ricky Allman is an American painter and professor born in Provo Utah. Raised in Utah his work reflects many aspects of his upbringing including the geographical environment mountainous landscapes and...

42. Edel Rodriguez (1971)

American Painter

Edel Rodriguez is a Cuban American artist. Edel Rodriguez is a Cuban born American illustrator/artist and children's book author. Rodriguez uses a variety of materials his work ranges from conceptual...

43. Charles Wish (1971)

American Painter

Charles Wish is an American artist best known for visually fusing Regionalism imagery with 16th - 19th century South Asian Tantra & Buddhist symbolism and motifs - debut show CPop...

44. Aleah Chapin (1986)

American Painter

Aleah Chapin is an American painter who won the BP Portrait Award in 2012.

45. Alexey Steele (1967)

American Painter

Alexey Steele is an American painter of the Russian Representational School and a Soviet Art scholar. He moved to Los Angeles in 1990. Steele gained recognition for his unusual multi-figure...

46. Kent Williams (artist) (1962)

American Painter

Kent Robert Williams is an American painter and graphic novel artist. Williams was born in New Bern North Carolina. He attended Pratt Institute in New York City and graduated in...

47. Lisa Yuskavage (1962)

American Painter

Lisa Yuskavage is a contemporary American painter who lives and works in New York City. Her figurative oil painting is known for its engagement with the female form. Yuskavage was...

48. Jerome Caja (1958)

American Painter

Jerome Caja is a famous American painter, who was born on January 20, 1958 in United States. Jerome Caja was born on January 20, 1958 in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised in...

49. John Gast (1989)

American Painter

John Gast is a famous American painter, who was born on February 16, 1989 in United States. John Walter Gast (born February 16, 1989) is an American former professional baseball...