List of Irish artists

This is a list of 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 - C

• Kevin Abosch (b. 1969) - Irish artist
• Henry Allan (1865–1912) - Irish painter
• William Ashford (1746–1824) - British painter who worked exclusively in Ireland
• Francis Bacon (1909–1992) - Irish-born British figurative painter especially using grotesque or nightmarish imagery
• Robert Ballagh (b. 1943) - Irish artist
• Christopher Banahan (b. 1958) - Irish painter based in Galway
• Robert Barker (1739–1806) - Irish painter from Kells
• George Barret, Sr. (1728–1784) - Irish landscape artist especially of portraits of the British countryside
• Jeremiah Barrett (d. 1770)
• James Barry (1741–1806)
• William Gerard Barry (1864–1941) - Irish painter
• Rose Maynard Barton (1856–1929)
• Richard Brydges Beechey (1808–1895) - Anglo-Irish painter and Admiral in the Royal Navy
• John Behan (b. 1938) - Irish sculptor from Dublin
• Pauline Bewick (b. 1935) - Irish artist
• Francis Bindon (1690–1765)
• Basil Blackshaw (b. 1932) - Irish painter especially of rural scenes with greyhounds, Irish Travellers and the landscape
• Brian Bourke (b. 1936) - Irish artist and winner of the Arts Council of Ireland award for portraiture
• John Boyne (1750–1810)
• Charles Brady (1926–1997) - New York-born painter who spent most of his life in Ireland
• James Brenan (1837–1907) - Irish artist
• Vincent Browne (b. 1947) - Irish sculptor
• Colleen Browning (b. 1929) - Irish-born realist painter
• Adam Buck (1759–1833)
• Augustus Nicholas Burke (1838–1891) - Irish artist and a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy
• John Burke (b. 1946) - Irish sculptor
• Thomas Burke (1749–1815) - Irish engraver and painter
• Frederick William Burton (1816–1900) - Irish painter born in Corofin, Co Clare
• Mildred Anne Butler (1885–1941) - Irish painter
• John Butts (c1728–1764)
• Gerard Byrne (b. 1969) Irish installation artist
• Niccolo d'Ardia Caracciolo (1941–1989) - Irish painter
• Robert Carver (c1730–1791) - Dublin born Irish painter especially of theatre scenery and framed works
• John Cassidy (1860–1939) - Irish sculptor and painter
• Anthony Chearnley (fl. 1740–1785)
• Harry Clarke (1889–1931) - Irish stained glass artist and book illustrator
• Taylor Clarke (b. 1972-) - Irish Carrickfergus born Irish painter especially of dogs,animals,abstract and still-life
• Anne Cleary (b. 1965) - Irish installation and video artist
• Sir Egerton Coghill (1853–1921) - Irish painter especially of landscapes of County Cork
• James Coleman (b. 1941) - Irish installation and video artist
• Charles Collins (c.1680–1744) - Irish painter especially of animals and still-life
• Patrick Collins (1910–1994) - Irish painter
• Fred Conlon (1943–2005) - Irish sculptor
• Denis Connolly (b. 1965) - Irish installation and video artist
• Amanda Coogan (b. 1971) - Irish performance artist
• Barrie Cooke (b. 1931) - Irish abstract expressionist painter
• Erin Corr (1793–1862) - Irish engraver
• Martin Cregan (1788–1870)
• Dorothy Cross (b. 1956) - Irish artist working in a range of media from sculpture to video
• William Crozier (b. 1930) - Irish-Scots still-life and landscape artist

D - G

• DAF Derek Anthony Fitz Simons (b,1953 Dublin) Symbolist Sculptor and Word-Player www.deedaf.blogspot.com
• Francis Danby (1793–1861) - Irish painter especially of large pictures in oil
• William Davis (1812–1873) - Irish artist influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite style of painting
• Edward Delaney (b. 1930) - Irish sculptor born in Claremorris
• Gerald Dillon (1916–1971) - Irish artist
• Stephen Diggin [1955- ]Contemporary Irish Artist [Donegal]
• James Dixon (1887–1970)
• William Dixon (c1784–1834)
• Willie Doherty (b. 1959) - Irish artist mainly in photography and video
• Kieran Donnelly (b. 1983) Irish artist mainly in photography
• Lucy Doyle (b. 1959) Colourist painter of figurative and still life based in County Wicklow
• [http://www.mariadowling.net/ Maria Dowling (b. 1959) Irish artist
• Martin Driscoll (b. 1939) Irish artist landscape paintings of Irish rural life
• Susanna Drury (1698–1770) - Irish landscape painter
• Patrick Vincent Duffy (1836–1909) - Irish painter primarily of landscapes
• William Duke (1815–53) Carpenter (Ireland); set designer; portrait, landscape and whaling painter (Australia and New Zealand)
• Ross Eccles (b.1937) English born but based in Ireland since 1971. Internationally acclaimed contemporary artist
• Felim Egan (b. 1952) - Irish painter
• David Eager Maher - (b.1979) - Irish artist of drawing]
• Frank Egginton (1908–1990) - Irish contemporary painter
• Alfred Elmore (1815–1881) - Irish Victorian history and genre painter
• Beatrice Elvery (1881–1970) - Irish stained-glass artist and painter
• Robert Fagan (1761–1816) - Irish painter, diplomat and archaeologist
• Gary Farrelly (b. 1983) - Irish artist and a founder of the Defastenist art group
• John Faulkner (1835–1894)
• Fergus Feehily (b. 1968) - Irish artist
• Jonathan Fisher (fl. 1763–1809) - Irish painter, engraver, and printmaker of aquatints of Irish scenery
• Mary Fitzgerald (b.1956 - ) Irish contemporary artist, member of Aosdana, lives and works in Dublin and Co. Waterford
• Jim Fitzpatrick ( - ) - Irish artist especially of Irish Celtic Art
• John Henry Foley (1818–1874) - Irish sculptor
• Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857–1947) - Irish artist and member of the Newlyn school of painters
• James Forrester (1730–1776)
• Graham Forsythe (b. 1952) - Irish painter
• William Banks Fortescue (1855–1924)
• David Franklin (b. 1978) - Irish artist living and working in Dublin
• Hugh Frazer (1795–1865) - Irish painter
• William Percy French (1854–1920) - Irish songwriter, entertainer watercolour painter
• Norman Garstin (1847–1926) - Irish artist with the Newlyn School of painters
• Edmund Garvey (1740–1813) - Irish painter
• Wilhelmina Geddes (1887–1955)
• John Gillan (b. 1985) Irish contemporary artist
• William St. John Glenn(1904-1974)
• Eileen Gray (1879–1976) - Irish furniture designer and architect
• Charles McIver Grierson (1864–1939)
• Nathaniel Grogan (1740–1807) - Irish painter from Cork

H - J

• Willem Van der Hagen (unknown-1745) - Dutch-born landscape painter who settled in Ireland
• Eva Henrietta Hamilton (1876–1960)
• Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1734/1739–1808) - Irish artist
• James Hamilton (1819–1878)
• James Hanley (painter) (born 1965)
• Jack Hanlon (1913–1968)
• Alice Hanratty (b. 1939) - Irish artist who specialises in printmaking
• William Michael Harnett (1848–1892) - Irish-American painter who used a trompe l'oeil (literally, "fool the eye") style of realistic painting
• Gertrude Hartland (1865–1954) - Irish illustrator
• Henry Albert Hartland (1840–1893) - Irish illustrator and built theatrical scenery
• Joseph Patrick Haverty (1794–1864) - Irish painter
• Edwin Hayes (1819–1904) - Irish born watercolourist of naval and marine seascapes/landscapes
• Gabriel Hayes (1909–1978) - Irish artist and currency designer
• Michael Joseph Healy (1873–1941)
• Gottfried Helnwein (b. 1948) - Austrian-Irish fine artist, painter, photographer, installation and performance artist
• Mercedes Helnwein (b. 1979) fine artist, writer, and video artist
• Patrick Hennessy (1915–1980) - Irish photo-realist landscape, still-life and portrait artist
• William John Hennessy (1839–1917) - Irish artist in wood carving and watercolors
• Grace Henry (1868–1953)
• Paul Henry (1876–1958) - Irish landscape painter
• Mary Balfour Herbert (1817–1893) - Irish watercolour artist especially scenes from the Lakes of Killarney
• Christopher Hewetson (1739–1799) - Irish sculptor
• Thomas Hickey (1741–1824) - Irish painter
• Derek Hill (1916–2000) - English-born portrait and landscape painter in Ireland
• Nathaniel Hill (1861–1934) - Irish impressionist
• Sean Hillen (b. 1961) - Irish artist especially of collages and the creative use of photographs
• Nuala Holloway - Irish artist, former model
• Katie Holten (1975- ) - Irish artist of drawings, installations, sculptures, and public art projects
• Evie Hone (1894–1955) - Irish painter and stained glass artist
• Horace Hone (1756–1825)
• Nathaniel Hone (1718–1784) - Irish-born portrait and miniature painter
• Nathaniel Hone the Younger (1831–1917) - Irish painter
• Thomas Hovenden (1840–1895) - Irish-American artist, teacher, and painter especially of realistic quiet family scenes and narrative subjects
• Robert Hunter (fl.1752–1803)
• Philip Hussey (c.1713–1783) - Irish portraitist and interiors painter
• Charles Cromwell Ingham (1796–1863) - Irish portrait painter
• Patrick Ireland/Brian O'Doherty (b. 1935) - Irish sculptor, conceptual artist, and installation artist
• Hans Iten (1874–1930)
• Brendan Jamison (b. 1979) - Irish artist working in sugar cubes, wool and wax sculpture
• Mainie Jellett (1897–1944) - Irish abstract painter
• Charles Jervas (1675–1739) - Irish portrait painter, translator, and art collector
• Roy Johnston (b. 1936)
• George W. Joy (1845–1925) - Irish painter
• Rachel Joynt (b. 1966) - Irish sculptor

K - N

• Paul Kane (1810–1871)
• Joseph Malachy Kavanagh (1856–1918)
• Seán Keating (1889–1977)
• Oisín Kelly (1915–1981)
• Doreen Kennedy (b. 1968)
• John Kenny (b.1985)
• Harry Kernoff (1900–1974)
• John Kindness (b. 1951)
• Cecil King (1921–1986)
• John Kingerlee (b. 1936)
• Graham Knuttel (b. 1954)
• Charles Lamb (1893–1964)
• Ronan Lane (b. 1981)
• James Latham (c.1696–1747)
• John Lavery (1856–1941)
• Louis le Brocquy (b. 1916)
• William John Leech (1861–1968)
• John Luke (1906–1975)
• Patrick MacDowell (1799–1870)
• Gladys Maccabe (artist) (b. 1918)
• Maurice MacGonigal (1900–1979)
• Micheál MacLiammóir (1899–1978)
• Daniel Maclise (1806–1870)
• Henry MacManus (c. 1810–1878)
• Anne Madden (b. 1932)
• William Henry Maguire (1806–1853)
• Alice Maher (b. 1956)
• Kathleen Marescaux (1868–1944)
• Padraig Marrinan (1906–1975)
• Fergus Martin (b. 1955)
• James McArdell (fl. 1728–1765)
• Sheila McClean
• Samuel McCloy (1831–1904)
• Niall McCormack (b. 1960)
• Ann McCormick (b. 1961)(painter)
• Norah McGuinness (1903–1980)
• Edward McGuire (painter) (1932–86)
• Frank McKelvey (1895–1974)
• Justin McKeown (b. 1979)
• Colin Middleton (1910–1983)
• Nick Miller (b. 1962) London born Irish artist, painter, member of Aosdána
• John Minihan (b. 1946)
• John Robert Monsell, children's author and illustrator
• Martin Mooney (b. 1960)
• ((John Morris)) (b. 1958) Painter
• Garret Morphey (c1650–1716)
• Richard Moynan (1856–1906)
• Jeremiah Hodges Mulcahy (d. 1899)
• Michael Mulcahy (b. 1952)
• George Mullins (fl.1763–65)
• William Mulready (1786–1863)
• Bernard Mulrenin (1803–1868)
• George Francis Mulvany (1809–1869)
• Thomas James Mulvany (1779–1845)
• Kevin Samuel Murphy (b. 1969)

• Charles Wynne Nicholls (1831–1903)
• David Nolan (b. 1966)

O - S

• Dermod O'Brien (1865–1945) - Irish painter chiefly of landscapes and portraits
• John O'Brien (1831–1891) - Irish-born Canadian marine artist
• James Arthur O'Connor (1792–1841) - Irish painter
• John O'Connor (1830–1889) - Irish painter
• Roderic O'Conor (1860–1940) - Irish painter influenced by Impressionism
• Éamonn O'Doherty (1939-2011) - Irish sculptor
• Francis Joseph O'Donohoe (1878–1911)
• John O'Keeffe (c.1797–1838) - Irish portrait and figure painter
• Aloysius O'Kelly (1853–c1941) - Irish painter of coastlines, fishing ports and villages
• James O'Malley (c.1816–1888)
• Tony O'Malley (1913–2003) - Self-taught Irish painter
• Frank O'Meara (1853–1888) - Irish painter
• Daniel O'Neill (1920–1974) - Romantic painter born in Belfast
• Henry O'Neill (1798–1880) - Irish artist and archaeologist
• Seán O'Sullivan (1906–1964) - Irish portrait painter
• Rory O'Tunny (fl. 1540s) - Irish sculptor
• William Orpen (1878–1931) - Irish portrait painter
• Walter Osborne (1859–1903) - Irish impressionist painter typically featuring women, children, the elderly, and rural scenes
• William Osborne (1823–1901)
• Peter Pearson (b.1954) - Irish painter and writer
• George Petrie (1790–1866) - Irish painter, musician, antiquary and archaeologist of the Victorian era
• Stanley Pettigrew (b. 1927) - Irish painter
• Sarah Purser (1848–1943) - Irish artist often working in stained glass
• Stephen Pusey (b. 1952) - Irish painter of murals
• Patrick Pye (b. 1929) - Sculptor, painter and stained glass artist and resident in County Dublin
• Basil Rakoczi (1908–1979) - Irish artist and member of the Irish art group the White Stag
• John Ramage (1748–1802) - Irish American artist, goldsmith, portrait painter, and miniaturist
• Nano Reid (1900–1981) - Irish painter
• Anne Rigney (b. 1957) - Irish abstract artist and sculptor mainly using oils and mixed media
• Thomas Roberts (1749–1778) - Irish landscape painter
• Markey Robinson (1918–1999) - Irish painter with a distinctive naïve expressionist style
• Richard Rothwell (1800–1868) - Irish portrait and genre painter
• John Ryan (1925–92) Artist, writer, critic, publisher, patron,broadcaster and publican.
• William Sadler II (c1782–1839) - Irish landscape painter
• Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) - Irish-born American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation
• Robert Richard Scanlan (1801–1876) - Irish painter and portraitist
• Patrick Scott (b. 1921) - Irish artist
• Harry Scully (1860–1935)
• Sean Scully (b. 1945) - Irish-born American painter and printmaker
• Paul Seawright (b. 1965) - Irish artist and professor Photography at the University of Ulster in Belfast
• Kevin Sharkey (b. 1960) - Irish painter and celebrity
• Neil Shawcross (b. 1940) - Irish portrait painter
• Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769–1850) - Dublin-born portrait painter and president of the Royal Academy
• Oliver Sheppard (1865–1941) sculptor and lecturer.
• James Sleator (1889–1950) - Irish artist
• Hamilton Sloan (b. 1945) - Irishportrait painter traditional Irish artist
• Victor Sloan (b. 1945) - Irish photographer and artist
• Edward Smyth (1749–1812) Irish sculptor
• George Henry Smyth (b. 1968) - Irish artist and album cover designer
• Camille Souter (b. 1929) - Irish painter
• Stella Steyn (1907–1987)
• Imogen Stuart (b. 1927) - Berlin-born Irish sculptor
• Cuthbert Edmund Swan (1870–1931)
• Patrick Swift (1927–1983)

T - Z

• Henry Jones Thaddeus (1859–1929) - Realist and portrait painter born and trained in County Cork, Ireland
• Henry Tresham (1750–1814) - Irish-born painter of large-scale history paintings
• Helen Mabel Trevor (1831–1900)
• Patrick Tuohy (1894–1930) - Irish portrait, narrative, and genre painter
• J. Laurie Wallace (1864–1953) - Irish artist
• Ciarán Walsh (b. 1980) - Irish artist
• Owen Walsh (1933–2002) - Irish painter
• Samuel Walsh (b. 1951) - Irish contemporary abstract artist
• Michael Warren (b. 1950) - Irish sculptor
• Robert West (d. 1770) - Irish painter
• Michael John Whelan (b. 1977) - Irish artist
• Leo Whelan (1852–1956) - Irish painter
• William Gorman Wills (1828–1891) - Dublin-born dramatist and painter
• Anne Yeats (1919–2001) - Irish painter and stage designer.
• Jack Yeats (1871–1957) - Irish artist
• John Butler Yeats (1839–1922) - Irish artist

List of Irish botanical illustrators

• Lady Mabel Annesley (1881–1959)
• William Ashford (c. 1746–1824), born in England
• Anne Elizabeth Ball (1808–1872)
• Eileen Barnes (c. 1910–1950)
• Myra Barry (1886–1960)
• Rose Barton (1856–1929)
• Mary Battersby (c. 1804–1841)
• Frances Beaufort (Mrs Lovell Edgeworth) (1769–1864)
• Lady Edith Blake (née Bernal Osborne) (1845–1926)
• Samuel Brocas (c. 1792–1847)
• Mildred Anne Butler (1858–1941)
• Gerard Byrne (b. 1958)
• Mrs. James Cooksson (née Murray)
• Lady Charlotte Wheeler Cuffe (née Williams) (1867–1967), born in England, see Irish plant collectors
• Mary Delaney (1700–1788), born in England
• Samuel Dixon (c. 1748–69)
• Andrew Hastings Doyle (c. 1774–1841)
• George Victor Du Noyer (1817–1869)
• Diana Conyngham Ellis (née Monsell) (1813–1851)
• John Ellis (c. 1705–1776), born in England
• Marianne Fannin (Mrs Roberts) (1848–1938), born in South Africa
• Robert David FitzGerald (1830–1892) (Australia), see Irish plant collectors
• Kathleen Fox (1880–1963)
• Barbara Gage (1817–1859)
• Catherine Gage (1815–1892)
• Robert Gibbings (1889–1958), see also Robert Day
• Elizabeth Grey (née Sharpe) (d. 1903)
• James Gwim (c. 1720–1769)
• Fr. Jack Hanlon (1913–1968)
• Gertrude Hartland (1865–1954)
• William Henry Harvey (1811–1866), born in Torquay
• Grace Henry (1868–1953), born in Scotland
• Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889), born in England
• William Howis (1804–1882)
• Phillip Hussey (1713–1783)
• Ellen Hutchins (1785–1815), see Ardnagashel House Historic Cork Gardens
• Hans Iten (1874–1930), born in Switzerland
• Alive Jacob (1862–1921)
• Andrea Jameson (b. 1953), born in Norway
• Patricia Jorgensen (b. 1936)
• William Kilburn (1745–1818)
• Martha King (c. 1830–1997), born in New Zealand
• Deborah Lambkin (b. 1970)
• Sir John Langham (1894–1972)
• Grainne Langrishe
• Susan Lecky (1837–1896)
• James Mannin (d. 1779)
• Kathleen (née Dennis) Marescaux (1868–1944)
• Samuel McCloy (1831–1904)
• Edward Murphy (c.1796–1841)
• Rev D.P. Murray (1887–1967), born in England
• Andrew Nicholl (1804–1886), born in London
• Geraldine O'Brien later Hely-Hutchinson
• Helen Sophia O'Hara (1846–1920)
• Raymond Piper (b. 1923), born in England
• Katherine Plunket (1820–1932)
• Caroline Pounds (née Elam)
• Sophia Rosamond Praeger (1867–1954)
• Frances Proskitt, born in England
• Sarah Purser (1848–1943)
• Susan Sex
• Lydia Shackleton (1828–1914)
• James Stuart, (c. 1802–1842)
• John Templeton (1766–1825)
• William Edward Trevithick (1899–1958)
• Wendy Walsh (b. 1915)
• Mary Ward (née King) (1827–1869)
• John White (c. 1577–1590), born in England
• Isaac Whitehead (c. 1819–1881)
• Frances (Fanny) Wilmot Curry (1848–1917)
• David Wilson (1873–1935)
• Elizabeth (Lolly) Yeats (1868–1940), see William Butler Yeats, Jack B. Yeats

Reference:Patricia Butler,'Irish Botanical Illustrators', Antique Collectors Club, London 2000 ISBN 1-85149-357-3

Critics, collectors and curators

• Alfred Chester Beatty (1875–1968)
• Alfred Lane Beit (1903–1994)
• William Dargan (1799–1867)
• Cathal Gannon
• Bryan Guinness (1905–1992)
• Knight of Glin
• Gordon Lambert (1919–2005)
• Hugh Lane (1875–1915)
• Denis Mahon (b. 1910)
• Lochlann Quinn
• Æ (George William Russell) (1867–1935)
• Tony Ryan
• George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
• Dorothy Walker (1929–2002)
• James White

See also

• Irish art
• List of Northern Irish artists