# List of Irish artists

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This **list of Irish artists** includes notable visual artists born or working mainly in [Ireland](/source/Ireland) along with a list of critics, collectors and curators who have had an influence on Irish visual arts.

## A

- [Kevin Abosch](/source/Kevin_Abosch) (born 1969) – artist
- [Henry Allan](/source/Henry_Allan_(painter)) (1865–1912) – painter
- [Margaret Allen](/source/Margaret_Allen_(artist)) (1830–1914) – portrait and genre painter
- [Mabel Annesley](/source/Mabel_Annesley) (1881–1959) – Anglo-Irish watercolourist and wood engraver
- [William Ashford](/source/William_Ashford) (1746–1824) – British painter who worked exclusively in Ireland

## B

- [Francis Bacon](/source/Francis_Bacon_(painter)) (1909–1992) – Irish painter
- [Robert Ballagh](/source/Robert_Ballagh) (born 1943) – artist
- [Robert Barker](/source/Robert_Barker_(painter)) (1739–1806) – painter from [Kells](/source/Kells,_County_Kilkenny)
- [George Barret, Sr.](/source/George_Barret,_Sr.) (1728–1784) – landscape artist, especially of portraits of the British countryside
- [James Barry](/source/James_Barry_(painter)) (1741–1806)
- [William Gerard Barry](/source/William_Gerard_Barry) (1864–1941) – painter
- [Rose Maynard Barton](/source/Rose_Maynard_Barton) (1856–1929)
- [Mary Battersby](/source/Mary_Battersby) (fl. 1801–1841)
- [Richard Brydges Beechey](/source/Richard_Brydges_Beechey) (1808–1895) – [Anglo-Irish](/source/Anglo-Irish) painter and Admiral in the [Royal Navy](/source/Royal_Navy)
- [John Behan](/source/John_Behan_(sculptor)) (born 1938) – sculptor
- [Shane Berkery](/source/Shane_Berkery) (born 1992)
- [Pauline Bewick](/source/Pauline_Bewick) (born 1935) – artist
- [Renée Bickerstaff](/source/Ren%C3%A9e_Bickerstaff) (1904–1983) – founding member & treasurer of the [Ulster Society of Women Artists](/source/Ulster_Society_of_Women_Artists), & honorary secretary of the [Royal Ulster Academy of Arts](/source/Royal_Ulster_Academy)
- [Francis Bindon](/source/Francis_Bindon) (1690–1765)
- [Basil Blackshaw](/source/Basil_Blackshaw) (1932–2016) – painter, especially of rural scenes with greyhounds, [Irish Travellers](/source/Irish_Traveller) and the landscape
- [Brian Bourke](/source/Brian_Bourke) (born 1936) – artist and winner of the [Arts Council of Ireland](/source/Arts_Council_of_Ireland) award for portraiture
- [Alicia Boyle](/source/Alicia_Boyle) (1908–1997) – abstract landscapes
- [John Boyne](/source/John_Boyne_(artist)) (1750–1810)
- [Charles Brady](/source/Charles_Brady_(artist)) (1926–1997) – New York-born painter who spent most of his life in Ireland
- [James Brenan](/source/James_Brenan) (1837–1907) – artist
- [Gordon Brewster](/source/Gordon_Brewster) (1889–1946) – cartoonist
- [Deborah Brown](/source/Deborah_Brown) (born 1927) – painting and sculpture
- [Vincent Browne](/source/Vincent_Browne_(sculptor)) (born 1947) – sculptor
- [Colleen Browning](/source/Colleen_Browning) (1918–2003) – realist painter
- [Adam Buck](/source/Adam_Buck) (1759–1833)
- [Augustus Nicholas Burke](/source/Augustus_Nicholas_Burke) (1838–1891) – artist and a member of the [Royal Hibernian Academy](/source/Royal_Hibernian_Academy)
- [John Burke](/source/John_Burke_(artist)) (1946–2006) – sculptor
- [Thomas Burke](/source/Thomas_Burke_(artist)) (1749–1815) – engraver and painter
- [Frederick William Burton](/source/Frederick_William_Burton) (1816–1900) – painter born in [Corofin, County Clare](/source/Corofin,_County_Clare)
- [Mildred Anne Butler](/source/Mildred_Anne_Butler) (1885–1941) – painter
- [John Butts](/source/John_Butts_(painter)) (c. 1728 – 1764)
- [John Byrne](/source/John_Byrne_(Irish_artist)) – contemporary artist
- [Gerard Byrne](/source/Gerard_Byrne_(artist,_born_1958)) (born 1958) – figurative painter and [en plein air](/source/En_plein_air) landscape painter
- [Gerard Byrne](/source/Gerard_Byrne_(artist,_born_1969)) (born 1969) – [installation artist](/source/Installation_artist)

## C

- [Niccolo d'Ardia Caracciolo](/source/Niccolo_d'Ardia_Caracciolo) (1941–1989) – painter
- [Robert Carver](/source/Robert_Carver_(painter)) (c. 1730 – 1791) – painter of theatre scenery and framed works
- [John Cassidy](/source/John_Cassidy_(artist)) (1860–1939) – sculptor and painter
- [Anna Cheyne](/source/Anna_Cheyne) (1926–2002) –sculptor and painter
- [Alfred E. Child](/source/Alfred_E._Child) (1875–1939) – [stained glass](/source/Stained_glass) artist
- [Harry Clarke](/source/Harry_Clarke) (1889–1931) – stained glass artist and book illustrator
- [Anne Cleary](/source/Anne_Cleary) (born 1965) – installation and [video artist](/source/Video_artist)
- [Egerton Coghill](/source/Egerton_Coghill) (1853–1921) – painter, especially of landscapes of [County Cork](/source/County_Cork)
- [James Coleman](/source/James_Coleman_(Irish_artist)) (born 1941) – installation and video artist
- [Simon Coleman](/source/Simon_Coleman_(artist)) (1916–1995) – portrait and landscape painter
- [Charles Collins](/source/Charles_Collins_(painter)) (c. 1680 – 1744) – painter, especially of animals and still-life
- [Patrick Collins](/source/Patrick_Collins_(painter)) (1910–1994) – painter
- [Fred Conlon](/source/Fred_Conlon) (1943–2005) – sculptor
- [Denis Connolly](/source/Denis_Connolly) (born 1965) – installation and video artist
- [William Conor](/source/William_Conor) (1881–1968)
- [Amanda Coogan](/source/Amanda_Coogan) (born 1971) – performance artist
- [Barrie Cooke](/source/Barrie_Cooke) (1931–2014) – [abstract expressionist](/source/Abstract_expressionism) painter
- [Erin Corr](/source/Erin_Corr) (1793–1862) – engraver
- [Gary Coyle](/source/Gary_Coyle) (born 1965)
- [James Humbert Craig](/source/James_Humbert_Craig) (1878–1944)
- [Martin Cregan](/source/Martin_Cregan) (1788–1870)
- [Frances Emilia Crofton](/source/Frances_Emilia_Crofton) (1822–1910) – landscape artist
- [Dorothy Cross](/source/Dorothy_Cross) (born 1956) – artist working in a range of media from sculpture to video
- [William Crozier](/source/William_Crozier_(Irish_artist)) (1930–2011) – Irish-Scots [still-life](/source/Still-life) and landscape artist
- [Amelia Curran](/source/Amelia_Curran_(painter)) (1775–1847) – portrait painter

## D

- [Francis Danby](/source/Francis_Danby) (1793–1861) – painter, especially of large pictures in oil
- [Colin Davidson](/source/Colin_Davidson_(artist)) (born 1968) – artist
- [Gerald Davis](/source/Gerald_Davis_(Irish_artist)) (1938–2005)
- [William Davis](/source/William_Davis_(artist)) (1812–1873) – artist influenced by the [Pre-Raphaelite](/source/Pre-Raphaelite) style of painting
- [Niall de Buitléar](/source/Niall_de_Buitl%C3%A9ar) (born 1983)
- [Mary Eily de Putron](/source/Mary_Eily_de_Putron) (1914–1982) – Irish and Guernsey stained glass artist and archaeologist
- [Edward Delaney](/source/Edward_Delaney) (1930–2009) – sculptor born in [Claremorris](/source/Claremorris)
- [Vivienne Dick](/source/Vivienne_Dick) (born 1950) – experimental filmmaker
- [Gerald Dillon](/source/Gerald_Dillon) (1916–1971) – painter
- [Anne Donnelly](/source/Anne_Donnelly) (born 1932) – artist
- [Willie Doherty](/source/Willie_Doherty) (born 1959) – artist mainly in photography and video
- [Keith Drury (artist)](/source/Keith_Drury_(artist)) (born 1964) – oil painter and 3D digital artist
- [Susanna Drury](/source/Susanna_Drury) (1698–1770) – [landscape painter](/source/Landscape_art)
- [Patrick Vincent Duffy](/source/Patrick_Vincent_Duffy) (1836–1909) – painter, primarily of landscapes
- [Rita Duffy](/source/Rita_Duffy) (born 1959) – painter

## E

- [Ross Eccles](/source/Ross_Eccles) (born 1937) – contemporary artist, English-born but based in Ireland since 1971
- [Felim Egan](/source/Felim_Egan) (born 1952) – painter
- [Frank Egginton](/source/Frank_Egginton) (1908–1990) – contemporary painter
- [Alfred Elmore](/source/Alfred_Elmore) (1815–1881) – [Victorian](/source/Victorian_era) history and genre painter
- [Beatrice Elvery](/source/Beatrice_Elvery) (1881–1970) – [stained-glass](/source/Stained-glass) artist and painter

## F

- [Robert Fagan](/source/Robert_Fagan) (1761–1816) – painter, diplomat and [archaeologist](/source/Archaeologist)
- [Gary Farrelly](/source/Gary_Farrelly) (born 1983) – artist and a founder of the Defastenist art group
- [Fergus Feehily](/source/Fergus_Feehily) (born 1968) – artist
- [Genieve Figgis](/source/Genieve_Figgis) (born 1972) – contemporary painter
- [Jonathan Fisher](/source/Jonathan_Fisher_(painter)) (fl. 1763–1809) – painter, engraver, and printmaker of [aquatints](/source/Aquatint) of Irish scenery
- [Mary Fitzgerald](/source/Mary_Fitzgerald_(artist)) (born 1956) – member of Aosdana, lives and works in Dublin and Co. Waterford
- [Jim Fitzpatrick](/source/Jim_Fitzpatrick_(artist)) (born 1944) – artist, especially of Irish Celtic art
- [T.P. Flanagan](/source/T.P._Flanagan) (1929–2011) – landscapes
- [John Henry Foley](/source/John_Henry_Foley) (1818–1874) – sculptor
- [Gerda Frömel](/source/Gerda_Fr%C3%B6mel) (1931–1975) – sculptor
- [Stanhope Alexander Forbes](/source/Stanhope_Forbes) (1857–1947) – artist and member of the [Newlyn school](/source/Newlyn_school) of painters
- [Graham Forsythe](/source/Graham_Forsythe) (born 1952) – painter
- [Brian Frances](/source/Brian_Frances) (1933–2005) – landscape painter
- [Hugh Frazer](/source/Hugh_Frazer_(artist)) (1795–1865) – painter
- [William Percy French](/source/Percy_French) (1854–1920) – songwriter, entertainer, [watercolour](/source/Watercolour) painter

## G

- [Norman Garstin](/source/Norman_Garstin) (1847–1926) – artist with the [Newlyn School](/source/Newlyn_School) of painters
- [Edmund Garvey](/source/Edmund_Garvey) (1740–1813) – painter
- [Wilhelmina Geddes](/source/Wilhelmina_Geddes) (1887–1955) – stained glass artist
- [Millicent Girling](/source/Millicent_Girling) (1900–1993) – designer and illustrator
- [William St. John Glenn](/source/William_St._John_Glenn) (1904–1974)
- [William Robert Gordon](/source/W_R_Gordon) (1872–1955) – landscapes, founding member of the Ulster Arts Club and the [Ulster Literary Theatre](/source/Ulster_Literary_Theatre)
- [Eileen Gray](/source/Eileen_Gray) (1879–1976) – furniture designer and architect
- [Anita Groener](/source/Anita_Groener) (born 1958) – artist and [Aosdána](/source/Aosd%C3%A1na) member
- [Nathaniel Grogan](/source/Nathaniel_Grogan) (1740–1807) – painter from [Cork](/source/Cork_(city))

## H

- [Willem Van der Hagen](/source/Willem_Van_der_Hagen) (*unknown*–1745) – Dutch-born landscape painter who settled in Ireland
- Ronan Halpin (born 1958) – sculptor living on [Achill Island](/source/Achill_Island), works in steel and bronze[1][2]
- [Eva Henrietta Hamilton](/source/Eva_Henrietta_Hamilton) (1876–1960)
- [Hugh Douglas Hamilton](/source/Hugh_Douglas_Hamilton) (c.1739–1808)
- [Alice Berger Hammerschlag](/source/Alice_Berger_Hammerschlag) (1917–1969)
- [James Hanley](/source/James_Hanley_(painter)) (born 1965)
- [Marie Hanlon](/source/Marie_Hanlon) (born 1948) – artist and [Aosdána](/source/Aosd%C3%A1na) member
- [Alice Hanratty](/source/Alice_Hanratty) (born 1939) – printmaker
- [William Michael Harnett](/source/William_Michael_Harnett) (1848–1892) – Irish-American painter who used a *[trompe-l'œil](/source/Trompe-l'%C5%93il)* style of painting
- [Conor Harrington](/source/Conor_Harrington) (born 1980) – Irish-born street artist based in London
- [William Harrington (Artist)](/source/William_Harrington_(Artist)) (born 1941) – Irish artist noted for his drawings of Cork city people and streetscapes
- [Gertrude Hartland](/source/Gertrude_Hartland) (1865–1954) – illustrator
- [Henry Albert Hartland](/source/Henry_Albert_Hartland) (1840–1893) – illustrator and built theatrical scenery
- [Joseph Patrick Haverty](/source/Joseph_Patrick_Haverty) (1794–1864) – painter
- [Edwin Hayes](/source/Edwin_Hayes) (1819–1904) – painter of naval and marine seascapes/landscapes
- [Gabriel Hayes](/source/Gabriel_Hayes) (1909–1978) – artist and currency designer
- [Michael Healy](/source/Michael_Healy_(artist)) (1873–1941) – stained glass artist
- [Gottfried Helnwein](/source/Gottfried_Helnwein) (born 1948) – Austrian painter, photographer, installation and performance artist
- [Mercedes Helnwein](/source/Mercedes_Helnwein) (born 1979) – fine artist, writer, and video artist
- [Jeremy Henderson](/source/Jeremy_Henderson) (1952–2009) – artist and painter
- [Patrick Hennessy](/source/Patrick_Hennessy_(painter)) (1915–1980) – realist painter
- [William John Hennessy](/source/William_John_Hennessy) (1839–1917) – wood carving and watercolor artist
- [Olive Henry](/source/Olive_Henry) (1902–1989) – painting, photography and stained glass artist
- [Paul Henry](/source/Paul_Henry_(painter)) (1876–1958) – landscape painter
- [Mary Balfour Herbert](/source/Mary_Balfour_Herbert) (1817–1893) – watercolour artist, especially scenes from the [Lakes of Killarney](/source/Lakes_of_Killarney)
- [Christopher Hewetson](/source/Christopher_Hewetson) (1739–1799) – sculptor
- [Thomas Hickey](/source/Thomas_Hickey_(painter)) (1741–1824) – painter
- [Derek Hill](/source/Derek_Hill_(painter)) (1916–2000) – English-born portrait and landscape painter in Ireland
- [Nathaniel Hill](/source/Nathaniel_Hill_(artist)) (1861–1934) – [impressionist](/source/Impressionist)
- [Sean Hillen](/source/Sean_Hillen) (born 1961) – artist, especially of [collages](/source/Collage) and the creative use of photographs
- [Nuala Holloway](/source/Nuala_Holloway) (born c. 1956) – painter
- [Katie Holten](/source/Katie_Holten) (born 1975) – artist of drawings, installations, sculptures, and [public art](/source/Public_art) projects
- [Evie Hone](/source/Evie_Hone) (1894–1955) – painter and stained glass artist
- [Nathaniel Hone the Elder](/source/Nathaniel_Hone_the_Elder) (1718–1784) – portrait and miniature painter
- [Nathaniel Hone the Younger](/source/Nathaniel_Hone_the_Younger) (1831–1917) – painter
- [Thomas Hovenden](/source/Thomas_Hovenden) (1840–1895) – Irish-American artist, teacher, and painter, especially of realistic quiet family scenes and narrative subjects
- [Mercy Hunter](/source/Mercy_Hunter) (1910–1989) – painter, calligrapher and teacher
- [Robert Hunter](/source/Robert_Hunter_(painter)) (fl. 1752–1803)
- [Philip Hussey](/source/Philip_Hussey) (c. 1713 – 1783) – portraitist and interiors painter

## I

- [Charles Cromwell Ingham](/source/Charles_C._Ingham) (1796–1863) – portrait painter
- [Patrick Ireland/Brian O'Doherty](/source/Brian_O'Doherty) (born 1928) – sculptor, [conceptual artist](/source/Conceptual_art), and [installation artist](/source/Installation_art)
- [Jaki Irvine](/source/Jaki_Irvine) (born 1966) – contemporary artist

## J

- [Mainie Jellett](/source/Mainie_Jellett) (1897–1944) – [abstract](/source/Abstract_art) painter and founder of the [Irish Exhibition of Living Art](/source/Irish_Exhibition_of_Living_Art)
- [Charles Jervas](/source/Charles_Jervas) (1675–1739) – portrait painter, translator, and art collector
- [George W. Joy](/source/George_W._Joy) (1845–1925) – painter
- [Rachel Joynt](/source/Rachel_Joynt) (born 1966) – sculptor

## K

- [Paul Kane](/source/Paul_Kane) (1810–1871)
- [Joseph Malachy Kavanagh](/source/Joseph_Malachy_Kavanagh) (1856–1918)
- [Seán Keating](/source/Se%C3%A1n_Keating) (1889–1977)
- [Oisín Kelly](/source/Ois%C3%ADn_Kelly) (1915–1981)
- [Harry Kernoff](/source/Harry_Kernoff) (1900–1974)
- [John Kindness](/source/John_Kindness) (born 1951)
- [Cecil King](/source/Cecil_King_(Irish_painter)) (1921–1986)
- [Kenneth King](/source/Kenneth_King_(artist)) (1939–2019)
- [Marion King](/source/Marion_King) (1897–1963)
- [John Kingerlee](/source/John_Kingerlee) (born 1936)
- [Vera Klute](/source/Vera_Klute) (born 1981) - contemporary artist
- [Graham Knuttel](/source/Graham_Knuttel) (born 1954)
- [Georgina Moutray Kyle](/source/Georgina_Moutray_Kyle) (1865–1950) – watercolour and pastels

## L

- [Charles Lamb](/source/Charles_Lamb_(painter)) (1893–1964) – portraits and landscape painter
- [Deborah Lambkin](/source/Deborah_Lambkin) (born 1970)
- [Grania Langrishe](/source/Grania_Langrishe) (born 1934)
- [Diarmuid Larkin](/source/Diarmuid_Larkin) (1918–1989)
- [Seán Larkin](/source/Se%C3%A1n_Larkin) (born 1949) – art curator and educationist
- [James Latham](/source/James_Latham_(painter)) (c. 1696 – 1747)
- [John Lavery](/source/John_Lavery) (1856–1941)
- [Louis le Brocquy](/source/Louis_le_Brocquy) (1916–2012)
- [William John Leech](/source/William_John_Leech) (1861–1968)
- [James Le Jeune](/source/James_Le_Jeune) (1910–1983) – portraits and landscapes
- [Ciaran Lennon](/source/Lennon_(artist)), aka [Lennon](/source/Lennon_(artist)) (born 1947)
- [John Luke](/source/John_Luke_(artist)) (1906–1975)
- [Sean Lynch](/source/Sean_Lynch_(artist)) (born 1978) – contemporary artist
- [Clíodhna Lyons](/source/Cl%C3%ADodhna_Lyons) – Irish cartoonist

## M

- [Gladys Maccabe](/source/Gladys_Maccabe_(artist)) (1918–2018)
- [George Galway MacCann](/source/George_Galway_MacCann) (1909–1967) – sculpture, painting
- [Patrick MacDowell](/source/Patrick_MacDowell) (1799–1870)
- [Micheál MacLiammóir](/source/Miche%C3%A1l_MacLiamm%C3%B3ir) (1899–1978)
- [Daniel Maclise](/source/Daniel_Maclise) (1806–1870)
- [Henry MacManus](/source/Henry_MacManus) (c. 1810 – 1878)
- [Anne Madden](/source/Anne_Madden_(artist)) (born 1932)
- [Cecil Maguire](/source/Cecil_Maguire) (1930–2020) – painter[3][4]
- [Alice Maher](/source/Alice_Maher) (born 1956)
- [Padraig Marrinan](/source/Padraig_Marrinan) (1906–1975)
- [Fergus Martin](/source/Fergus_Martin) (born 1955)
- [Violet McAdoo](/source/Violet_McAdoo) (1900–1961)
- [James McArdell](/source/James_McArdell) (fl. 1728–1765)
- [Charles McAuley](/source/Charles_McAuley) (1900–1999)
- [Niamh McCann](/source/Niamh_McCann_(Irish_artist)) (born 1971)
- [Sheila McClean](/source/Sheila_McClean) (1932–2016)
- [Samuel McCloy](/source/Samuel_McCloy) (1831–1904)
- [Bryan McCormack](/source/Bryan_McCormack) (born 1972)
- [Niall McCormack](/source/Niall_McCormack) (born 1960)
- [Siobhan McDonald](/source/Siobhan_McDonald)
- [Norah McGuinness](/source/Norah_McGuinness) (1903–1980)
- [Yvonne McGuinness](/source/Yvonne_McGuinness) (born 1972)
- [Edward McGuire](/source/Edward_McGuire_(painter)) (1932–1986)
- [Frank McKelvey](/source/Frank_McKelvey) (1895–1974)
- [Cherith McKinstry](/source/Cherith_McKinstry) (1928–1904)
- [Aloysius McVeigh](/source/Aloysius_McVeigh) (1923–2008)
- [Colin Middleton](/source/Colin_Middleton) (1910–1983)
- [Nick Miller](/source/Nick_Miller_(artist)) (born 1962) – London-born artist, painter, member of [Aosdána](/source/Aosd%C3%A1na)
- [John Minihan](/source/John_Minihan_(photographer)) (born 1946)
- [Crawford Mitchell](/source/Crawford_Mitchell) (1908–1976) – wood-engraving, linocuts
- [Flora Mitchell](/source/Flora_Mitchell) (1890–1973)
- [Martin Mooney](/source/Martin_Mooney) (born 1970)
- [Garret Morphey](/source/Garret_Morphey) (c. 1650 – 1716)
- [George Morrison](/source/George_Morrison_(cricketer)) (1915–1993) – landscape painter and a founding member of the Ulster Watercolour Society
- [Albert Morrow](/source/Albert_Morrow) (1863–1927) – illustrator, poster designer and cartoonist
- [Jack Morrow](/source/Jack_Morrow) (1872–1926) – political cartoonist, illustrator and landscape painter
- [Richard Mosse](/source/Richard_Mosse) (born 1980) – conceptual documentary photographer and video artist
- [Richard Moynan](/source/Richard_Moynan) (1856–1906)
- [Michael Mulcahy](/source/Michael_Mulcahy_(painter)) (born 1952)
- [Janet Mullarney](/source/Janet_Mullarney) (1952–2020) – sculptor
- [George Mullins](/source/George_Mullins_(painter)) (fl. 1763–65)
- [William Mulready](/source/William_Mulready) (1786–1863)
- [Bernard Mulrenin](/source/Bernard_Mulrenin) (1803–1868)
- [George Francis Mulvany](/source/George_Francis_Mulvany) (1809–1869)

## N

- [Charles Wynne Nicholls](/source/Charles_Wynne_Nicholls) (1831–1903)
- [Paul Nietsche](/source/Paul_Nietsche) (1885–1950) – portraits and still-life
- [Finbarr Notte](/source/Finbarr_Notte) (professionally known as Fin DAC) – murals and canvas work

## O

- [Dermod O'Brien](/source/Dermod_O'Brien) (1865–1945) – landscape and portrait painter
- [John O'Brien](/source/John_O'Brien_(marine_artist)) (1831–1891) – Irish-born Canadian marine artist
- [James Arthur O'Connor](/source/James_Arthur_O'Connor) (1792–1841) – painter
- [John O'Connor](/source/John_O'Connor_(painter)) (1830–1889) – painter
- [Roderic O'Conor](/source/Roderic_O'Conor) (1860–1940) – painter influenced by [Impressionism](/source/Impressionism)
- [Micheál OʼConnell / Mocksim](/source/Miche%C3%A1l_O%CA%BCConnell_/_Mocksim) - technology artist
- [Éamonn O'Doherty](/source/%C3%89amonn_O'Doherty_(sculptor)) (1939–2011) – sculptor
- [John O'Keeffe](/source/John_O'Keeffe_(Irish_painter)) (c. 1797 – 1838) – portrait and figure painter
- [Aloysius O'Kelly](/source/Aloysius_O'Kelly) (1853 – c. 1941) – painter of coastlines, fishing ports and villages
- [Tony O'Malley](/source/Tony_O'Malley) (1913–2003) – self-taught painter
- [Frank O'Meara](/source/Frank_O'Meara) (1853–1888) – painter
- [Daniel O'Neill](/source/Daniel_O'Neill_(painter)) (1920–1974) – [Romantic](/source/Romanticism) painter born in Belfast
- [George Bernard O'Neill](/source/George_Bernard_O'Neill) (1828–1917) – paintings and etchings [5]
- [Henry O'Neill](/source/Henry_O'Neill_(painter)) (1798–1880) – artist and archaeologist
- [William Orpen](/source/William_Orpen) (1878–1931) – portrait painter
- [Dennis H Osborne](/source/Dennis_H._Osborne) (1919–2016) – painter
- [Jean Osborne](/source/Jean_Osborne) (1926–1965) – abstract paintings and graphic designer
- [Walter Osborne](/source/Walter_Osborne) (1859–1903) – impressionist painter
- [Seán O'Sullivan](/source/Se%C3%A1n_O'Sullivan_(painter)) (1906–1964) – portrait painter
- [Rory O'Tunny](/source/Rory_O'Tunny) (fl. 1540s) – sculptor

## P

- [Colin Pennock](/source/Colin_Pennock) (born 1964) – painter
- [George Petrie](/source/George_Petrie_(artist)) (1790–1866) – painter, musician, [antiquary](/source/Antiquary) and archaeologist
- [Stanley Pettigrew](/source/Stanley_Pettigrew) (born 1927) – painter
- [Garrett Phelan](/source/Garrett_Phelan) (born 1965) – installation artist
- [Raymond Piper](/source/Raymond_Piper) (1923–2007) – portraiture and illustration
- [Albert Power](/source/Albert_Power_(sculptor)) (1881–1945) – sculptor
- [Mary Farl Powers](/source/Mary_Farl_Powers) (1948–1992) – graphic artist
- [Rosamond Praeger](/source/Rosamond_Praeger) (1867–1954) – sculptor, illustrator, poet and writer
- [Graeme Purdy](/source/Graeme_Purdy) (born 1971) – photographer and author
- [Sarah Purser](/source/Sarah_Purser) (1848–1943) – artist often working in [stained glass](/source/Stained_glass)
- [Stephen Pusey](/source/Stephen_Pusey) (born 1952) – mural painter
- [Patrick Pye](/source/Patrick_Pye) (1929–2018) – sculptor, painter and stained glass artist; resident in [County Dublin](/source/County_Dublin)

## R

- [Basil Rakoczi](/source/Basil_Rakoczi) (1908–1979) – artist and member of [The White Stag group](/source/The_White_Stag_group)
- [John Ramage](/source/John_Ramage_(artist)) (1748–1802) – Irish American artist, [goldsmith](/source/Goldsmith), portrait painter, and [miniaturist](/source/Portrait_miniature)
- [Eileen Reid](/source/Eileen_Reid_(painter)) (1894–1981) – painter
- [Nano Reid](/source/Nano_Reid) (1900–1981) – painter
- [Ethel Rhind](/source/Ethel_Rhind) (1877–1952) – stained glass artist
- [Jim Ricks](/source/Jim_Ricks) (born 1973) – contemporary artist
- [Anne Rigney](/source/Anne_Rigney) (born 1957) – abstract artist and sculptor
- [Thomas Roberts](/source/Thomas_Roberts_(painter)) (1749–1778) – landscape painter
- [Maria D. Robinson](/source/Maria_D._Robinson) (1840–1920) – painter
- [Markey Robinson](/source/Markey_Robinson) (1918–1999) – painter with a distinctive naïve [expressionist](/source/Expressionist) style
- [Richard Rothwell](/source/Richard_Rothwell_(painter)) (1800–1868) – portrait and genre painter
- [John Ryan](/source/John_Ryan_(artist)) (1925–1992) – artist, writer, critic, publisher, patron, broadcaster and publican

## S

- [William Sadler II](/source/William_Sadler_II) (c. 1782 – 1839) – landscape painter
- [Augustus Saint-Gaudens](/source/Augustus_Saint-Gaudens) (1848–1907) – Irish-born American sculptor of the [Beaux-Arts](/source/Beaux-Arts_architecture) generation
- [Caroline Scally](/source/Caroline_Scally) (1886–1973) – Irish landscape artist
- [Robert Richard Scanlan](/source/Robert_Richard_Scanlan) (1801–1876) – painter and portraitist
- [Patrick Scott](/source/Patrick_Scott_(artist)) (1921–2014) – artist
- [Sean Scully](/source/Sean_Scully) (born 1945) – Irish-born American painter and printmaker
- [Paul Seawright](/source/Paul_Seawright) (born 1965) – artist and professor of photography at the [University of Ulster](/source/University_of_Ulster)
- [Dermot Seymour](/source/Dermot_Seymour) (Born 1956) – painter
- [Kevin Sharkey](/source/Kevin_Sharkey) (born 1960) – painter and celebrity
- [Neil Shawcross](/source/Neil_Shawcross) (born 1940) – [portrait](/source/Portrait) painter
- [Sir Martin Archer Shee](/source/Martin_Archer_Shee) (1769–1850) – Dublin-born portrait painter and president of the [Royal Academy](/source/Royal_Academy)
- [Oliver Sheppard](/source/Oliver_Sheppard) (1865–1941) – sculptor and lecturer
- [John Shinnors](/source/John_Shinnors) (born 1950) – abstract painter
- [James Sleator](/source/James_Sleator) (1889–1950) – artist
- [Bob Sloan](/source/Bob_Sloan) (born 1940) – sculptor
- [Hamilton Sloan](/source/Hamilton_Sloan) (born 1945) – portrait painter and traditional Irish artist
- [Victor Sloan](/source/Victor_Sloan) (born 1945) – photographer and artist
- [Edward Smyth](/source/Edward_Smyth_(sculptor)) (1749–1812) – sculptor
- [Holly Somerville](/source/Holly_Somerville) – botanical artist
- [Camille Souter](/source/Camille_Souter) (born 1929) – painter
- [Stella Steyn](/source/Stella_Steyn) (1907–1987)
- [Imogen Stuart](/source/Imogen_Stuart) (born 1927) – Berlin-born sculptor
- [Patrick Swift](/source/Patrick_Swift) (1927–1983)

## T

- [Henry Jones Thaddeus](/source/Henry_Jones_Thaddeus) (1859–1929) – realist and portrait painter
- [Romeo Toogood](/source/Romeo_Toogood) (1902–1966) – landscape painter
- [Henry Tresham](/source/Henry_Tresham) (1750–1814) – Irish-born painter of large-scale [history paintings](/source/History_painting)
- [Patrick Tuohy](/source/Patrick_Tuohy) (1894–1930) – [portrait](/source/Portrait), narrative, and genre painter
- [Charles Tyrrell](/source/Charles_Tyrrell_(artist)) (born 1950) – abstract painter and printmaker

## W

- [J. Laurie Wallace](/source/J._Laurie_Wallace) (1864–1953) – artist
- [Ciarán Walsh](/source/Ciar%C3%A1n_Walsh) (born 1980) – artist
- [Owen Walsh](/source/Owen_Walsh_(artist)) (1933–2002) – painter
- [Samuel Walsh](/source/Samuel_Walsh_(artist)) (born 1951) – contemporary abstract artist
- [Wendy F. Walsh](/source/Wendy_F._Walsh) (1915–2014) – illustrator and botanical artist
- [Eimear Walshe](/source/Eimear_Walshe) - artist and activist
- [Michael Warren](/source/Michael_Warren_(sculptor)) (born 1950) – sculptor
- [Una Watters](/source/Una_Watters) (1918–1965) – artist
- [Josephine Webb](/source/Josephine_Webb_(artist)) (1853–1924) – portrait and landscape painter
- [Robert West](/source/Robert_West_(painter)) (died 1770) – painter
- [Leo Whelan](/source/Leo_Whelan) (1852–1956) – painter
- [Maurice Canning Wilks](/source/Maurice_Canning_Wilks) (1911–1984)
- [Alexander Williams](/source/Alexander_Williams_(artist)) (1845–1930) – landscape painter, maritime scenes
- [William Gorman Wills](/source/William_Gorman_Wills) (1828–1891) – dramatist and painter

## Y

- [Anne Yeats](/source/Anne_Yeats) (1919–2001) – painter and stage designer
- [Jack Yeats](/source/Jack_Yeats) (1871–1957) – artist
- [John Butler Yeats](/source/John_Butler_Yeats) (1839–1922) – artist

## Critics, collectors and curators

- [Alfred Chester Beatty](/source/Alfred_Chester_Beatty) (1875–1968)
- [Alfred Lane Beit](/source/Alfred_Lane_Beit) (1903–1994)
- [Thomas Bodkin](/source/Thomas_Bodkin) (1887–1961)
- [Anne Crookshank](/source/Anne_Crookshank) (1927–2016)
- [William Dargan](/source/William_Dargan) (1799–1867)
- [Desmond John Villiers FitzGerald, Knight of Glin](/source/Desmond_John_Villiers_FitzGerald,_Knight_of_Glin) (1937–2011)
- [Cathal Gannon](/source/Cathal_Gannon) (1910–1999)
- [Bryan Guinness](/source/Bryan_Guinness) (1905–1992)
- [John Hewitt](/source/John_Hewitt_(poet)) (1907–1987)
- [Gordon Lambert](/source/Gordon_Lambert) (1919–2005)
- [Hugh Lane](/source/Hugh_Lane) (1875–1915)
- [Denis Mahon](/source/Denis_Mahon) (1910–2011)
- [Lochlann Quinn](/source/Lochlann_Quinn) (born 1940)
- [Æ (George William Russell)](/source/George_William_Russell) (1867–1935)
- [Tony Ryan](/source/Tony_Ryan) (1936–2007)
- [George Bernard Shaw](/source/George_Bernard_Shaw) (1856–1950)
- [Theo Snoddy](/source/Theo_Snoddy) (1922–2008)
- [Walter G. Strickland](/source/Walter_G._Strickland) (1850–1928)
- [Dorothy Walker](/source/Dorothy_Walker_(critic)) (1929–2002)

## See also

- [List of Irish botanical illustrators](/source/List_of_Irish_botanical_illustrators)
- [Irish art](/source/Irish_art)
- [List of Northern Irish artists](/source/List_of_Northern_Irish_artists)

## References

1. Aine Ryan (17 October 2015). ["Sculpture symbolises Westport’s ‘enduring spirit’"](http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/sculpture-symbolises-westport-s-enduring-spirit-1.2396007). *The Irish Times*. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

1. ["A Shaft of Light for Droghedas riverbank"](http://www.independent.ie/regionals/droghedaindependent/localnotes/a-shaft-of-light-for-droghedas-riverbank-27115074.html). *Drogheda Independent*. 24 May 2002. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

1. ["Cecil Maguire b. 1930"](https://artuk.org/discover/artists/maguire-cecil-b-1930). [Art UK](/source/Art_UK). Retrieved 9 November 2015.

1. ["Cecil Maguire RUA (1930–2020)"](http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/irish-artists/cecil-maguire.htm). Visual-Arts-Cork.com. Retrieved 9 November 2015.

1. Royal Academy of Arts Collection, London, UK

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