List of Australian artists
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- A Constructed World (founded 1993-): video, painting and installation
- Ian Abdulla (1947-)
- Davida Allen (1951- ): painter, film maker and writer
- Rick Amor (1948- ): artist and figurative painter
- Marisa Angelis (1974): artist painter, designer, writer and poet
- Suzanne Archer (1945-)
- Howard Arkley (1951-1999): painter of houses, architecture, and suburbia
- Ian Armstrong (1923-2005): Classical Modernist painter and print maker.
- Alex Asch
- Julian Ashton (1851-1942): artist and teacher
- David Aspden (1936-2005)
- J. Muir Auld (1879-1942): painter of landscapes and figure subjects, and also did some portraits
- William Outram Anderson (1826-1881)
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- Thomas Baines (1820-1875): English artist and explorer of British colonial southern Africa and Australia
- Marie-Claire Baldenweg (1954-): Swiss/contemporary artist
- John Banks (painter): member of the royal academy
- Badger Bates (1947-)
- Frederick Bates (painter)
- Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826): Austrian botanical illustrator
- William Barak (1824-1903): Aboriginal artist of traditional Indigenous life and encounters with Europeans
- Linda Barns (Painter) (1947-)
- Del Kathryn Barton (1972-): artist, winner of 2008 Archibald Prize
- Charles Bayliss (1850-1897)
- Paddy Bedford (1922-2007): Indigenous artist and architect
- Marcus Beilby (1951-): artist, winner of 1987 Sulman Prize
- Jason Benjamin (1971-): painter, winner of 2005 Archibald Prize
- William Bentley (painter) (1836-1910)
- George Bell (1878-1966): painter who studied in London and Paris
- Richard Bell (1953–): painter who courted controversy
- Jean Bellette (1908/9-1991)
- Anthony Bennett (1966- ): painter, Archibald Prize finalist
- Gordon Bennett (1955- ): Aboriginal artist
- Jan Berg (artist) (1953- )
- Kevin John Best (1932- ): artist, awarded the Order of Australia (OAM)
- Ian Bettinson (1956-)
- Annette Bezor
- Asher Bilu (1936-): painter and sculptor
- Vivienne Binns (1940-): artist, awarded the Order of Australia (OAM)
- Dorrit Black (1891-1951)
- Anthony Breslin
- Charles Blackman (1928- ): landscape artist
- Godfrey Blow (1948-): artist, founder of the Perth Stuckists
- Elise Blumann (1897-1990): German born artist who achieved recognition as an Expressionist painter
- Thomas Bock (1793-1855): portraitist
- Peter Booth (1940-): figurative and abstract painter
- Marion Borgelt (1954-): Contemporary painter and mixed media artist
- Marika Borlase ((1967- )
- Nancy Borlase ((1914-2006): New Zealand-born landscape-based abstract painter and portraitist
- Arthur Boyd (1920-1999): portraitist, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
- David Boyd (1924- ): artist of symbolic and historical paintings, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
- Guy Boyd (1923-1988): sculptor, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
- Merric Boyd (1888-1959): ceramicist, painter, and sculptor, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
- Penleigh Boyd (1890-1923): landscape painter, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
- Robert Boynes (1942-)
- John Brack (1920-1999): painter, member of Antipodeans Group
- Joanna Braithwaite
- Mostyn Bramley-Moore
- David Bromley (artist)
- Charles David Jones Bryant (1883–1937): marine artist
- Rupert Bunny (1864-1947): painter of landscapes, figure studies, and scenes drawn from mythology and literature
- Cec Burns
- Charles Bush (1919-1989)
- Louis Buvelot (1814-1888): Swiss-born landscape painter who emigrated to Australia
- Gaye Bonham (1942-1863)
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- Jon Campbell (1961- )
- James Howe Carse (ca. 1819-1900): British-Australian painter who specialized in landscapes
- Judy Cassab (1920- ): painter, twice won the Archibald Prize
- Harold Cazneaux (1878-1953): pictorialist photographer
- Zhong Chen
- Nicholas Chevalier (1828–1902): Russian-born artist, illustrator in lithography and water-colour
- Peter Churcher (1964- ): painter of portraits and figures in a realistic style
- George James Coates (1869–1930): portrait painter
- Charles Conder (1868-1909): English-born painter of the Heidelberg School who emigrated to Australia
- Kevin Connor (1932-): artist, two-time winner of the Archibald Prize]
- William Constable
- Olive Cotton (1911-2003)
- Noel Counihan (1913-1986): social realist painter
- Rosz Craig (1966-): painter mail art installation
- Fred Cress (1938-): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1988
- Brenda L Croft (1964-)
- Ray Crooke (1922-): portrait artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1969
- Grace Crowley (1890-1979): abstract artist
- Andrew Cruickshank (1982 -)
- Dawn Csutoros (1960-): visual artist
- Adam Cullen (1965-): artist, winner of the Archibald Prize in 2000
- Elisabeth Cummings (1934–): multi-award winning artist and teacher
- Simon Cuthbert
- Janet Agnes Cumbrae Stewart (1883-1960)
- David Edward Conolan
- Clint Cure award winning film maker
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- Lyndon Dadswell (1908-1986)
- John Dahlsen ( - ): contemporary environmental artist
- Roy Dalgarno (1910-2001): social realist artist
- William Dargie (1912-2003): painter especially of portrait paintings
- David Davies (1864-1939)
- Juan Davila (1946-)
- Lawrence Daws (1927-): painter and printmaker of watercolour, drawing, screenprints, etchings and monotypes
- Janet Dawson (1935-): is an artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1973
- Wolfgang Degenhardt (1924-1993): German-born artist often of religious art
- Neil Degney (1959-): mail art public art installation art digital art
- Johann Nepomuk Degotardi (1823-1882)
- William Delafield-Cook (1936-)
- Roy De Maistre (1894-1968): artist who explored the relationship of colour harmony to musical harmony
- Robert Dickerson (1924-): figurative painter
- Steven Dix (1970-)
- William Dobell (1899-1970): sculptor and painter
- James Dodd
- A.D.S. Donaldson
- Ken Done (1940- ): artist especially of design work
- John Dowie (1915-2008): painter, sculptor and teacher
- Robert Hawker Dowling (1827–1886): colonial artist
- Russell Drysdale (1912-1981): painter of abstract and surrealist art
- Duel (1969-): graffiti artist and break dancer
- Douglas Dundas (1900-1981)
- Brian Dunlop (1938-): still life and figurative painter
- Max Dupain (1911-1992): photographer
- Ella Dwyer (1887-1979)
- Geoffrey Dyer (1947 - ): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 2003
- Mikala Dwyer (1959-)
- Will Dyson (1880–1938): illustrator
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- Augustus Earle (1793-1838): London-born travel artist who spent a lot of time painting in Australia
- Anna Eggert
- Joy Engelman
- EAMO
- Lina Eve
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- Cherine Fahd (1974-)
- Ian Fairweather (1891-1974): painter who combined western and Asian influences in his work
- Adrian Feint (1894-1971)
- Simon Fieldhouse (1956-): painter of Architecture with whimsical characters
- Roy Fluke (1921-)
- Fiona Foley (1964-): indigenous woman artist from Badtjala
- E. Phillips Fox (1865-1915): Naturalist painter
- Dale Frank (1959-): contemporary artist
- Graham Fransella (1950-)
- Kristian Fredrikson (1940-2005): New Zealand-born stage and costume designer
- Russell Freeman (1969-): United Kingdom-born traveling artist who settled in Australia in 1995
- Leonard French (1928-): painter and stained glass artist
- Thomas Friedensen (1879–1931): English-born artist in water-colour and oils, active in Australia
- Donald Friend (1915-1989): artist, writer and diarist
- Ben Frost ( - ): visual and performing artist
- Michael Fromholtz (1963-)
- Douglas Fry (1872–1911): artist especially of animal paintings
- Sam Fullbrook (1922-2004): artist, won the Archibald Prize in 1974
- Albert Henry Fullwood (1863–1930): artist who worked in black and white, oils, and water-colour
- Joe Furlonger (1952-)
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- Rosalie Gascoigne (1917–1999): woman sculptor, primarily of found materials
- Juno Gemes (1944– )
- Luis Geraldes (1957– ): Portuguese-born artist of sculpture, drawing, and murals
- Francis Giacco (1955– ): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1993/1994
- Harry Pelling Gill (1855–1916): English-born artist and art teacher
- S T Gill (1818–1880): English-born draughtsman, watercolour painter, and photographer
- George Gittoes (1949– ): war artist using painting, drawing, photographs and video
- James Gleeson (1915– ): surrealist artist, poet, critic, writer and curator
- John Glover (1767–1849): English/colonial artist
- Franck Gohier(1968- )
- Agnes Goodsir (1865–1939)
- Anne Graham
- Peter Benjamin Graham (1925-1987): visual artist, printer, and art theorist
- Ian Grant
- Harold Greenhill
- Henry Gritten (c.1818–1873): English/painter
- Ann Grocott (1938- ): writer and painter
- Elioth Gruner (1882–1939): New Zealand-born painter, winner of the Wynne Prize seven times
- Sugendran Ganess (1982- )
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- Juli Haas
- Benjamin Haddow
- Fiona Hall (1953-): female, contemporary Visual Artist
- Barbara Hanrahan (1939-1991)
- Albert J. Hanson (1866-1914): landscape painter in both oil and water-colour
- Rew Hanks (1958-)
- Rebecca Hales (1977-)
- Nicholas Harding (1956-): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 2001
- Brent Harris (1956-)
- Pro Hart (1928-2006): father of the Outback painting movement
- Ursula Hayward (1907-1970)
- Elaine Haxton (1909-1999)
- Ivor Hele (1912-1993): war artist for the War Memorial, Archibald Prize winner
- Ash Hempsall
- Peter Hennessey
- Chayni Henry (1983- )
- Bill Henson (1955- ): contemporary photographic artist
- Sali Herman (1898-1993): Swiss-born War Artists artist
- Joy Hester (1920-1960): modernist painter
- Andrew Hewish (1973- ): Founder of the Centre for Recent Drawing
- Hans Heysen (1877-1968): German painter of watercolours of the bush
- Nora Heysen (1911-2003): artist, winner of the Archibald Prize for portraiture and the first women appointed as an official war artist
- Dale Hickey (1937-): painter and teacher
- J J Hilder (1881-1916): watercolourist from the Heidelberg School
- Peta Hill
- G W L Hirst
- Rayner Hoff (1894-1937): Isle of Man-born sculptor who lived and worked in Australia
- Robert Hollingworth (1947-): painter, printmaker, and writer
- Cherry Hood (1960-): portraitist, won the 2002 Archibald Prize]
- Richard Hook (1945-): Abstract Painter and Printmaker [Visit Online Gallery][1]
- Tim Horn (1964-)
- Tammy Honey
- Chris Howlett(1974-): contemporary artist
- Simon Hudson (1957-)
- Frank Hurley (1885-1962): photographer, film maker and adventurer
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- Robert Ingpen (1936- ): graphic designer, illustrator, and author
- Kylie InGold (1962- ): painter of the fairy and fantasy genre
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- William Johns (artist) (1976-): Australian Artist painter of Surreal art also some Photo realism
- Robert Jacks (1943-): painter, sculptor and printmaker
- Louis James
- Gil Jamieson (1934-1992): painter of figurative art works, landscape art works, and portraits
- Bernd Jansons (1948-): German-born artist in drawing, photography, and digital art
- George Johnson (1926-): painter of modernist art, especially Geometric Abstraction
- Michael Johnson
- Gabrielle Jones
- Gareth Jones-Roberts
- Robert Juniper (1929-): Western Australian artist who has also been an illustrator, art teacher, sculptor and printmaker
- Jacob Janssen (1779-1856): painter of miniatures, still lifes, landscapes and ships in harbour
- Walter Isaac Jenner (19th century)
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- Louis Kahan (1905-2002): artist born in Vienna who won the Archibald Prize in 1962
- John Kelly
- Franz Kempf (1926–)
- Roger Kemp (1907-1987): artist especially of transcendental abstraction
- Robert Klein Boonschate (1958 - ): Australian-Dutch Artist painter and sculptor
- Ken Knight (1956-)
- Henry King (1855-1923)
- Sir Patrick Kilvington (1922-1990): artist of musters, round-ups and horses in motion
- Peter Kingston
- Robert Klippel
- Michael Kmit
- Emily Kngwarreye (1910-1996): Aboriginal artist from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory
- William Dunn Knox (1820–1945): painter, member of the Victorian Artists Society
- Derek Kreckler (1952–): multi-media visual artist
- Tim Kyle
- KimberlyNic (1973–): multi-media visual artist
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- Nektarios Livisianos (1970-)
- George Lacy (c.1816-1878?)
- George Lambert (1873-1930): artist of portrait paintings and war artist
- Helge Larsen (1929-)
- George Lawrence (1901-1981): painter in the impressionist style
- Alun Leach-Jones (1937-)
- Ian Lean
- Lindy Lee (1956-)
- Rhys Lee
- Fred Leist (1878-1945): muralist and war artist
- Glenn Levine (1981 -)
- Darani Lewers (1936-)
- Gerald Lewers (1905-1962)
- Margo Lewers (1908-1978)
- John Lewin (1770-1819): English-born artist of natural history active in Australia
- Daryl Lindsay (1889-1976): sketcher, illustrator, and art critic
- Joan Lindsay: author
- Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961): artist specializing in etching and engraving
- Norman Lindsay (1879-1969): sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist and scale modeler
- Percy Lindsay (1870-1952): landscape painter, illustrator and cartoonist
- Ruby Lind
- Anthony Lister (1980- ): artist specializing in street art, expressionism, and pop art
- W. Lister Lister (1859-1943): painter, won the Wynne Prize seven times
- Norman Lloyd (1895-1983): landscape painter
- Gloria Ida Logan (1927-2005): artist and lecturer in arts and crafts
- Patrick Lysaght (1808-1889)
- Sydney Long (1871-1955): painter, etcher, and teacher
- John Longstaff (1861-1941): painter, war artist and a five-time winner of the Archibald Prize
- Will Longstaff (1879-1953): painter and war artist
- Keith Looby (1940-): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1984
- Tanya Loviz
- Monte Luke (1885-1962)
- Joseph Lycett (ca. 1774-1827): English-born portrait and miniature painter, active in Australia
- Francis Lymburner (1916-1972): draughtsman and painter of dancers, actors and animals
- Elwyn Lynn (1917-1997)
- Patrick Lysaght (1808-1889)
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- Rosemary Madigan (1926- )
- Bea Maddock (1934- ): artist combining printing with encaustic painting and installation art
- Max Mannix (1939- )
- Bob Marchant
- Banduk Marika (1954- )
- Banduwa Marika
- Dhuwarrwarr Marika (1946-)
- Mathaman Marika (1920-1970)
- Mawalan Marika (1) (1908-1967)
- Mawalan Marika (2) (1957-)
- Milirrpum Marika
- Roy Dadaynga Marika (1931-1993)
- Wandjuk Marika (1927-1987): Aboriginal painter, actor, composer and land rights activist
- Wanjubi Marika (1967- )
- Conrad Martens (1801-1878): English born landscape artist active in Australia
- Mandy Martin (1952- )
- Jan Matson (1952- ): artist who specializes in landscapes and streetscapes
- John Mawurndjul (1952- ): indigenous artist in a traditional painting technique rarrk
- Frederick McCubbin (1855-1917): painter of the Heidelberg School
- Euan MacLeod (1956- ): New Zealand artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1999
- Herbert McClintock (1906-1985): social realist Artist
- W B McIness (1889-1939): portrait painter, winner of the Archibald Prize seven times
- Noel McKenna
- Queenie McKenzie (1930-1998): artist
- Charles Meere (1890-1961)
- James Meldrum Australian) painter who won the Archibald Prize in 1939 and 1940
- Max Meldrum (1875-1955)
- Bill Meyer (1942- ): artist who uses photography, film and music in his work
- mez (Mary-Anne Breeze) ( - ): Australian-based Internet artist
- (Geoff Michel) - Bushy -(1946-) Heritage Artist ( Impressionist )
- Micky (-1891)
- Godfrey Miller (1893-1964)
- Lewis Miller (1959- ): painter and visual artist, known for his portraits and figurative works
- Clem Millwood
- Robert Boyed Mitchell (1919-2002): Abstract Expressionism artist
- Allan Mitelman
- Jon Molvig (1923-1970): expressionist artist
- John Montefiore
- David Moore
- May and Minna Moore
- Robert Moore
- Victor Morrison
- VR Morrison
- Tracey Moffat (1960- ): artist using primarily photography and video
- Sally Morgan (1951- ): Aboriginal author, scriptwriter and artist
- Idris Murphy
- Vali Myers (1930–2003): artist who specialized in fine pen and ink drawings
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- Clinton Nain
- Albert Namatjira (1902-1959): Indigenous Australian visual artist
- Rosella Namok
- G B Nerli
- Helmut Newton (1920-2004): German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his nude studies of women
- Paul Newton (1961- ): portrait artist who has twice won the Archibald Prize
- Stephen Newton
- Lorna Nimmo
- Sophia Niven
- Angus Nivision
- Sandro Nocentini (1966- ): painter
- Sidney Nolan (1917-1992): painter and printmaker
- Robin Norling
- James Northfield (1887-1973)
- Stephen Nothling
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- Justin O'Brien
- Peter O'Doherty (1958- ): musician and artist specializing in still life
- Edward Officer
- Alan Oldfield
- Bronwyn Oliver
- Margaret Olley (1923- ): painter specializing in still life
- John Olsen (1928- ): landscape painter
- Lin Onus (1948-1996): Scottish-Aboriginal Koori Artist
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- John Paine (1834-1915)
- Paisley Janelle (1937- )
- Colin Parker (1941- )
- Mike Parr (1945– ): performance artist and printmaker
- Port Jackson Painter (active 1788–1790s): Unknown plant and animal watercolour artist(s)
- John Peart (1945- )
- Wesley Penberthy
- L Scott Pendlebury
- John Perceval (1923–2000): artist of drawings, paintings, and ceramics
- Wykeham Perry (1936- )
- Gloria Petyarre (1945– ): Aboriginal artist
- Patricia Piccinini (1965– ): mixed media artist
- William Pidgeon (1909–1981): painter who won the Archibald Prize three times
- W. C. Piguenit (1836–1914): landscape painter
- Fernando Pizzani (1957– )
- Evert Ploeg (1963- ): portrait painter
- Axel Poignant(1906–1986)
- Peter Powditch
- Margaret Preston (1875–1963): artist of modernist works as a painter and printmaker
- Geoffrey Proud (1946– ): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1990
- John Skinner Prout (1805–1876): English-born painter of lithographs, watercolours and oils
- Clifton Pugh (1924–1990): painter of landscapes and portraiture
- Peter Purves-Smith
- Minnie Pwerle(1910–2006): Aboriginal artist
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- Ben Quilty (1973- ): artist specializing in paintings of cars
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- John Radecki (1865–1955): stained glass artist working in Australia
- Max Ragless (1901–1981): landscape painter
- David Rankin (1946– ): New York-based artist who works predominantly in oil and acrylic on canvas
- Arthur Even Read
- Geraldine Rede (c.1874–1943)
- John and Sunday Reed
- Lloyd Rees (1895–1988): landscape painter
- Ken Reinhard
- Allyson Reynolds
- John Rigby (1922– ): painter of tropical and bush landscapes, genre works and portraits
- Luke Roberts
- Tom Roberts (1856–1931): artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School
- William Robinson (1936– ): award-winning painter and lithographer
- Herbert Rose (1890–1937): painter and etcher
- Keith Rout (1942- )
- Ellis Rowan (1847–1922): naturalist and well-known illustrator
- Mark Rowden (1979- ): Artist of portraiture and the human interaction drawing printmaker
- George Rowe (1796–1864)
- Dattilo Rubbo (1870–1955): Italian-born artist and art teacher
- Craig Ruddy (1968– ): painter of portraits, nudes and self studies
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- Andrew Shepherdson (1964- ) : Born & based in Tasmania, sculptor,
- Jenny Sages (1933- ): Chinese-born painter, freelance writer, and illustrator
- Hugh Sawrey (1919-1999): landscape artist and stockman
- Loudon Sainthill (1919-1969)
- Peter Schell (1952- )
- Peter Schipperheyn
- Johannes Karl Schulz, Count of Strassinizky
- Leon Schwengler (1923-1982)
- Martin Sharp (1944- ): artist, underground cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker
- Wendy Sharpe (1960- ): Award-winning portraitist and war artist
- Gary Shead (1942- ): artist and filmmaker who won the Archibald Prize in 1992/1993
- Ben Shearer (1941- ): artist who specializes in watercolor painting of the Outback
- Gordon Shepherdson (1934- )
- Arnold Shore (1897-1963)
- Wolfgang Sievers (1913-2007): photographer who specialised in architectural and industrial photography
- Jeffrey Smart (1921- ): painter, who is known for his modernist depictions of urban landscapes
- Bernard Smith (1916- ): art historian, art critic and academic
- Grace Cossington Smith (1892-1984): artist and pioneer of modernist painting
- J Carrington Smith ( - ): artist from Tasmania who won the Archibald Prize in 1963
- Eric Smith (1919- ): Award-winning portraitist
- Joshua Smith (1905-1995): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1944
- Lance Solomon
- Clara Southern (1861-1940): painter
- Ben Stack (1959- )
- Stelarc (1946- ):performance artist
- Ronald Hewison Steuart (1898-)
- Andrew Stewart (1976- )
- Andrew Stark (realist street photographer) (1964- )
- Nancy Stilianos
- Tim Storrier (1949- )
- David Strachan (1919-1970)
- Arthur Streeton (1867-1943): landscape painter
- Thomas Strutt
- William Strutt (1825-1915): English-born artist of figurative and history paintings
- Josef L. Stejskal
- Roger Swainston (1960- ): painter, naturalist and zoologist specialising in works of the underwater world
- Ricky Swallow (1974- ): sculptor
- Samuel White Sweet (1825-1886)
- Wayne Strickland 1949- ): Painter and Sculptor Widely regarded as Australia’s greatest living equestrian artist.
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- Maria Tafilias (1982- )
- Violet Teague
- Ann Thomson
- Nigel Thomson (1945-1999): artist of satirical paintings of society
- Tomasz Talaj (1964-)
- Anatjari Tjampitjinpa
- Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa
- Maxie Tjampitjinpa (1927-1999)
- Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
- Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1932-2002): painter, Aboriginal artist
- Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri
- Walala Tjapaltjarri
- Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
- George Tjungurrayi
- Aida Tomescu (1955-)
- Jessie Traill (1881-1967)
- Zoja Trofimiuk (1952- ): printmaker and sculptor, especially cast glass
- Albert Tucker (1914-1999): Expressionist painter
- Tony Tuckson (1921-1973): war-time pilot turned abstract expressionist painter
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- Bernd Ullrich (1949-)
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- Andrew Vu
- Rosemary Valadon
- Hossein Valamanesh
- Elefteria Vlavianos
- Jacques (Jac) van Rees (c.1920-1989) Dutch-born painter of abstract expressionist and figurative works in Mount Barker South Australia from early 1970s; South-east Asian infuences; exh. Lidum's Gallery.
- David Voigt
- Eugene von Guerard (1811-1901): Austrian-born painter of landscapes and miniatures active in Australia
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- John Walker (1939- ): English-born painter and printmaker producing native Oceanic art
- Anne Wallace
- Christian Waller (1894-1954)
- John Waller
- Craig Walsh
- Wes Walters (1928- ): realist portrait painter and abstract artist
- Guy Warren (1921- ): painter who won the Archibald Prize in 1985
- Jenny Watson
- Julie Wecker
- Guan Wei
- Barbara Wier
- William Westall (1781-1850): English-born landscape and botanical artist
- Bryan Westwood (1930-2000): portrait artist who won the Archibald Prize twice
- Charles Wheeler (1881-1977): painter who won the Archibald Prize in 1933
- Ken Whisson
- James S White
- Brett Whiteley (1939-1992): Prolific, multi-award winning painter
- James V Wigley (1918-1999): painter of Aboriginal camp scenes and desert landscapes
- Julian Wigley
- Donna Williams (1963- )
- Fred Williams (1927-1982): painter and printmaker
- Jan Williamson ( - ): Award winning portraitist
- Shaun Wilson (1972- ): artist, film maker, academic, teacher, and curator
- Leslie Wilkie (1878–1935): artist, curator, and member of Victorian Artists Society
- Henry Winkles (1800-1860)
- Walter Withers : landscape artist and a member of the Heidelberg School of impressionists
- Philip Wolfhagen (1963- )
- Noel Wood (1912-2001): painter
- Margaret Woodward
- J C Wright
- Peter Wright
- Susan Wright
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- Michael Zavros
- Salvatore Zofrea (1946- ): Italian-born painter of literary, historical and religious sources
- Reinis Zusters
See also
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Others
- Edmund Capon (arts administrator)
- Betty Churcher (arts administrator)
- Pat Corrigan (collector and arts patron)
- Sasha Grishin (art historian)
- Ursula Hoff (art historian)
- Robert Hughes (author and critic)
- Susan McCulloch (author and critic)
- Keith Packer (art patron and collector)
- Ron Radford (arts administrator)
- Andrew Sayers (curator and arts administrator)
- Win Schubert (gallerist and arts patron)
- Gene Sherman (gallerist and arts patron)
- Ted Snell (arts administrator and writer)
- Marjorie Tipping (author and art historian)
- Brian Tucker (collector and arts patron)
- Agent Samson (art patron and dealer)
- Sydney Ure Smith (publisher and arts patron)