List of LGBTQ artists

This is a list of notable visual artists who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or otherwise non-heterosexual. This list covers artists known for the creation of visual art such as drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, installations, performance works and video works. The entries are in alphabetical order by surname. Birth and death dates are included. All new additions to this list should include a reference.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

B

• Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988), USA ^{[1] [2]}
• Alison Bechdel (born 1960), USA ^[3]
• Joan E. Biren (born 1944), USA ^[4]
• Rora Blue (born c. 1996), USA ^[5]
• Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899), FRA ^[6]
• Joe Brainard (1942-1994), USA ^[7]
• Scott Burton (1938-1989) ^[8]
• Farrokh Bulsara (1946-1991), Zanzibar ^{[9] [10]}

C

• Cathy Cade (born 1942), USA ^[11]
• Paul Cadmus (1904-1999), USA ^[12]
• Caravaggio (1571-1610), Italy ^[13]
• Tammy Rae Carland (born 1965), USA ^[14]
• Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), France ^[15]
• Liz Collins (born 1968), USA ^[16]
• Frank Coombs (1906-1941), GBR ^[17]
• Enrico Corte (born 1963), Italy ^[18]

D

• TM Davy (Born 1980), USA ^[19]
• Jimmy De Sana (1949-1990), USA ^[20]
• Raúl de Nieves (born 1983), Mexico ^[21]
• Beauford Delaney (1901-1979), USA ^[22]
• Jaiden Dittfach (born 1997), USA ^[23]
• Donatello (c. 1386-1466), Italy ^[24]
• Angela Dufresne (born 1969), USA ^[25]
• Chloe Dzubilo (1960-2011), USA ^[26]

E

• Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) USA ^[27]
• Rafa Esparza (born 1981), USA ^[28]

F

• Martin Firrell (born 1963), France ^[29]
• Lola Flash (born 1959), USA ^[30]
• Eve Fowler (born 1964), USA ^[31]
• Louis Fratino (born 1993), USA ^[32]
• Jared French (1905-1988), USA ^[33]
• Richard Fung (born 1954), TTO/CAN ^[34]

G

• Yishay Garbasz (born 1970) ^[35]
• Chitra Ganesh (born 1975), USA ^[36]
• Jeffrey Gibson (born 1972), USA ^[37]
• Joseph Glasco (1925-1996), USA ^[38]
• Nash Glynn (born 1992), USA ^[39]
• Robert Gober (born 1954), USA ^[40]
• Krzysztof Gonciarz (born 1985), POL ^[41]
• Félix González-Torres (1957-1996) ^[42]
• Jimmy Groen (born 1962), NL ^[43]
• Nancy Grossman (born 1940), USA ^[44]
• Sonali Gulati (born 1972), IND/USA ^[45]

H

• Edith Hammar (born 1992), Finland ^[46]
• Barbara Hammer (1939 - 2019) USA ^[47]
• Harmony Hammond (born 1944), USA ^[48]
• Michelle Handelman (born 1960), USA ^[49]
• Keith Haring (1958 - 1990), USA ^[50]
• Mickey Harmon (1984-2025), USA ^[51]
• Sadao Hasegawa (1945-1999), Japan ^[52]
• Geoffrey Hendricks (1931-2018), USA ^[53]
• David Hockney (born 1937), Great Britain ^[54]
• Marie Høeg (1866 - 1949), Norway ^[55]
• Boscoe Holder (1921-2007), Trinidad and Tobago ^[56]
• Every Ocean Hughes (born 1977), USA ^[57]
• Johanna Hedva (born 1984), USA ^[58]
• Peter Hujar (1934-1987), USA ^[59]

J

• Elton John (born 1947), GBR ^[60]
• Jasper Johns (born 1930), USA ^[61]
• Jess (1923-2004), USA ^[62]

K

• Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), Mexico ^[63]
• Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile (born 1988), Botswana ^[64]
• Ben Kimura (1947-2003), Japan ^[65]
• Kiss and Tell collective, CAN ^[66]
• Brian Kenny, GER ^[14]
• Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856-1942), USA/FRA ^[67]
• Eardley Knollys (1902–1991), GBR ^[68]

L

• Doron Langberg (born 1985) Israel ^[69]
• Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (born 1948), USA ^[70]
• Greer Lankton (1958-1996), USA ^[71]
• Joe Lycett (born 1988) UK ^[72]
• George Platt Lynes (1907-1955), USA ^[73]

M

• Julie Mehretu (born 1970), Ethiopia ^[74]
• Michelangelo (1475-1564), Italy ^[75]
• Kate Millett (1934–2017), USA ^[76]
• Allyson Mitchell (born 1967), CAN ^[77]
• Kent Monkman (born 1965), Canada ^[78]
• Slava Mogutin (born 1974), Russia ^[79]

O

• Catherine Opie (born 1961), USA ^[80]

P

• Oren Pinhassi (born 1985), Israel ^[81]
• Maria E. Piñeres (born 1966), COL ^[82]
• Jody Pinto (born 1942), USA ^[83]
• Poliziano (1454-1494), Italy ^[24]
• Jill Posener (born 1953), GBR ^[84]

Q

• Wayne Douglas Quinn (1941-1987), USA. ^{[85] [86]}
• George Quaintance (1902-1957), USA ^[87]

R

• Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), USA ^[61]

S

• Annie Sprinkle (born 1954), USA ^[88]
• Sal Salandra (born 1946), USA ^[89]

T

• Gengoroh Tagame (born 1964), Japan ^[65]
• Tim Tate (born 1960), USA ^{[90] [91]}
• Wolfgang Tillmans (born 1968), Germany ^[92]
• Ken Tisa (born 1945), USA ^[93]
• Mickalene Thomas (born 1971), USA ^[94]
• Tom of Finland (1920-1991), Finland ^[95]
• George Tooker (1920-2011), USA ^[96]
• Salman Toor (born 1983), Pakistan/USA ^[97]
• Yannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989), Greece ^[98]

V

• Stephen Varble, (1946-1984), USA ^{[99] [100]}
• Del LaGrace Volcano (born 1957), USA ^[101]

W

• WangShui (born 1986), USA ^[102]
• Andy Warhol (1928-1987), USA ^[103]
• Ambera Wellmann (born 1982), Canada ^[104]
• Kehinde Wiley (born 1977), USA ^[105]
• Jimmy Wright (born 1944), USA ^[106]
• David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992), USA ^[107]

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