List of Latin American artists

Last updated August 21, 2024

A list of notable Latin American visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, video artists, etc.), arranged by nationality:

Argentina

Roberto Aizenberg (1928–1996)
Antonio Alice (1886–1943)
Antonio Berni (1905–1981)
Delia Cancela (born 1940)
Graciela Carnevale (born 1942)
Elda Cerrato (born 1930–2023)
Alicia Creus (born 1939)
Oscar Campos (born 1964)
José Cuneo (born 1965)
León Ferrari (1920–2013)
Lucio Fontana (1899–1968)
Alfredo Guttero (1882–1932)
Esteban Lisa (1895–1983)
Cándido López (1840–1902)
Rebeca Mendoza (born 1967)
Florencio Molina Campos (1891–1959)
Marta Minujín (born 1944)
Marcelo Pombo (born 1959)
Liliana Porter (born 1941)
Alfredo Prior (born 1952)
Benito Quinquela Martín (1890–1977)
Xul Solar (1887–1963)
Raúl Soldi (1905–1994)
Manuel Zorrilla (1919–2015)
Grete Stern (1904–1999)
Roberto Jacoby (born 1944)
Bibi Zogbé (1890–1973)

Bolivia

Rodolfo Ayoroa (1927–2003), painter, printmaker, sculptor
Roberto Berdecio (1910–1996), muralist, painter, printmaker
Gonzalo Condarco, sculptor
Inés Córdova (1927–2010), painter, potter^[1]
Alfredo Da Silva (1935–2020), painter and photographer
Alejandra Dorado (born 1969), installation and performance artist
Sonia Falcone (born 1965), painter
Graciela Rodo Boulanger (born 1935), painter and printmaker
Roberto Mamani Mamani, painter
Master of Calamarca (early 18th century), painter
Benjamín Mendoza y Amor Flores (1933-2004), painter
Marina Núñez del Prado (c. 1910–1995), sculptor
María Luisa Pacheco (1919–1982), painter and illustrator
Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas (1899–1950), painter
Francisco Tito Yupanqui (1550–1616), sculptor
Gastón Ugalde (born 1946)
Rosmery Mamani Ventura (born 1985), painter
Alejandro Mario Yllanes (1913–1960), painter and printmaker

Brazil

Aleijadinho (1730–1814)
Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973)
Artur Barrio (born 1945)
Lenora de Barros (born 1953)
Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976)
Amílcar de Castro (1920–2002)
Lygia Clark (1920–1988)
Oswaldo Goeldi (1895–1961)
Anna Maria Maiolino (born 1942)
Anita Malfatti (1889–1964)
Cildo Meireles (born 1948)
Vik Muniz (born 1961)
Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980)

“Janus”. Religious society "Vale do Amanhecer", Brazil, 2004. Photo: Guy Veloso, gelatin silver print.
José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1850–1899)
Naza (born 1955)
Cosme Martins (born 1959)
Ismael Nery (1900–1934)
Lygia Pape (1927–2004)
Wanda Pimentel (1943–2015)
Cândido Portinari (1903–1962)
Lasar Segall (1891–1957)
Teresinha Soares (born 1927)
Amelia Toledo (1926–2017)
Adriana Varejão (born 1964)
Cybèle Varela (born 1943)
Guy Veloso (born 1969)
Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988)
Márcia X (1959–2005)

Chicano

Lalo Alcaraz (born 1964)
Carlos Almaraz (1941–1989)
Cecilia Alvarez (born 1950)
Miguel Angel Reyes (born 1964)
Alfonso Arana (1927–2005)
Gus Arriola (1917–2008)
John August Swanson (1938–2021)
Judy Baca (born 1946)
Enrique Chagoya (born 1953), printmaker, painter
Jerry De La Cruz (born 1948)
Roberto de la Rocha
Richard Dominguez (born 1960)
Edgar de Evia (1910–2003)
Elsa Flores (born 1955)
Harry Gamboa, Jr. (born 1951)
David Gonzales (cartoonist) (born 1964)
Robert Graham (sculptor) (1938–2008)
Manuel Gregorio Acosta (1921–1989)
Gronk (born 1957)
Ester Hernandez (born 1944)
Gilbert Hernandez (born 1957)
Jaime Hernandez (born 1959)
Javier Hernandez (born 1966)
Mario Hernandez (born 1953)
Yolanda Lopez (1942–2021)
Gilbert Luján (1940–2011)
Xavier Martínez (1859–1943)
Alberto Mijangos (1925–2007)
Laura Molina (born 1957)
Rafael Navarro (born 1967)
Manuel Neri (1930–2021)
Rafael Vargas-Suarez (born 1972)
Mark Vallen (born 1953)
Emigdio Vasquez (1939–2014)
Jhonen Vasquez (born 1974)
Esteban Villa (1930–2022)

Chile

Joan Belmar
Carlos Catasse (1944–2010)
Santos Chávez (1934–2001), printmaker
Marta Colvin (1907–1995)
Eugenio Cruz Vargas (1923–2014)
Juan Davila
Guillermo Deisler (1940–1995)
Marcela Donoso (born 1961)
Freddy Flores Knistoff (born 1948)
Alfredo Jaar (born 1956)
LasTesis
Pedro Lira (1845–1912)
Roberto Matta (1911–2002)
Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978), Chilean-American
Camilo Mori (1896–1973)
José Manuel Ramírez Rosales (1804–1877)
Thomas Somerscales (1842–1927)
Catalina Parra (born 1940), political/feminist conceptual artist^[2]

Colombia

Julio Abril (1912–1979)
Liliana Angulo Cortés (born 1974)
Débora Arango (1907–2005)
Fernando Botero (1932–2023)
Antonio Caro (1950–2021)
Juan Fernando Cobo (born 1959)
Danilo Dueñas (born 1956)
Miguel de la Espriella "Noble" (born 1947)
Carlos Jacanamijoy (born 1964), Painter
Ignacio Gómez Jaramillo
Beatriz González (born 1938) ^[3]
Enrique Grau (1920–2004)
Nereo López (1920-2015), Photographer
Santiago Martínez Delgado (1906–1954)
Nubia Medina (born 1959)^[4]
Oscar Murillo (born 1986)
Édgar Negret (1920–2012)
Alejandro Obregón (1920–1992)
Omar Rayo (1928–2010)
Bernardo Ríos (born 1959)
Pedro Restrepo
Doris Salcedo (born 1958)

Cuba

Jose Acosta Hernandez (born 1966)
José Braulio Bedia Valdés (born 1959)
José Bernal (1925–2010)
F. Lennox Campello (born 1956)
María Magdalena Campos Pons (born 1959)
Yoan Capote
Manuel Carbonell (1917–2011)
Pedro Álvarez Castelló (1967–2004)
Humberto Jesús Castro García (born 1957)
Rafael Consuegra (1941–2021)
Felipe Dulzaides
Carlos Enríquez (1900–1957)
Roberto Fabelo (born 1951)
Agustín Fernández (1928–2006)
Teresita Fernández
Miguel Fleitas (born 1956)
Coco Fusco (born 1960)
Lourdes Gomez Franca (1933–2017)
Félix González-Torres (1957–1996)
Nestor Hernandez (1961–2006)
Carmen Herrera (born 1915)
Miguel Jorge (1928–1984)
Josignacio (born 1963)
Alberto Korda, photographer
Kcho (born 1970)
Wifredo Lam (1902–1982)
Los Carpinteros
Ana Mendieta (1948–1985)
Rene Mederos (1933–1996)
Adriano Nicot (born 1964)
Amelia Peláez (1896–1968)
Marta María Pérez Bravo (born 1969)
Dionisio Perkins (1929–2015)
Carlos Enrique Prado Herrera (born 1978)
Wilfredo Prieto
Sandra Ramos (born 1969)
Miguel Rodez (born 1956)
Emilio Hector Rodriguez (born 1950)
Baruj Salinas (born 1935)
Juan T. Vázquez Martín (1941–2017)

Dominican Republic

Cándido Bidó (1936–2011)
Jaime Colson (1901–1975)
Celeste Woss y Gil (1891–1985)
Yoryi Morel (1906–1979)
Paul Giudicelli
Delia Weber (1900–1982)
Tito Canepa (1916–2014)
Olivia Peguero
Ada Balcácer (born 1930)
Rigo Peralta
Guillo Pérez (1923–2014)
Amaya Salazar (born 1951)
Darío Suro (1917–1997)
Rosa Tavarez (1939–2023)
Eligio Pichardo (1929–1984)
Clara Ledesma (1924–1999)
Gilberto Hernández Ortega (1923–1979)
Raquel Paiewonsky (born 1969)
Edward Telleria (born 1974)
Alberto Ulloa (1950–2011)
Oscar Abreu (born 1978)

Ecuador

Aníbal Villacís (1927–2012)
Araceli Gilbert (1913–1993)
Caesar Andrade Faini (1913–1995)
Camilo Egas (1889–1962)
Eduardo Kingman (1913–1998)
Efraín Andrade Viteri (1920–1997)
Enrique Gomezjurado (1891–1978)
Enrique Tábara (1930–2021)
Estuardo Maldonado (born 1930)
Félix Aráuz (1935–2024)
Gonzalo Amancha (born 1948)
Gonzalo Endara Crow (1936–1996)
Hugo Cifuentes (photographer)
Jorge Velarde (born 1960)
José Carreño (born 1947)
Juan Villafuerte (1945–1977)
Judith Gutiérrez (1927–2003)
Luis Miranda (1932–2016)
Luis Molinari-Flores (1929–1994)
Manuel Rendón (1894–1992)
Marcos Restrepo (born 1961)
Miguel Betancourt (born 1958)
Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919–1999)
Oswaldo Moncayo (1923–1984)
Oswaldo Viteri (1931–2023)
Ramón Piaguaje (born 1962)
Theo Constanté (1934–2014)
Xavier Blum Pinto (born 1957)

El Salvador

Noe Canjura (1922–1970)
Beatriz Cortez
Giovanni Gil (born 1971), engraver (printmaker), painter and watercolorist
Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué)
Nicolas F. Shi, painter

Guatemala

Rodolfo Abularach (1933–2020), painter, printmaker
Ricardo Almendáriz (fl. 1787), draftsman
José Luis Álvarez (1919–2012), painter
Margarita Azurdia (1931–1998), sculptor, painter
Andrés Curruchich (1891–1969), painter
Darío Escobar (born 1971), sculptor
Regina José Galindo
Jessica Kairé (born 1980), sculptor, installation artist
Alfred Julio Jensen (1903–1981), abstract painter
Jorge de León (born 1976), performance artist
Aníbal López (born 1964), painter, performance artist, photography, videographer
Carlos Mérida (1891–1984)
Rafael Rodríguez Padilla (1890–1929), painter, printmaker, sculptor
Carlos Mauricio Valenti Perrillat (1888–1912), painter
Rafael Yela Günther (1888–1942), painter, sculptor
Efraín Recinos (1928–2011), painter, sculptor, architect

Mexico

Raúl Anguiano
Ignacio Barrios, watercolorist
Luis Barragán, architect
Arnold Belkin
Lizet Benrey, painter
Maris Bustamante (born 1949)
Miguel Cabrera (1695–1768), painter
Leonora Carrington (1917–2011)
Miguel Condé (born 1939)
Roberto Cortázar (born 1962)
Rodolfo Escalera (1929–2000)
Julio Galán (1958–2006)
Gunther Gerzso (1915–2000)
Guillermo Gómez-Peña (born 1955)
Graciela Iturbide, photographer
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954)
Guillermo Kahlo, photographer
Myra Landau (1926–2018)
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Teresa Margolles (born 1963)
Tina Modotti, photographer (1896–1942)
Pablo O'Higgins
José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949)
Gabriel Orozco (born 1962)
José Guadalupe Posada
Diego Rivera (1886–1957)
Verónica Ruiz de Velasco (born 1968)
David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974)
Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991)
Francisco Toledo (1940–2019)
José María Velasco Gómez (1840–1912)

Nicaragua

Panama

Carlos Francisco Chang Marín (1922–2012), writer
Chafil Cheucarama, Wounaan painter, carver, and illustrator
Guillermo Trujillo (1927–2018), painter
José Luis Rodríguez Pittí (born 1971), writer, photographer
Marco Ernesto (1923–1985)
Antonio Jose Guzman
Alfredo Sinclair (1914–2014), painter
Olga Sinclair, painter
Rosa María Britton, artist, writer

Peru

Puerto Rico

Olga Albizu (1924–2005)
Allora & Calzadilla contemporary art duo
Alfonso Arana (1927–2005)
Ramón Atiles y Pérez (1804–1875)
Myrna Báez (1931–2018)
José Campeche (1751–1809)
Daniel Lind-Ramos (born 1953)
Pablo Marcano García (born 1952)
Poli Marichal (born 1956)
Soraida Martinez (born 1956)
María de Mater O'Neill (born 1960)
Frieda Medín (born 1949)
Francisco Oller (1833–1917)
Sandra Perez-Ramos
Arnaldo Roche Rabell (1955–2018)
Juan Sanchez (born 1954)
Joe Shannon (artist) (born 1933)
Alessandra Torres (born 1980)

Uruguay

Zoma Baitler (1908–1994)
Rafael Barradas (1890–1929)
Eduardo Barreto
Juan Manuel Blanes (1830–1901)
Carlos Capelán (born 1948)
José Cuneo Perinetti (1887–1977)
Eladio Dieste (1917–2000)
Pedro Figari (1861–1938)
Haroldo González (born 1941)
José Gurvich (1927–1974)
Carlos María Herrera (1875–1914)
Carlos Páez Vilaró (1923–2014)
Virginia Patrone (born 1950)
Daniel Pontet (born 1957)
Nelbia Romero (1938–2015)
Martín Sastre (born 1976)
Joaquín Torres García (1874–1949)
Teresa Trujillo (born 1937)
Petrona Viera (1895–1960)
José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (1891–1975)

Venezuela

19th century Venezuelan artists (chronological order)

Carmelo Fernández (1809–1897), artist and painter
Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827–1902), artist and painter
Eloy Palacios (1847–1919), artist, sculptor and painter
Emilio Boggio (1857–1920) painter
Cristóbal Rojas (1857–1890)
Arturo Michelena (1863–1898), painter

20th century Venezuelan artists (chronological order)

Federico Brandt (1878–1932), painter
Armando Reverón (1889–1954), painter
Manuel Cabré (1890–1984), painter
Juan Félix Sánchez (1900–1997), folk artist in weaving and sculpture
Francisco Narváez (1905–1982), sculptor
Gertrude Goldschmidt (1912–1994), a.k.a. "Gego"
César Rengifo (1915–1980)
Gabriel Bracho (1915–1995)
Braulio Salazar (1917–2008)
Mario Abreu (1919–1993)
Alejandro Otero (1921–1990)
Jesús Soto (1923–2005)
Oswaldo Vigas (1923–2014)
Carlos Cruz-Díez (1923–2019)
Elsa Gramcko (1925–1994)
Pedro León Zapata (1928–2015), artist, humorist and cartoonist
Mariano Díaz (photographer) (born 1929), journalist, photographer, designer, writer
Lía Bermúdez (1930–2021)
Marisol Escobar (1930–2016), sculptor
Jacobo Borges (born 1931), neo-figurative artist
Juan Calzadilla (born 1931), poet, painter and art critic
Julio Maragall (born 1936), sculptor
Harry Abend (1937–2021)
Balthazar Armas (1941–2015), contemporary and abstract movement painter
Paul del Rio (1943–2015), sculptor and painter
Jorge Blanco (born 1945), artist, sculptor, graphic designer, illustrator and humorist
Patricia van Dalen (born 1955)
Arturo Herrera (born 1959)

Contemporary Venezuelan artists (chronological order)

María Rivas (1960–2019), Latin jazz singer, composer, and occasional painter
Julio Aguilera (born 1961), painter and sculptor
Carla Arocha (born 1961)^[5]
José Antonio Hernández-Díez (born 1964)
Deborah Castillo (born 1971)
Jaime Gili (born 1972)
Hermann Mejia (born 1973), illustrator, painter and sculptor
Yucef Merhi (born 1977)

References

↑ "Artistas despiden a Inés Córdova y a su diversa obra de 'silenciosa belleza'" [Artists Say Goodbye to Inés Córdova and Her Diverse Work of 'Silent Beauty']. La Razón (in Spanish). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
↑ The Decade Show
↑ https://www.moma.org/artists/36415 ^{[ bare URL ]}
↑ https://nubiamedina.com/About-the-Artist ^{[ bare URL ]}
↑ "MOMA artists". moma.org. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

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[1] "Artistas despiden a Inés Córdova y a su diversa obra de 'silenciosa belleza'" [Artists Say Goodbye to Inés Córdova and Her Diverse Work of 'Silent Beauty']. La Razón (in Spanish). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

[2] The Decade Show

[3] ttps://www.moma.org/artists/36415 ^{[ bare URL ]}

[4] ttps://nubiamedina.com/About-the-Artist ^{[ bare URL ]}

[5] "MOMA artists". moma.org. Retrieved 2019-08-14.

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