List of Latin American artists

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

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Argentina

See also: Category:Argentine artists

• 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)
• 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

See also: Category:Bolivian artists

• 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

Self-portrait by José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1878)

See also: Category:Brazilian artists and Brazilian artists

• 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)
• 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

See also: Category:American artists of Mexican descent and Mexican American artists

• 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

Roberto Matta, Chile

See also: Category:Chilean artists

Main article: List of Chilean artists

• 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

See also: Category:Colombian artists and List of Colombian artists

• 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)
• 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

See also: Category: Cuban artists, List of Cuban painters, and List of Cuban architects

Main article: List of Cuban artists

• 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

See also: Category:Dominican Republic artists

Main article: List of Dominican painters

• 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

See also: Category:Ecuadorian artists

Main article: List of Ecuadorian artists

• 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

See also: Category:Salvadoran artists and Salvadoran artists

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

Guatemala

See also: Category:Guatemalan artists

• 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

See also: Category:Mexican artists

Main article: List of Mexican artists

• 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

See also: Category:Nicaraguan artists and Nicaraguan artists

• Pablo Antonio Cuadra, graphic artist
• Omar D'León, painter
• Franck de Las Mercedes, artist
• Armando Morales, painter
• Hugo Palma-Ibarra, painter
• Gabriel Traversari, painter
• Julio Valle Castillo, painter
• Ernesto Cardenal, poet

Panama

See also: Category:Panamanian artists and Panamanian artists

• 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

See also: Category:Peruvian artists

Main article: List of Peruvian artists

• Pablo Amaringo
• Teresa Burga
• Martín Chambi, photographer
• Alberto Dávila
• Victor Delfín
• Fernando De Szyszlo
• Gloria Gómez-Sánchez
• Johanna Hamann
• Daniel Hernández (painter)
• Hugo Orellana Bonilla
• Carlos Enrique Polanco
• Diego Quispe Tito
• Susana Raab
• José Sabogal
• Josué Sánchez
• Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao (1635–1710), painter
• Victoria Santa Cruz
• Fernando de Szyszlo
• Elena Tejada-Herrera
• Mario Testino, photographer
• Tilsa Tsuchiya
• Mario Urteaga Alvarado
• Boris Vallejo
• Alberto Vargas
• Jorge Vinatea Reinoso
• Marcos Zapata or Marcos Sapaca Inca (c. 1710–1773), painter

Puerto Rico

Francisco Oller

See also: Category:Puerto Rican artists

Main article: List of Puerto Rican artists

• 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

See also: Category:Uruguayan artists

Main article: List of Uruguayan artists

• 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

Marisol Escobar, sculptor, Venezuela

Pedro León Zapata, cartoonist, muralist, painter, Venezuela

See also: Category:Venezuelan artists

Main article: List of Venezuelan artists

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) ^[4]
• 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)

See also

• Latin American art
• List of indigenous artists of the Americas
• List of Latin American writers

References

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. https://www.moma.org/artists/36415 ^{[ bare URL ]}
4. "MOMA artists". moma.org. Retrieved 2019-08-14.