List of Portuguese artists

This is a list of artists from, or associated with Portugal. Artists are listed in alphabetical order by last name.

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
• See also

A

• Add Fuel (born 1980), visual artist and illustrator
• Jorge Afonso (c. 1470-1540)
• Nadir Afonso (1920-2013)
• Filipe Alarcão (born 1963), designer
• Francisco Keil do Amaral (1910-1975)
• Helena Almeida (1934-2018)
• Sofia Areal (born 1960)

B

• Bordalo II (born 1987), street artist
• Carlos Botelho (1899-1982)
• Manuel Botelho (born 1950)
• João de Brito (born 1958), Portuguese-American artist, oil painter and sculptor

C

• Pedro Calapez (born 1953)
• Fernando Calhau (1948-2002)
• Nuno de Campos (born 1969)
• Manuel Cargaleiro (1927-2024), painter and ceramist
• Manuel Carmo (1958-2015)
• António Carneiro (1872-1930)
• João Carqueijeiro (born 1954), plastic artist
• Nicolau Chanterene (1485-1555), French sculptor and architect who worked mainly in Portugal and Spain
• Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (1919-2005), comic book artist
• Evelina Coelho (1945–2013), painter
• José Dias Coelho (1923-1961)
• Jorge Colaço (1868-1942)
• João Cutileiro (1937-2021), sculptor especially of women's torsos in marble

D

• António Dacosta (1914-1990)
• Francisco Coelho Maduro Dias (1904-1986), painter and sculptor
• Carlos Domingomes (born 1980)

E

• Mário Eloy (1900-1951)

F

• Garcia Fernandes (died c. 1565)
• Vasco Fernandes (1474-1541)
• Cristóvão de Figueiredo (1449-1539)

G

• Luis Geraldes (born 1957)
• Nuno Gonçalves (fl. 1450-1471)

H

• Hazul (born 1981), graffiti artist
• Francisco Henriques (died 1518)
• João Hogan (1914-1988)
• Francisco de Holanda (1517-1585), Renaissance humanist and painter

J

• Josefa de Óbidos (ca. 1630-1684)
• Ana Jotta (born 1946)

K

• Alfredo Keil (1850-1907)
• Kim Prisu (born 1962)

L

• Fernando Lanhas (1923-2012)
• António Teixeira Lopes, (1866-1942), sculptor
• Cristóvão Lopes (c. 1516-1594)
• Gregório Lopes (1489-1549)
• Miguel Ângelo Lupi (1826-1883)

M

• António Macedo - realist painter (born 1954)
• Joaquim Machado de Castro - sculptor, writer, teacher (1731-1822)
• Diogo Machado (born 1980) - illustrator & street artist
• José Malhoa (1855-1933)
• Abel Manta (1888-1982)
• João Abel Manta (born 1928)
• João Marques de Oliveira (1853-1927)
• Henrique Medina (1901-1988)
• Albuquerque Mendes (born 1953)
• Jorge Melício (born 1957)
• Graça Morais (born 1948)

N

• José de Almada Negreiros (1893–1970)
• Sá Nogueira (1921–2002)

P

• Abigail de Paiva Cruz (1883-1944)
• António Palolo (1946-2000)
• Artur Pastor (1922-1999), photographer
• António Pedro (1909-1966)
• Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920-2003), sculptor
• Álvaro Perdigão (1910-1994)
• Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro (1857-1929)
• Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (1846-1905), known for illustrations, caricatures, sculpture and ceramics designs, and is considered the first Portuguese comics creator
• Júlio Pomar (1926-2018)
• Henrique Pousão (1859-1884)
• Pedro Portugal (born 1963)
• Kim Prisu (born 1962)

R

• Paula Rego (1935-2022)
• Maria Inês Ribeiro da Fonseca (1926-1995)
• Rigo 23 (born 1966)
• José Rodrigues (1828-1887)
• Carlos Roque (1936-2006), comics artist

S

• José María Sá Lemos (1892–1971), sculptor
• Abel Salazar (1889-1946)
• Bartolomeu Cid dos Santos (1931-2008), artist and professor who specialized in the plastic arts with an emphasis on engravings
• Julião Sarmento (1948–2021)
• Domingos Sequeira (1768-1837)
• António Carvalho de Silva Porto (1850-1893)
• João Artur da Silva (born 1928)
• António Soares dos Reis (1847-1889), sculptor
• Amadeo de Souza Cardoso (1887-1918)
• Aurélia de Souza (1865-1922)
• Sofia Martins de Sousa (1870-1960)

T

• Toonman (born 1975)
• Pedro Tudela (born 1962)

V

• Artur Varela (1937–2017)
• Joana Vasconcelos (born 1971)
• Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos (1923-2006)
• Marcelino Vespeira (1925-2002)
• Vhils (born 1987), graffiti and street artist
• Eduardo Viana (1881-1967)
• Vieira Portuense (1765-1805)
• Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1907-1992)