List of Canadian painters
The following is a brief alphabetical list of professional Canadian artists primarily working in watercolour or oil paint. See other articles for information on Canadian art or a List of Canadian artists for other information.
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A
- Phil Alain (b. 1968)
- Amelia Alcock-White (b. 1973)
- Shelagh Armstrong (b. 1961) illustrator
- William Armstrong (1822–1914) landscape watercolourist
- Leo Ayotte (1909–1976) oil painter
- Philip Aziz (1923–2009) artist in a variety of media, painter, sculptor, and designer of buildings
B
- Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995) - American painter, printmaker and sculptor, raised in Canada
- Robert Bateman (1930-) - naturalist and painter
- Arnold Belkin (1930–1992) - Mexican painter known as "The Canadian Son of Mexican Muralism"
- William Berczy (1744–1813) - pioneer and painter
- David Bierk (1944–2002), American-born Canadian painter
- Paul-Émile Borduas (1905–60) - painter known for his abstract paintings
- Fritz Brandtner (1896–1969)
- William Brymner (1855–1925) - figure and landscape painter
- Jack Bush (1909–1977) - Abstract expressionist
C
- Franklin Carmichael (1890–1945) - artist and member of the Group of Seven
- Emily Carr (1871–1945) - Canadian artist and writer inspired by the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
- A. J. Casson (1898–1992) - painter of landscapes, forests and farms and member of the Group of Seven
- Benjamin Chee Chee (1944–1977) - Ojibwa painter
- Victor Child (1897–1960) - newspaper illustrator, painter, etcher
- Alex Colville (1920– ) - painter
- Bruno Cote (1940- ) - landscape painter
D
- Ken Danby (1940–2007) - painter
- Charles Daudelin (1920–2001) - sculptor and painter
- Forshaw Day (1837–1903) - painter, educator
- Mary Dignam (1860–1938) - painter and pioneer activist for women artists
- Edmond Dyonnet (1859–1954) - painter
F
- George Fertig (1915–1983) - painter and photographer
- LeMoine Fitzgerald (1890–1956) - artist and member of the Group of Seven
- Nehemiah Ford (unknown-1858/1862) - politician and painter
G
- Eric Goldberg (artist) (1890–1969) - Jewish-Canadian landscape painter
H
- John A. Hammond (1843–1939) - adventurer, photographer artist, printmaker and art educator
- Lawren Harris (1855–1970) - painter and member of the Group of Seven
- Robert Harris (1848–1919) - painter most noted for his portrait of the Fathers of Confederation
- Ron Hawkins ( - ) - rock singer, songwriter and painter
- Prudence Heward (1896–1947) - painter and member of the Beaver Hall Group
- Edwin Holgate (1892–1977) - artist, painter, engraver, and member of the Group of Seven
J
- A. Y. Jackson (1882–1974) - painter and founding member of the Group of Seven
- Charles William Jefferys (1869–1951) - painter, illustrator, author, and teacher best known as a historical illustrator
- Frank Johnston (1888–1949) - artist associated with the Group of Seven
- Jack Nichols (born 1921) painter
- Leonel Jules (born 1953) painter
K
- Paul Kane (1810–1871) - Irish-Canadian painter of First Nations peoples in the Canadian West and the Native Americans in the Oregon Country
- Aart Kemink (1914–2006) - Dutch-Canadian painter
- Bert Kloezeman - painter and art educator
- Harold Klunder (1943- ) - Dutch-born Canadian painter
- Cornelius Krieghoff (1815–1872) - painter of landscapes and outdoor life
L
- Ozias Leduc (1864–1955) - Quebec painter of portraits, still lifes, landscapes, and religious works
- Joseph Légaré (1795–1855) - painter
- Serge Lemoyne (1941–1998) - performance artist and painter
- Oleg Lipchenko (born 1957) - painter, graphic artist, illustrator
- Arthur Lismer (1881–1969) - painter and member of the Group of Seven
- Laura Muntz Lyall (1860–1930) - impressionist painter
- John Goodwin Lyman (1886–1967)
M
- J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932) - painter and member of the Group of Seven
- Jean Marois ( - ) - French-Canadian painter and writer
- Arthur N. Martin (1889–1961) - painter
- Doris McCarthy (1910– ) - artist specializing in abstracted landscapes
- Ray Mead (1921–1998) - member of Painters Eleven
- Kenneth G. Mills (1923–2004) - painter
- David Milne (1882–1953) - painter, printmaker, and writer
- Lisa Milroy (1959- ), painter especially of everyday items
- Guido Molinari (1933–2004) - abstract painter
- James Wilson Morrice (1865–1924) - landscape painter
- Thomas Mower Martin (1838–1934) - landscape painter
- Kathleen Munn (1887–1974) - painter
N
- Guity Novin (1944– ) - Iranian-Canadian figurative painter
O
- Kim Ondaatje (1928– ) - painter, photographer, and documentary filmmaker
- Toni Onley (1928–2004) - landscape painter
- Henry Orenstein ( - ), artist specializing in easel paintings, murals and set design
P
- Sophie Pemberton (1869–1959) - painter
- Joseph Plaskett (1918– ) - painter of interiors, still lifes, and portraits
- Christopher Pratt (1935– ) - painter and flag designer
- Mary Pratt (1935– ) - painter specializing in still life paintings
- Jon Pylypchuk (1972- ), painter and sculptor
R
- Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923–2002), painter and sculptor from Quebec
- Goodridge Roberts (1904–1974), painter of landscapes, unassuming still-lifes and interiors
- Danièle Rochon (1946- ), painter from Quebec
- Trisha Romance (1951- ), painter in Ontario
- William Ronald (1926–1998), abstract painter
S
- Anne Savage (1896–1971) - painter, art teacher, and member of the Beaver Hall Group
- Jacques Schyrgens (1923- ), Belgian-Canadian painter of watercolors and illustrator
- Marian Dale Scott (1906–1993), painter
- Jack Shadbolt (1909– ) - painter, war artist, and teacher
- Henrietta Shore (1880–1963) - painter
- Claude A. Simard (1943- ), painter of garden scenes, landscapes, still lives and the human figure
- Edith Smith (1867–1954) - painter and teacher
- Freda Pemberton Smith (1902–1991), painter
- Gordon A. Smith (Gordon Smith) (1919– ) - painter, printmaker, sculptor, and teacher
- Lewis Smith (1871–1926)
- David G. Sorensen (1937–2011) painter
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- Daniel Taylor (1955– ) - painter of realism portraits and wildlife art
- Tom Thomson (1877–1917) - artist and mentor of the Group of Seven
- Gentile Tondino (1923–2001) artist and educator taught with Arthur Lismer
- Tristan tondino (1961-)
- Fernand Toupin (1930- ) - Quebec abstractionist and member of Les Plasticiens
V
- François Vaillancourt (1967- ), painter and art director
- Frederick Varley (1881–1969) - painter, war artist, and member of the Group of Seven
- Jessy Veilleux ( - ) - digital matte artist, digital matte painter and concept artist
- James Verbicky (1973 - ) - Mixed media / abstract artist.
W
- Horatio Walker (1858–1938) - oils and watercolors painter
- Emily Warren (1869–1956)-oils and watercolors painter
- Darrell Wasyk (1958- ) - painter
- Terry Watkinson (1940– ) - artist, painter, illustrator, and musician
- Homer Watson (1855–1936) - landscape painter
- York Wilson (1907–1984), painter and muralist
- Robert E. Wood (1919–1980) - landscape and seascape painter
List Of Canadian Painters Media
Trilliums (c. 1910), by Lily Osman Adams
Molly Lamb Bobak Painting, undated.
Alfred J. Casson, 1943, Ontario Society of Artists, Black and White Photography, Reference Code : F 1140-7-0-1, *Archives of Ontario, I0010381
Mary Ella Dignam (1857–1938), Canadian artist. From Types of Canadian women, and of women who are or have been connected with Canada edited by James Henry Morgan. Vol. I -- Toronto : W. Briggs, 1903. p. 89.
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References
- Harper, Russell. Painting in Canada: A History 2nd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981. ISBN 0802063071
- Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian Painting 2nd Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN 019540663X.
- Lord, Barry. The History of Painting in Canada: Toward A People's Art Toronto, New Canada Publications, 1974. ISBN 0919600-12-3.
- Fenton, Terry and Wilkin, Karen. Modern Painting In Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art Edmonton, Hurtig Publishers, 1978. ISBN 0-88830-162-6.
- Burnett, David and Schiff, Marilyn. Contemporary Canadian Art Edmonton, Hurtig Publishers, 1983. ISBN 0-88830-241-X.
- Duval, Paul. Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their contemporaries - 1930-1970 Toronto, Vancouver, Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1972. ISBN 0-7720-0553-2
- Duval, Paul. High Realism in Canada Toronto, Vancouver, Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1974. ISBN 0-7720-0697-0.
- Morris, Jerrold. 100 Years of Canadian Drawings Toronto, Methuen, 1980. ISBN 0-458-94570-6.