List of artists from Northern Ireland

This is a list of notable artists born in Northern Ireland.

Contents: 

• Top
• 0–9
• 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

A

• Arthur Armstrong[1] (1924–1996)

B

• Brian Ballard (1943- )
• James Bingham (1925-)
• Basil Blackshaw (1932-2016)
• Bogside Artists
• Terry Bradley (1965-)
• Muriel Brandt[2] (1909–1981)
• Deborah Brown (1927- )
• John Byrne, born in Belfast

C

• Joseph W. Carey[3] (1859–1937)
• Thomas Carr[4] (1909–1999)
• W. H. Conn[5] (1895–1973)
• William Conor[6] (1881–1968)
• William A. Coulter[7] (1849–1936)
• James Humbert Craig[8] (1877–1944)

D

• Colin Davidson (1968- )
• Gerard Dillon[9] (1916–1971)
• Willie Doherty (1959- )
• Keith Drury (artist) (1964 - )
• Rita Duffy (1959- )

F

• Hugh Frazer (1795–1865)
• Rowel Friers[10] (1920–1998)

G

• William St. John Glenn[11] "Bill Glenn" (1904–1974)
• William Crampton Gore[12] (1871–1946)

H

• Siobhán Hapaska (1963- )
• Sarah Cecilia Harrison[13] (1863–1941)
• Maurice Harron (1946- )
• Jeremy Henderson (1952–2009)
• Paul Henry (1876–1958)
• Martin Heron
• Seán Hillen (1961- )
• Mercy Hunter[14] (1910–1989)

J

• Oliver Jeffers (1977– )
• Patrick J. Jones Sci-fi and fantasy artist

K

• John Kindness (1951- )

L

• John Lavery[15] (1856–1941)
• John Long (1964- )
• John Luke[16] (1906–1975)

M

• Gladys Maccabe (1918-2018)
• Cecil Maguire (1930-2020)
• Jim Manley (1934- )
• Padraig Marrinan (1906–1973)

Nicholas May (1962-)

• Charles McAuley[17] (1910–1999)
• Samuel McCloy[18] (1831–1904)
• Norah McGuinness[19] (1901–1980)
• Frank McKelvey[20] (1895–1974)
• F. E. McWilliam[21] (1909–1989)
• Colin Middleton[22] (1910–1983)
• Albert Morrow[23] (1863–1927)
• George Morrow[24] (1869–1955)
• Jack Morrow[25] (1872–1926)
• Carolyn Mulholland (1944- )

N

• Peter Neill (1953- )

O

• Daniel O'Neill[26] (1920–1974)
• Dennis H. Osborne (1919-2016)
• Jean Osborne[27] (1926-1965)

P

• Charles Peers[28] (1875–1944)
• Rosamond Praeger[29] (1867–1954)

R

• Clifford Rainey (1948- )
• Maria D. Robinson (1840–1920)
• Markey Robinson[30] (1918–1999)
• George William Russell[31] (1867–1935)

S

• William Scott[32] (1913–1989)
• Paul Seawright (1965- )
• Dermot Seymour (1956- )
• Elizabeth Shaw[33] (1920–1992)
• Neil Shawcross (1940- )
• Oliver Sheppard[34] (1865–1941)
• James Sleator[35] (1889–1950)
• Hamilton Sloan (1945- )
• Victor Sloan MBE (1945- )
• Andre Stitt (1958- )

W

• James Ward[36] (1851–1924)
• Ross Wilson (1958- )

Y

• John Butler Yeats[37] (1839–1922)

References

1. Snoddy, Theo (2002). Dictionary of Irish Artists: 20th Century. Dublin Ireland: Merlin. pp. 18–20. ISBN 1-903582-17-2.
2. Snoddy 2002, pp.45-47
3. Snoddy 2002, pp.76-78
4. Snoddy 2002, pp.78-81
5. Snoddy 2002 pp.104-105
6. Snoddy 2002 pp.108-111
7. Snoddy 2002 pp.116-117
8. Snoddy, 2002 pp.118-120
9. Snoddy 2002 pp.137-39
10. Snoddy 2002 pp.169-171
11. Snoddy 2002, p.196
12. Snoddy 2002, pp.201-202
13. Snoddy 2002 pp.225-227
14. Snoddy 2002 pp.276-277
15. Snoddy 2002 pp.334-339
16. Snoddy 2002 pp.351-354
17. Snoddy 2002 pp.359-360
18. Snoddy 2002 pp.367-369
19. Snoddy 2002 pp.384-387
20. Snoddy 2002, pp.391-393
21. Snoddy 2002, pp.402-405
22. Snoddy, 2002 pp.421-424
23. Snoddy 2002, pp.436-437
24. Snoddy 2002, pp.438-440
25. Snoddy 2002, pp.440-441
26. Snoddy 2002, pp.492-493
27. Snoddy 2002, p.504
28. Snoddy 2002, pp.519-520
29. Snoddy 2002, pp.535-538
30. Snoddy 2002, pp.570-571
31. Snoddy 2002, pp.576-579
32. Snoddy 2002, pp.591-595
33. Snoddy 2002, pp.598-599
34. Snoddy 2002, pp.603-606
35. Snoddy 2002, pp.613-615
36. Snoddy 2002, pp.690-692
37. Snoddy 2002, pp.743-751

• Whytes Biographies
• On the Balcony of the Nation, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Belfast, 1990
• John Hewitt, Art in Ulster 1, Blackstaff Press, Belfast, 1977
• Mike Catto, Art in Ulster 2, Blackstaff Press, Belfast, 1977
• Theo Snoddy, Dictionary of Irish Artists, 20th Century (2nd edition), Merlin, Dublin, 2002
• The Encyclopaedia of Ireland, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, 2003
• Hugh Mulholland, Suzanna Chan, Michele Robecchi, The Nature of Things: Artists from Northern Ireland, Venice Biennale, 2007