# List of Korean painters

This page lists notable Korean painters beginning from the Joseon Dynasty, including any born in Korea or identifying themselves as Korean.

## Joseon period

| Name | Korean name | Hanja | Date | Note |
| Ahn Gyeon | 안견 | 安堅 | c. 1400 – c. 1470 | drew Mongyu dowondo (몽유도원도) for Prince Anpyeong in 1447 |
| An Jung-sik | 안중식 | 安中植 | 1861–1919 | Spring Dawn at Mt. Baegak (백악춘효), 1915 |
| Byeon Sang-byeok | 변상벽 | 卞相璧 | fl. 1663 – fl. 1773 | known for cat paintings |
| Choi Buk | 최북 | 崔北 | 1712–1760 | |
| Choi Su-sung | 최수성 | 崔壽峸 | 1487–1521 | |
| Kang Hŭian | 강희안 | 姜希顔 | 1419–1464 | |
| Gang Se-hwang | 강세황 | 姜世晃 | 1713–1791 | |
| Heo Nanseolheon | 허난설헌 | 許蘭雪軒 | 1563–1589 | |
| Hwang Gi-cheon | 황기천 | | 1760–1821 | |
| Jang Seung-eop | 장승업, 오원 | 張承業 吾園 | 1843–1897 | |
| Jeong Seon | 정선 | 鄭敾 | 1676–1759 | |
| Kim Deuk-sin | 김득신 | 金得臣 | 1754–1822 | |
| Kim Du-ryang | 김두량 | 金斗樑 | 1696–1763 | known for dog paintings |
| Kim Eung-hwan | 김응환 | 金應煥 | 1742–1789 | |
| Kim Hong-do | 김홍도, 단원 | 金弘道 檀園 | 1745 – c. 1806 | |
| Kim Jeong-hui | 김정희 | 金正喜 | 1786–1856 | known for both characteristic calligraphy and paintings |
| Kim Myeong-guk | 김명국 | 金明國 | b. 1600 – fl. 1636 | known for Dalmado |
| Kim Sik | 김식 | 金埴 | 1579–1662 | |
| Kim Su-cheol | 김수철 | 金秀哲 | | |
| Nam Gye-u | 남계우 | 南啓宇 | 1811–1888 | known for butterfly paintings |
| Shin Saimdang | 신사임당 | 申師任堂 | 1504–1551 | |
| Shin Yu | 신유 | 申濡 | 1610–1665 | |
| Sin Wi | 신위 | 申緯 | 1769–1845 | |
| Shin Yun-bok, Hyewon | 신윤복, 혜원 | 申潤福 蕙園 | 1758 – c. 1813 | |
| Sim Sa-jeong | 심사정 | 沈師正 | 1707–1769 | |
| Yi Am | 이암 | 李嵒 | 1499– | |
| Yi Han-cheol | 이한철 | 李漢喆 | 1808– | |
| Yi In-mun | 이인문 | 李寅文 | 1745–1821 | |
| Yi Insang | 이인상 | 李麟祥 | 1710–1760 | |
| Yi Jaegwan | 이재관 | 李在寬 | 1783–1837 | |
| Yi Jeong | 이정 | 李霆 | 1541–1622 | |
| Yi Jeong | 이정 | 李楨 | 1578–1607 | |
| Yun Du-seo | 윤두서 | 尹斗緖 | 1668–1715 | known for his self-portrait and horse paintings |

## 20th century

| Name | Korean name | Date | Note | References |
| Na Hye-sok | 나혜석 | 1896–1948 | | |
| Yi Eungro | 이응로 | 1904–1989 | | |
| Kim Hwan-gi | 김환기 | 1913–1974 | | |
| Park Su-geun | 박수근 | 1914–1965 | | |
| Lee Jung Seob | 이중섭 | 1916–1956 | | |
| Chang Ucchin | 장욱진 | 1918–1990 | | |
| Moon Shin | 문신 | 1922–1995 | | |
| Park Naehyeon | 박내현 | 1920–1976 | | |
| Bae Dong-shin | 배동신 | 1920–2008 | pioneer of Korean watercolor | artist watercolor painter |

## Contemporary painters

| Name | Korean name | Born | Note |
| Rhee, Seund Ja | 이성자 | 1918–2009 | The Milky Way at Tourrettes, Var |
| Kim Tschang Yeul | 김창열 | 1929 | lives in Paris. Known for Water Drops (1978) |
| Park Seo-Bo | 박서보 | 1931 | |
| Kim Sang-Soon | 김상순 | 1939 | |
| O Yoon | 오윤 | 1946–1986 | |
| Lee Dong Youb | 이동엽 | 1946 | |
| Seok Cheoljoo | 석철주 | 1950 | |
| Park, Hang-Ryul | 박항률 | 1950 | |
| Suh Yongsun | 서용선 | 1951 | Korea's artist of the year 2009 |
| Ko Young-hoon | 고영훈 | 1952 | Surrealist painter |
| Kim Byung-jong | 김병종 | 1953 | South Korean painter |
| Kim, Tschoon Su | 김춘수 | 1957 | paintings in Blue |
| Ran Hwang | 황란 | 1960 | |
| D Hwang | 황일동 | 1969 | |
| Oh, Junggeun | 오정근 | 1970 | lives in Berlin. Known for The Interspaces |
| Moon, Jiha | 문지하 | 1973 | |
| Choe, David | 최, 데이비드 | 1976 | Korean-American painter, muralist, graffiti artist and graphic novelist |
| Hyon Gyon | 박현경 | 1979 | |
| Shin Se-won | 신세원 | 1984 | |
| Kim Tae-yeon | 김태연 | 1986 | |
| Shin KwangHo | 신광호 | ? | |
| Sun Mu | 선무 | ? | North Korean defector, known for his propaganda-style political paintings |