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.

A
Phil Alain (b. 1968)
Amelia Alcock-White (b. 1973)
Terry Ananny (b. 1956) painter
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

T
 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

Related pages

 Beaver Hall Group
 Group of Seven
 Indian Group of Seven
 Painters Eleven
 Regina Five

References

 Harper, Russell. Painting in Canada: A History 2nd ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981. 
 Reid, Dennis A Concise History of Canadian Painting 2nd Edition. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1988. .
 Lord, Barry. The History of Painting in Canada: Toward A People's Art Toronto, New Canada Publications, 1974. .
 Fenton, Terry and Wilkin, Karen. Modern Painting In Canada: Major Movements in Twentieth Century Canadian Art Edmonton, Hurtig Publishers, 1978. .
 Burnett, David and Schiff, Marilyn. Contemporary Canadian Art Edmonton, Hurtig Publishers, 1983. .
 Duval, Paul. Four Decades: The Canadian Group of Painters and their contemporaries - 1930-1970 Toronto, Vancouver, Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1972. 
 Duval, Paul. High Realism in Canada Toronto, Vancouver, Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1974. .
 Morris, Jerrold. 100 Years of Canadian Drawings Toronto, Methuen, 1980. .

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