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.

## 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

## 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

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