List of Latin American artists

A list of notable Latin American visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, video artists, etc.), arranged by nationality:

Argentina

Category:Argentine artists

See also Argentine artists

• Roberto Aizenberg (1928–1996)
• Antonio Alice (1886–1943)
• Antonio Berni (1905–1981)
• Elda Cerrato
• José Cuneo (born 1965)
• León Ferrari (born 1920)
• Lucio Fontana (1899–1968)
• Alfredo Guttero (1882-1932)
• Esteban Lisa (1895-1983)
• Cándido López (1840–1902)
• Florencio Molina Campos (1891–1959)
• Marta Minujín (born 1944)
• Marcelo Pombo (born 1959)
• Benito Quinquela Martín (1890–1977)
• Xul Solar (1887–1963)
• Raúl Soldi
• Manuel Zorrilla (born 1919)
• Grete Stern (born 1904)

Bolivia

Category:Bolivian artists

• Roberto Berdecio (1910–1996), muralist, painter, printmaker
• Gonzalo Condarco, sculptor
• Alfredo Da Silva (born 1935), painter and photographer
• Alejandra Dorado (born 1969), installation and performance artist
• Charlene Eckels (born 1988), painter^[1][2]
• Sonia Falcone (born 1965), painter
• Graciela Rodo Boulanger (born 1935), painter and printmaker
• Roberto Mamani Mamani, painter
• Master of Calamarca (early 18th century), painter
• Benjamín Mendoza y Amor Flores (born 1935), painter
• Marina Núñez del Prado (c. 1910–1995), sculptor
• María Luisa Pacheco (1919–1982), painter and illustrator
• Cecilio Guzmán de Rojas (1899–1950), painter
• Francisco Tito Yupanqui (1550–1616), sculptor
• Gastón Ugalde (born 1946)
• Alejandro Mario Yllanes (1913–1960), painter and printmaker

Brazil

Self-portrait by José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1878)

Category:Brazilian artists

See also Brazilian artists

• Aleijadinho (1730–1814)
• Artur Barrio (born 1945)
• Amílcar de Castro (1920–2002)
• Alain-Marcel Linse (born 1956)
• Anita Malfatti (1889–1964)
• Alfredo Volpi (born Italian)
• Cândido Portinari (1903–1962)
• Cildo Meireles (born 1948)
• Cybèle Varela (born 1943)
• Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976)
• Guy Veloso (born 1969)
• Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980)
• José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1850–1899)
• Ismael Nery (1900–1934)
• Lasar Segall (1891–1957)
• Lygia Clark (1920–1988)
• Lygia Pape (1927–2004)
• Oswaldo Goeldi (1895–1961)
• Tarsila do Amaral (1886–1973)
• Vik Muniz (born 1961)
• Naza (born 1955)

Chicano

Category:American artists of Mexican descent

See also Mexican American artists

• Lalo Alcaraz (1964-)
• Carlos Almaraz (1941–1989)
• Cecilia Alvarez (1950-)
• Miguel Angel Reyes (1964-)
• Alfonso Arana (1927–2005)
• Gus Arriola (1917–2008)
• John August Swanson (1938-)
• Judy Baca (1946-)
• Enrique Chagoya, printmaker, painter
• Jerry De La Cruz (1948-)
• Roberto de la Rocha (-)
• Frida Kahlo (1907-54)
• Richard Dominguez (1960-)
• Edgar de Evia (1910–2003)
• Elsa Flores (1955-)
• Coco Fusco (1960-)
• Harry Gamboa, Jr. (1951-)
• David Gonzales (cartoonist)
• Robert Graham (sculptor) (1938–2008)
• Manuel Gregorio Acosta (1921–1989)
• Gronk (1957-)
• Ester Hernandez (1944-)
• Gilbert Hernandez (1957-)
• Jaime Hernandez (1959-)
• Javier Hernandez (1966-)
• Mario Hernandez (1953-)
• Yolanda Lopez (1942-)
• Gilbert Luján (1940-)
• Xavier Martínez (1859–1943)
• Alberto Mijangos (1925–2007)
• Laura Molina (1957-)
• Rafael Navarro (-)
• Manuel Neri (1930-)
• Rafael Vargas-Suarez (1972-)
• Mark Vallen (1953-)
• Emigdio Vasquez (1939–2014)
• Jhonen Vasquez (1974-)
• Esteban Villa (1930-)

Chile

Roberto Matta, Chile

Category:Chilean artists

• Carlos Catasse (1944–2010)
• Santos Chávez (1934–2001), printmaker
• Marta Colvin (1907–1995)
• Eugenio Cruz Vargas (1923–2014)
• Juan Davila
• Guillermo Deisler (1940–1995)
• Marcela Donoso (1961–)
• Freddy Flores Knistoff (1948–)
• Alfredo Jaar (1956–)
• Pedro Lira (1845–1912)
• Roberto Matta (1911–2002)
• Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978), Chilean-American
• Camilo Mori (1896–1973)
• José Manuel Ramírez Rosales (1804–1877)
• Thomas Somerscales (1842–1927)
• Catalina Parra (1940–), political/feminist conceptual artist^[3]

Colombia

• Julio Abril (1912–1979)
• Débora Arango
• Fernando Botero (born 1932)
• Antonio Caro (born 1950)
• Juan Fernando Cobo (born 1959)
• Danilo Dueñas (born 1956)
• Miguel de la Espriella "Noble" (born 1947)
• Carlos Jacanamijoy (born 1964), painter
• Ignacio Gómez Jaramillo
• Enrique Grau (1920–2004)
• Santiago Martínez Delgado (1906–1954)
• Édgar Negret
• Alejandro Obregón (1920–1992)
• Omar Rayo (1928–2010)
• Bernardo Ríos (born 1959)
• Pedro Restrepo

Cuba

Category:Cuban artists

• Jose Acosta Hernandez (born 1966)
• José Braulio Bedia Valdés (born 1959)
• José Bernal
• María Magdalena Campos Pons (born 1959)
• Manuel Carbonell (1917-2011)
• Pedro Álvarez Castelló (1967–2004)
• Yoan Capote
• Felipe Dulzaides
• Carlos Enríquez (1900–1957)
• Roberto Fabelo (born 1951)
• Coco Fusco (born 1960)
• Félix González-Torres (1957–1996)
• Alberto Korda, photographer
• Kcho
• Wifredo Lam (1902–1982)
• Los Carpinteros
• Rene Mederos (1933–1996)
• Ana Mendieta
• Amelia Peláez (1896–1968)
• Wilfredo Prieto
• Humberto Jesús Castro García (born 1957)
• Juan T. Vázquez Martín (born 1941)
• Carlos Enrique Prado Herrera (born 1978)

Dominican Republic

Category:Dominican Republic artists

• Cándido Bidó
• Jaime Colson
• Paul Giudicelli
• Olivia Peguero
• Rigo Peralta
• Amaya Salazar
• Darío Suro
• Rosa Tavarez

Ecuador

Category:Ecuadorian artists

• Aníbal Villacís (born 1927)
• Araceli Gilbert (1913–1993)
• Caesar Andrade Faini (born 1913)
• Camilo Egas (1889–1962)
• Eduardo Kingman (1913–1998)
• Enrique Tábara (born 1930)
• Estuardo Maldonado (born 1930)
• Félix Arauz (born 1935)
• Gonzalo Amancha (born 1948)
• Gonzalo Endara Crow (1936–1996)
• Grace Polit
• Hugo Cifuentes (photographer)
• Jorge Velarde (born 1960)
• José Carreño (born 1947)
• Juan Villafuerte (1945–1977)
• Judith Gutiérrez (1927–2003)
• Luis Miranda (born 1932)
• Luis Molinari-Flores (born 1929)
• Manuel Rendón (1894–1992)
• Marcos Restrepo (born 1961)
• Miguel Betancourt (born 1958)
• Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919–1999)
• Oswaldo Moncayo (1923–1984)
• Oswaldo Viteri (born 1931)
• Ramón Piaguaje (born 1962)
• Theo Constanté (born 1934)
• Xavier Blum Pinto (born 1957)

El Salvador

Category:Salvadoran artists

See also Salvadoran artists

• Noe Canjura (1922–1970)
• Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué)

Guatemala

Category:Guatemalan artists

• Rodolfo Abularach (born 1933), painter, printmaker
• Ricardo Almendáriz (fl. 1787), draftsman
• José Luis Álvarez (1919–2012), painter
• Margarita Azurdia (1931–1998), sculptor, painter
• Andrés Curruchich (1891–1969), painter
• Darío Escobar (born 1971), sculptor
• Regina José Galindo
• Alfred Julio Jensen (1903–1981), abstract painter
• Jorge de León (born 1976), performance artist
• Aníbal López (born 1964), painter, performance artist, photography, videographer
• Carlos Mérida (1891–1984)
• Rafael Rodríguez Padilla (1890–1929), painter, printmaker, sculptor
• Carlos Mauricio Valenti Perrillat (1888–1912), painter
• Rafael Yela Günther (1888–1942), painter, sculptor
• Efraín Recinos (1928–2011), painter, sculptor, architect

Mexico

Category:Mexican artists

• Raúl Anguiano
• Ignacio Barrios, watercolorist
• Luis Barragán, architect
• Arnold Belkin
• Miguel Cabrera (1695–1768), painter
• Miguel Condé (born 1939)
• Roberto Cortázar (born 1962)
• Rodolfo Escalera (1929–2000)
• Julio Galán (1958–2006)
• Gunther Gerzso (1915–2000)
• Guillermo Gómez-Peña (born 1955)
• Francisco Guevara (born 1978)
• Graciela Iturbide, photographer
• Frida Kahlo (1907–1954)
• Guillermo Kahlo, photographer
• Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
• Tina Modotti (photographer)
• Pablo O'Higgins
• José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949)
• Gabriel Orozco (born 1962)
• José Guadalupe Posada
• Diego Rivera (1886–1957)
• Verónica Ruiz de Velasco (born 1968)
• David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974)
• Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991)
• Francisco Toledo (born 1941)
• José María Velasco Gómez (1840–1912)

Nicaragua

Category:Nicaraguan artists

• Pablo Antonio Cuadra, graphic artist
• Omar D'León, painter
• Franck de Las Mercedes, artist
• Armando Morales, painter
• Hugo Palma-Ibarra, painter
• Gabriel Traversari, painter
• Julio Valle Castillo, painter

Panama

Category:Panamanian artists

• Carlos Francisco Chang Marín, writer (1922)
• Chafil Cheucarama, Wounaan painter, carver, and illustrator
• Guillermo Trujillo, painter (1927)
• José Luis Rodríguez Pittí, writer, photographer (1971)
• Antonio Jose Guzman
• Alfredo Sinclair, painter (1915)
• Olga Sinclair, painter
• Rosa María Britton artist, writer.

Peru

Category:Peruvian artists

• Victor Turpo
• Pablo Amaringo
• Martín Chambi, photographer
• Alberto Dávila
• Victor Delfín
• Fernando De Szyszlo
• Daniel Hernández (painter)
• Hugo Orellana Bonilla
• Carlos Enrique Polanco
• Diego Quispe Tito
• José Sabogal
• Josué Sánchez
• Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao (1635–1710), painter
• Fernando de Szyszlo
• Elena Tejada-Herrera
• Mario Testino, photographer
• Tilsa Tsuchiya
• Mario Urteaga Alvarado
• Boris Vallejo
• Alberto Vargas
• Jorge Vinatea Reinoso
• Marcos Zapata or Marcos Sapaca Inca (c. 1710–1773) painter

Puerto Rico

Francisco Oller

Category:Puerto Rican artists

• Allora & Calzadilla contemporary art duo
• José Campeche
• Pablo Marcano García (born 1952)
• Francisco Oller (1883-1917)
• Soraida Martinez (born 1956)
• Juan Sanchez (born 1954)

Uruguay

Category:Uruguayan artists

See also Uruguayan artists

• Zoma Baitler (1908–1994)
• Eduardo Barreto
• Juan Manuel Blanes (1830–1901)
• Carlos Capelán (born 1948)
• José Cuneo Perinetti (1887–1977)
• Eladio Dieste (1917–2000)
• Pedro Figari (1861–1938)
• Haroldo González (born 1941)
• Carlos María Herrera (1875–1914)
• Carlos Páez Vilaró (1923–2014)
• Virginia Patrone (born 1950)
• Daniel Pontet (born 1957)
• Martín Sastre (born 1976)
• Joaquín Torres García (1874–1949)
• Petrona Viera (1895–1960)
• José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín (1891–1975)
• José Gurvich (1927–1974)
• Rafael Barradas (1890–1929)

Venezuela

Marisol Escobar, sculptor, Venezuela

Pedro León Zapata, cartoonist, muralist, painter, Venezuela

Category:Venezuelan artists

19th century Venezuelan artists: (chronological order)

• Carmelo Fernández (1809–1897), artist and painter
• Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827–1902), artist and painter
• Eloy Palacios (1847–1919), artist, sculptor and painter
• Emilio Boggio (1857–1920) painter
• Cristóbal Rojas (1857–1890)
• Arturo Michelena (1863–1898), painter

20th century Venezuelan artists (chronological order)

• Federico Brandt (1878–1932), painter
• Armando Reverón (1889–1954), painter
• Manuel Cabré (1890–1984), painter
• Juan Félix Sánchez (1900–1997), folk artist in weaving and sculpture
• Francisco Narváez (1905–1982), sculptor
• Gertrude Goldschmidt (1912–1994) - a.k.a. "Gego"
• César Rengifo (1915–1980)
• Gabriel Bracho (1915–1995)
• Braulio Salazar (1917–2008)
• Mario Abreu (1919–1993)
• Alejandro Otero (1921–1990)
• Jesús Soto (1923–2005)
• Carlos Cruz-Díez (b. 1923)
• Elsa Gramcko (1925–1994)
• Pedro León Zapata (b. 1928) artist, humorist and cartoonist
• Mariano Díaz (photographer) (b. 1929), journalist, photographer, designer, writer
• Lía Bermúdez (b. 1930)
• Marisol Escobar(1930-2016), sculptor
• Jacobo Borges (b. 1931), neo-figurative artist
• Juan Calzadilla (b. 1931), poet, painter and art critic
• Julio Maragall (b. 1936), sculptor
• Harry Abend (b. 1937)
• Balthazar Armas (b. 1941), contemporary and abstract movement painter
• Paul del Rio (b. 1943), sculptor and painter
• Jorge Blanco (b. 1945), artist, sculptor, graphic designer, illustrator and humorist
• Henry Bermúdez (b. 1951)
• Patricia van Dalen (b. 1955)
• Arturo Herrera (b. 1959)

Contemporary Venezuelan artists (chronological order)

• María Rivas (b. 1960), Latin jazz singer, composer, and occasional painter
• Alfredo Ramírez (b. 1961)
• Julio Aguilera (b. 1961), painter and sculptor
• José Antonio Hernández-Díez (b. 1964)
• Jaime Gili (b. 1972)
• Hermann Mejia (b. 1973), illustrator, painter and sculptor
• Yucef Merhi (b. 1977)

See also

• Latin American art
• List of indigenous artists of the Americas
• List of Latin American writers

References

1. http://yareah.com/2013/10/2309-dance-devils-artist-charlene-eckels/
2. http://emptyeasel.com/2013/11/20/charlene-eckels-masks-of-the-devil/
3. The Decade Show