Famous Dead Artists: Recent Artist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 4,000 obituaries of famous dead artists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Rolf Allan Håkanson
Swedish scenographer and graphic designer (Galenskaparna och After Shave)Died on Friday January 24th 2020
Barbara Remington
American artist and illustratorDied on Friday January 24th 2020
Ronald Senungetuk
American Iñupiat artistDied on Thursday January 23rd 2020
Jarosław Furgała
Polish folk sculptorDied on Tuesday January 21st 2020
Ikkō Narahara
Japanese photographerDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Gordon A. Smith
Canadian artistDied on Sunday January 19th 2020
Ron Rogers
American cartoonistDied on Saturday January 18th 2020
Oswald Oberhuber
Austrian artistDied on Friday January 17th 2020
Jak Kilby
British music photographer (death announced on this date)Died on Thursday January 16th 2020
André Lufwa
Congolese sculptorDied on Tuesday January 14th 2020
Steve Stiles
American cartoonist and writerDied on Monday January 13th 2020
Mart Kitaev
Soviet theatre set designer and folk artistDied on Wednesday January 8th 2020
March Frolovich
Soviet theatre set designer and folk artistDied on Wednesday January 8th 2020
Mart Frolovich
Soviet theatre set designer and folk artistDied on Wednesday January 8th 2020
Chinas Frolovich
Soviet theatre set designer and folk artistDied on Wednesday January 8th 2020
Akbar Padamsee
Indian painterDied on Monday January 6th 2020
John Baldessari
American conceptual artistDied on Sunday January 5th 2020
Bogusław Polch
Polish artistDied on Friday January 3rd 2020
Norma Tanega
American singer-songwriter/painter/experimental musicianDied on Monday December 30th 2019
Vaughan Oliver
British graphic designer (4AD)Died on Sunday December 29th 2019
Alasdair Gray
Scottish artist and author (Lanark). Died on Sunday December 29th 2019
Antonio Guerreiro
Brazilian photographerDied on Sunday December 29th 2019
Wanda Pimentel
Brazilian painterDied on Saturday December 28th 2019
Gerry Alanguilan
Filipino comic book artist and writer (WastedDied on Saturday December 21st 2019
Francisco Brennand
Brazilian sculptorDied on Thursday December 19th 2019
Stuart J. Knickerbocker
American cartoonist and animatorDied on Thursday December 19th 2019
Murray Bowles
American music photographer (Green DayDied on Monday December 16th 2019
Panamarenko
Belgian sculptorDied on Sunday December 15th 2019
Emily Mason
American abstract painterDied on Saturday December 14th 2019
Gunnar Smoliansky
Swedish photographerDied on Friday December 13th 2019
May Stevens
American artist and political activistDied on Thursday December 12th 2019
Albert Bertelsen
Danish painterDied on Wednesday December 11th 2019
Imre Varga
Hungarian sculptor and painterDied on Tuesday December 10th 2019
Sandy Burman
American make up artist and supply executiveDied on Saturday December 7th 2019
Serge Lindier
Frech comic book artistDied on Friday December 6th 2019
Dan Reisinger
Israeli graphic designer and artistDied on Friday December 6th 2019
Johann Eyfells
Icelandic artistDied on Wednesday December 4th 2019
John Henry Waddell
American sculptor and painterDied on Tuesday December 3rd 2019
Endel Taniloo
Estonian sculptorDied on Thursday November 28th 2019
Sudhir Dar
Indian cartoonistDied on Tuesday November 26th 2019
Gahan Wilson
American cartoonist (Everybody's Favorite DuckDied on Friday November 22nd 2019
Cecilia Seghizzi
Italian composer and painterDied on Friday November 22nd 2019
Purita Campos
Spanish cartoonistDied on Thursday November 21st 2019
Manoucher Yektai
Iranian-American artist (New York School)Died on Wednesday November 20th 2019
Tom Lyle
American comics artist (StarmanDied on Tuesday November 19th 2019
Helen Stern
American sculptorDied on Tuesday November 19th 2019
Mike Lane
American editorial cartoonist (The Baltimore Sun)Died on Tuesday November 19th 2019
Terry O’Neill
British photographerDied on Sunday November 17th 2019
Russell Chatham
American painterDied on Thursday November 14th 2019
Gustav Deutsch
Austrian artist and filmmakerDied on Thursday November 14th 2019
Djaduk Ferianto
Indonesian artistDied on Wednesday November 13th 2019
Johannes Michalski
Belgian-born American painterDied on Sunday November 10th 2019
Coila Davis
American cartoonistDied on Sunday November 10th 2019
Gilberto Aceves Navarro
Mexican sculptor and painterDied on Tuesday October 22nd 2019
John M. Downs
American courtroom sketch artistDied on Tuesday October 22nd 2019
Hideo Azuma
Japanese manga artistDied on Monday October 21st 2019
Huang Yong Ping
Chinese-born French Avant-garde artistDied on Sunday October 20th 2019
Clifford Allen McKenzie
American war correspondent and artistDied on Sunday October 20th 2019
Edward Clark
American artistDied on Saturday October 19th 2019
Edward Clark
American artistDied on Saturday October 19th 2019
Bohdan Butenko
Polish cartoonistDied on Wednesday October 16th 2019
Gunnar Torvund
Norwegian sculptorDied on Wednesday October 16th 2019
Dana Fradon
American cartoonist (The New Yorker)Died on Tuesday October 15th 2019
Adolfo Mexiac
Mexican graphic artistDied on Monday October 14th 2019
Richard Jeranian
Armenian-French painter and draftsmanDied on Sunday October 13th 2019
Ettore Spalletti
Italian artistDied on Friday October 11th 2019
Doug Dillard
American cartoonistDied on Friday October 11th 2019
Jill Freedman
American photographerDied on Thursday October 10th 2019
Harvey Benge
New Zealand photographerDied on Wednesday October 9th 2019
Ryan Nicholson
Canadian visual effects artistDied on Tuesday October 8th 2019
Carlos Celdran
Filipino artistDied on Tuesday October 8th 2019
Paul LeBlanc
Canadian makeup artist (AmadeusDied on Monday October 7th 2019
Matthew Wong
Canadian painterDied on Monday October 7th 2019
Sally Soames
English photographerDied on Saturday October 5th 2019
Hussein Adel Madani
Iraqi cartoonist and political activistDied on Saturday October 5th 2019
Philip Gips
American graphic designer and film poster artist (AlienDied on Friday October 4th 2019
Bernd Rumpf
German voice actor and film-dubbing artistDied on Friday October 4th 2019
Mac Conner
American commercial illustratorDied on Thursday October 3rd 2019
Heikki Häiväoja
Finnish sculptor and coin designerDied on Thursday October 3rd 2019
Jouko Innanen
Finnish cartoonistDied on Wednesday October 2nd 2019
Arto Tchakmaktchian
Armenian-Canadian sculptor and painterDied on Tuesday October 1st 2019
Jimmy Spicer
American hip hop recording artistDied on Saturday September 28th 2019
Bellator MMA
American mixed martial artist (Bellator MMA)Died on Friday September 27th 2019
Katy Collins
American mixed martial artist (Bellator MMA)Died on Friday September 27th 2019
Kate Collins
American mixed martial artistDied on Thursday September 26th 2019
Mordicai Gerstein
American artistDied on Thursday September 26th 2019
Huguette Caland
Lebanese painterDied on Tuesday September 24th 2019
Wim Crouwel
Dutch graphic designerDied on Friday September 20th 2019
Marjorie Blamey
British illustratorDied on Thursday September 19th 2019
Sam Szafran
French artistDied on Sunday September 15th 2019
Levon Manaseryan
Armenian painterDied on Saturday September 14th 2019