Greg James dead at age 71
Greg James, an American tattoo artist known for designs and original artwork that appeared in magazines, books, documentaries and at the Hard Rock Cafe,
died on June 4, 2026, at…
Famous Dead Artists: Recent Artist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 4,000 obituaries of famous dead artists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
John B. Williams dead at age 85
John B. Williams, an American double bassist and bass guitarist known for his work on The Tonight Show and The Arsenio Hall Show,
died on June 4, 2026, at age…
John Blanche dead at age 77
John Blanche, the British fantasy and science fiction illustrator whose work helped define White Dwarf and Warhammer 40,000,
died on June 3, 2026. He was 77. Blanche, born in 1948,…
Jagannath Prasad Das dead at age 90, Writer, poet, novelist
Jagannath Prasad Das, the Indian writer and poet known for his work in Odia,
died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Puri on April 26,…
Eszter Láng dead at age 78
Eszter Láng
died on June 2, 2026. She was a painter. Tags Artists, 02 June 2026, Eszter, Hungary, June 2, June 2026, Láng
Spider Webb dead at age 81
Spider Webb, an American jazz drummer and session musician,
died on June 2, 2026. He was 81. Born Kenneth Ronald Rice in Detroit on June 15, 1944, he began playing…
Eszter Láng dead at age 78
Eszter Láng
died on June 2, 2026. Tags Artists, 02 June 2026, Eszter, Hungary, June 2, June 2026, Láng
Peabo Bryson dead at age 75
Peabo Bryson, the American singer and songwriter known for “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,”
died on June 2, 2026, at age…
Keith Anthony Morrison dead at age 84
Keith Anthony Morrison, a Jamaican-American painter,
died on June 1, 2026, at age 84. Born in Linstead, Jamaica, he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, earning…
Jay Silva dead at age 45
Jay Silva, an Angolan-born American mixed martial artist,
died on June 1, 2026. He was 45. Born in Luanda on May 25, 1981, Silva competed as a heavyweight and fought…
Knut Husebø dead at age 80
Knut Husebø, a Norwegian visual artist and actor,
died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Stavanger on May 10, 1946, he built a long career…
Master Parrot dead at age 47
Master Parrot, a Ugandan dancehall and Afro-pop music artist,
died on June 1, 2026. Born David Sifaayo in 1978, he emerged in the 2000s as part of Uganda’s contemporary dancehall…
Sir Angus Stirling dead at age 92
Sir Angus Stirling, a British arts administrator and conservationist who served as director general of the National Trust,
died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Angus…
Matthew Spender dead at age 81
Matthew Spender, the English sculptor and writer whose death was announced on May 31, 2026, died at 81. Born in London in 1945, he was also a painter and biographer,…
William Coupon dead at age 73
William Coupon
died on May 30, 2026. He was an American photographer. Tags Artists, 30 May 2026, America, Coupon, William, May 2026, May 30
Julio Le Parc dead at age 97
Julio Le Parc, the Argentine-French artist whose experiments in painting, sculpture and visual art helped shape modern kinetic and op art,
died on May 30, 2026. He was 97. Born…
Charles Hinman dead at age 93
Charles Hinman
died on May 29, 2026. He was an American painter. Tags Artists, 29 May 2026, America, Charles, Hinman, May 2026, May 29
Sidney Moko Mead dead at age 99
Sidney Moko Mead, a New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian,
died on May 29, 2026. He was 99. Born in Wairoa on January 8, 1927, Mead was also known as…
Marie-Jo Lafontaine dead at age 75
Marie-Jo Lafontaine, the Belgian sculptor and video artist,
died on May 28, 2026. She was 75. Born in Antwerp on November 17, 1950, she studied at the École nationale supérieure…
Paul Dorpat dead at age 87
Paul Dorpat, an American historian,
died on May 27, 2026. He was 87. Dorpat was an author and photographer who focused on the history of Seattle and Washington state. He…
Jay Milder dead at age 92
Jay Milder, an American painter,
died on May 27, 2026, at 92. A figurative expressionist associated with the second generation of the New York School, he developed a body of…
Alan Saret dead at age 81
Alan Saret, an American postminimalist artist and sculptor whose wire works helped define parts of the Soho alternative art scene,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 81. Born in…
Yoshihiro Nishimura dead at age 59, Mutant Girls Squad, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl), cirrho…
Yoshihiro Nishimura, a Japanese film director, screenwriter and special effects artist,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 59. Born on April 1, 1967, in Taitō-ku, Nishimura worked predominantly in…
John Claridge dead at age 81
John Claridge
died on May 24, 2026. He was a British photographer. Tags Artists, 24 May 2026, Britain, Claridge, John, May 2026, May 24
Heinrich Jarczyk dead at age 101
Heinrich Jarczyk
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 101. The German natural scientist, draftsman and painter was also described in records as a biologist and artist. Born…
Jordi Amorós dead at age 82
Jordi Amorós, the Spanish cartoonist and animator known for satirical comics and pioneering work in adult animation,
died on May 24, 2026. He was 82. Born Jordi Amorós i Ballester…
Jordi Amorós i Ballester dead at age 82
Jordi Amorós i Ballester
died on May 24, 2026. He was a Spanish cartoonist and animator. Tags Artists, 24 May 2026, Aries, Ballester, Jordi, Spain, May 2026, May 24
Tess Jaray dead at age 88
Tess Jaray, the British painter and printmaker,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Vienna on December 31, 1937, she was a painter, printmaker and…
James Anthony Carmichael dead at age 84
James Anthony Carmichael, an American musician and record producer,
died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 84. A Grammy-winning arranger and producer, he began his career in Los…
Arleen Schloss dead at age 82
Arleen Schloss, an American performance artist,
died on May 23, 2026. She was 82. Schloss was known for performance art, video and film art, sound poetry, directing and curating, and…
DJ Congélateur dead
DJ Congélateur, the stage name of Ivorian singer and artist Koffi Kouakou Elias,
died on May 21, 2026. Born in Ivory Coast, he also worked as a coupé-décalé artist and…
Diane Carlson Evans dead at age 79
Diane Carlson Evans, an American army nurse,
died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 79. She served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and later…
Jacob Cress dead at age 81
Jacob Cress, an American furniture maker known for his interpretations of classical 18th-century furniture,
died on May 19, 2026. He was 81. Born in 1944 in Norton, Virginia, he worked…
Marideth Sisco dead at age 82
Marideth Sisco, an American author and musician,
died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 82. Also known as Marideth Ann Sisco, she was an American storyteller, folklorist, singer-songwriter,…
Predrag Koraksić Corax dead at age 92
Predrag Koraksić Corax, a Serbian political caricaturist,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 92. Born on June 15, 1933, in Gornja Gorevnica near Čačak, then in the…
Dai-won Moon dead at age 83
Dai-won Moon, a South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo practitioner,
died on May 16, 2026, at age 83. Known as the Father of Mexican Taekwondo, he introduced the sport to Mexico in…
Silvio Benedetto dead at age 88
Silvio Benedetto, the Argentine painter and sculptor,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Buenos Aires on March 21, 1938, he was a naturalized Italian…
João Abel Manta dead at age 98, Portuguese architect, painter, and cartoonist
João Abel Manta, Portuguese architect, painter and cartoonist,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Lisbon on Jan. 29, 1928, he graduated in architecture from…
Noel Galea Bason dead at age 71
Noel Galea Bason
died on May 14, 2026. He was a Maltese medalist and sculptor. Noel Galea Bason [it], 71, Maltese medalist and sculptor. Tags Artists, 14 May 2026, Bason,…
Harald Metzkes dead at age 97
Harald Metzkes, a German painter and graphic artist,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Bautzen, Saxony, on January 23, 1929, he grew up there…
Valie Export dead at age 85
Valie Export, Austrian artist,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 85. Born Waltraud Lehner in Linz, Austria, she became known as an avant-garde artist whose work included…
Nikolay Tsaturyan dead at age 81
Nikolay Tsaturyan, the Armenian theatre director,
died on May 14, 2026, in Yerevan. Born in Yerevan on January 8, 1945, Tsaturyan was also an actor and playwright and was named…
Vladimir Ovchinnikov dead at age 88, Russian painter, ethnographer and social activist
Vladimir Ovchinnikov, the Russian painter, ethnographer and social activist,
died on May 13, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Dushanbe in 1938, he graduated from Moscow State University…
Dileep Raj dead at age 47, Indian actor, heart attack
Dileep Raj, an Indian actor,
died on May 13, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 47. Known for his work in Kannada cinema and television, he appeared in films…
Jack Douglas dead at age 80
Jack Douglas, an American record producer known for his work on "Toys in the Attic," "Rocks" and "Double Fantasy,"
died on May 11, 2026. He was 80. Douglas was a…
Mary Lovelace O’Neal dead at age 84
Mary Lovelace O'Neal, an American artist and arts educator,
died on May 10, 2026, at age 84. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, on February 10, 1942, she was known for painting…
Michael Pennington public figure dead at age 82
Michael Pennington, the English actor, director and writer who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company,
died on May 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in Cambridge on June 7, 1943, he was…
Raymonde Arcier dead at age 86
Raymonde Arcier, a French artist and feminist activist,
died on May 7, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Bellac on November 13, 1939, she was known for her…
René Groebli dead at age 98
René Groebli, a Swiss photographer known for his artistic photo-books, industrial and advertising photography, photojournalism and photo-illustration,
died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Zurich…
David Plowden dead at age 93
David Plowden, an American photographer,
died on May 4, 2026. He was born on October 9, 1932, in Boston and became known for historical documentary photographs of urban cities, steam…
José María Cruz Novillo dead at age 89
José María Cruz Novillo, the Spanish painter, designer and sculptor,
died on May 2, 2026. Born in Cuenca on May 21, 1936, he was also a sculptor, engraver and graphic…
Ben Morea dead at age 84
Ben Morea, an American painter and anarchist activist,
died on May 2, 2026, at age 84–85. Born in Brooklyn in 1941 and raised in poverty, he became addicted to heroin…
Michael Sollis Australian musician, bowel cancer dead at age 40
Michael Sollis, an Australian musician,
died on May 1, 2026, aged 40, from bowel cancer. He was also an interdisciplinary artist, artistic director, researcher and teaching artist. Sollis founded and…
Georg Baselitz German painter and sculptor dead at age 88
Georg Baselitz, German painter and sculptor,
died on April 30, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Hans-Georg Kern in Deutschbaselitz, Germany, on January 23, 1938, he was also a…
Yair Garbuz Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist dead at age 80
Yair Garbuz, an Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist,
died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Givatayim, Mandatory Palestine, on September 29, 1945, he…
Carla Van Zon dead at age 74
Carla Van Zon, a New Zealand artistic director,
died on April 29, 2026, aged 74. Born Carla Marja Olga van Zon in Te Atatū on January 20, 1952, she worked…
Raghu Rai Indian photographer, cancer dead at age 83
Raghu Rai, an Indian photographer and photojournalist,
died on April 26, 2026, in Delhi, India, at the age of 83, from cancer. He became a photographer in the mid-1960s and…
Dick Matena Dutch comics writer and cartoonist dead at age 83
Dick Matena, a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist,
died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 83. He was known for his work on Storm and for cartooning on…
Annette Macarthur-Onslow dead at age 93
Annette Macarthur-Onslow
died on April 25, 2026. Tags Artists, Writers, 25 April 2026, Annette, Australia, April 2026, April 25, Macarthur-Onslow
Jarvis Rockwell dead at age 94
Jarvis Rockwell
died on April 25, 2026. Tags Artists, 25 April 2026, America, Jarvis, Rockwell, April 2026, April 25
George Herms American artist dead at age 90
George Herms, an American artist known for assemblages, works on paper, and poetry,
died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in 1935 in Woodland, California, he…
Kim Bowers Australian musician, music director and sound artist, breast cancer dies
Kim Bowers, an Australian musician, music director and sound artist associated with Spdfgh,
died on April 24, 2026, of breast cancer. Bowers was a founding member of Spdfgh, an Australian…
Nicole Hollander dead at age 86
Nicole Hollander
died on April 23, 2026. Tags Artists, 23 April 2026, America, Hollander, Nicole, April 2026, April 23
Sylvana Lorenz French art dealer and writer dead at age 73
Sylvana Lorenz, French art dealer and writer,
died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Tunis, Tunisia, on February 14, 1953, she opened her first art…
Jack R. Thornell American photographer, complications from kidney disease dead at age 86
Jack R. Thornell, an American photographer,
died on April 23, 2026, from complications from kidney disease. He was 86. Born Jack Randolph Thornell in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on August 29, 1939,…
Jean-Benoît Meybeck public figure dead at age 53
Jean-Benoît Meybeck, a French comic book author and illustrator,
died on April 23, 2026, at the age of 53. Born in Grenoble on January 29, 1973, he worked as a…
Dean Tavoularis American production designer dead at age 93
Dean Tavoularis, the American production designer known for The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and Bonnie and Clyde,
died on April 22, 2026, at age 93. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on May…
Mijo Kovačić dead at age 89
Mijo Kovačić, the Croatian painter,
died on April 22, 2026. He was 89. A naïve artist whose works are held at the Croatian Museum of Naïve Art in Zagreb, Kovačić…
Moogie Canazio Brazilian recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer dead at age 70
Moogie Canazio, a Brazilian recording engineer, mixing engineer and record producer,
died on April 21, 2026, at age 70. Born Antonio Canazio in Rio de Janeiro, he worked with artists…
Pavel Matuška Czech painter, cartoonist and humorist dead at age 82
Pavel Matuška
died on April 21, 2026. He was a Czech painter, cartoonist and humorist. His work was associated with painting, cartooning and humor. Pavel Matuška [cs], 82, Czech painter,…
Malissa Sherwood dead at age 50
Malissa Sherwood, an American wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter,
died on April 20, 2026, aged 50. She was known in women’s grappling and combat sports as a trailblazer and…
Wayne Moss American session guitarist and songwriter dead at age 88
Wayne Moss, an American session guitarist and songwriter,
died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on February 9, 1938, in Charleston, West Virginia, he was best…
Keith Jellum dead at age 87
Keith Jellum, a metal sculptor and maker of weathervanes,
died on April 19, 2026, at age 87. He was an American artist based in Portland, Oregon, and his work was…
Vladimir Shinkaryov Russian artist, painter, and writer dead at age 72
Vladimir Shinkaryov
died on April 19, 2026. He was a Russian artist, painter, and writer. His death was reported without additional details. Shinkaryov's work spanned visual art and writing. Vladimir…
Desmond Morris English zoologist, ethnologist and surrealist painter dead at age 98
Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethnologist and surrealist painter,
died on April 19, 2026, at the age of 98. Born Desmond John Morris in Purton, Wiltshire, on January 24, 1928, he…
Dean Schwarz dead at age 88, ceramic artist, painter, writer, teacher, publisher, historian
Dean Schwarz, an American ceramic artist,
died on April 18, 2026. Dean Lester Schwarz was also a painter, historian, writer, publisher and teacher, and he co-founded the South Bear School…
Craig Krampf American drummer dead at age 80
Craig Krampf, an American drummer,
died on April 16, 2026, at age 80. Born in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 25, 1945, he worked as a drummer, percussionist, arranger, record producer…
James Hayward American abstract painter dead at age 82
James Hayward, an American abstract painter,
died on April 16, 2026. He was 82. Born in 1943 in San Francisco, California, Hayward was known for paintings divided into two bodies…
Klaus Ihlenfeld dead at age 92
Klaus Ihlenfeld
died on April 15, 2026. Tags Artists, 15 April 2026, America, Germany, Ihlenfeld, Klaus, April 15, April 2026
Claire Murray dead at age 83
Claire Murray
died on April 15, 2026. Tags Artists, 15 April 2026, America, Claire, Murray, April 15, April 2026
Taylor Kirk Canadian musician dead at age 44
Taylor Kirk, a Canadian musician best known for his work with Timber Timbre,
died on April 14, 2026. He was 44. Kirk was the featured artist in Timber Timbre, a…
Sophie Flamand Belgian writer and journalist dead at age 61
Sophie Flamand, a Belgian writer and journalist,
died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Liège on November 6, 1964, she studied at the Université libre…
David Kahler dead at age 89
David Kahler, an American architect and photographer,
died on May 14, 2026, at age 89. Kahler led the Milwaukee-based firm Kahler Slater for much of his career. His work included…
Gheorghe Urschi Moldovan actor, director and comedian, complications after a stroke dead at age 78
Gheorghe Urschi, a Moldovan actor, director and comedian,
died on April 13, 2026, after complications from a stroke. He was active for more than 40 years and worked in film…
Margret Nikolova Bulgarian pop singer dead at age 97
Margret Nikolova, a Bulgarian pop singer,
died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 97. Born in Sofia on October 10, 1928, she was active from 1948 to 2000…
Edgardo Roque Filipino Olympic basketball player dead at age 88
Edgardo Roque, a Filipino Olympic basketball player,
died on April 12, 2026, at age 88. Born on February 11, 1938, in Obando, Bulacan, in the Philippine Commonwealth, he competed in…
Frank Stack American cartoonist dead at age 88
Frank Stack, an American cartoonist,
died on April 12, 2026, at the age of 88. Born Frank Huntington Stack in Houston, Texas, he was an underground cartoonist and artist who…
Mike Westbrook English jazz pianist and composer dead at age 90
Mike Westbrook, the English jazz pianist and composer,
died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Michael John David Westbrook in High Wycombe in 1936 and raised…
Mike Westbrook English jazz pianist and composer dead at age 90
Mike Westbrook, the English jazz pianist and composer,
died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Michael John David Westbrook in High Wycombe in 1936 and raised…
Amivi Homawoo Togolese visual artist and videographer dead at age 51
Amivi Homawoo, a Togolese visual artist and videographer,
died on April 11, 2026. Born Améyovi Akpéyédjé Homawoo in Lomé on April 5, 1975, she studied in Togo, Ivory Coast, Benin…
May Angeli French artist and author dead at age 88
May Angeli, a French artist and author,
died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Clichy, France, on August 8, 1937, she graduated from the École…
Flo Oy Wong American artist, curator and educator dead at age 87
Flo Oy Wong, an American artist, curator and educator,
died on April 11, 2026, at age 87. Born in Oakland, California, on October 28, 1938, she earned a Bachelor of…
Jacques Witt dead at age 67
Jacques Witt, a French journalist and photographer who worked for Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace and Sipa Press,
died on April 11, 2026. He was born in Strasbourg in 1958 and attended…
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer American painter dead at age 46
Celeste Dupuy-Spencer, an American painter,
died on April 10, 2026. Born in New York City in 1979, she received a BFA from Bard College in 2007 and was based in…
Aldwyth American artist dead at age 90
Aldwyth, an American artist known for complex collages and assemblages made from found materials,
died on April 10, 2026. She was 90. Born Mary Aldwyth Dickman in Pomona, California, on…
Gabor Szilasi Canadian photographer dead at age 98
Gabor Szilasi, a Canadian photographer,
died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1928, he became known for the humanist vision of his…
Melchor Peredo Mexican muralist dead at age 99
Melchor Peredo, a Mexican muralist,
died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 99. Born Oscar Melchor Peredo in Mexico City on January 6, 1927, he was a representative…
Doug Allan Scottish wildlife photographer and cameraman dead at age 74
Doug Allan, the Scottish wildlife photographer and cameraman,
died on April 8, 2026, aged 74–75. Known for his work in polar regions and underwater, he was born in Dunfermline, Scotland,…
Gerd Winner German painter and sculptor dead at age 89
Gerd Winner, a German painter and sculptor,
died on April 8, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Braunschweig in 1936, he graduated from the Berlin University of the…