Famous Dead Artists: Recent Artist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 4,000 obituaries of famous dead artists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Normana Wight Artist dead at age 89
Normana Wight, an Australian artist best known as a painter and printmaker,
died on January 31, 2026, aged 89. Born on March 9, 1936, she studied painting at the Royal…
Gillian White British-born Swiss sculptor dead at age 86
Gillian White, the British-born Swiss sculptor,
died on January 31, 2026. Born in Orpington, Kent, on June 20, 1939, she lived and worked in Leibstadt, Switzerland. She studied at Saint…
Raghunatha Reddy Actor dead at age 82
Raghunatha Reddy, an Indian actor known for his work in Telugu-language films as a character artist,
died on January 31, 2026. He was 82. Active from 1991 to 2026, Reddy…
Raimonds Staprans
Latvian-American artist and playwright
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Paul Sample
British cartoonist and illustrator
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Larry Reed American shadow puppeteer dead at age 81
Larry Reed, an American shadow puppeteer,
died on January 30, 2026, in San Francisco, California, at the age of 81. Born Charles Lawson Reed III in Los Angeles on June…
Sentoryū Henri
American martial artist and sumo wrestler
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ji Han-jae
South Korean hapkido martial artist
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Eric Cameron Artist dead at age 90
Eric Cameron, a Canadian artist known for his conceptual art work,
died on January 29, 2026. He lived in Calgary, Alberta, and was also a writer and educator. Born in…
Hardy Hepp
Swiss musician and painter
Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Hudson Talbott
American children’s author and illustrator (We're Back! A Dinosaur Story)
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Chung Sanghwa
South Korean dansaekhwa painter
Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Francesco Mariotti
Swiss artist and cultural activist
Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Sal Buscema
American comics artist
Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Diana Green
American cartoonist
Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Seyni Awa Camara
Senegalese sculptor
Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Alena Kučerová
Czech printmaker
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Otto Duecker Painting dead at age 77
Otto Duecker, an American painter and draughtsman,
died on January 23, 2026, at age 77. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 16, 1948, he graduated from Oklahoma State University and…
Linda Kohen
Italian-born Uruguayan painter
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Klaus Rinke
German artist
Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Francisco Simões
Portuguese sculptor
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Jean-Jacques Naudet
French photographer
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Bill Millar
English visual effects artist (The X-Files
Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Bruce Leung
Hong Kong martial artist and actor
Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Dino Attanasio
Italian-born Belgian cartoonist
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Osvaldas Jablonskis
Lithuanian painter
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Valère Novarina
Swiss choreographer and photographer
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Jean-Loup Trassard
French photographer
Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Arne Roosman Estonian-born Canadian painter dead at age 93
Arne Roosman, an Estonian-born Canadian painter,
died on January 15, 2026, at age 93. Born in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 6, 1932, he was also a lithographer and muralist. After…
Kenny Morris English drummer dead at age 68
Kenny Morris, an English drummer and painter best known as the first studio drummer of Siouxsie and the Banshees,
died on January 15, 2026, aged 68. Born Kenneth Ian Morris…
Michel Tombereau
French painter
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Scott Adams American cartoonist, prostate cancer dead at age 68
Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip,
died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and…
Allyn Bromley
American visual artist and art educator
Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Václav Cigler
Czech sculptor and visual artist
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Sergio Goizauskas
French cartoonist
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon
Icelandic artist and academic
Died on Wednesday January 7th 2026
Joe Arlooktoo
Canadian artist and politician
Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
John Langdon
American typographer and graphic designer
Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Con Pederson
American visual effects artist (2001: A Space Odyssey)
Died on Tuesday January 6th 2026
Xiao Zhuang
Chinese photographer
Died on Monday January 5th 2026
Jean Le Gac
French painter and photographer
Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Harvey Pratt Forensic artist dead at age 84
Harvey Pratt, an American forensic and Native American artist,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Pratt, also known as Harvey Phillip Pratt, worked for more than 40 years…
Enno Hallek Artist dead at age 94
Enno Hallek, a Swedish artist and academic,
died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 94. Born in Rohuküla, Estonia, on November 7, 1931, he moved with his family…
Janet Fish
American realist artist
Died on Tuesday December 30th 2025
F. X. Mudji Sutrisno
Indonesian Jesuit priest and painter
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
F.X. Mudji Sutrisno
Indonesian Jesuit priest and painter
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Coqui Calderón
Panamanian visual artist
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Garrick Tremain
New Zealand cartoonist
Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Manas Pitisan
National Artist (2012)
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Ada Balcácer
Dominican multimedia visual artist
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Kiriko Nananan
Japanese manga artist (Blue
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Gathie Falk
Canadian painter and sculptor
Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
Ray Lamb American baseball player dead at age 80
Ray Lamb, an American baseball player who pitched for the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Dodgers,
died on December 25, 2025. Raymond Richard Lamb was a former Major League…
Ken White
English muralist and illustrator
Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Walter Schultheiß Actor dead at age 101
Walter Schultheiß, the German actor, author and painter known for his role as Der Eugen,
died on December 22, 2025, at the age of 101. Born in Tübingen in 1924,…
Loren Carpenter Computer graphics scientist dead at age 78
Loren Carpenter, an American computer graphics researcher and developer,
died on December 21, 2025, at age 78. Born in Brighton, Michigan, on February 7, 1947, he was a founding employee…
Seiichi Motohashi Japanese photographer and film director dead at age 85
Seiichi Motohashi
died on December 20, 2025. He was a Japanese photographer and film director. Seiichi Motohashi (本橋 成一, Motohashi Seiichi; 1940 – December 20, 2025) was a Japanese photographer…
Ronald Chase American artist, photographer and film director dead at age 91
Ronald Chase, an American artist, photographer and film director,
died on December 20, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Seminole, Oklahoma, on December 29, 1934, he studied dance,…
Guilherme Parente
Portuguese painter
Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Terje Fagermo
Norwegian painter and sculptor
Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Cynthia Mailman American painter, pancreatic cancer dead at age 82
Cynthia Mailman, an American painter and educator,
died on December 19, 2025, in New York City at age 82. She was known for figurative and landscape works done in a…
Robert Heide American playwright and author dead at age 91
Robert Heide, an American playwright and author,
died on December 17, 2025. He was best known for his play "The Bed" and for working with artist Andy Warhol. His death…
Édika
Egyptian-born French comics artist
Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Michele Singer Reiner
American photographer and film producer
Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Gennady Ustyugov
Russian painter
Died on Saturday December 13th 2025
Paul de Nooijer
Dutch photographer and filmmaker
Died on Saturday December 13th 2025
Franco Vaccari
Italian artist and photographer
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Barry Martin British artist dead at age 82
Barry Martin, a British artist associated with the kinetic art movement,
died on December 12, 2025, at the age of 82. Born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1943, he explored…
Ceal Floyer
Pakistani-born British visual artist
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Tito Topin
French writer and illustrator
Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Reounodji Gabin
Chadian painter and artist
Died on Monday December 8th 2025
Martin Parr
British photographer and photojournalist
Died on Sunday December 7th 2025
Amaia Arrazola
Spanish illustrator and muralist
Died on Friday December 5th 2025