Famous Dead Artists: Recent Artist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 4,000 obituaries of famous dead artists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Sharon Dede Padi dead at age 50, Ghanaian painter and poet
Sharon Dede Padi died on July 7, 2026. She was a Ghanaian painter and poet. Padi also worked as a project manager and was employed at Accra Technical University. She…
Luisa Cunha dead at age 77, Portuguese painter
Luisa Cunha died on July 6, 2026. She was a Portuguese painter. Tags Artists, 06 July 2026, Cancer, Cunha, Luisa, Portugal, July 2026, July 6
Albert Sous dead at age 91, German sculptor
Albert Sous died on July 4, 2026. He was a German sculptor. Tags Artists, 04 July 2026, Albert, Germany, Sous, Taurus, July 2026, July 4
Fausto Delle Chiaie dead at age 82, Italian artist
Fausto Delle Chiaie died on July 4, 2026. He was an Italian artist. Tags Artists, 04 July 2026, Aquarius, Chiaie, Fausto, Italy, July 2026, July 4
Atia Islam Anne dead at age 64, Artist
Atia Islam Anne died on July 2, 2026. She was an artist. Tags Artists, 02 July 2026, Anne, Atia, Cancer, July 2, July 2026
André Romus dead at age 89, Belgian painter and television director
André Romus died on July 1, 2026. He was a Belgian painter and television director. Born on November 27, 1936, in Theux, he also worked as a film director. Romus…
Frank Polson dead at age 74, French painter and sculptor
Frank Polson died on June 30, 2026. He was a French painter and sculptor. No other details about his life or career were immediately available. Tags Artists, 30 June 2026,…
Tami Bezaleli dead at age 73, Israeli painter, sculptor and writer
Tami Bezaleli died on June 29, 2026. Tags Artists, Writers, 29 June 2026, Bezaleli, Israel, Tami, June 2026, June 29
Franco Devescovi dead at age 83, Italian cartoonist
Franco Devescovi died on June 29, 2026. He was an Italian cartoonist. Tags Artists, 29 June 2026, Devescovi, Franco, Italy, June 2026, June 29
Jaroslav Sýbek dead at age 76, Czech photographer and regional photojournalist
Jaroslav Sýbek died on June 29, 2026. Tags Artists, 29 June 2026, Czechia, Jaroslav, June 2026, June 29, Sýbek
Mustafa Monwar dead at age 90, public figure
Mustafa Monwar, a Bangladeshi painter and sculptor, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 90 after pneumonia complicated by prostate cancer. Born on September 1, 1935, in Jashore,…
Rune Mields dead at age 91, German visual artist
Rune Mields died on June 27, 2026. Tags Artists, 27 June 2026, Germany, Mields, Rune, June 2026, June 27
Konstantin Khudyakov dead at age 81, Russian artist
Konstantin Khudyakov, a Russian painter, architect and designer, died on June 27, 2026, at age 81. He was part of the Russian and Soviet art worlds and was educated at…
Konstantin Khudyakov dead at age 81, Russian artist
Konstantin Khudyakov died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a Russian painter, architect and designer. Born on January 2, 1945, in Tsarevshchina, he studied at…
Kurt Ard dead at age 100, Danish illustrator, painter and graphic artist
Kurt Ard, a Danish illustrator, painter and graphic artist, died on June 26, 2026. He was 100. Born in Copenhagen in December 1925, Ard became known for cover art for…
János Németh dead at age 92, Hungarian sculptor
János Németh died on June 22, 2026. He was a sculptor. Tags Artists, 22 June 2026, Hungary, János, June 2026, June 22, Németh
János Németh dead at age 92, Hungarian sculptor
János Németh died on June 22, 2026. He was a sculptor. Tags Artists, 22 June 2026, Hungary, Pisces, János, June 2026, June 22, Németh
Edin Numankadić dead at age 78, Bosnian visual artist
Edin Numankadić, a Bosnian visual artist, died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Sarajevo on June 13, 1948, he studied at the Pedagogical Academy in…
Yaacov Agam dead at age 98, Israeli sculptor and experimental artist
Yaacov Agam, the Israeli sculptor and experimental artist celebrated for his contributions to optical and kinetic art, died on June 21, 2026, at age 98. Born Yaakov Gipstein in Rishon…
Jeff Olson dead at age 77, Visual effects artist
Jeff Olson, an American visual effects artist whose work helped shape films including Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Trek and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died on…
Jeff Olson dead at age 77, Visual effects artist
Jeff Olson died June 21, 2026. Tags Artists, 21 June 2026, Jeff, Olson, Virgo, June 2026, June 21
Mireille Bastin dead at age 83, Belgian painter
Mireille Bastin, a Belgian painter, died on June 20, 2026, at age 83. Born in Uccle on March 30, 1943, she worked as a self-taught artist in the naïve style…
Yuri Vashchenko dead at age 85, Russian graphic artist
Yuri Vashchenko died on June 19, 2026, in Moscow. He was 85. Vashchenko was a Russian graphic artist and book illustrator, born in Moscow on June 16, 1941. He studied…
Valeriu Sepi dead at age 80, Romanian graphic designer, painter and visual artist
Valeriu Sepi died on June 19, 2026. Tags Artists, 19 June 2026, Romania, Sepi, Valeriu, June 19, June 2026
Sally Brayley dead at age 88, Ballet dancer
Sally Brayley, a Canadian-American ballet dancer, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in London in 1937 to Canadian parents and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia,…
George Rowlett dead at age 84, British painter
George Rowlett, a British painter, died on June 18, 2026. Tags Artists, 18 June 2026, Britain, Cancer, George, Rowlett, June 18, June 2026
Brian Johnson dead at age 86, British artist
Brian Johnson, the British designer and director of film and television special effects, died on June 15, 2026. Born Brian Johncock on June 29, 1939, in Surrey, he changed his…
Semyon Skrepetsky dead at age 45, Russian artist
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian artist, activist and blogger, died on June 15, 2026, at age 45. Born Robert Kuzovkov in Altai Krai in 1981, he became known for political caricature,…
Danny Simmons dead at age 72, Artist
Danny Simmons, an American abstract expressionist painter, died on June 15, 2026, at age 72. Born Daniel Simmons Jr. on August 17, 1953, in New York, he worked as a…
Győző Somogyi dead at age 83, Hungarian graphic artist and painter
Győző Somogyi died on June 14, 2026. He was a Hungarian graphic artist and painter. No cause of death was given. Tags Artists, 14 June 2026, Hungary, Somogyi, Győző, June…
Görel Hanser dead at age 76, Music and artist management
Görel Hanser, a Swedish record company executive and talent manager known for her work with ABBA, died on June 13, 2026. She was 76. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen on June…
Pauls Butkēvičs dead at age 85, Actor
Pauls Butkēvičs, the Latvian actor known for I Remember Everything, Richard, Four White Shirts and Long Road in the Dunes, died on June 12, 2026. He was 85. Born in…
Portchie dead at age 62, South African painter and sculptor
Portchie died on June 12, 2026. He was a South African painter and sculptor. Tags Artists, 12 June 2026, Portchie, June 12, June 2026, South Africa
Görel Johnsen dead at age 77, Music and artist management
Görel Johnsen, a Swedish record company executive who played a central role at Polar Music, died on June 12, 2026. She was 77. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen in Skultorp, Sweden,…
Margaret Kerry dead at age 97, American dancer and actress
Margaret Kerry, an American dancer and actress best known for Peter Pan and If You Knew Susie, died on June 11, 2026, at age 97. Born Peggy Lynch on May…
David Hockney dead at age 88, public figure
David Hockney, the English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, on July…
David Fairrington dead at age 85, American painter
David Fairrington, an American painter known for his realistic portraits and a range of other subjects, died on June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born David Neal Fairrington on October…
Emi Koyama dead at age 51, artist
Emi Koyama died on June 10, 2026. Koyama was an artist. Tags Artists, Scientists, 10 June 2026, Emi, Koyama, June 10, June 2026
Wim T. Schippers dead at age 83, Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist
Wim T. Schippers, a Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist, died on June 10, 2026. He was 83. Known for the television programs De Fred Haché Show and Van Oekel's…
Duane Michals dead at age 94, American photographer
Duane Michals, an American photographer known for inventive photo-sequences that often combined text with images to explore emotion and philosophy, died on June 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in…
Robert Greenidge dead at age 76, Musician
Robert Greenidge, a Trinidadian steelpan player and composer, died on June 8, 2026, at age 76. Born on April 28, 1950, in Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago, he began performing as…
Jeannette Weiss Gruber dead at age 91, French glass painter
Jeannette Weiss Gruber, a French glass painter, died on June 7, 2026. Tags Artists, 07 June 2026, France, Gruber, Jeannette, June 2026, June 7
Elfie Semotan dead at age 99, Austrian photographer
Elfie Semotan died on June 6, 2026. She was an Austrian photographer and model. Born in Wels on July 25, 1941, she studied at the Modeschule Wien im Schloss Hetzendorf.…
Talay Riley dead at age 35, Singer-songwriter
Talay Riley, a British singer-songwriter, died on June 5, 2026, after being stabbed in Silvertown, London. He was 35. Born Mark Olayinka Orabiyi on July 10, 1990, Riley began his…
Norman Balon dead at age 89, British publican
Norman Balon, the British publican who spent more than six decades as landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho, died on June 4, 2026. Born in Ilford on January…
John B. Williams dead at age 85, Musician
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…
Greg James dead at age 71, American tattoo artist
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…
John Blanche dead at age 77, British fantasy and science fiction illustrator
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, Hungarian painter
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, Session musician
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, Hungarian painter
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, American singer
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…
Jay Silva dead at age 45, Angolan-born American mixed martial artist
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, Norwegian visual artist and actor
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, Ugandan dancehall and Afro-pop music artist
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, British arts administrator and conservationist
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…
Keith Anthony Morrison dead at age 84, Jamaican-American painter
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…
Matthew Spender dead at age 81, English sculptor and writer
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, American photographer
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, Argentine-French artist
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, American painter
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, New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian
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, Belgian sculptor and video artist
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, American historian
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, American painter
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, American postminimalist artist
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, British photographer
John Claridge died on May 24, 2026. He was a British photographer. Tags Artists, 24 May 2026, Britain, Claridge, John, May 2026, May 24
Jordi Amorós dead at age 82, Spanish cartoonist and animator
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, director de cinema
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, British painter and printmaker
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, American musician and record producer
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, American performance artist
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, Ivorian singer and artist
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, Nurse
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, American furniture maker
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, American author and musician
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, Serbian political caricaturist
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, South Korean-born Mexican taekwondo practitioner
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…
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…
Harald Metzkes dead at age 97, German painter and graphic artist
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, Austrian artist
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, Armenian theatre director
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…
Noel Galea Bason dead at age 71, Maltese medalist and sculptor
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,…
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, American record producer
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, American artist and arts educator
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, French artist and feminist activist
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…