List of American artists 1900 and after

1900

• Samuel Cashwan (1900–1988), sculptor
• Carl Holty (1900–1973), painter
• Fred Kabotie (c. 1900–1986), painter, silversmith
• Rico Lebrun (1900–1964), painter
• Fannie Nampeyo (1900–1987), potter, ceramic artist
• Alice Neel (1900–1984), painter
• Betty Parsons (1900–1982), painter, gallerist
• Virginia True (1900–1989), painter
• Jack Tworkov (1900–1982), painter
• Adja Yunkers (1900–1983), painter

1901

• James Richmond Barthé (1901–1989), sculptor
• Francis Criss (1901–1973), painter
• Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994), sculptor, printmaker
• Beauford Delaney (1901–1979), painter
• Walt Disney (1901–1966), cartoonist, animator, filmmaker
• Thomas Brownell Eldred (1903–1993), painter, printmaker
• Philip Evergood (1901–1973), painter, printmaker, sculptor
• Greta Kempton (1901–1991), portrait artist
• Richard Lindner (1901–1978), painter
• Louise Emerson Ronnebeck (1901–1980), painter
• Esther Rose (1901–1990), painter, calligrapher
• Albert Swinden (1901–1961), painter
• John Augustus Walker (1901–1967), painter
• Elof Wedin (1901–1983), artist

1902

• Ansel Easton Adams (1902–1984), photographer
• Isabel Bishop (1902–1988), painter, printmaker
• Dorr Bothwell (1902–2000), painter, printmaker
• Alexander Cañedo (1902–1978), surrealism and magic realism
• Roger Wilson Dennis (1902-1996), painter, art conservator
• Lee Gatch (1902–1968), painter, muralist
• Donal Hord (1902–1966), sculptor
• Paul Kelpe (1902–1985), painter
• Kenzo Okada (1902–1982), painter
• I. Rice Pereira (1902–1971), painter
• Pietro Pezzati (1902–1993), painter
• Charles Pollock (1902–1988), painter
• Isaac Soyer (1902–1981), painter

1903

• Maxine Albro (1903–1966), painter, muralist, lithographer, mosaic artist, sculptor
• Walter Inglis Anderson (1903–1965), painter
• Joseph Cornell (1903–1972), sculptor, filmmaker
• Vestie Davis (1903–1978), self-taught artist
• Elwood Decker (1903–1992), painter
• Stephen Etnier (1903–1984), painter
• Walker Evans (1903–1975), photographer
• Adolph Gottlieb (1903–1974), painter
• Robert Gwathmey (1903–1988), painter
• Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003), caricaturist
• Leon Karp (1903-1951), painter and printmaker
• Seymour Lipton (1903–1986), sculptor
• Charles S. Martz (1903–1966), painter and photographer
• Isamu Noguchi (1903–1988), sculptor
• Mark Rothko (1903–1970), painter
• Louis Schanker (1903–1981), painter
• Ethel Schwabacher (1903–1984), painter
• Bernarda Bryson Shahn (1903–2004), painter, lithographer
• Karl Zerbe (1903–1972), painter

1904

• Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971), photographer
• Hans Burkhardt (1904–1994), painter
• Paul Cadmus (1904–1999), painter, printmaker
• Clarence Holbrook Carter (1904–2000), painter
• Arshile Gorky (1904–1948), painter
• Chaim Gross (1904–1991), sculptor
• Murray Hantman (1904–1999), painter and muralist
• Peter Hurd (1904–1984), painter
• Willem de Kooning (1904–1997), painter
• Fletcher Martin (1904–1979), painter
• Nan Phelps (1904–1990), painter
• Jose de Rivera (1904–1985), sculptor
• Clyfford Still (1904–1980), painter

1905

• Leonard Bahr (1905–1990), painter, muralist, illustrator
• Grace Clements (1905–1969), muralist, mosaicist, art critic
• Perle Fine (1905–1988), painter
• Jared French (1905–1988), painter
• Forrest Hibbits (1905–1996), watercolor painter, illustrator
• Winnifred Hudson (1905–1996), abstract painter
• Lois Mailou Jones (1905–1998), painter
• Martin W. Kellogg (1905–1989), portrait painter
• Doris Lee (1905–1983), painter
• Paul Meltsner (1905–1966), painter
• Barnett Newman (1905–1970), painter
• Sanford Plummer (1905–1974), watercolor painter
• James Amos Porter (1905–1970), painter, art historian
• Anton Refregier (1905–1979), painter
• Kurt Roesch (1905–1984), painter
• Ray Strong (1905–2006), painter

1906

• Harry Anderson (1906–1996), painter and illustrator
• Peter Blume (1906–1992), painter
• James Brooks (1906–1992), painter and muralist
• Ralston Crawford (1906–1978), painter, lithographer, and photographer
• Burgoyne Diller (1906–1965), painter
• Herbert Ferber (1906–1991), sculptor
• Philip Johnson (1906–2005), architect, art collector
• Dorothy Morang (1906–1994), painter and pastelist
• David Smith (1906–1965), sculptor
• Leon Polk Smith (1906–1996), painter

1907

• Charles Alston (1907–1977), painter
• Acee Blue Eagle (1907–1959), painter, muralist
• Ilya Bolotowsky (1907–1981), painter, printmaker
• Marie Z. Chino (1907–1982), potter, ceramic artist
• Constance Edith Fowler (1907–1996), painter, printmaker
• Jon Gnagy (1907–1981), painter, illustrator, television art instructor
• Jacob Kainen (1909–2001), painter
• Albert Kotin (1907–1980), painter
• Tom Lea (1907–2001), muralist, illustrator, painter
• Michael Loew (1907–1985), painter
• Harry Mintz (1907–2002), painter
• Walter Tandy Murch (1907–1967), painter
• Fairfield Porter (1907–1975), painter
• Gregorio Prestopino (1907–1984), painter
• George Rickey (1907–2002), sculptor
• Theodore Roszak (1907–1981), sculptor, painter
• Millard Sheets (1907–1989), painter
• Henriette Wyeth (1907–1997), painter

1908

• Claire Falkenstein (1908–1997), sculptor
• Sybil Gibson (1908–1995), painter
• Herblock (1908–2001), political cartoonist
• Lee Krasner (1908–1984), painter
• Helen Lundeberg (1908–1999), painter
• Nicholas Marsicano (1908–1991), painter
• George McNeil (1908–1995), painter
• Wilber Moore Stilwell (1908–1974), depression era artist
• Roger Tory Peterson (1908–1996), graphic artist, illustrator, naturalist
• Minor White (1908–1976), photographer

1909

• Gertrude Abercrombie (1909–1977), Surrealist painter
• Jean Cory Beall, (1909–1978), painter and public artist
• Al Capp (1909–1979), cartoonist
• Ettore "Ted" DeGrazia (1909–1982), impressionist painter, sculptor, and lithographer
• Enrico Donati (1909–2008), painter
• Jacob Lipkin (1909-1996), sculptor
• Cornelia MacIntyre Foley (1909–2010), painter
• Charles Gordon (1909–1978), watercolor artist
• Dorothy Stratton King (1909–2007), painter and printmaker
• Norman Lewis (1909–1979), painter
• Alex Raymond (1909–1956), cartoonist
• Herman Rose (1909–2007), painter
• Manfred Schwartz (1909–1970), painter
• Fay Morgan Taylor (1909–1990), modernist artist

1910

• Leonard Bocour (1910–1993), paint-maker, painter
• Paul Feeley (1910–1966), painter
• James FitzGerald (1910–1973), sculptor, painter
• Morris Graves (1910–2001), painter, printmaker
• Hiroshi Honda (1910–1970), painter
• Franz Kline (1910–1962), painter
• Fuller Potter (1910–1990), painter
• Mitchell Siporin (1910–1976), painter
• Hedda Sterne (1910–2011), painter
• Dorothea Tanning (1910–2012), painter, surrealist

1911

• Arnold Arbeit (1911–1974), architect, sculptor, painter
• Will Barnet (1911–2012), painter, printmaker
• Romare Bearden (1911–1988), painter, printmaker
• Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), sculptor, printmaker
• Eleanor Layfield Davis (1911–1985), painter, sculptor
• John McCrady (1911–1968), painter
• Carl Morris (1911–1993), painter, muralist
• Hilda Grossman Morris (1911–1991), sculptor
• David Park (1911–1960), painter
• Kara Shepherd (born 1911), surrealist painter

1912

• Charles Addams (1912–1988), cartoonist
• William Baziotes (1912–1963), painter
• William Congdon (1912–1998), painter
• William Franklin Draper (1912–2003), painter
• Fay Kleinman (1912–2012), painter
• Ida Kohlmeyer (1912–1997), painter, sculptor
• Alexander Liberman (1912–1999), painter, sculptor
• Morris Louis (1912–1962), painter
• Agnes Martin (1912–2004), painter
• Phillip Pavia (1912–2005), sculptor
• Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), painter
• Raymond Francis Robbins (1912–1980), intricate realist paintings
• Walter Sanford (1912–1987), artist
• Tony Smith (1912–1980), sculptor
• George Sugarman (1912–1999), sculptor
• Carl Thorp (1912–1989), impressionist landscapes

1913

• Peter Agostini (1913–1993)
• Ralph Leon Bagley (1913–2008), artist and art instructor
• Hyman Bloom (1913–2009), painter
• Lawrence Calcagno (1913–1993), painter
• Robert Capa (1913–1954), photographer
• Mary Gehr (1913–1997), painter and printmaker
• Philip Guston (1913–1980), painter, printmaker
• Reuben Kadish (1913–1992), sculptor
• James Kelly (1913–2003), painter
• Ibram Lassaw (1913–2003), sculptor
• Conrad Marca-Relli (1913–2000), collage artist, painter
• Mercedes Matter (1913–2001), painter
• Ruthe Katherine Pearlman (1913–2007), painter and art educator
• Ad Reinhardt (1913–1967), painter
• Bettina Steinke (1913–1999), painter and muralist

1914

• Glen Alps (1914–1996), printmaker, sculptor
• Ward Brackett (1914–2006), illustrator
• Nassos Daphnis (1914–2010), painter
• Allan Houser (1914–1994), painter, sculptor
• Gwendolyn Knight (1914–2005), painter
• Tony Rosenthal (1914–2009), sculptor
• Alton Tobey (1914–2005), painter, muralist, illustrator
• Emerson Woelffer (1914–2003), painter

1915

• Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012), sculptor, printmaker
• Claude Clark (1915–2001), painter
• John Rogers Cox (1915–1990), painter
• Edward Dugmore (1915–1996), painter
• Friedel Dzubas (1915–1994), painter
• Ruth Gikow (1915–1982), muralist
• Sam Golden (1915–1997), paint-maker, painter
• Bob Kane (1915–1998), cartoonist
• Jack Levine (1915–2010), painter
• Clayton Lewis (1915–1995), painter and sculptor
• Richard Lippold (1915–2002), sculptor
• Nellie Meadows (1915–2006), artist
• Robert Motherwell (1915–1991), painter, printmaker
• Hans Namuth (1915–1990), photographer

1916

• Elmer Bischoff (1916–1991), painter
• Warren Eugene Brandon (1916–1977), painter
• Eyvind Earle (1916–2000), painter
• Leonard Edmondson (1916–2002) painter, printmaker
• Joseph Goto (1916–1994), sculptor
• Karl Kasten (1916–2010), painter, printmaker
• Ethel Magafan (1916–1993), painter
• Montyne (1916–1989)
• Alfonso Ossorio (1916–1990), painter, collagist
• Eunice Parsons (born 1916), modernist collagist
• Paul Penczner (1916–2010), painter
• Richard Pousette-Dart (1916–1992), painter
• Jon Schueler (1916–1992), painter
• Sylvia Sleigh (1916–2010), painter
• Reuben Tam (1916–1991), painter

1917

• Kathleen Gemberling Adkison (1917–2010), abstract expressionist painter
• Albert Alcalay (1917–2008), painter
• Nicolas Carone (1917–2010), painter
• Maya Deren (1917–1961), avant-garde filmmaker and theorist, photographer
• Manny Farber (1917–2008), painter, film critic
• Edith Frohock (1917–1997), painter and printmaker
• Robert Goodnough (1917–2010), painter
• Stephen Greene (1917–1999), painter
• David Hare (1917–1992), sculptor and photographer
• Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), painter, printmaker
• Louisa Matthíasdóttir (1917–2000), painter
• Milton Resnick (1917–2004), painter
• Robert Richenburg (1917–2006), painter
• Syd Solomon (1917–2004), painter
• Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009), painter

1918

• Ronald Bladen (1918–1988), sculptor
• Cornell Capa (1918–2008), photographer
• Keith Crown (1918–2010), abstract painter
• Elaine de Kooning (1918–1989), painter
• Jane Frank (1918–1986), painter
• Cleve Gray (1918–2004), painter
• Stephen Pace (1918–2010), painter
• David Foster Pratt (1918–2010), painter
• Gerard Francis Tempest (1918–2009), painter and sculptor
• Charles Banks Wilson (1918–2013), painter

1919

• Theophilus Brown (1919–2012), painter
• Fritz Bultman (1919–1985), painter, sculptor
• Edward Corbett (1919–1971), painter
• Frederick Hammersley (1919–2009), painter
• Lester Johnson (1919–2010), painter
• Irving Kriesberg (1919–2009), painter
• Alden Mason (1919–2013), painter
• Lee Mullican (1919–1998), painter
• John Wilde (1919–2006), painter, draughtsman, printmaker

1920

• John Coplans (1920–2003), painter, photographer
• Gene Davis (1920–1985), painter, printmaker
• Jimmy Ernst (1920–1984), painter
• Elaine Hamilton (1920–2010), painter
• Ray Harryhausen (1920–2013), stop-motion animator, sculptor
• Luchita Hurtado (1920-2020), painter
• Eugene Mackaben (1920-1984), painter
• Roger Medearis (1920–2001), painter
• Albert Nemethy (1920–1998), painter
• Honoré Desmond Sharrer (1920–2009), painter
• Wayne Thiebaud (born 1920), painter, printmaker
• George Tooker (1920–2011), painter
• Hannah Tompkins (1920–1995), painter, printmaker
• Paul Wonner (1920–2008), painter

1921

• Herbert Abrams (1921–2003), painter
• Gertrude Bleiberg (1921–2001), painter
• Norman Bluhm (1921–1999), painter
• Edward Boccia (1921–2012), painter
• William Brice (1921–2008), painter
• Thomas Chimes (1921–2009), painter
• Lillian Desow-Fishbein (1921–2004), painter
• Norris Embry (1921–1981), painter
• Salvatore Grippi (1921-2017), painter, printmaker
• Charles Li Hidley (1921–2003), abstract expressionist
• Al Jaffee (born 1921), cartoonist
• Frank Lobdell (1921–2013), painter
• Joe Stefanelli (1921–2017), painter
• Anne Truitt (1921–2004), sculptor
• Ralph Burke Tyree (1921–1979), painter
• Leona Wood (1921–2008), painter

1922

• Leonard Baskin (1922–2000), sculptor, printmaker
• Leland Bell (1922–1991), painter
• Nell Blaine (1922–1996), painter
• Robert De Niro, Sr. (1922–1993), painter
• Virginia Dehn (née Engleman) (1922–2005), painter and printmaker
• Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993), painter, printmaker
• Kahlil Gibran (1922–2008), sculptor, inventor, painter
• Helen Gilbert (1922–2002), painter and kinetic sculptor
• Charlotte Gilbertson (1922–2014), painter, printmaker
• Leon Golub (1922–2004), painter
• Grace Hartigan (1922–2008), painter
• Julius Hatofsky (1922–2006), painter
• John Hultberg (1922–2005), painter
• Matsumi Kanemitsu (1922–1992), painter and lithographer
• Albert Kresch (born 1922), painter
• Harvey Littleton (1922–2013), glass artist
• Stan Masters (1922–2005), painter
• Jules Olitski (1922–2007), painter
• Ray Parker (1922–1990), painter
• Charles Cropper Parks (1922–2012), sculptor
• Haywood Rivers (1922–2001), painter
• Theodoros Stamos (1922–1997), painter
• Richard Stankiewicz (1922–1983)
• Jim Steg (1922-2001), printmaker, collage artist
• H. C. Westermann (1922–1981), sculptor

1923

• Diane Arbus (1923–1971), photographer
• David Aronson (1923–2015), painter
• Richard Artschwager (1923–2013), painter, sculptor
• Robert Beauchamp (1923–1995), painter
• Erlena Chisolm Bland (1923–2009), painter
• John Boatright (1923–2006), painter
• Ernest Briggs (1923–1984), painter
• John Ery Coleman (1923–1993), painter
• Jess Collins (1923–2004), painter, collage artist
• Sam Francis (1923–1994), painter, printmaker
• Charles Garabedian (1923–2016), painter
• Paul Georges (1923–2002), painter
• Shirley Jaffe (1923–2016), painter
• Paul Jenkins (1923–2012), painter
• Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015), painter, printmaker
• Roy Lichtenstein (1923–1997), painter, sculptor, printmaker
• Knox Martin (born 1923), painter, sculptor, muralist
• Fred Mitchell (1923–2013), painter
• Ruth Mountaingrove (1923–2016), feminist photographer and poet
• Larry Rivers (1923–2002), painter

1924

• John Bageris (1924–2000), artist
• Al Blaustein (1924–2004), painter and printmaker
• George Brecht (1924–2008), Fluxus artist, composer
• Gandy Brodie (1924–1975), painter
• Robert Frank (1924–2019), filmmaker, photographer
• Jane Freilicher (1924–2014), painter
• Michael Goldberg (1924–2007), painter
• Douglas Huebler (1924–1997), conceptual artist
• James Jarvaise (1924–2015), painter
• Chris Karras (1924–2014), painter
• LaVerne Krause (1924–1987), printmaker, painter
• John Levee (1924–2017), painter
• Kenneth Noland (1924–2010), painter
• Philip Pearlstein (born 1924), painter, printmaker
• Beverly Pepper (1924–2020), sculptor, painter
• George Segal (1924–2000), sculptor
• Kendall Shaw (1924–2019), painter
• Peter Voulkos (1924–2002), ceramic artist
• Charles Waterhouse (1924–2013), painter, illustrator and sculptor
• Jane Wilson (1924–2015)

1925

• John Altoon (1925–1969), painter
• Karl Benjamin (1925–2012), painter
• Robert Colescott (1925–2009), painter
• Nita Engle (1925–2019), watercolor painter
• Len Gridley Everett (1925–1984), painter
• Joseph Glasco (1925–1996), painter
• Duane Hanson (1925–1996), sculptor
• Lila Katzen (1925–1998) sculptor
• Joan Mitchell (1925–1992), painter, printmaker
• Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), all media
• Emmett Williams (1925–2007), collage artist, concrete poet

1926

• Stephen Antonakos (1926–2013), sculptor, light artist
• Hannelore Baron (1926–1987), collage artist
• Wallace Berman (1926–1976), assemblage artist
• Stanley Boxer (1926–2000), painter
• Edward Clark (1926–2019), painter
• Rosalyn Drexler (born 1926), painter
• Sonia Gechtoff (1926–2018), painter
• Everett Raymond Kinstler (1926–2019), painter
• Ellen Lanyon (1926–2013), painter
• Ed Moses (1926–2018), painter
• Elva Nampeyo (1926–1985), potter, ceramic artist
• George Earl Ortman (1926–2015), painter
• Roland Petersen (born 1926), painter
• Betye Saar (born 1926), assemblage artist
• Charles Seliger (1926–2009), painter
• Nancy Spero (1926–2009), painter, printmaker, collage artist
• Don Stivers (1926–2009), painter
• Beth Van Hoesen (1926–2010), printmaker
• Jack Youngerman (1926–2020), painter

1927

• Jack Boul (born 1927), painter, sculptor and printmaker
• Lilian Thomas Burwell (born 1927), painter and sculptor
• Richard Callner (1927–2007), painter
• John Chamberlain (1927–2011), sculptor
• Tony DeLap (1927–2019), sculptor
• Peter Forakis (1927–2009), sculptor
• Al Hansen (1927–1995), performance artist, collage artist, Fluxus artist
• Ray Johnson (1927–1995), collage artist, mail artist
• Wolf Kahn (1927–2020), painter
• Allan Kaprow (1927–2006), painter, assemblagist, performance artist
• Alex Katz (born 1927), painter, printmaker
• Edward Kienholz (1927–1994), installation artist, sculptor
• Alfred Leslie (born 1927), painter
• John Mason (1927–2019), ceramic artist
• Eleanore Mikus (1927–2017), painter
• Jack Roth (1927–2004), painter
• William Scharf (1927–2018), painter
• Lillian Schwartz (born 1927), Digital artist
• Kenneth Snelson (1927–2016), sculptor
• Anne Tabachnick (1927–1995), painter
• John Paul Thomas (1927–2001), painter
• Ernest Trova (1927–2009), sculptor

1928

• Pat Adams (born 1928), painter
• Arman (1928–2005), painter, sculptor, experimental artist
• Alice Baber (1928–1982), painter
• Yoong Bae (1928–1992), painter and sculptor
• Allyn Bromley (born 1928), printmaker
• Rolando López Dirube (1928–1997), artist
• Thomas Downing (1928–1985), painter
• Ken Ferguson (1928–2005), ceramist
• Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), painter, printmaker
• Ralph Goings (1928–2016), painter
• Wally Hedrick (1928–2003), painter, collage artist
• Al Held (1928–2005), painter, printmaker
• Robert Indiana (1928–2018), painter, sculptor, printmaker
• Robert Irwin (born 1928), installation artist
• Donald Judd (1928–1994), sculptor
• Sol LeWitt (1928–2007), conceptual artist, installation artist, sculptor, printmaker
• Brian O'Doherty, aka Patrick Ireland (born 1928), sculptor, painter, installation artist, conceptual artist
• Nathan Oliveira (1928–2010), painter, printmaker
• Pat Passlof (1928–2011), painter
• Wendell Thompson Perkins (1928–1997), painter
• Dextra Nampeyo Quotskuyva (born 1928), potter, ceramic artist
• Paul Resika (born 1928), painter
• Betty Sabo (1928–2016), landscape painter and sculptor
• David Simpson (born 1928), painter
• Julian Stanczak (1928–2017), painter
• Anthony Triano (1928–1997), painter, sculptor, and illustrator
• Cy Twombly (1928–2011), painter, sculptor
• Andy Warhol (1928–1987), painter, filmmaker, printmaker
• John Wesley (born 1928), painter

1929

• Ida Applebroog (born 1929), painter
• Jo Baer (born 1929), painter
• John Button (1929–1982), painter
• Robert d’Arista (1929-1987), painter
• Jay DeFeo (1929–1989), painter, visual artist
• Jules Feiffer (born 1929), cartoonist
• Jackie Ferrara (born 1929), sculptor
• Vassilios Giavis (born 1929), historical illustrator
• Howard Kanovitz (1929–2009), painter
• Lyman Kipp (1929–2014), sculptor
• Nicholas Krushenick (1929–1999), painter
• Gabriel Laderman (1929–2011), painter
• Clement Meadmore (1929–2005), sculptor
• Claes Oldenburg (born 1929), sculptor
• Charles O. Perry (1929–2011), sculptor
• Raquel Rabinovich (born 1929), painter, sculptor
• Neil Welliver (1929–2005), painter

1930

• Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930-2020), painter, sculptor, printmaker
• Robert Arneson (1930–1992), sculptor, ceramist
• William H. Bailey (1930–2020), painter
• James E. Brewton (1930–1967), painter, printmaker
• Harold Bruder (born 1930), realist painter
• Annette Corcoran (born 1930), graphic artist and ceramist
• Allan D'Arcangelo (1930–1998), painter, graphic artist, printmaker
• Marisol Escobar (1930–2016), sculptor, printmaker
• Helen Frank (born 1930), painter, printmaker
• Judith Godwin (born 1930), painter
• Ron Gorchov (1930-2020), painter
• Jasper Johns (born 1930), painter, sculptor, printmaker
• Ken Kerslake (1930–2006), printmaker, painter
• Howard Kottler (1930–1989), ceramist, sculpture
• Lee Lozano (1930–1999), painter
• Robert Natkin (1930–2010), painter
• Manuel Neri (born 1930), sculptor, painter
• Walter Pashko (1930–2006), surrealism
• Deborah Remington (1930–2010), painter, printmaker
• Faith Ringgold (born 1930), painter and fabric artist
• Robert Ryman (1930–2019), painter
• Anita Steckel (1930–2012), graphic artist
• Susan Weil (born 1930), painter
• Gahan Wilson (1930–2019), cartoonist

1931

• Helene Aylon, (1931–2020), painter
• John Baldessari (1931–2020), conceptual artist, printmaker
• John Balossi (1931–2007), painter and sculptor
• John Nelson Battenberg (1931–2012)
• Jack Beal (1931–2013), painter
• Lee Bontecou (born 1931), sculptor, printmaker
• Stan Dann (1931–2013), wood sculptor
• Audrey Flack (born 1931), painter
• Rolland Golden (1931–2019), abstract realist painter
• R.C. Gorman (1931–2005), painter
• Raymond Han (1931–2017), painter
• Fred Holle (born 1931), artist and educator
• Budd Hopkins (1931–2011), painter
• Howard Mehring (1931–1978), painter
• Malcolm Morley (1931–2019), painter, printmaker
• Robert Morris (1931–2019), sculptor, conceptual artist
• Marjorie Strider (1931–2014), sculptor
• Tom Wesselmann (1931–2004), painter, collage artist

1932

• Alan Bean (1932–2018), former American astronaut, painter
• Robert Bechtle (1932–2020), painter
• Emilie Benes Brzezinski (born 1932), sculptor
• James Lee Byars (1932–1997), installation artist, sculptor, performance artist
• Richard Estes (born 1932), painter, printmaker
• Ron Ferri (1932–2019), digital artist
• Charles Hinman (born 1932), painter
• Morris Katz (1932–2010), painter
• Craig Kauffman (1932–2010), painter, sculptor
• Emily Mason (1932–2019), painter
• Nora Chapa Mendoza (born 1932), abstract painter
• Nam June Paik (1932–2006), Fluxus, installation artist
• Dorothea Rockburne (born 1932), painter
• Harry Tsuchidana (born 1932), abstract painter

1933

• William Anastasi (born 1933), painter
• George Bogart (1933–2005), painter
• Kenneth Wayne Bushnell (born 1933), visual artist
• Albert Contreras (1933–2017), painter
• Chryssa (1933–2013), sculptor
• Guy Coheleach (born 1933), painter
• Bruce Conner (1933–2008), filmmaker, assemblage artist, sculptor, painter, collagist, graphic artist and photographer
• Dale Eldred (1933–1993), sculptor
• Dan Flavin (1933–1996), sculptor
• Sam Gilliam (born 1933), painter, printmaker
• Carol Haerer (1933–2002), painter
• Phillip Hefferton (1933–2008)
• John Stuart Ingle (1933–2010), watercolorist
• Alison Knowles (born 1933), Fluxus performance artist, sound artist, papermaker, printmaker
• Charlotte Moorman (1933–1991), Fluxus, performance artist
• Ree Morton (1933–1977), painter, sculptor
• Yoko Ono (born 1933), installation artist, sculptor, filmmaker
• James Rosenquist (1933–2017), painter and muralist, printmaker
• Joe Shannon (born 1933), painter
• Stephen De Staebler (1933–2011), sculptor
• Michelle Stuart (born 1933), painter, sculptor, photographer
• Mark di Suvero (born 1933), sculptor
• Paul Thek (1933–1988), installation, painting, sculpture

1934

• Don Bachardy (born 1934), portrait artist
• Colette Bangert (born 1934), new media artist
• Walter Darby Bannard (1934–2016), painter
• Bill Barrett (born 1934), sculptor, painter
• Billy Al Bengston (born 1934), painter, sculptor
• Helen Bershad (born 1934), abstract expressionist painter
• Llyn Foulkes (born 1934), painter
• James Gill (born 1934), painter
• Anita Huffington (born 1934), sculptor
• Yvonne Jacquette (born 1934), painter, printmaker
• Joni T. Johnson (1934–1988), painter
• John McCracken (1934–2011), sculptor
• Jay Milder (born 1934), painter
• Forrest Moses (born 1934), abstract landscape painter
• Irving Petlin (1934–2018), painter
• Gloria Plevin (born 1934), painter
• Yvonne Rainer (born 1934), performance artist, choreographer, dancer
• Peter Saul (born 1934), painter
• Selina Trieff (1934–2015), abstract artist
• Harold Joe Waldrum (1934–2003), painter, photographer
• Neil Williams (1934–1988), painter

1935

• Carl Andre (born 1935), minimalist sculptor
• Eleanor Antin (born 1935), performance artist, filmmaker, installation artist
• Christo (1935-2020), environmental installation artist
• Walter De Maria (1935–2013), sculptor
• Jim Dine (born 1935), painter, sculptor, printmaker
• Simmie Knox (born 1935), portrait artist
• Al Loving (1935–2005), painter
• Ben Fortunado Marcune (born 1935), figurative and representational sculptor and painter
• Chuck Oberstein (1935–2002), clown paintings
• Kenneth Price (1935–2012), ceramist
• Joseph Rael (born 1935), artist and writer
• Mel Ramos (1935–2018), painter
• Hib Sabin (born 1935), sculptor
• Stanley Tomshinsky (1935–2004), artist
• Carol Wald (1935–2000), artist and illustrator

1936

• Edward Avedisian (1936–2007), painter
• Hollis Frampton (1936–1984), experimental filmmaker, photographer, theorist
• Gregory Gillespie (1936–2000), painter
• Hans Haacke (born 1936), conceptual artist
• Richard Haas (born 1936), muralist
• Eva Hesse (1936–1970), sculptor
• Tom Holland (born 1936), painter, mixed media
• Dennis Hopper (1936–2010), actor, photographer, painter, other media
• Joan Jonas (born 1936), video, performance artist, other media
• Evan Lindquist (born 1936), printmaker
• Doug Ohlson (1936–2010), painter
• Richard Pionk (1936–2007), pastellist, painter
• Lucas Samaras (born 1936), photographer, sculptor, printmaker
• Frank Stella (born 1936), painter, printmaker
• DeWain Valentine (born 1936), sculptor
• Leo Valledor (1936–1989), painter
• Carlos Villa (1936–2013), painter
• Thornton Willis (born 1936), painter

1937

• Peter Campus (born 1937), video artist, photographer
• Reginald Case (1937–2009), painter, collagist, sculptor
• Ronald Davis (born 1937), painter
• Eugene Gregan (born 1937), painter
• Red Grooms (born 1937), multimedia artist, printmaker
• Carolyn Heller (1937–2011), painter and decorative artist
• Robert Mangold (born 1937), painter, printmaker
• Peter Max (born 1937), printmaker, graphic designer
• Larry Poons (born 1937), painter
• Harvey Quaytman (1937–2002), painter
• Charles Ross (born 1937), sculptor
• Edward Ruscha (born 1937), painter, printmaker, photographer, conceptual artist
• Fritz Scholder (1937–2005), painter, printmaker, graphic artist
• Bob Thompson (1937–1966), painter
• William T. Wiley (born 1937), painter, printmaker
• Marlene Tseng Yu (born 1937), abstract expressionist
• Richard Van Buren, (born 1937), sculptor
• Larry Zox (1937–2006), painter

1938

• Fran Bull (born 1938), painter, printmaker, sculptor, installation artist
• Joan Brown (1938–1990), painter
• Vija Celmins (born 1938), painter, graphic artist, printmaker
• Janet Fish (born 1938), painter
• Robert Graham (1938–2008), sculptor
• Dick Higgins (1938–1998), Fluxus artist, composer, writer
• Snowden Hodges (born 1938), realist
• Nancy Holt (1938–2014), sculptor, installation and earth artist
• Robert H. Hudson (born 1938), sculptor
• Brice Marden (born 1938), painter, printmaker
• Eugene J. Martin (1938–2005), collagist, painter, graphic artist
• Clark Murray (born 1938), sculptor, painter
• Stephen Howard Naegle (born 1938), watercolor artist
• Jim Nutt (born 1938), painter
• Dennis Oppenheim (1938–2011), sculptor, installation and earth artist
• Robert Perless (born 1938), kinetic artist
• Ben Sakoguchi (born 1938)
• Richard Serra (born 1938), sculptor, printmaker
• Robert Smithson (1938–1973), sculptor, installation and earth artist
• Dieterich Spahn (born 1938), painter, stained glass designer

1939

• Peter Alexander (1939-2020), sculptor
• Larry Bell (born 1939), sculptor
• Jake Berthot (1939–2014), painter
• Scott Burton (1939–1989), sculptor
• Rosemarie Castoro (1939–2015), painter, sculptor
• Judy Chicago (born 1939), installation artist, sculptor
• William Eggleston (born 1939), photographer
• Edward J. Fraughton (born 1939), sculptor, inventor
• Nancy Graves (1939–1995), sculptor, painter, printmaker
• Margia Kramer (born 1939), interdisciplinary mixed-media artist
• Robert Lostutter (born 1939), painter
• Ed Paschke (1939–2004), painter, printmaker
• Carolee Schneemann (1939–2019), performance artist
• Paul Shapiro (born 1939), Abstract Expressionist and landscape painter
• Diane Tuckman (born 1939), silk painter
• Igor Tulipanov (born 1939), painter
• Mierle Laderman Ukeles (born 1939), feminist artist, installation artist
• Jack Whitten (1939–2018), painter

1940

• Vito Acconci (1940–2017), conceptual artist, installation artist, performance artist, filmmaker
• Mel Bochner (born 1940), conceptual artist
• James Bohary (born 1940)
• Gary Bower (born 1940), painter
• Chuck Close (born 1940), painter, printmaker
• John Connell (1940–2009), painter, sculptor, printmaker
• Mimi Gross (born 1940), painter
• Paul Havas (1940–2012), landscape painter
• Harvey Konigsberg (born 1940), artist
• Paul Laffoley (1940–2015), artist
• Elizabeth Murray (1940–2007), painter, printmaker
• Gladys Nilsson (born 1940), painter
• Jaune Quick-To-See Smith (born 1940), painter, printmaker
• Barbara Rossi (born 1940), painter
• Ernest Ruckle (born 1940, died 2018), visual artist
• Steven L. Sles (born 1940), artist
• Joan Snyder (born 1940), painter
• Pat Steir (born 1940), painter
• Mym Tuma (born 1940), painter, mixed media
• Hannah Wilke (1940–1993), all media
• Peter Young (born 1940), painter

1941

• Jennifer Bartlett (born 1941), painter
• Lynda Benglis (born 1941), sculptor
• Tony Berlant (born 1941), mixed-media artist
• Karen Breschi (born 1941), ceramic artist
• Dale Chihuly (born 1941), glass sculptor
• John De Andrea (born 1941), sculptor
• Peter Erskine (born 1941), light sculptor
• André Harvey (1941–2018), sculptor
• Renne Hughes (1941–1991), painter and photographer
• Mary Kelly (born 1941), conceptual artist
• William Leavitt (born 1941), conceptual artist, painter, installation artist
• Pat Lipsky (born 1941), painter
• Judith Lodge (born 1941), painter and photographer
• Forrest Myers (born 1941), sculptor
• Bruce Nauman (born 1941), installation artist, video artist, printmaker
• Martin Puryear (born 1941), sculptor, printmaker
• Anita Rodriguez (born 1941), artist incorporating ingenious ceremonialism and mysticism
• John Seery (born 1941), painter
• Keith Sonnier (1941-2020), sculptor
• Richard Tuttle (born 1941), sculptor, painter, installation artist
• Jackie Winsor (born 1941), sculptor
• Joe Zucker (born 1941), mixed-media artist

1942

• Judith Bernstein (born 1942), feminist artist
• Jonathan Borofsky (born 1942), painter, sculptor, installation artist
• Jerry Dolyn Brown (1942–2016), folk artist, potter
• Rhea Carmi (born 1942), abstract expressionist and mixed-media artist
• Dan Christensen (1942–2007), painter
• Susan Crile (born 1942), painter
• Porfirio DiDonna (1942–1986), painter
• Lucien Dulfan (born 1942), conceptual artist
• Dan Graham (born 1942), conceptual artist, performance artist
• Jann Haworth (born 1942), sculptor
• Michael Kabotie (1942–2009), painter, silversmith
• Harry McCormick (born 1942) interior spaces painter
• Bob Ross (1942–1995), painter, television artist
• David True (born 1942), painter
• Lawrence Weiner (born 1942), conceptual artist
• William T. Williams (born 1942), painter

1943

• Michael Asher (1943–2012), conceptual artist, installation artist
• Sandra Bowden (born 1943), painter
• Robert Butler (1943–2014), painter
• Pauline Campanelli (1943–2001), painter, writer
• Cora Cohen (born 1943), painter
• Ron Cooper (born 1943), artist
• Robert Crumb (born 1943), cartoonist
• David Diao (born 1943), painter
• William S. Dutterer (1943–2007), painter
• Simon Gaon (born 1943), painter
• David Hammons (born 1943), installation artist, sculptor
• Helen Hardin (1943–1984), painter
• Steven Kemenyffy (born 1943), ceramic artist
• Stephen Kline (born 1943), painter, photographer, pen and ink
• Gordon Matta-Clark (1943–1978), situationist, site-specific artist, performance artist
• David R. Prentice (born 1943), painter
• Martha Rosler (born 1943), video, photo-text, installation, performance art
• Suze Rotolo (1943–2011), book artist
• Susan Louise Shatter (1943–2011), landscape painter
• Betty Spindler (born 1943), ceramist
• James Surls (born 1943), sculptor and visual artist
• James Turrell (born 1943), installation artist
• William Wegman (born 1943), video artist, photographer, painter
• Jerry Wilkerson (1943–2007), painter
• Christopher Wilmarth (1943–1987), sculptor

1944

• Lewis Bryden (born 1944), naturalistic landscapes
• Louis Delsarte (1944-2020), painter
• Don Eddy (born 1944), painter
• Jan Harrison (born 1944), painter and sculptor
• Michael Heizer (born 1944), sculptor, earth artist
• Sanit Khewhok (born 1944), painter and sculptor
• Allan McCollum (born 1944), conceptual artist, sculptor, all media
• Richard Mock (1944–2006), painter
• Thomas Nozkowski(1944–2019), painter
• Susan Mohl Powers (born 1944), sculptor, painter
• Fred H. Roster (1944–2017), sculptor
• Allen Ruppersberg (born 1944), conceptual artist, installation artist
• Alan Saret (born 1944), sculptor

1945

• Michele Oka Doner (born 1945), sculptor, public artist, printmaker, video artist
• Donray (born 1945), painter
• Sheila Elias (born 1945)
• Carole Feuerman (born 1945), sculptor
• Charles Fincher (born 1945), cartoonist
• Helen C. Frederick (born 1945), printmaker
• Jack Goldstein (1945–2003), conceptual artist, filmmaker, painter
• Glenda Green (born 1945), painter
• Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (born 1945), painter, printmaker
• Neil Jenney (born 1945), painter
• Charles Hollis Jones (born 1945), furniture designer
• Joseph Kosuth (born 1945), conceptual artist
• Barbara Kruger (born 1945), photographer, graphic artist, sculptor
• Suzanne Lacy (born 1945), installations, video, performance artist
• Robert Lawrance Lobe (born 1945), sculptor
• Paul McCarthy (born 1945), sculptor, installation artist, video artist
• Robert W. Olszewski (born 1945), painter and miniatures artist
• Louise Parks (born 1945), painter
• Peter Reginato (born 1945), sculptor
• Judy Rifka (born 1945), painter, video artist
• Susan Rothenberg (1945-2020), painter, printmaker
• Sean Scully (born 1945), painter, printmaker
• Carol Sutton (born 1945), painter
• Audrey Ushenko (born 1945), realist figurative painter
• Daisy Youngblood (born 1945), ceramic artist, sculptor

1946

• Charles Arnoldi (born 1946), painter
• Dennis Ashbaugh (born 1946), painter
• Alice Aycock (born 1946), sculptor
• Frances Bagley (born 1946), American sculptor
• Jean Bales (1946–2004), painter and printmaker
• Betty Beaumont (born 1946), site-specific artist, all media
• EC Bell (born 1946), painter
• Chris Burden (1946–2015), performance artist, sculptor
• T.C. Cannon (1946–1978), painter
• Dennis H. Farber (1946–2017), painter and photographer
• Don Gummer (born 1946), sculptor
• David Eugene Henry (born 1946), painter, sculptor
• Nabil Kanso (born 1946), painter
• Lev Kublanov (born 1946), graphic artist
• Fran Lew (born 1946), painter
• Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), photographer
• Anthony McCall (born 1946), installation artist, projected film
• Anne Neely (born 1946), painter
• Lonnie Ortega (born 1946), aviation artist
• David Reed (born 1946), painter
• Ann Leda Shapiro (born 1946), painter.
• Marsha Steinberg (born 1946), drawing, etchings, and paintings
• Jamie Wyeth (born 1946), painter
• Bhakti Ziek (born 1946), textiles

1947

• Laurie Anderson (born 1947), experimental performance artist, musician
• Allen 'Big Al' Carter (1947-2008), painter, printmaker, photographer, sculptor
• Sarah Charlesworth (1947–2013), conceptual artist, photographer
• Daniel Kelly (born 1947), painter, printmaker
• Ronnie Landfield (born 1947), painter
• Louise Lawler (born 1947), photographer
• Sherrie Levine (born 1947), conceptual artist
• Richard Minsky (born 1947), bookbinder and cover artist
• Stephen Mueller (1947–2011), painter
• Eduardo Oropeza (1947–2003)
• Linda Ridgway (born 1947), sculptor
• Christine Rosamond (1947–1994), painter
• James Schoppert (1947–1992), Alaskan Native artist
• Bill Stoneham (born 1947), feature film (creature shop), surrealist, illustrator

1948

• Cornelia Breitenbach (1948–1984), textile artist
• Ronnie Cutrone (1948–2013), painter
• Eric Fischl (born 1948), painter, printmaker
• David Geiser (born 1948), painter
• Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (born 1948), installation, collage
• Jonathan Lasker (born 1948), painter
• Ana Mendieta (1948–1985), performance artist
• Meridel Rubenstein (born 1948), photographer and installation artist
• Joseph Sanchez (born 1948), painter and museum curator
• Judith Shea (born 1948), sculptor
• Hollis Sigler (1948–2001), painter, printmaker
• Lizbeth Stewart (1948–2013), ceramist
• Altoon Sultan (born 1948), painter
• J. Craig Thorpe (born 1948), landscape artist
• J. Chris Wilson (born 1948), artist
• Brian Wood (born 1948), film maker, multiple media, painter, photographer

1949

• Ross Bleckner (born 1949), painter
• Deborah Butterfield (born 1949), sculptor
• Stephen Hickman (born 1949), illustrator, sculptor
• Geoffrey Laurence (born 1949), painter
• Dellamarie Parrilli (born 1949), abstract expressionist, action painter, jewelry designer
• Richard Prince (born 1949), painter, photographer, sculptor
• Archie Rand (born 1949), painter, muralist
• Barbara Schwartz (1949–2006), painter, sculptor
• Laurie Simmons (born 1949), photographer
• Josh Simpson (born 1949), glass artist
• Mark Tansey (born 1949), painter
• Andrea Way (born 1949), painter, sculptor
• Jean Wells (born 1949), mosaic sculptor

1950

• Lesley Dill (born 1950), all media
• Lin Evola (born 1950)
• Margery E. Goldberg (born 1950), painter, sculptor
• Jenny Holzer (born 1950), conceptual artist
• Marilyn Kirsch (born 1950), painter
• Jack Reilly (born 1950), painter
• James Rizzi (1950–2011), painter
• Mary Michael Shelley (born 1950), carver, painter
• Ira Sherman (born 1950), sculptor
• Glennray Tutor (born 1950), painter

1951

• Douglas Bourgeois (born 1951), sculptor and figurative painter
• Louisa Chase (1951–2016), painter
• Philip-Lorca diCorcia (born 1951), photographer
• Mary Heebner (born 1951), painter
• Gary Hill (born 1951), video installation artist
• Lee H. Letts (born 1951), bronze sculptor, goldsmith, and painter
• Melissa Miller (born 1951), painter
• Matt Mullican (born 1951), video, painting, electronic media, and installation
• Joseph Nechvatal (born 1951), digital painter
• Nic Nicosia (born 1951), American art photographer
• James Dean Pruner (1951–1987 or 1988), painter, printmaker, sculptor
• Julian Schnabel (born 1951), painter, filmmaker
• Peter Shelton (born 1951), American sculptor
• Michael Smith (born 1951), performance, video, and installation artist
• Lynne Woods Turner (born 1951), abstract painter
• Bill Viola (born 1951), video artist
• Russ Warren (born 1951), figurative painter
• William Wolk (born 1951), realist painter

1952

• Chris Campbell (born 1952), painter
• David Em (born 1952), digital art
• Sonya Fe (born 1952), painter
• Ken Feingold (born 1952), installation artist, all media
• Sam Havadtoy (born 1952), painter, interior designer
• Nicholas Hondrogen (1952–2007), painter
• Cynthia Knott (born 1952), seascapes
• Deborah Nehmad (born 1952), printmaker and mixed-media artist
• Tom Otterness (born 1952), sculptor
• Lari Pittman (born 1952), painter
• John Pomara (born 1952), abstract artist
• Clifford Ross (born 1952), painter, photographer, video
• David Salle (born 1952), painter
• Linda St. Clair (born 1952), wildlife painter

1953

• Larry Dell Alexander (born 1953), painter
• Debra Bermingham (born 1953), interior scenes and still lifes
• Rebecca Bluestone (born 1953), tapestry weaver
• Sean K. L. Browne (born 1953), sculptor
• James Casebere (born 1953), photographer
• Gordon Chandler (born 1953), sculptor
• Jeff Chapman-Crane (born 1953), painter
• April Gornik (born 1953), painter
• Alex Grey (born 1953), artist
• Michael Hafftka (born 1953), painter
• Peter Halley (born 1953), painter
• Malcolm T. Liepke (born 1953), painter
• Robert Longo (born 1953), sculptor, graphic artist
• Csaba Markus (born 1953), painter, sculptor, graphic artist
• Stephen Namara (born 1953), figurative artist
• Tom Nussbaum (born 1953), painter, sculptor, graphic artist
• Charles Ray (born 1953), sculptor
• Geoffrey Raymond (born 1953), painter, executive portraits
• Alexander Tsiaras (born 1953), artist and photojournalist
• Carol Wax (born 1953), printmaker
• Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953), photographer
• Stephen Westfall (born 1953), painter, art critic

1954

• Mary Endico (born 1954), painter, watercolorist
• Robert Gober (born 1954), sculptor
• Joseph Havel (born 1954), sculptor
• Mike Kelley (1954–2012), all media
• Stephen Little (born 1954), painter and scholar
• Donna Meistrich (born 1954), wax carver, model maker, painter, sculptor, jewelry designer, animator
• Francis X. Pavy (born 1954), painter and sculptor
• Cindy Sherman (born 1954), photographer
• Kiki Smith (born 1954), sculptor, printmaker, all media
• Randy Souders (born 1954), painter
• Fred Wilson (born 1954), conceptual artist, printmaker
• David Wojnarowicz (1954–1992), painter, photographer

1955

• Katherine Bowling (born 1955), layered landscapes
• Charles Fazzino (born 1955), silkscreen serigraph pop artist
• F. Scott Hess (born 1955), painter and conceptual artist
• Roni Horn (born 1955), sculptor, photographer
• Terrell James (born 1955), painter, sculptor
• Karen Kilimnik (born 1955), painter, installation artist
• Jeff Koons (born 1955), sculptor
• Christian Marclay (born 1955), visual artist, composer
• Robert Lyn Nelson (born 1955), marine painter
• Philip Taaffe (born 1955), painter, printmaker
• David Tineo (born 1955), cultural and identity issues artist
• Michael Toombs (born 1955), painter and arts educator
• Jeffrey Vallance (born 1955), conceptual artist
• Karen Wheeler (born 1955), painter
• Richard Wyatt, Jr. (born 1955), painter, muralist

1956

• Mark Beard (born 1956), painter, sculptor, set designer
• Mark Bloch (born 1956), interdisciplinary artist
• F. Lennox Campello (born 1956), visual and multimedia artist
• Kaloust Guedel (born 1956), painter, sculptor
• Julian Hatton (born 1956), painter
• Soraida Martinez (born 1956), painter
• Alison Saar (born 1956), sculptor, installation artist
• Fred Tomaselli (born 1956), painter

1957

• Julie Ault (born 1957), collaborative artist, curator
• Sarah Brayer (born 1957), painter, paper artist, printmaker
• Fred Cray (born 1957), photographer
• Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957–1996), sculptor, installation artist, interdisciplinary
• Jim Hodges (1957), sculptor
• Clay Huffman (1957–2001), painter
• Tony Oursler (born 1957), video, performance and installation artist
• Adam Shaw (born 1957), painter
• James Siena (born 1957), painter

1958

• Ben Aronson (born 1958), painter
• Wayne Barlowe (born 1958), science fiction and fantasy painter
• Lauren S. Brenner (born 1958), collage artist
• John Dubrow (born 1958), painter
• Lori K. Gordon (born 1958), multi-media artists
• Keith Haring (1958–1990), graphic artist, muralist, sculptor, printmaker
• Tracy Harris (born 1958), painter
• Wendy W. Jacob (born 1958), sculptor
• Thomas Kinkade (1958–2012), painter
• Christie Repasy (born 1958), floral painter
• James Romberger (born 1958), pastels, comics
• Kenny Scharf (born 1958), painter
• Renee Stout (born 1958), assemblagist
• Ray Turner (born 1958), painter, portraits, landscapes
• Jeff Wassmann (born 1958), assemblage
• Francesca Woodman (1958–1981), photographer

1959

• Ashley Bickerton (born 1959), painter, sculptor
• Laura Bruce (born 1959), artist
• Anne Chu (1959–2016), sculptor
• Donny Johnson (born c. 1959), painter, unconventional technique
• Maya Lin (born 1959), installation artist
• Raymond Persinger (born 1959), sculptor, public artist
• Jerry Weiss (born 1959), painter

1960

• Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), painter
• Bob Eggleton (born 1960), science fiction, fantasy, and horror artist.
• Laura Ann Jacobs (born 1960), sculptor and mixed media artist.
• MaPo Kinnord (born 1960), ceramic artist, sculptor, and educator.
• Glenn Ligon (born 1960), conceptual artist, all media
• Sono Osato (born 1960), artist
• Jack Pierson (born 1960), sculptor, photographer, other media
• Lorna Simpson (born 1960), photographer
• Tim Tate (born 1960) multimedia sculptor, video artist

1961

• Sam Durant (born 1961), variety of media
• Nestor Hernández (1961-2006), photographer
• Zoe Leonard (born 1961), photographer and visual artist
• Catherine Opie (born 1961), photographer
• Geoffrey C. Smith (born 1961), sculptor
• Rirkrit Tiravanija (born 1961), conceptual artist, installation artist
• Israel Tsvaygenbaum (born 1961), painter

1962

• Daniel Adel (born 1962), painter and illustrator
• Gregory Crewdson (born 1962), photographer
• John Currin (born 1962), painter
• Misha Lenn (born 1962), watercolor painter
• Renee McGinnis (born 1962), painter
• Rebecca Jo Morales (born 1962), painter
• Laura Myntti (born 1962), painter
• Lisa Yuskavage (born 1962), painter

1963

• Gretchen Baer (born 1963), painter and performance artist
• Rina Banerjee (born 1963), painter
• Kathy Butterly (born 1963), sculptor
• Jon Coffelt (born 1963), painter, sculptor, book arts, curator
• Chris Lattanzio (born 1963), artist
• Paul Henry Ramirez (born 1963), painter
• Spar Street (born 1963), painter and sculptor

1964

• Janine Antoni (born 1964), sculptor, installation artist
• Thomas Arvid (born 1964), oil painter
• Margarete Bagshaw (1964-2015), painter, clay artist
• Meghan Boody (born 1964), surrealist artist
• Rachel Lachowicz (born 1964), painter
• Ray Navarro (1964–1990), artist, filmmaker, and HIV/AIDS activist
• Jason Teraoka (born 1964), painter
• Erwin Timmers (born 1964), environmental sculptor

1965

• Andrea Fraser (born 1965), performance artist
• Tom Friedman (born 1965), sculptor
• Ellen Gallagher (born 1965), painter, mixed media artist
• Elizabeth Peyton (born 1965), painter
• Jason Rhoades (1965–2006), installation artist
• Paul Rusconi (born 1965), painter, mixed media artist
• Brian Rutenberg (born 1965), abstract painter
• Andrea Zittel (born 1965), sculptor, installation artist

1966

• Margaret Boozer (born 1966), ceramist
• Bela Borsodi, (born 1966), photographer
• Charlie Bynar, (born 1966), watercolorist
• Susanne Crane (born 1966), Minnesota artist
• Rachel Harrison (born 1966), sculptor, photographer
• Annette P. Jimerson (born 1966), painter
• Josiah McElheny (born 1966), sculptor, glass artist
• Ithaka (born 1966), sculptor, photographer, painter, musician
• Ivan Morley (born 1966), painter
• Roxy Paine (born 1966), sculptor, kinetic art
• Jonathan Podwil (born 1966), painter

1967

• Matthew Barney (born 1967), multimedia artist, sculptor, filmmaker
• Geoffrey Chadsey (born 1967), painter and draftsman
• Harrell Fletcher (born 1967), socially engaged interdisciplinary projects
• Davyd Whaley (1967–2014), painter

1968

• Doug Aitken (born 1968), multimedia artist
• Dave Halili (born 1968), painter, illustrator, and designer of album covers, posters, and graphic merchandise
• Amanda Matthews (born 1968), sculptor, painter, public art designer
• Manuel Rivera-Ortiz (born 1968), documentary photographer
• Andrew Cornell Robinson (born 1968), sculptor, ceramist, painter, printmaker

1969

• Inka Essenhigh (born 1969), painter
• Matt Kish (born 1969), artist, illustrator, book cover illustrator
• Kara Walker (born 1969), collage artist, painter, printmaker, installation artist

1970

• Bob Coronato (born 1970), painter and printmaker
• Clandestine Culture (born 1970), painter, multidisciplinary artist
• Shepard Fairey (born 1970), painter, printmaker, illustrator and muralist
• Susie Frazier (born 1970), mixed media
• Ron Laboray (born 1970), conceptual art and painting
• John Newsom (born 1970), painter
• Scott A. Spencer (born 1970), abstract painter

1971

• Michael Birawer (born 1971), surrealist urban settings painter
• Luke Butler (born 1971), artist
• Paul Kremer (born 1971), artist
• Andrew Prokos (born 1971), photographer
• John Waguespack (born 1971), artist
• Logan Hicks (born 1971),Artist

1972

• Jules de Balincourt, (born 1972), French-American nationality, painter
• J Stoner Blackwell, (born 1972), American mixed media artist
• Letitia Huckaby (born 1972), photographer, mixed media
• Monika Steiner (born 1972), artist and sculptor
• Kelly Sueda (born 1972), painter
• Erick Swenson (born 1972), sculptor
• Charlie White (born 1972), photographer

1973

• Hayley Barker (born 1973), painter and drawer, spiritual experience, landscape, ritual
• Violet Hopkins (born 1973), painter
• Rosy Lamb (born 1973), painter and sculptor based in Paris

1974

• Carrie Ann Baade (born 1974), painter
• Jason D'Aquino (born 1974)
• Lee Kohse (born 1974), painter
• Marni Kotak (born 1974), performance artist
• Aaron Padilla (born 1974), ceramist and woodworker
• John Ross Palmer (born 1974), painter
• Willy Bo Richardson (born 1974), painter

1975

• Lauren Fensterstock (born 1975), installation artist, sculptor, goldsmith
• Adreon Henry (born 1975), artist
• Sedrick Huckaby (born 1975), painter
• Elliott Johnson (born 1975), painter and designer
• Patrick McGrath Muñíz (born 1975), painter
• Greg Simkins (born 1975), painter

1976

• Seamus Conley (born 1976), artist
• Marlon Forrester (born 1976), painter and educator
• Mathew Hintz (born 1976), impressionist painter and drawer
• Casey McKee (born 1976), artist
• William Powhida (born 1976), drawing

1977

• Becca Bernstein (born 1977), painter
• Eric Daigh (born 1977), mixed media
• David Herbert (born 1977), sculpture, installation and video
• Tim Lokiec (born 1977), 2-D mixed media
• Vadis Turner (born 1977), mixed media
• Lesley Vance, painter

1978

• Hernan Bas (born 1978), painter
• John Kleckner (born 1978), painter
• Chad Person (born 1978), sculptor and collage artist

1979

• Rachel Bess (born c. 1979), painter
• Evan Gruzis (born 1979), painter
• Jimmy Kuehnle (born 1979), sculpture, performance and installation
• Tameka Norris (born 1979), performance artist

1980

• Kadar Brock (born 1980), abstract artist
• Sarah Beth Goncarova (born 1980), painter, sculptor and installation artist
• Richard T. Scott (born 1980), painter
• Michael Tarbi (born 1980), artist
• Lindsey White (born 1980), visual artist, photography, video, sculpture, and book making

1981

• Rafa Esparza (born 1981), performance artist
• Dash Snow (1981–2009), artist
• Francesca DiMattio (born 1981), artist
• Sean Raspet (born 1981), artist
• Wendy Red Star (born 1981), multimedia artist

1982

• Heather Dewey-Hagborg, information artist and bio-hacker
• Wu Tsang (born 1982), filmmaker, performance artist

1983

• Liza Sylvestre, visual artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota

1986

• Aleah Chapin (born 1986), portrait painter
• Alexa Meade (born 1986), body artist
• Brenna Murphy (born 1986), psychedelic visual forms combined with three-dimensional object

1987

• Lauren Silva (born 1987), painter

1989

• American Artist (born 1989), new media and installation artist
• Ari Glass (born 1989), painter, designer and musician

1995

• Michele Banks, painter
• Aisha Tandiwe Bell, mixed media
• Dorothy Braudy, artist
• Charlot Byj, greeting card and advertising artist
• Nancy Calef, figurative painter
• Sheila Cameron, artist and graphic designer
• Adam Cooley, painter and sculptor
• Rosetta DeBerardinis, painter
• David Dewey, watercolor landscapes
• Michael D. Fay, war and combat artist
• Chawky Frenn, painter and art professor
• MK Guth, installation artist
• Scott Jacobs, photorealism
• Hedy Klineman, celebrity portraits
• Llanakila, painter and digital artist
• Don H. Marr, painter, romantic realism and sociocomic surrealism
• Scape Martinez, abstract artist and muralist
• Anado McLauchlin, artist
• Haley Mellin, artist
• Betty Merken, painter and printmaker, abstract geometric monotypes
• John Randall Nelson, painter and sculptor
• Pamela Nelson, contemporary painter and installation artist
• Hal Olsen, artist
• David Wells Roth, figurative painter
• Diane Tuckman, silk painter
• Pheoris West, artist