This is a list of notable artists born in Scotland and/or well known for their work in Scotland, arranged alphabetically by surname and by period.

Born before 1700

* John Alexander (died 1733), painter and engraver *

Arnold Bronckhorst Arnold Bronckhorst, or Bronckorst or Van Bronckhorst ( 1565–1583) was a Flemish or Dutch painter who was court painter to James VI of Scotland.Dutch painter, the first King's Painter of Scotland * William Gouw Ferguson (1632/3 – c. 1689),

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painter, active in France and Italy * Gawen Hamilton (1698–1737), painter largely working in London * George Heriot (1563–1624), Scottish

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George Jamesone George Jamesone (or Jameson) (c. 1587 – 1644) was a Scottish painter who is regarded as Scotland's first eminent portrait-painter. Early years He was born in Aberdeen, where his father, Andrew Jamesone, was a stonemason. His mother was Marj ...

(or Jameson, c. 1587–1644), Scotland's first eminent portrait painter *

David Paton David Paton (; born 29 October 1949) is a Scottish bassist, guitarist and singer. He first achieved success in the mid-1970s as lead vocalist and bassist of Pilot, who scored hits with " Magic", "January", "Just a Smile" and "Call Me Round" b ...

, active 1660–1700, painter of miniatures *

François Quesnel François Quesnel (c. 1543–1619) was a French painter of Scottish extraction. Biography The son of the French painter Pierre Quesnel and his Scottish wife Madeleine Digby, born in Edinburgh while his father worked for Mary of Guise, Quesnel ...

(c. 1543–1619), Scotland-born French painter *

John Michael Wright John Michael Wright (May 1617 – July 1694) was an English painter, mainly of portraits in the Baroque style. Born and raised in London, Wright trained in Edinburgh under the Scots painter George Jamesone, and sometimes described himself as Scot ...

(1617–1694), portrait painter in the

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Born 1700–1799

Cosmo Alexander Cosmo Alexander (1724 – 25 August 1772) was a Scottish portrait painter. A supporter of James Edward Stuart's claim to the English and Scottish thrones, Alexander spent much of his life overseas following the defeat of the Jacobite cause i ...

(c. 1724–1772), noted North American portrait painter * David Allan (1744–1796), painter of historical subjects * Andrew Bell (1726–1809), engraver and printer, co-founder of ''

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'' * John Zephaniah Bell (1794–1883), painter * John Brown (1752–1787), artist * Thomas Campbell (1790–1858), sculptor *

Alexander Carse Alexander Carse (c. 1770 – February 1843) was a Scottish painter known for his scenes of Scottish life. His works include a large canvas of Visit of King George IV to Scotland, George IV's visit to Leith and three early paintings of football ...

(c. 1770–1843), painter known for scenes of Scottish life *

Robert Edmonstone Robert Edmonstone RSA (1794–1834), was a Scottish artist. Life Edmonstone, was born at Kelso in 1794, the son of James and Catherine Edmonstone.Details from parents grave He was initially apprenticed to a watchmaker. He showed a taste for pai ...

(1794–1834), painter *

Robert Freebairn Robert Freebairn (1765 – 23 January 1808 in London) was a British landscape painter. Life Freebairn was born in 1765, apparently of Scottish descent, and is usually stated to have been the last pupil of Richard Wilson, R.A. This does not seem ...

(1765–1808), landscape painter * Andrew Geddes (1783–1844), portrait painter and etcher *

John Watson Gordon Sir John Watson Gordon (1788 – 1 June 1864) was a Scottish Portrait painting, portrait painter and president of the Royal Scottish Academy. Life and work Gordon was born in 1788, in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Captain Watson, R.A., a cadet ...

(1788–1864), painter *

Gavin Hamilton Gavin Hamilton may refer to: * Gavin Hamilton (archbishop of St Andrews) (died 1571), archbishop of St Andrews * Gavin Hamilton (bishop of Galloway) (1561–1612), bishop of Galloway * Gavin Hamilton (artist) (1723–1798), Scottish artist * Ga ...

(1723–1798), Scottish neoclassical history painter * David Ramsay Hay (1798–1866), artist, interior decorator and colour theorist * Andrew Henderson (1783–1835), portrait painter * John Kay (1742–1826),

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and engraver * William Home Lizars (1788–1859), painter and engraver * William Miller (1796–1882), engraver *

Jacob More Jacob More (1740–1793) was a Scottish landscape art, landscape painter. Biography Jacob More was born in 1740 in Edinburgh. He studied landscape and decorative painting with James Norie's firm. He took the paintings of Gaspard Dughet and Cla ...

(1740–1793), landscape painter * William Mossman, 1793–1851, sculptor *

Alexander Nasmyth Alexander Nasmyth (9 September 175810 April 1840) was a Scottish portrait and Landscape art, landscape Painting, painter, a pupil of Allan Ramsay (artist), Allan Ramsay. He also undertook several architectural commissions. Biography Nasmyth ...

(1758–1840), landscape painter * Patrick Nasmyth (1787–1831), landscape painter, son of Alexander * Jane Nasmyth (1788–1867), landscape painter, daughter of Alexander *

Barbara Nasmyth Barbara Nasmyth (15 April 1790 – 11 February 1870) was a Scottish oil and watercolour painter and educator. Early life Barbara Nasmyth was the daughter of the artist Alexander Nasmyth. Her sisters Jane, Margaret, Elizabeth, Anne Ann ...

(1790–1870), landscape painter, daughter of Alexander * Anne Nasmyth (1798–1874), landscape painter, daughter of Alexander *

Henry Raeburn Sir Henry Raeburn (; 4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) was a Scottish portrait painter. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland. Biography Raeburn was born the son of a manufacturer in Stockbridge, on the Water of Leith: a f ...

(1756–1823), portrait painter *

Allan Ramsay Allan Ramsay may refer to: *Allan Ramsay (poet) or Allan Ramsay the Elder (1686–1758), Scottish poet *Allan Ramsay (artist) Allan Ramsay (13 October 171310 August 1784) was a Scottish portrait Painting, painter. Life and career Ramsay w ...

(1713–1784), painter * David Roberts (1796–1864), painter and

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* Alexander Robertson (1772–1841), painter, brother of Andrew and Archibald * Andrew Robertson (1777–1845), miniaturist painter * Archibald Robertson (1765–1835), painter *

Alexander Runciman Alexander Runciman (15 August 1736 – 4 October 1785) was a Scottish people, Scottish painter of historical and mythological subjects. He was the elder brother of John Runciman, also a painter. Life He was born in Edinburgh, and studied at ...

(1736–1785), painter of historical and mythical subjects * John Runciman (1744–1768/9), painter known for Biblical and literary scenes, brother of Alexander * Patrick Syme (1774–1845), flower-painter and color theorist * Archibald Skirving (1749–1819), portrait painter * Reverend John Thomson (1778–1840), landscape painter and minister of

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* William John Thomson RSA (1771–1845), portrait and miniaturist painter * George Watson (1767–1837), painter * David Wilkie (1785–1841), painter *

Hugh William Williams Hugh William Williams FRSE (1773– 19 June 1829), known as "Grecian Williams," was a Scottish landscape painter. He spent almost all of his life in Scotland. Life The early years in the life of the watercolour painter Hugh Williams remain som ...

(1773–1829), landscape painter * William Yellowlees (1796–1855), portrait painter

Born 1800–1899

* John Brown Abercromby (1843–1929), painter ranging from traditional portraiture to avant-garde modernism * Patrick Adam (1852–1929), painter * Robert Adamson (1821–1848), photographer * John Macdonald Aiken (1880–1961), water-colourist and oil painter * Lena Alexander (1899–1983), painter * Jessie Algie (1859–1927), flower painter * Andrew Allan (1863–1942), lithographer * Robert Weir Allan (1851–1942), water-colour and oil painter of landscape and marine subjects * Marion Ancrum (fl. 1885–1919), water-colour painter * Hazel Armour (1894–1985), sculptor and medallist * James Arroll (1862–1936), painter * George Bain (1881–1968), art teacher whose writing revived interest in

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Insular art Insular art, also known as Hiberno-Saxon art, was produced in the sub-Roman Britain, post-Roman era of Great Britain and Ireland. The term derives from ''insula'', the Latin language, Latin term for "island"; in this period Britain and Ireland ...

* James Ballantine (1806–1877), artist and author * Penelope Beaton (1886–1963), painter *

Jemima Blackburn Jemima Wedderburn Blackburn (1 May 1823 – 9 August 1909) was a Scottish painter whose work illustrated rural life in 19th-century Scotland. One of the most popular illustrators in Victorian Britain, she illustrated 27 books. Her greatest or ...

(1823–1909), painter and illustrator * John Blair (c. 1849–1934), painter * Muirhead Bone (1876–1953),

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* Phyllis Bone (1894–1972), sculptor * William Bonnar (1800–1863), portraitist and history and genre painter * William Brodie (1815–1881), sculptor *

Robert Brough Robert John Cameron Brough ARSA (20 March 1872 – 21 January 1905) was a Scottish painter born near Invergordon, Ross and Cromarty. Life He was born on 20 March 1872. at Garty Cottage, Kilmuir Easter, near Invergordon. His mother was Helen ...

(1872–1905), painter * John Crawford Brown (1805–1867), landscape artist * William Kellock Brown (1856–1934), sculptor * Elizabeth York Brunton (1880 – c. 1960), painter * Robert Bryden (1865–1939), artist, sculptor and engraver * Thomas Stuart Burnett (1853–1888), sculptor * Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883–1937), member of the

Scottish Colourists The Scottish Colourists were a group of four painters, three from Edinburgh, whose Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist work, though not universally recognised initially, came to have a formative influence on contemporary Scottish art and cultur ...

school * James Cadenhead (1858–1927), painter *

Alexander Milne Calder Alexander Milne Calder (August 23, 1846 – June 4, 1923) (MILL-nee) was a Scottish American sculptor best known for the architectural sculpture of Philadelphia City Hall. Both his son, Alexander Stirling Calder, and grandson, Alexander Calder ...

(1846–1923), sculptor known for the

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David Young Cameron Sir David Young Cameron (28 June 1865 – 16 September 1945) was a Scottish painter and, with greater success, etcher, mostly of townscapes and landscapes in both cases. He was a leading figure in the final decades of the Etching Revival. ...

(1865–1945), painter and etcher * Mary Cameron (1865–1921), portraitist * George Paul Chalmers (1833–1878), painter * Thomas J Clapperton (1879–1962), sculptor * James Cowie (1886–1956), painter * Hugh Adam Crawford (1898–1982), painter * William Crozier (1893–1930), landscape painter * Jessie Alexandra Dick (1896–1976), painter and teacher * Sir William Fettes Douglas (1822–1891), painter *

Thomas Millie Dow Thomas Millie Dow (28 October 1848 – 3 July 1919) was a Scottish artist and member of the Glasgow Boys school. He was a member of The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour and the New English Art Club. Early life and educatio ...

(1848–1919), painter, member of the Glasgow Boys school * Jack M. Ducker (born 1890), painter specializing in Highland landscapes * Ian Fairweather (1891–1974), Scottish/Australian painter * Christian Jane Fergusson (1876–1957), Dumfries and Galloway landscape and still-life painter * John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961), member of the

school * Henry Snell Gamley (1865–1928), sculptor specialising in

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Robert Gavin Robert Gavin, R.S.A. (1827 – 5 October 1883) was a Scottish painter. Biography Gavin was the second son of Peter Gavin, a merchant at Leith, where the painter was born in 1827. His father was a ship chandler with premises on Commercial Stre ...

(1827–1883), painter * William Geissler (1894–1963), water-colourist of the natural world * David Cooke Gibson (1827–1856), painter and poet * James William Giles (1801–1870), Scottish landscape painter * Sir William George Gillies (1898–1973), landscape and still-life painter * Constance Frederica "Eka" Gordon-Cumming (1837–1924), travel writer and painter * Mary Grant 1831–1908, sculptor * Norah Neilson Gray (1882–1931),

Glasgow School The Glasgow School was a circle of influential artists and designers that began to coalesce in Glasgow, Scotland in the 1870s, and flourished from the 1890s to around 1910. Representative groups included The Four (also known as the Spook Schoo ...

artist * Herbert James Gunn (1893–1964), portraitist * James Guthrie (1859–1930), painter * Maggie Hamilton (1867–1952), painter * Peter Alexander Hay (1866–1952) * John Henderson (1860–1924), painter and Director of

Glasgow School of Art The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; ) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and design. These are all awa ...

* Joseph Henderson (1832–1908), Scottish landscape painter * George Henry (1858–1943), painter, one of the most prominent of the Glasgow School * Joseph Morris Henderson (1863–1936), Scottish landscape painter * Amelia Robertson Hill (née Paton, 1821–1904), sculptor and artist, wife of David Octavius * David Octavius Hill (1802–1870), painter and photography pioneer as Hill & Adamson * Edward Atkinson Hornel (1864–1933), painter of landscapes, flowers and foliage with children * Anna Hotchkis (1885–1985), painter * John Kelso Hunter (1802–1873), portrait painter and book author * George Leslie Hunter (1877–1931), painter and Scottish Colourist * Beatrice Huntington (1889–1988), artist, sculptor and musician * John Hutchison, (1832–1910), sculptor * Alexander Johnston (1815–1891), painter known for genre and history subjects * Dorothy Johnstone (1892–1980), painter of landscapes and portraits, especially children * Jeka Kemp (1876–1966), painter * Annabel Kidston (1896–1981), painter * Jessie M King (1875–1949), illustrator mainly of children's books, designer of jewellery and fabric * Thomson Kirkwood (1820–1902), painter of landscapes and rural scenes * Annie Rose Laing (1869–1946), painter *

Robert Scott Lauder Robert Scott Lauder (25 June 1803 – 21 April 1869) was a Scottish artist who described himself as a "historical painter". He was one of the original members of the Royal Scottish Academy. Life and work Lauder was born at Silvermills, Ed ...

(1803–1869), artist and portrait painter * Andrew Law (1873–1967), artist and portrait painter * William Mustart Lockhart (1855–1941), artist mainly of Glasgow-area landscapes in water-colours *

John Henry Lorimer John Henry Lorimer (12 August 1856 – 4 November 1936) was a Scottish painter who worked on portraits and Genre works, genre scenes of everyday life. Life Lorimer was born in Edinburgh, the son of James Lorimer (jurist), James Lorimer, who ...

(1856–1936), portraitist and genre painter, brother of architect

Robert Lorimer Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer, Order of the British Empire, KBE (4 November 1864 – 13 September 1929) was a prolific Scotland, Scottish architect and furniture designer noted for his sensitive restorations of historic houses and castles, f ...

* Robert Macaulay Stevenson (1854–1952), painter * Robert Walker Macbeth (1848–1910), painter, water-colourist and print-maker * Henry Macbeth-Raeburn (1860–1947), painter and print-maker * Dugald MacColl (1859–1948) *

Frances MacDonald Frances MacDonald MacNair (24 August 1873 – 12 December 1921) was a Scottish artist whose design work was a prominent feature of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style) during the 1890s. Biography Frances MacDonald MacNair was th ...

(1873–1921),

artist, sister of Margaret * Margaret MacDonald (1865–1933),

artist, wife of

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Charles Rennie Mackintosh (7 June 1868 – 10 December 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macd ...

* James MacGillivray (1856–1938), sculptor * William York Macgregor (1855–1923), landscape artist * Esther Blaikie MacKinnon (1885–1934), painter and engraver *

(1868–1928), architect, designer, husband of Margaret MacDonald * Chica Macnab (1889–1980), painter and wood engraver * James Herbert MacNair (1868–1955),

artist, designer and teacher * Harrington Mann (1864–1937), portraitist and decorative painter, member of the Glasgow Boys movement * George Manson (1850–1876), water-colourist *

James McBey James McBey (23 December 1883 – 1 December 1959) was a largely self-taught Scottish artist and etcher whose prints were highly valued during the later stages of the etching revival in the early 20th century. He was awarded an Honorary Doct ...

(1883–1959), painter, etcher and war artist * Horatio McCulloch (1806–1867), landscape painter * R. R. McIan (1803–1856), painter * William McTaggart (1835–1910), landscape painter * Arthur Melville (1858–1904), painter remembered for Oriental subjects *

James Coutts Michie James Coutts Michie Royal Scottish Academy, ARSA (19 July 1859 – 18 December 1919) was a Scottish Painting, painter who specialised in landscapes and portraits.Christopher Woods, 1995 Overview He was born James Michie at Marywell in the ...

(1859–1919), landscape and portrait painter * John Maclauchlan Milne (1885 - 1957), landscape painter * Thomas Corsan Morton (1859–1928), artist known as one of the Glasgow Boys * James MacLauchlan Nairn (1859–1904), Glasgow-born painter who influenced late 19th-century New Zealand painting *

Charlotte Nasmyth Charlotte Nasmyth (17 February 1804 – 26 July 1884) was a Scottish painter whose works were regarded at the time as "gems", and which are now included in the collections of the Scottish National Gallery and other museums. Biography Charlott ...

(1804–1884), landscape painter, daughter of

* Jessie Newbery (1864–1948),

artist and embroiderer * James Campbell Noble (1846–1913), landscape and marine painter * Robert Noble, (1857–1917), painter of landscapes, first President of the Society of Scottish Artists * Emily Murray Paterson (1855–1934), painter * James Paterson (1854–1932), landscape and portrait painter associated with The Glasgow Boys movement * Viola Paterson (1899–1981), painter, wood engraver *Sir

Joseph Noel Paton Sir Joseph Noel Paton (13 December 1821 – 26 December 1901) was a Scottish artist, illustrator and sculptor. He was also a poet and had an interest in, and knowledge of, Scottish folklore and Celtic legends. Early life Paton was born in W ...

(1821–1901), painter of religious subjects * Samuel John Peploe (1871–1935), member of the Scottish Colourist school of painting * John Pettie (1839–1893), painter * Sir George Pirie (1863–1946), artist associated with the Glasgow Boys in the 1880s * John Quinton Pringle (1865–1925), painter influenced by

Jules Bastien-Lepage Jules Bastien-Lepage (1 November 1848 – 10 December 1884) was a French painter closely associated with the beginning of naturalism, an artistic style that grew out of the Realist movement and paved the way for the development of impressioni ...

and associated with the Glasgow Boys * Annie Pirie Quibell (1862–1927), artist and archaeologist * Arabella Rankin (1871 – c. 1935) painter and coloured woodcut artist * Anne Redpath (1895–1967), artist best known for still life works * Sir George Reid (1841–1913), landscape and portrait painter * John Robertson Reid (1851–1926), painter * John Stevenson Rhind (1859–1937), sculptor * Robert Sivell (1888–1958), painter * Sir John Robert Steell RSA (1804–1891), sculptor, including the statue of Sir Walter Scott at the

Scott Monument The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second-largest monument to a writer in the world after the José Martí monument in Havana. It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opp ...

David Watson Stevenson David Watson Stephenson (25 March 1842 – 18 March 1904) was a Scottish sculptor, executing portraits and monuments in marble and bronze. Biography Stevenson was born in Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland, on 25 March 1842, the son of William Stev ...

(1842–1904), sculptor of portraits and monuments in marble and bronze * William Grant Stevenson (1849–1919), sculptor and painter * David Macbeth Sutherland (1883–1973), painter of Scottish and Breton landscapes, and of portraits * Adam Bruce Thomson (1885–1976), The Edinburgh School artist, landscape and portrait painter * Ottilie Maclaren Wallace (1875–1947), sculptor * Edward Arthur Walton (1860–1922), painter of landscapes and portraits * Cecile Walton (1891–1956), painter, illustrator and sculptor * George Fiddes Watt (1873–1960), portrait painter and engraver * James Cromar Watt (1862–1940), artist, architect and jeweller * Saul Yaffie (1898–1957), Jewish artist later known as Paul Jeffay

Born 1900–1949

* David Annand (born 1948), sculptor * Gordon Robert Archibald (1905–1980), painter * Eric Auld (1931–2013), painter * Robert Bain (1911–1973), sculptor and art professor in South Africa * Edward Baird (1904–1949), painter * Barbara Balmer (1929–2017), painter * Mardi Barrie (1930–2004), painter *

John Bellany John Bellany (18 June 1942 – 28 August 2013) was a Scottish painter. Early life Bellany was born in Port Seton. His father and grandfather were fishermen in Port Seton and Eyemouth near Edinburgh. During the early 1960s, he studied at ...

(1942–2013), painter * Helen Biggar (1909–1953), sculptor, film-maker and theatre designer * Douglas Robertson Bisset (1908–2000), sculptor * Sam Black (1913–1997) * Robert Henderson Blyth (1919–1970) * Leonard Boden (1911–1999), portrait painter *

Margaret Boden Margaret Ann Boden (born 26 November 1936) is a British academic who is a Research Professor of Cognitive Science in the Department of Informatics at the University of Sussex, where her work embraces the fields of artificial intelligence, psyc ...

(1912–2001), painter * John Boyd (1925–2018), milliner * Mary Syme Boyd (1910–1997), artist and sculptor * Jimmy Boyle (born 1944), sculptor, author and convicted murderer * Mark Boyle (1934–2005) * Howard Butterworth, painter working in

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire (; ) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Aberdeenshire (historic), Aberdeenshire, which had substantial ...

since the 1960s * John Byrne (1940-2023) * W. Lindsay Cable (1900–1949), illustrator for ''Punch'' and Enid Blyton * Robert Colquhoun (1914–1962), painter and print-maker * Henry Robertson Craig (1916–1984) landscape and flower painter * Victoria Crowe (born 1945) * Richard Demarco (born 1930), artist and promoter of visual and performing arts * David Abercrombie Donaldson (1916–1996), painter and limner to Her Majesty The Queen * Margaret Cross Primrose Findlay (1902–1968), sculptor and modeller *

Ian Hamilton Finlay Ian Hamilton Finlay (28 October 1925 – 27 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener. Life Finlay was born in Nassau, Bahamas, to James Hamilton Finlay and his wife, Annie Pettigrew, both of Scots descent. He was educa ...

(1925–2006), sculptor and installation artist * Hannah Frank (1908–2008), artist and sculptor * Alison Cornwall Geissler MBE, (1907–2011), glass engraver * Marianne Grant (1921–2007), artist * Tom Gourdie (1913–2005), artist *

Alasdair Gray Alasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, ''Lanark'' (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and ...

(1934–2019), artist and writer *

Thomas Symington Halliday Thomas Symington Halliday (11 April 1902 – 22 May 1998) was a Scottish artist and teacher. Although Halliday was an accomplished sculptor, painter and teacher, he is also known for his designs for stained glass windows. Biography Halliday ...

(1902–1998), painter and sculptor * Alison Kinnaird M.B.E (born 1949), glass artist, musician, teacher and writer * Hew Lorimer (1907–1993), sculptor and brother of architect

* Edwin G Lucas (1911–1990), painter * Robert MacBryde (1913–1966), painter and theatre-set designer * Hamish MacDonald (1935–2008), artist * Rory McEwen (1932–1982), artist and musician *

George McGavin George C. McGavin (born 1954, in Glasgow, Scotland) is a British entomology, entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and explorer. Background McGavin attended Daniel Stewart's College, a private school in Edinburgh, then studie ...

(1915–2004), painter * William MacTaggart (1903–1981), landscape painter * John Maxwell (1905–1962), painter of landscapes and imaginative subjects *

David Michie David Michie Order of the British Empire, OBE, Royal Scottish Academy, RSA, Society of Scottish Artists, PSSA, FRSA, RGI (30 November 1928 – 24 August 2015) was a Scottish artist of international stature. Life The third son of the architect a ...

(1928–2015), painter * James Morrison (1932–2020), landscape painter * John Lowrie Morrison (born 1948), expressionist oil painter of Scottish landscapes * Alberto Morrocco (1917–1998), artist *

Eduardo Paolozzi Sir Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (, ; 7 March 1924 – 22 April 2005) was a Scottish artist, known for his sculpture and graphic works. He is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of pop art. Early years Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi was born on 7 M ...

(1924–2005), sculptor * James McIntosh Patrick (1907–1998), painter of landscapes and portraits *

Ronald Rae Ronald Rae is a Sculpture, sculptor and graphic artist born in Ayr, Scotland, in 1946. His large-scale granite sculptures are entirely hand-carved, and over the course of 58 years, he has carved 58 monoliths, many of which are in public and privat ...

(born 1946), granite sculptor and artist *

Pat Semple Patricia Frances Semple (3 July 1939 – 2 May 2021) was a Scottish landscape artist and teacher, known for a ' dramatic and visionary style' Early life Pat Semple was born in Bromley, Kent, but her parents soon moved back to Scotland, where ...

(1939–2021), landscape artist * Pamela So (1947–2010), multimedia artist and photographer * Ancell Stronach (1901–1981), artist * Alan Sutherland (1931–2019), portrait painter * Alasdair Taylor (1934–2007), sculptor * Sylvia Wishart (1936–2008), Orcadian landscape artist * George Wyllie MBE (1921–2012), sculptor known for public art

Born 1950–1999

* Crawfurd Adamson (born 1953), figurative artist * Charles Avery (born 1973), artist * David Batchelor (born 1955) * Karla Black (born 1972), sculptor nominated for 2011 Turner Prize * Martin Boyce (born 1967), sculptor * Hugh Buchanan (born 1958), water-colourist * Roderick Buchanan (born 1965), artist working in film and photography * Paul Carter (1970–2006) artist known for constructions *

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(born 1964) * Andrew Cranston (born 1969), painter * Ken Currie (born 1960), English-born member of New Glasgow Boys * Helen Denerley (born 1956), sculptor often reusing scrap * Alan Dimmick (born 1956), photographer of the Glasgow art scene. * Helen Douglas (book artist) (born 1952), book artist * Kate Downie (born 1958), painter and print-maker * Erica Eyres (born 1980), Canadian-born artist * Lizzie Farey (born 1962), willow sculptor and artist * Michael Fullerton (born 1971), portrait painter based in London *

Anya Gallaccio Anya Gallaccio (born 1963) is a Scottish artist, who creates site-specific, minimalist installations and often works with organic matter (including chocolate, sugar, flowers and ice). Her use of organic materials results in natural processe ...

(born 1963), creator of minimalist installations *

Douglas Gordon Douglas Gordon (born 20 September 1966) is a Scottish artist. He won the Turner Prize in 1996, the Premio 2000 at the 47th Venice Biennale in 1997 and the Hugo Boss Prize in 1998. He lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Work Much of Gordon's ...

(born 1966), winner of 1996 Turner Prize * Andrew Grassie (born 1966), painter in

tempera Tempera (), also known as egg tempera, is a permanent, fast-drying painting medium consisting of pigments mixed with a water-soluble binder medium, usually glutinous material such as egg yolk. ''Tempera'' also refers to the paintings done in ...

* Claire Harrigan (born 1964), painter * Peter Howson (born 1958), painter and official war artist *

Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to: Academics * Dick Johnson (academic) (1929–2019), Australian academic * Richard C. Johnson (1930–2003), professor of electrical engineering * Richard A. Johnson, artist and professor at the University of ...

(born 1966), Scotland-born and educated war artist * Anna King (born 1984), painter * Henry Kondracki (born 1953), painter * David Mach (born 1956), sculptor and installation artist *

John McKenna John McKenna (; 3 January 1855 – 22 March 1936) was an Irish businessman, professional rugby player, and the first manager of the Liverpool Football Club which has since gone on to become the most successful football club in England. Ear ...

(born 1964), public artist, statue and monument creator * Abigail McLellan (1969–2009), artist *

Susan Philipsz Susan Mary Philipsz Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 1965) is a Scottish artist who won the 2010 Turner Prize. Originally a sculpture, sculptor, she is best known for her Sound art, sound installations. She records herself singing a cappe ...

OBE (born 1965), sound installation artist, winner of 2010 Turner Prize * Andy Scott (born 1964), figurative sculptor * Lucy Skaer (born 1975), sculptor and painter * Carol Rhodes (1959–2018), painter * Evlynn Smith (1962–2003), artist, designer and furniture maker *

Alexander Stoddart Alexander "Sandy" Stoddart (born 1959) is a Scotland, Scottish sculptor, who, since 2008, has been the Queen's Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland, Sculptor in Ordinary in Scotland and is now the King's Sculptor in Ordinary. He works primarily ...

(born 1959), neoclassical sculptor * Thomson & Craighead (Alison Craighead born 1971), works with video and internet * Jack Vettriano (born 1951), painter * Alison Watt (born 1965), painter

Born 2000 and after

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Artists An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating the work of art. The most common usage (in both everyday speech and academic discourse) refers to a practitioner in the visual arts o ...