Artist list

A

• Davida Allen (1951– ): painter, film maker and writer
• Rick Amor (1948– ): artist and figurative painter
• Aelita Andre (2007– ): painter
• Garry Andrews (1957– ): Painter, printmaker and art teacher
• Annael (Anelia Pavlova) (1956– ): painter, printmaker, illustrator and poet
• Howard Arkley (1951–1999): painter of houses, architecture, and suburbia
• Julian Ashton (1851–1942): artist and teacher
• J. Muir Auld (1879–1942): painter of landscapes and figure subjects, and also did some portraits

B

• Thomas Baines (1820–1875): English artist and explorer of British colonial southern Africa and Australia
• Marie-Claire Baldenweg (1954–): Swiss/contemporary artist
• Helen Baldwin (1912): Australian Aboriginal Portraits pettipoint artist
• Ferdinand Bauer (1760–1826): Austrian botanical illustrator
• William Barak (1824–1903): Aboriginal artist of traditional Indigenous life and encounters with Europeans
• Del Kathryn Barton (1972–): artist, winner of 2008 Archibald Prize
• Paddy Bedford (1922–2007): Indigenous artist and architect
• Marcus Beilby (1951–): artist, winner of 1987 Sulman Prize
• Jason Benjamin (1971–): painter, winner of 2005 Archibald Prize
• George Bell (1878–1966): painter who studied in London and Paris
• Richard Bell (1953–): painter who courted controversy
• Anthony Bennett (artist) (1966–): painter Archibald Prize Finalist 2008, 2009
• Gordon Bennett (1955– ): Aboriginal artist
• Kevin John Best (1932– ): artist, awarded the Order of Australia (OAM)
• Asher Bilu (1936–): painter and sculptor
• Vivienne Binns (1940–): artist, awarded the Order of Australia (OAM)
• Charles Blackman (1928– ): landscape artist
• Godfrey Blow (1948–): artist, founder of the Perth Stuckists
• Elise Blumann (1897–1990): German born artist who achieved recognition as an Expressionist painter
• Thomas Bock (1793–1855): portraitist
• Wim Boissevain (1927–): painter
• Gaye Bonham (1942–): watercolorist
• Peter Booth (1940–): figurative and abstract painter
• Marion Borgelt (1954–): Contemporary painter and mixed media artist
• Nancy Borlase (1914–2006): New Zealand-born landscape-based abstract painter and portraitist
• Arthur Boyd (1920–1999): portraitist, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
• David Boyd (1924– ): artist of symbolic and historical paintings, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
• Guy Boyd (1923–1988): sculptor, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
• Merric Boyd (1888–1959): ceramicist, painter, and sculptor, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
• Penleigh Boyd (1890–1923): landscape painter, member of the Boyd artistic dynasty
• John Brack (1920–1999): painter, member of Antipodeans Group
• Leonard Brown (1949– ): abstract artist and iconographer
• Andrew Browne (artist) (1960–): figurative painter
• Charles David Jones Bryant (1883–1937): marine artist
• Rupert Bunny (1864–1947): painter of landscapes, figure studies, and scenes drawn from mythology and literature
• Cec Burns: 1967 Sulman Prize winner
• Nicholas Burton:(1958-)Abstract Artist
• Charles Bush (1919–1989)
• Louis Buvelot (1814–1888): Swiss-born landscape painter who emigrated to AustraliaReturn to top of page

C

• J Carington Smith (1908–1972): artist and teacher from Tasmania who won the Archibald Prize in 1963
• James Howe Carse (ca. 1819–1900): British-Australian painter who specialized in landscapes
• Judy Cassab (1920– ): painter, twice won the Archibald Prize
• Gino Cavicchioli
• Harold Cazneaux (1878–1953): pictorialist photographer
• Nicholas Chevalier (1828–1902): Russian-born artist, illustrator in lithography and water-colour
• Ernest William Christmas (1863-1918)
• Peter Churcher (1964– ): painter of portraits and figures in a realistic style
• George James Coates (1869–1930): portrait painter
• Charles Conder (1868–1909): English-born painter of the Heidelberg School who emigrated to Australia
• Kevin Connor (1932–): artist, two-time winner of the Archibald Prize
• Olive Cotton (1911–2003)
• Noel Counihan (1913–1986): social realist painter
• Steve Cox (1958–): painter and watercolourist
• Fred Cress (1938–): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1988
• Ray Crooke (1922–): portrait artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1969
• Grace Crowley (1890–1979): abstract artist
• Adam Cullen (1965–): artist, winner of the Archibald Prize in 2000
• Elisabeth Cummings (1934–): multi-award winning artist and teacher

D

• John Dahlsen ( – ): contemporary environmental artist
• Roy Dalgarno (1910–2001): social realist artist
• William Dargie (1912–2003): painter especially of portrait paintings
• Lawrence Daws (1927–): painter and printmaker of watercolour, drawing, screenprints, etchings and monotypes
• Janet Dawson (1935–): is an artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1973
• Geoffrey de Groen (1938-): painter of abstract art
• Wolfgang Degenhardt (1924–1993): German-born artist often of religious art
• Paul Delprat (1942-): painter and illustrator, Principal of the Julian Ashton Art School.
• Roy De Maistre (1894–1968): artist who explored the relationship of colour harmony to musical harmony
• Robert Dickerson (1924–): figurative painter
• William Dobell (1899–1970): sculptor and painter
• Ken Done (1940– ): artist especially of design work
• John Dowie (1915–2008): painter, sculptor and teacher
• Robert Hawker Dowling (1827–1886): colonial artist
• Margaret Dredge (1928-2001): Painter of abstract art
• Russell Drysdale (1912–1981): painter of abstract and surrealist art
• Duel (1969–): graffiti artist and break dancer
• Brian Dunlop (1938–): still life and figurative painter
• Max Dupain (1911–1992): photographer
• Elizabeth Durack (1915–2000): Western Australian artist and writer
• Geoffrey Dyer (1947 – ): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 2003
• Will Dyson (1880–1938): illustrator

E

• Augustus Earle (1793–1838): London-born travel artist who spent a lot of time painting in Australia
• Esther Erlich (1955-): figurative painter, winner 1998 Moran prize and 2000 Archibald People’s Chioce Award

F

• Ian Fairweather (1891–1974): painter who combined western and Asian influences in his work
• Susan Fereday (1959-): artist, photographer
• Simon Fieldhouse (1956–): painter of Architecture with whimsical characters
• Fiona Foley (1964–): indigenous woman artist from Badtjala
• E. Phillips Fox (1865–1915): Naturalist painter
• Dale Frank (1959–): contemporary artist
• Graham Fransella (1950–)
• Kristian Fredrikson (1940–2005): New Zealand-born stage and costume designer
• Leonard French (1928–): painter and stained glass artist
• Thomas Friedensen (1879–1931): English-born artist in water-colour and oils, active in Australia
• Donald Friend (1915–1989): artist, writer and diarist
• Ben Frost ( – ): visual and performing artist
• Douglas Fry (1872–1911): artist especially of animal paintings
• Sam Fullbrook (1922–2004): artist, won the Archibald Prize in 1974
• Albert Henry Fullwood (1863–1930): artist who worked in black and white, oils, and water-colour
• William Henry Fernyhough (1809–1849): sketcher, silhouette artist, lithographer and draughtsman

G

• Rosalie Gascoigne (1917–1999): woman sculptor, primarily of found materials
• Francis Giacco (1955– ): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1993/1994
• Harry Pelling Gill (1855–1916): English-born artist and art teacher
• S T Gill (1818–1880): English-born draughtsman, watercolour painter, and photographer
• George Gittoes (1949– ): war artist using painting, drawing, photographs and video
• James Gleeson (1915– ): surrealist artist, poet, critic, writer and curator
• John Glover (1767–1849): English/colonial artist
• Bruce Goold (1948- ): Linocut and found object sculpture
• William Buelow Gould (1801–1853): English painter transported to Van Diemen’s Land in 1826
• Peter Benjamin Graham (1925–1987): visual artist, printer, and art theorist
• Henry Gritten (c.1818–1873): English painter
• Ann Grocott (1938– ): writer and painter
• Elioth Gruner (1882–1939): New Zealand-born painter, winner of the Wynne Prize seven times

H

• Fiona Hall (1953– ): female, contemporary Visual Artist
• Albert J. Hanson (1866–1914): landscape painter in both oil and water-colour
• Nicholas Harding (1956– ): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 2001
• Pro Hart (1928–2006): father of the Outback painting movement
• Louise Hearman (1963–): figurative painter
• Ivor Hele (1912–1993): war artist for the War Memorial, Archibald Prize winner
• Bill Henson (1955– ): contemporary photographic artist
• Sali Herman (1898–1993): Swiss-born War Artists artist
• Joy Hester (1920–1960): modernist painter
• Andrew Hewish (1973– ): Founder of the Centre for Recent Drawing
• Hans Heysen (1877–1968): German painter of watercolours of the bush
• Nora Heysen (1911–2003): artist, winner of the Archibald Prize for portraiture and the first women appointed as an official war artist
• Dale Hickey (1937– ): painter and teacher
• J J Hilder (1881–1916): watercolourist from the Heidelberg School
• Rayner Hoff (1894–1937): Isle of Man-born sculptor who lived and worked in Australia
• Robert Hollingworth (1947– ): painter, printmaker, and writer
• Cherry Hood (1960– ): portraitist, won the 2002 Archibald Prize
• Chris Howlett (1974– ): male, Contemporary New Media Artist
• John Howley (1931-): painter
• Frank Hurley (1885–1962): photographer, film maker and adventurer

I

• Robert Ingpen (1936– ): graphic designer, illustrator, and author
• Kylie InGold (1962– ): painter of the fairy and fantasy genre
• Pamela Irving (1960– ): ceramicist, mosaicist and writer

J

• Robert Jacks (1943–): painter, sculptor and printmaker
• Louis James (1920–1996)
• Gil Jamieson (1934–1992): painter of figurative art works, landscape art works, and portraits
• Bernd Jansons (1948- ): German-born artist, digital expressionism
• Bob Jenyns (1944–): humorous and figurative sculpture, painting, drawing and prints.
• George Johnson (1926–): painter of modernist art, especially Geometric Abstraction
• Gareth Jones-Roberts (1935– )
• Justus Jörgensen
• Robert Juniper (1929–): Western Australian artist who has also been an illustrator, art teacher, sculptor and printmaker
• Jacob Janssen (1779–1856): painter of miniatures, still lifes, landscapes and ships in harbour
• Walter Isaac Jenner (19th century)

K

• Kit Chambers (1952 – Present): artist born in Australia
• Louis Kahan (1905–2002): artist born in Vienna who won the Archibald Prize in 1962
• John Kelly
• Michael Kelly
• Franz Kempf (1926–)
• Roger Kemp (1907–1987): artist especially of transcendental abstraction
• Robert Klein Boonschate (1958 – ): Australian-Dutch Artist painter and sculptor
• Ken Knight (1956–)
• Henry King (1855–1923)
• Sir Patrick Kilvington (1922–1990): artist of musters, round-ups and horses in motion
• Peter Kingston
• Robert Klippel
• Michael Kmit (1910–1981)
• Emily Kngwarreye (1910–1996): Aboriginal artist from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory
• William Dunn Knox (1820–1945): painter, member of the Victorian Artists Society
• Derek Kreckler (1952–): multi-media visual artist
• Tim Kyle: winner of 2003 Wynne Prize

L

• George Lacy (c.1816–1878?)
• George Lambert (1873–1930): artist of portrait paintings and war artist
• Helge Larsen (1929– )
• George Lawrence (1901–1981): painter in the impressionist style
• Alun Leach-Jones (1937– )
• Sam Leach (1973–): figurative painter
• Ian Lean
• Lindy Lee (1956– )
• Fred Leist (1878–1945): muralist and war artist
• Glenn Levine (1981 -)
• Darani Lewers (1936– )
• Gerald Lewers (1905–1962)
• Margo Lewers (1908–1978)
• John Lewin (1770–1819): English-born artist of natural history active in Australia
• Daryl Lindsay (1889–1976): sketcher, illustrator, and art critic
• Joan Lindsay: author
• Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961): artist specializing in etching and engraving
• Norman Lindsay (1879–1969): sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist and scale modeler
• Percy Lindsay (1870–1952): landscape painter, illustrator and cartoonist
• Ruby Lind (1885–1919)
• Anthony Lister (1980– ): artist specializing in street art, expressionism, and pop art
• W. Lister Lister (1859–1943): painter, won the Wynne Prize seven times
• Norman Lloyd (1895–1983): landscape painter
• Tony Lloyd (Artist) (1970–): figurative painter
• Gloria Ida Logan (1927–2005): artist and lecturer in arts and crafts
• Aleve Mei Loh (1980–): artist and sculptor
• Sydney Long (1871–1955): painter, etcher, and teacher
• John Longstaff (1861–1941): painter, war artist and a five-time winner of the Archibald Prize
• Will Longstaff (1879–1953): painter and war artist
• Keith Looby (1940–): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1984
• Monte Luke (1885–1962)
• Joseph Lycett (ca. 1774–1827): English-born portrait and miniature painter, active in Australia
• Francis Lymburner (1916–1972): draughtsman and painter of dancers, actors and animals
• Elwyn Lynn (1917–1997)
• Patrick Lysaght (1808–1889)

M

• Bea Maddock (1934– ): artist combining printing with encaustic painting and installation art
• Wandjuk Marika (1927–1987): Aboriginal painter, actor, composer and land rights activist
• Conrad Martens (1801–1878): English born landscape artist active in Australia
• Jan Matson (1952– ): artist who specializes in landscapes and streetscapes
• Andrew Mattock (1968- ): English born Australian visual artist
• John Mawurndjul (1952– ): indigenous artist in a traditional painting technique rarrk
• Frederick McCubbin (1855–1917): painter of the Heidelberg School
• Euan MacLeod (1956– ): New Zealand artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1999
• Herbert McClintock (1906–1985): social realist artist
• W B McIness (1889–1939): portrait painter, winner of the Archibald Prize seven times
• Queenie McKenzie (1930–1998): artist
• Max Meldrum (1875–1955)
• Bill Meyer (1942– ): artist who uses photography, film and music in his work
• mez (Mary-Anne Breeze) ( – ): Australian-based Internet artist
• Lewis Miller (1959– ): painter and visual artist, known for his portraits and figurative works
• Robert Boyed Mitchell (1919–2002): Abstract Expressionism artist
• Oliver Dimitrije Mitevski (1977–): artist
• Jon Molvig (1923–1970): expressionist artist
• Tracey Moffat (1960– ): artist using primarily photography and video

• Milton Moon (1926– ): potter, teacher and author
• Sally Morgan (1951– ): Aboriginal author, scriptwriter and artist
• Vali Myers (1930–2003): artist who specialized in fine pen and ink drawings

N

• Clinton Nain (1971– )
• Albert Namatjira (1902–1959): Indigenous Australian artist
• Rosella Namok (1979– ): Indigenous Australian artist
• Makinti Napanangka (c.1930– ): Indigenous Australian artist
• Jane Naylor (1958- ): Independent *rt Tactician
• Girolamo Nerli (1860–1926)
• Albert Ernest Newbury (1891–1941): landscape and portrait painter
• Helmut Newton (1920–2004): German-Australian fashion photographer noted for his nude studies of women
• Paul Newton (1961– ): portrait artist who has twice won the Archibald Prize
• Stephen Newton
• Lorna Nimmo (1920–1990)
• Deborah Niland (1950– )
• Kilmeny Niland (1950–2009)
• Angus Nivision: 2002 Wynne Prize winner
• NiQolet Artist (mixed media)
• Sandro Nocentini (1966– ): painter
• Sidney Nolan (1917–1992): painter and printmaker
• Robin Norling: 1961 Sulman Prize winner
• James Northfield (1887–1973)
• Stephen Nothling (1962– )

O

• Justin O’Brien (1917–1996)
• Peter O’Doherty (1958– ): musician and artist specializing in still life
• Edward Officer (1871–1921)
• Alan Oldfield: 1991 Blake Prize winner
• Bronwyn Oliver (1959–2006)
• Margaret Olley (1923– ): painter specializing in still life
• John Olsen (1928– ): landscape painter
• Lin Onus (1948–1996): Scottish-Aboriginal Koori Artist

P

• Jhonny willby
• John Paine (1834–1915)
• Colin Parker (1941– )
• Mike Parr (1945– ): performance artist and printmaker
• Peter Parsons (1951–1993): ceramic artist
• Bruno Pasqualini (1942- ) Painter
• Port Jackson Painter (active 1788–1790s): Unknown plant and animal watercolour artist(s)
• John Peart (1945– )
• Wesley Penberthy (1920– ): 1955 Sulman Prize winner
• L Scott Pendlebury (1914–1986)
• John Perceval (1923–2000): artist of drawings, paintings, and ceramics
• Colin Perini (1949- ) Seascape, Landscape and Skyscape artist
• Wykeham Perry (1936– )
• Stieg Persson (1959– ) Contemporary painter
• Gloria Petyarre (1945– ): Aboriginal artist
• Nancy Petyarre (1938–2009): Aboriginal artist
• Jenny Phillips (1949- ) : Botanical Artist, founder Botanical Art School Melbourne, contributor – Highgrove Florilegium : recipient of Celia Rosser award
• Patricia Piccinini (1965– ): mixed media artist
• William Edwin Pidgeon (1909–1981): painter who won the Archibald Prize three times
• W. C. Piguenit (1836–1914): landscape painter
• Michelle Pike (1969– ): painter
• Fernando Pizzani (1957– )
• Evert Ploeg (1963– ): portrait painter
• Axel Poignant (1906–1986)
• Peter Powditch (1942– )
• Margaret Preston (1875–1963): artist of modernist works as a painter and printmaker
• Geoffrey Proud (1946– ): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1990
• John Skinner Prout (1805–1876): English-born painter of lithographs, watercolours and oils
• Clifton Pugh (1924–1990): painter of landscapes and portraiture
• Peter Purves-Smith
• Minnie Pwerle (1910–2006): Aboriginal artist

Q

• Ben Quilty (1973– ): artist specializing in paintings of cars
• QWUX (1985– ): poster artist based in Sydney, and founder of the Rah Collective.

R

• Melinda Rackham (1959– ): sculptor and Internet artist
• John Radecki (1865–1955): stained glass artist working in Australia
• Max Ragless (1901–1981): landscape painter
• David Rankin (1946– ): New York-based artist who works predominantly in oil and acrylic on canvas
• Arthur Even Read
• Geraldine Rede (c.1874–1943)
• Irma Regardt (1960– ): Northern Rivers – NSW-Dutch / Australian artist – Works: large sized: Aboriginal influenced , esoteric, movement, landscape.
• John and Sunday Reed
• Lloyd Rees (1895–1988): landscape painter
• Ken Reinhard
• Allyson Reynolds: Queensland artist and co-founder of Doggett St Gallery
• John Rigby (1922– ): painter of tropical and bush landscapes, genre works and portraits
• Luke Roberts (1952– )
• Tom Roberts (1856–1931): artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School
• William Robinson (1936– ): award-winning painter and lithographer
• Des Rolph (1958– ): painter, landscape, figurative
• Robert Rooney (1937– ): conceptual artist
• Herbert Rose (1890–1937): painter and etcher
• Keith Rout (1942– )
• Ellis Rowan (1847–1922): naturalist and well-known illustrator
• Mark Rowden (1979– ): Artist of portraiture and the human interaction drawing printmaker
• George Rowe (1796–1864)
• Dattilo Rubbo (1870–1955): Italian-born artist and art teacher
• Craig Ruddy (1968– ): painter of portraits, nudes and self studies

S

• Jenny Sages (1933– ): Chinese-born painter, freelance writer, and illustrator
• Tom Samek (1950-): Czech born muralist
• Hugh Sawrey (1919–1999): landscape artist and stockman
• Loudon Sainthill ^[1] (1919–1969)
• Leon Schwengler (1923–1982)
• Martin Sharp (1944– ): artist, underground cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker
• Wendy Sharpe (1960– ): Award-winning portraitist and war artist
• Gary Shead (1942– ): artist and filmmaker who won the Archibald Prize in 1992/1993
• Ben Shearer (1941– ): artist who specializes in watercolor painting of the Outback
• Gordon Shepherdson (1934– )
• Arnold Shore (1897–1963)
• Andrew Sibley (1933- ): born in Addisham, Kent England. Andrew Sibley: Art on the Fringe of Being published by Craftsman House, Sydney
• Wolfgang Sievers (1913–2007): photographer who specialised in architectural and industrial photography
• Jeffrey Smart (1921– ): painter, who is known for his modernist depictions of urban landscapes
• Bernard Smith (1916– ): art historian, art critic and academic
• Grace Cossington Smith (1892–1984): artist and pioneer of modernist painting
• Eric Smith (1919– ): Award-winning portraitist
• Joshua Smith (1905–1995): artist who won the Archibald Prize in 1944
• Lance Solomon (1913–1989)
• Clara Southern (1861–1940): painter
• Ben Stack (1959– )
• Stelarc (1946– ):performance artist
• Wakartu Cory Surprise (01/07/1929 – ) Great Sandy Desert. Awards: 1997: Work on Paper Prize National Aboriginal Art Award. Collections: Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria. Publications: 2009: Deutscher and Hackett – Important Aboriginal Art, 2009: Collaborations-Wakartu Cory Surprise and Ildiko Kovacs – Australian Aboriginal Art 2003: New Yorker Magazine: The Painted Desert The Fate of an Aboriginal Masterpiece 2000: Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art, Oxford University Press & ANU – Karrayili The history of Karrayili Adult Education Centre, IATSIS Canberra, Painting Up Big, The Ngurrara Canvas, Kaltja Now – National Aboriginal Cultural Institute – Tandanya 1998: Video Documentary / SBS Television: Jila Painted Waters of the Great Sandy Desert.
• Ronald Hewison Steuart (1898–)
• David Strachan (1919–1970)
• Arthur Streeton (1867–1943): landscape painter
• Thomas Strutt
• William Strutt (1825–1915): English-born artist of figurative and history paintings
• Josef L. Stejskal
• Roger Swainston (1960– ): painter, naturalist and zoologist specialising in works of the underwater world
• Ricky Swallow (1974– ): sculptor
• Samuel White Sweet (1825–1886)

U

• Maria Tafilias (1982– )
• Violet Teague (1872–1951)
• Ann Thomson
• Nigel Thomson (1945–1999): artist of satirical paintings of society
• Mark Threadgold (1977–): painter
• Tomasz Talaj (1964–)
• Anatjari Tjampitjinpa
• Kenny Williams Tjampitjinpa
• Maxie Tjampitjinpa (1927–1999)
• Ronnie Tjampitjinpa
• Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri (1932–2002): painter, Aboriginal artist
• Doctor George Tjapaltjarri born c. 1935 central & western Desert. Traditional medicine man Dr George is an important Pintupi elder responsible for the initiation of young men into the cultic life. Dr George is most renowned for his Tingari paintings. Collections: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Alice Springs and Northern Territory.
• Tim Leura Tjapaltjarri
• Walala Tjapaltjarri born c. 1960 in the region Wilinkarra (Lake Mackay) in the Western Desert. In 1984, Walala and several other Pintupi people made first contact with present day Australian society. Brother to Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
• Warlimpirrnga Tjapaltjarri
• George Tjungurrayi
• Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula
• Geoff Todd(1950–)
• Aida Tomescu (1955–)
• Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
• Zoja Trofimiuk (1952– ): printmaker and sculptor, especially cast glass
• Albert Tucker (1914–1999): Expressionist painter
• Tony Tuckson (1921–1973): war-time pilot turned abstract expressionist painter

U

• Bernd Ullrich (1949–)

V

• Rosemary Valadon (1947– )
• Hossein Valamanesh
• Elefteria Vlavianos (1968– )
• Jacques (Jac) van Rees (c.1920–1989) Dutch-born painter.
• David Voigt (1944– )
• Eugene von Guerard (1811–1901): Austrian-born painter of landscapes active in Australia

W

• John Walker (1939– ): English-born painter and printmaker producing native Oceanic art
• Anne Wallace (1970– )
• Christian Waller (1894–1954)
• John Waller (1951– )
• Craig Walsh (1966– )
• Wes Walters (1928– ): realist portrait painter and abstract artist
• Guy Warren (1921– ): painter who won the Archibald Prize in 1985
• Jenny Watson (1951– )
• Wellington: Australian landscape painter
• Guan Wei (1957– )
• Barbara Weir
• William Westall (1781–1850): English-born landscape and botanical artist
• Bryan Westwood (1930–2000): portrait artist who won the Archibald Prize twice
• Charles Wheeler (1881–1977): painter who won the Archibald Prize in 1933
• Ken Whisson
• James S White (1862–1918)
• Susan Dorothea White (1941– ): painter, sculptor, printmaker, author
• Brett Whiteley (1939–1992): Prolific, multi-award winning painter
• James V Wigley (1918–1999): painter of Aboriginal camp scenes and desert landscapes
• Julian Wigley (1943– )
• Donna Williams (1963– )
• Fred Williams (1927–1982): painter and printmaker
• Jan Williamson ( – ): Award winning portraitist
• Shaun Wilson (1972– ): artist, film maker, academic, teacher, and curator
• Leslie Wilkie (1878–1935): artist, curator, and member of Victorian Artists Society
• Henry Winkles (1800–1860)
• Walter Withers : landscape artist and a member of the Heidelberg School of impressionists
• Philip Wolfhagen (1963– )
• Noel Wood (1912–2001): painter
• Margaret Woodward (1938– )
• J C Wright
• Peter Wright
• Susan Wright

W

• John Henry Young (1880–1946): gallery director, art dealer and collector

Z

• Anne Zahalka
• Michael Zavros (1974– )
• Salvatore Zofrea (1946– ): Italian-born painter of literary, historical and religious sources
• Reinis Zusters

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