Artists

The following contemporary artists have, and many are continuing to build, a large body of work based on biblical figures and subjects. My favorites are indicated by boldface type and an asterisk.

I’m in the process of compiling nationalities and years of birth and so will be adding that information periodically.

A
Brett a’Court (New Zealand, 1968–)
Oleksandr Antonyuk (Олександр Антонюк) (Ukrainian, 1971–)
Arcabas (French, 1926–2018)*

B
Arsen Bereza (Арсен Береза) (Ukrainian, 1989–)
Maximino Cerezo Barredo (Spanish, 1932–)
Jack Baumgartner (American, 1976–)
Zak Benjamin (South African, 1951–)
Kirsten Malcolm Berry (American, 1955–)
Françoise Bissara-Fréreau (French, 1943–)
Pippa Blackall (British)
Joan Bohlig (American, 1936–)
Grace Carol Bomer (Canadian American, 1948–)
Daniel Bonnell (American, 1955–)
Ross Boone (aka Raw Spoon) (American, 1979–)
Alfonse Borysewicz (American, 1957–)
Sandra Bowden (American, 1943–)
Tanja Butler (American, 1955–)

C
Mark Cazalet (British, 1964–)
Sawai Chinnawong (Thai, 1959–)
Macha Chmakoff (French, 1952–)
Michael Cook (British, 1966–)
Philip Cooper (Australian)

D
Nyoman Darsane (Indonesian, 1939–2024)
Ivanka Demchuk (Іванка Демчук) (Ukrainian, 1990–)*

E
Scott Erickson (American, 1977–)
Robert P. Eustace (American, 1957–)

F
Carola Faller-Barris (German, 1964–)
Isaac Fanous (Egyptian, 1919–2007)
Barbara Februar (Canadian, 1958–)
Fikos (Greek, 1987–)
Wayne Forte (American, b. Philippines, 1950–)

G
Michael Galovic (Serbian, 1949–)
Lalo Garcia (American)
Fr. John Giuliani (American, 1932–2021)
Chris Gollon (British, 1953–2017)

H
Aidan Hart (British, 1957–)
Arne Haugen Sørensen (Danish, 1932–)
He Qi (Chinese, 1950–)*
Linda Witte Henke (American)
Bruce Herman (American, 1953–)
Paul Hobbs (British, 1964–)
Jackie Howard (Dutch, 1957–)
Peter Howson (Scottish, 1958–)
Francis Hoyland (British, 1930–)

J
James B. Janknegt (also here) (American, 1953–)*
Nalini Jayasuriya (Sri Lankan, 1927–2014)

K
Anneke Kaai (Dutch, 1951–)
Gocha Kakabadze (Georgian, 1966–)
Roberta Karstetter (American, 1953–)
Henna Kim (Korean, 1974–)
Jae-Im Kim (Korean, 1937–)
Kim Young Gil (Korean, 1940–2008)
Jennie Kimbrough (American)
Edward Knippers (American, 1946–)
Sieger Köder (German, 1925–2015)
Peter Koenig (British)
Olya Kravchenko (Оля Кравченко) (Ukrainian, 1985–)
Kelly Kruse (American)
Khrystyna Kvyk (Христина Квик) (Ukrainian, 1994–)

L
Jörg Länger (German, 1964–)
Kelly Latimore (American, 1986–)
Robert Lentz (American, 1946–)
Greta Leśko (Polish, 1979–)
Ostap Lozynsky (остап лозинський) (Ukrainian, 1983–2022)

M
Shin Maeng
Anna Makać (Polish, 1966–)
George Makary (Egyptian Canadian)
Marge Malwitz
Paul Martin (British, 1948–)
Janet McKenzie (American)
William Hart McNichols (American, 1949–)
Cody F. Miller (American, 1972–)
Apollinaria Mishina (Russian, 1987–)
Barry Motes (American)
Danylo Movchan (Данило Мовчан) (Ukrainian, 1979–)
Marc Mulders (Dutch, 1958–)
Henry Munyaneza (Rwandan, 2003–)
Elena Murariu (Romanian, 1963–)
Nicholas Mynheer (British, 1958–)*

N
Jerzy Nowosielski (Polish, 1923–2011)

O
Sr. Mary Ann Osborne

P
Margaret Adams Parker (American, 1948–)
Valerio Perino (aka Tempio Industriale) (Italian, 1982–)
Hrvoje Marko Peruzović (Croatian, 1971–)
David Popiashvili (Georgian, 1969–)
Ted Prescott (American, 1944–)
Steve Prince (American, 1968–)

R
Sergii Radkevych (aka Teck) (Сергія Радкевича) (Ukrainian, 1987–)
P. Solomon Raj (Indian, 1921–2019)
Alek Rapoport (Russian, 1933–1997)
Damon Lamar Reed (American, 1978–)
John Reilly (British, 1928–2010)
J. Kirk Richards (American, 1976–)
Jan Richardson (American)
Filippo Rossi (Italian, 1970–)
Marko Ivan Rupnik (Slovenian, 1954–)
Natalya Rusetska (Наталя Русецька) (Ukrainian, 1984–)
Fr. John R. P. Russell

S
Jyoti Sahi (Indian, 1944–)*
Christina Saj (Ukrainian American, 1967–)
Nikola Sarić (Serbian, 1985–)
Wisnu Sasongko (Indonesian, 1975–)
Jacques Richard Sassandra (French, 1932–)
Natalia Satsyk (Наталія Сацик) (Ukrainian, 1984–)
Ernst Schwidder (American, 1931–1998)
Maxim Sheshukov (Максим Шешуков) (Russian)
Alexander Smirnov (Александр Смирнов) (Russian, 1947–)
Julia Stankova (Bulgarian, 1954–)*
Johannes Steuck (Swedish, 1956–)
Tim Steward (British, 1975–)
Ejti Štih (Slovenian, 1957–)
Caleb Stoltzfus (American, 1992–)

T
Judith Tutin (Irish, 1979–)

V
Paul van Dongen (Dutch, 1958–)
Bonnie Van Voorst (American)
Michalis Vasilakis (Μιχάλη Βασιλάκη) (Greek, 1948–2019)
Sviatoslav Vladyka (Святослав Владика) (Ukrainian, 1975–)
Corinne Vonaesch
Andrij Vynnychok (Андрій Винничок) (Ukrainian, 1967–)

W
Roger Wagner (British, 1957–)
Ni Ketut Ayu Sri Wardani (Indonesian, 1966–)
Soichi Watanabe (Japanese, 1949–)
Stephen Watson (American)
Egino G. Weinert (German, 1920–2012)
Thomas Werk (German, 1971–)
Stephen Wilson