Most Famous Australian Artists

Australia has produced 102 notable artists throughout history, led by Sidney Nolan. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Sidney Nolan — Australian Painter (1917–1992) , ranked #18553
  2. Albert Namatjira — Australian Painter (1902–1959) , ranked #25921
  3. Chrissy Amphlett — Australian Artist (1959–2013) , ranked #38374
  4. Emily Kame Kngwarreye — Australian Painter (1910–1996) , ranked #55159
  5. Arthur Boyd — Australian Painter (1920–1999) , ranked #65864
  6. William Dobell — Australian Sculptor (1899–1970) , ranked #81331
  7. Max Dupain — Australian Photographer (1911–1992) , ranked #111539
  8. Grace Cossington Smith — Australian Painter (1892–1984) , ranked #115299
  9. Constance Stokes — Australian Painter (1906–1991) , ranked #131882
  10. Minnie Pwerle — Australian Painter (1920–2006) , ranked #178845
  11. John Brack — Australian Painter (1920–1999) , ranked #186387
  12. Makinti Napanangka — Australian Painter (1930–2011) , ranked #202523
  13. Michael Leunig — Australian Cartoonist (Born 1945) , ranked #223855
  14. Norman Hetherington — Australian Artist (1921–2010) , ranked #235588
  15. Ben Lexcen — Australian Architect (1936–1988) , ranked #240747
  16. Ricky Swallow — Australian Sculptor (Born 1974) , ranked #244187
  17. Nora Heysen — Australian Painter (1911–2003) , ranked #247817
  18. Damien Parer — Australian Photographer (1912–1944) , ranked #260066
  19. Richard Daintree — Australian Photographer (1832–1878) , ranked #262671
  20. Carol Jerrems — Australian Photographer (1949–1980) , ranked #305530