Most Famous Canadian Artists
Canada has produced 126 notable artists throughout history, led by Yousuf Karsh. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
YK
Yousuf Karsh Canadian Photographer 1908 – 2002
#
11,607
TT
Tom Thomson Canadian Painter 1877 – 1917
#
19,427
MD
Mac DeMarco Canadian Artist Born 1990
#
24,565
PK
Paul Kane Canadian Painter 1810 – 1871
#
30,372
ML
Maud Lewis Canadian Painter 1903 – 1970
#
32,386
KA
Kenojuak Ashevak Canadian Sculptor 1927 – 2013
#
48,118
NM
Norval Morrisseau Canadian Painter 1932 – 2007
#
60,232
PB
Paul-Émile Borduas Canadian Painter 1905 – 1960
#
75,639
S(
Seth (cartoonist) Canadian Cartoonist Born 1962
#
77,024
CB
Chris Bachalo Canadian Artist Born 1965
#
83,654
LJ
Lynn Johnston Canadian Artist Born 1947
#
91,781
TN
Ted Nasmith Canadian Illustrator Born 1956
#
93,999
MD
Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté Canadian Painter 1869 – 1937
#
112,829
DO
Daphne Odjig Canadian Painter 1919 – 2016
#
115,572
JD
Julie Doucet Canadian Artist Born 1965
#
119,334
DM
David Milne (artist) Canadian Painter 1882 – 1953
#
123,795
PN
Paul Nicklen Canadian Photographer Born 1968
#
153,185
RB
Rebecca Belmore Canadian Artist Born 1960
#
160,045
PA
Pitseolak Ashoona Canadian Artist 1904 – 1983
#
163,915
MB
Molly Bobak Canadian Painter 1919 – 2014
#
194,083