Most Famous Mexican Artists

Mexico has produced 63 notable artists throughout history, led by Frida Kahlo. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Frida Kahlo — Mexican Painter (1907–1954) , ranked #157
  2. Diego Rivera — Mexican Painter (1886–1957) , ranked #725
  3. Leonora Carrington — Mexican Painter (1917–2011) , ranked #5336
  4. José Clemente Orozco — Mexican Painter (1883–1949) , ranked #6213
  5. Chavela Vargas — Mexican Artist (1919–2012) , ranked #8717
  6. Rufino Tamayo — Mexican Painter (1899–1991) , ranked #10423
  7. Juan O'Gorman — Mexican Painter (1905–1982) , ranked #24339
  8. María Izquierdo (artist) — Mexican Painter (1902–1955) , ranked #39737
  9. Lola Alvarez Bravo — Mexican Photographer (1907–1993) , ranked #41778
  10. José María Velasco Gómez — Mexican Painter (1840–1912) , ranked #44065
  11. Carmen Mondragón — Mexican Painter (1893–1978) , ranked #54932
  12. Joaquín Clausell — Mexican Painter (1866–1935) , ranked #73127
  13. Luis Nishizawa — Mexican Painter (1918–2014) , ranked #73507
  14. Federico Cantú Garza — Mexican Painter (1907–1989) , ranked #80599
  15. Humberto Ramos — Mexican Artist (Born 1970) , ranked #86758
  16. Manuel Felguérez — Mexican Sculptor (1928–2020) , ranked #99614
  17. José Chávez Morado — Mexican Painter (1909–2002) , ranked #142548
  18. Alfredo Zalce — Mexican Painter (1908–2003) , ranked #149173
  19. Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin — Mexican Painter (1922–2007) , ranked #200251
  20. Luis Arenal Bastar — Mexican Painter (1908–1985) , ranked #208585