Famous Dead Artists: Recent Artist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 4,000 obituaries of famous dead artists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Hanna Drul dead at age 65
Hanna Drul, a Ukrainian decorative ceramics artist,
died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 65. Born on September 22, 1960, in Chervonohrad, now Sheptytskyi, in Lviv Oblast, she…
Heinz Stücke dead at age 86
Heinz Stücke, the German cyclist, photographer and world traveler who spent most of his life riding through every country in the world,
died on July 22, 2026. He was 86.…
Mitch Byrd dead at age 63
Mitch Byrd, an American comic book artist and penciller,
died on July 22, 2026. Born on July 28, 1962, Byrd began his major comics work on Cat and Mouse, collaborating…
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry dead at age 96
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, a British aristocrat and pottery designer,
died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 96. Born David Harrington Angus Douglas in London on…
Tofig Mirzoyev dead at age 94
Tofig Mirzoyev, an Azerbaijani actor known for roles in films including The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina and Nesimi,
died on July 21, 2026. He was 94. Mirzoyev was born…
Tofik Mirzoyev dead at age 94
Tofik Mirzoyev, the Azerbaijani actor known for roles in The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina and Nesimi,
died on July 21, 2026. He was 94. Azerbaijani sources identified him as…
Zale Parry dead at age 93
Zale Parry, an American scuba diver and actress,
died on July 20, 2026. She was 93. Born in Milwaukee on March 19, 1933, Parry became known as a pioneer in…
Jennifer Finch dead at age 59, American musician, brain cancer
Jennifer Finch, an American musician and photographer best known as the bass player for the punk rock band L7,
died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 59. Born…
Alan Walden dead at age 83
Alan Walden, an American music manager, publisher, booking agent and promoter known for his work with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Otis Redding,
died on July 16, 2026. Born in Macon, Georgia,…
Romano Garofalo dead at age 84, Italian cartoonist, writer and journalist
Romano Garofalo, the Italian cartoonist, writer and journalist whose work helped shape popular comics in Italy,
died on July 15, 2026, in Rimini. Born in Rimini on November 11, 1941,…
Moozhikkal Pankajakshi dead at age 90
Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, an Indian Nokkuvidya pavakali performer,
died on July 15, 2026, at age 90. A noted artist of Nokkuvidya paava kali, a form of puppetry, she was born on…
Plas Johnson dead at age 94
Plas Johnson, the American soul-jazz saxophonist widely known for his tenor saxophone solo on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme,"
died on July 15, 2026. He was 94. Born Plas…
Pat Oliphant dead at age 90
Pat Oliphant, the Australian-born American political cartoonist whose work tracked American and global politics for more than six decades,
died on July 13, 2026. Born Patrick Bruce Oliphant in Adelaide…
Barry Dickins dead at age 76, author, artist, actor, educator, journalist
Barry Dickins, an Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist,
died on July 13, 2026, aged 76. Born in Reservoir in Melbourne, he became known for historical dramas and for…
Luis Sanguino dead at age 91
Luis Sanguino, the Spanish sculptor known for monumental bronze works in Spain and the Americas,
died on July 12, 2026. Born Luis Antonio Sanguino de Pascual in Barcelona on August…
Serge Malenfant dead
Serge Malenfant, a Canadian painter,
died on July 12, 2026, in Sherbrooke. He was best known for trompe-l'œil murals created for the city of Sherbrooke, beginning with a work installed…
Chris Scheuer dead at age 73
Chris Scheuer, an Austrian comic book author and illustrator,
died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Graz on September 19, 1952, he built a career…
Jun Isezaki dead at age 90
Jun Isezaki, a Japanese potter and ceramicist,
died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Bizen on February 20, 1936, he studied at Okayama University and…
Bob Farrell dead at age 77
Bob Farrell, an American Christian musician and songwriter best known for his work in the duo Farrell and Farrell,
died on July 11, 2026. He was 77. Formed in 1977…
Chua Mia Tee dead at age 94
Chua Mia Tee
died on July 10, 2026. He was a Chinese-born Singaporean painter. Born on Nov. 25, 1931, he was 94. Tags Artists, 10 July 2026, China, Chua, Sagittarius,…
Max Eiselin dead at age 94
Max Eiselin, the Swiss expedition leader who organized the 1960 ascent of Dhaulagiri,
died on July 9, 2026. Born on January 8, 1932, in Kriens, he was a trained businessman…
Kathy Muehlemann dead at age 76
Kathy Muehlemann, an American abstract painter and professor of art,
died on July 9, 2026, at age 76. Born in Austin in 1950, she earned a B.F.A. from Empire State…
François About dead at age 86
François About, the French film director and photographer,
died on July 7, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Nancy on September 1, 1939, he trained at the École…
Sharon Dede Padi dead at age 50
Sharon Dede Padi
died on July 7, 2026. She was a Ghanaian painter and poet. Padi also worked as a project manager and was employed at Accra Technical University. She…
Luisa Cunha dead at age 77
Luisa Cunha
died on July 6, 2026. She was a Portuguese painter. Tags Artists, 06 July 2026, Cancer, Cunha, Luisa, Portugal, July 2026, July 6
Albert Sous dead at age 91
Albert Sous
died on July 4, 2026. He was a German sculptor. Tags Artists, 04 July 2026, Albert, Germany, Sous, Taurus, July 2026, July 4
Fausto Delle Chiaie dead at age 82
Fausto Delle Chiaie
died on July 4, 2026. He was an Italian artist. Tags Artists, 04 July 2026, Aquarius, Chiaie, Fausto, Italy, July 2026, July 4
Atia Islam Anne dead at age 64
Atia Islam Anne
died on July 2, 2026. She was an artist. Tags Artists, 02 July 2026, Anne, Atia, Cancer, July 2, July 2026
André Romus dead at age 89
André Romus
died on July 1, 2026. He was a Belgian painter and television director. Born on November 27, 1936, in Theux, he also worked as a film director. Romus…
Akiko Hayashi dead at age 81
Akiko Hayashi
died on July 1, 2026. She was a Japanese illustrator. Tags Artists, 01 July 2026, Akiko, Hayashi, Japan, Pisces, Suwa, July 1, July 2026
Frank Polson dead at age 74
Frank Polson
died on June 30, 2026. He was a French painter and sculptor. No other details about his life or career were immediately available. Tags Artists, 30 June 2026,…
Tami Bezaleli dead at age 73, Israeli painter, sculptor and writer
Tami Bezaleli
died on June 29, 2026. Tags Artists, Writers, 29 June 2026, Bezaleli, Israel, Tami, June 2026, June 29
Franco Devescovi dead at age 83
Franco Devescovi
died on June 29, 2026. He was an Italian cartoonist. Tags Artists, 29 June 2026, Devescovi, Franco, Italy, June 2026, June 29
Jaroslav Sýbek dead at age 76
Jaroslav Sýbek
died on June 29, 2026. Tags Artists, 29 June 2026, Czechia, Jaroslav, June 2026, June 29, Sýbek
Mustafa Monwar dead at age 90
Mustafa Monwar, a Bangladeshi painter and sculptor,
died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 90 after pneumonia complicated by prostate cancer. Born on September 1, 1935, in Jashore,…
Rune Mields dead at age 91
Rune Mields
died on June 27, 2026. Tags Artists, 27 June 2026, Germany, Mields, Rune, June 2026, June 27
Konstantin Khudyakov dead at age 81
Konstantin Khudyakov, a Russian painter, architect and designer,
died on June 27, 2026, at age 81. He was part of the Russian and Soviet art worlds and was educated at…
Konstantin Khudyakov dead at age 81
Konstantin Khudyakov
died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a Russian painter, architect and designer. Born on January 2, 1945, in Tsarevshchina, he studied at…
Kurt Ard dead at age 100, Danish illustrator, painter and graphic artist
Kurt Ard, a Danish illustrator, painter and graphic artist,
died on June 26, 2026. He was 100. Born in Copenhagen in December 1925, Ard became known for cover art for…
Onai Quiñonez dead at age 32
Onai Quiñonez, a Venezuelan painter and cellist,
died on June 24, 2026. He was born in Tovar, Mérida, in 1993 and studied cello at the Cátedra Latinoamericana de Violonchelo. Quiñonez…
János Németh dead at age 92
János Németh
died on June 22, 2026. He was a sculptor. Tags Artists, 22 June 2026, Hungary, János, June 2026, June 22, Németh
János Németh dead at age 92
János Németh
died on June 22, 2026. He was a sculptor. Tags Artists, 22 June 2026, Hungary, Pisces, János, June 2026, June 22, Németh
Edin Numankadić dead at age 78
Edin Numankadić, a Bosnian visual artist,
died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Sarajevo on June 13, 1948, he studied at the Pedagogical Academy in…
Yaacov Agam dead at age 98
Yaacov Agam, the Israeli sculptor and experimental artist celebrated for his contributions to optical and kinetic art,
died on June 21, 2026, at age 98. Born Yaakov Gipstein in Rishon…
Jeff Olson dead at age 77
Jeff Olson, an American visual effects artist whose work helped shape films including Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Trek and Who Framed Roger Rabbit,
died on…
Jeff Olson dead at age 77
Jeff Olson died June 21, 2026. Tags Artists, 21 June 2026, Jeff, Olson, Virgo, June 2026, June 21
Mireille Bastin dead at age 83
Mireille Bastin, a Belgian painter,
died on June 20, 2026, at age 83. Born in Uccle on March 30, 1943, she worked as a self-taught artist in the naïve style…
Yuri Vashchenko dead at age 85
Yuri Vashchenko
died on June 19, 2026, in Moscow. He was 85. Vashchenko was a Russian graphic artist and book illustrator, born in Moscow on June 16, 1941. He studied…
Valeriu Sepi dead at age 80, Romanian graphic designer, painter and visual artist
Valeriu Sepi
died on June 19, 2026. Tags Artists, 19 June 2026, Romania, Sepi, Valeriu, June 19, June 2026
Sally Brayley dead at age 88
Sally Brayley, a Canadian-American ballet dancer,
died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in London in 1937 to Canadian parents and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia,…
George Rowlett dead at age 84
George Rowlett, a British painter,
died on June 18, 2026. Tags Artists, 18 June 2026, Britain, Cancer, George, Rowlett, June 18, June 2026
Brian Johnson dead at age 86
Brian Johnson, the British designer and director of film and television special effects,
died on June 15, 2026. Born Brian Johncock on June 29, 1939, in Surrey, he changed his…
Semyon Skrepetsky dead at age 45
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian artist, activist and blogger,
died on June 15, 2026, at age 45. Born Robert Kuzovkov in Altai Krai in 1981, he became known for political caricature,…
Danny Simmons dead at age 72
Danny Simmons, an American abstract expressionist painter,
died on June 15, 2026, at age 72. Born Daniel Simmons Jr. on August 17, 1953, in New York, he worked as a…
Győző Somogyi dead at age 83
Győző Somogyi
died on June 14, 2026. He was a Hungarian graphic artist and painter. No cause of death was given. Tags Artists, 14 June 2026, Hungary, Somogyi, Győző, June…
Görel Hanser dead at age 76
Görel Hanser, a Swedish record company executive and talent manager known for her work with ABBA,
died on June 13, 2026. She was 76. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen on June…
Pauls Butkēvičs dead at age 85
Pauls Butkēvičs, the Latvian actor known for I Remember Everything, Richard, Four White Shirts and Long Road in the Dunes,
died on June 12, 2026. He was 85. Born in…
Portchie dead at age 62
Portchie
died on June 12, 2026. He was a South African painter and sculptor. Tags Artists, 12 June 2026, Portchie, June 12, June 2026, South Africa
Görel Johnsen dead at age 77
Görel Johnsen, a Swedish record company executive who played a central role at Polar Music,
died on June 12, 2026. She was 77. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen in Skultorp, Sweden,…
Margaret Kerry dead at age 97
Margaret Kerry, an American dancer and actress best known for Peter Pan and If You Knew Susie,
died on June 11, 2026, at age 97. Born Peggy Lynch on May…
David Hockney dead at age 88
David Hockney, the English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer,
died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, on July…
David Fairrington dead at age 85
David Fairrington, an American painter known for his realistic portraits and a range of other subjects,
died on June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born David Neal Fairrington on October…
Emi Koyama dead at age 51
Emi Koyama
died on June 10, 2026. Koyama was an artist. Tags Artists, Scientists, 10 June 2026, Emi, Koyama, June 10, June 2026
Wim T. Schippers dead at age 83, Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist
Wim T. Schippers, a Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist,
died on June 10, 2026. He was 83. Known for the television programs De Fred Haché Show and Van Oekel's…
Duane Michals dead at age 94
Duane Michals, an American photographer known for inventive photo-sequences that often combined text with images to explore emotion and philosophy,
died on June 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in…
Robert Greenidge dead at age 76
Robert Greenidge, a Trinidadian steelpan player and composer,
died on June 8, 2026, at age 76. Born on April 28, 1950, in Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago, he began performing as…
Jeannette Weiss Gruber dead at age 91
Jeannette Weiss Gruber, a French glass painter,
died on June 7, 2026. Tags Artists, 07 June 2026, France, Gruber, Jeannette, June 2026, June 7
Elfie Semotan dead at age 99
Elfie Semotan
died on June 6, 2026. She was an Austrian photographer and model. Born in Wels on July 25, 1941, she studied at the Modeschule Wien im Schloss Hetzendorf.…
Talay Riley dead at age 35
Talay Riley, a British singer-songwriter,
died on June 5, 2026, after being stabbed in Silvertown, London. He was 35. Born Mark Olayinka Orabiyi on July 10, 1990, Riley began his…
Norman Balon dead at age 89
Norman Balon, the British publican who spent more than six decades as landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho,
died on June 4, 2026. Born in Ilford on January…
John B. Williams dead at age 85
John B. Williams, an American double bassist and bass guitarist known for his work on The Tonight Show and The Arsenio Hall Show,
died on June 4, 2026, at age…
Greg James dead at age 71
Greg James, an American tattoo artist known for designs and original artwork that appeared in magazines, books, documentaries and at the Hard Rock Cafe,
died on June 4, 2026, at…
John Blanche dead at age 77
John Blanche, the British fantasy and science fiction illustrator whose work helped define White Dwarf and Warhammer 40,000,
died on June 3, 2026. He was 77. Blanche, born in 1948,…
Jagannath Prasad Das dead at age 90, Writer, poet, novelist
Jagannath Prasad Das, the Indian writer and poet known for his work in Odia,
died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Puri on April 26,…
Eszter Láng dead at age 78
Eszter Láng
died on June 2, 2026. She was a painter. Tags Artists, 02 June 2026, Eszter, Hungary, June 2, June 2026, Láng
Spider Webb dead at age 81
Spider Webb, an American jazz drummer and session musician,
died on June 2, 2026. He was 81. Born Kenneth Ronald Rice in Detroit on June 15, 1944, he began playing…
Eszter Láng dead at age 78
Eszter Láng
died on June 2, 2026. Tags Artists, 02 June 2026, Eszter, Hungary, June 2, June 2026, Láng
Peabo Bryson dead at age 75
Peabo Bryson, the American singer and songwriter known for “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,”
died on June 2, 2026, at age…
Keith Anthony Morrison dead at age 84
Keith Anthony Morrison, a Jamaican-American painter,
died on June 1, 2026, at age 84. Born in Linstead, Jamaica, he studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, earning…
Jay Silva dead at age 45
Jay Silva, an Angolan-born American mixed martial artist,
died on June 1, 2026. He was 45. Born in Luanda on May 25, 1981, Silva competed as a heavyweight and fought…
Knut Husebø dead at age 80
Knut Husebø, a Norwegian visual artist and actor,
died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Stavanger on May 10, 1946, he built a long career…
Master Parrot dead at age 47
Master Parrot, a Ugandan dancehall and Afro-pop music artist,
died on June 1, 2026. Born David Sifaayo in 1978, he emerged in the 2000s as part of Uganda’s contemporary dancehall…
Sir Angus Stirling dead at age 92
Sir Angus Stirling, a British arts administrator and conservationist who served as director general of the National Trust,
died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Angus…
Matthew Spender dead at age 81
Matthew Spender, the English sculptor and writer whose death was announced on May 31, 2026, died at 81. Born in London in 1945, he was also a painter and biographer,…
William Coupon dead at age 73
William Coupon
died on May 30, 2026. He was an American photographer. Tags Artists, 30 May 2026, America, Coupon, William, May 2026, May 30
Julio Le Parc dead at age 97
Julio Le Parc, the Argentine-French artist whose experiments in painting, sculpture and visual art helped shape modern kinetic and op art,
died on May 30, 2026. He was 97. Born…
Charles Hinman dead at age 93
Charles Hinman
died on May 29, 2026. He was an American painter. Tags Artists, 29 May 2026, America, Charles, Hinman, May 2026, May 29
Sidney Moko Mead dead at age 99
Sidney Moko Mead, a New Zealand Māori anthropologist and historian,
died on May 29, 2026. He was 99. Born in Wairoa on January 8, 1927, Mead was also known as…
Marie-Jo Lafontaine dead at age 75
Marie-Jo Lafontaine, the Belgian sculptor and video artist,
died on May 28, 2026. She was 75. Born in Antwerp on November 17, 1950, she studied at the École nationale supérieure…
Jay Milder dead at age 92
Jay Milder, an American painter,
died on May 27, 2026, at 92. A figurative expressionist associated with the second generation of the New York School, he developed a body of…