Welcome to the Artist Database

Students are encouraged to actively use this blog to search for any ‘artist connections’ that might inspire their own work. You will find many artists with distinctive #hashtag words to aid your search. Simply type in a word in the top search bar to see what pops up. There are also ‘Fast Links…’ at the bottom of the page to each individual artist.

This is a growing database with artists new and old added every day so keep checking…


Cindy Sherman





Photography, Portrait, Self Portrait, Clown, Doll, Provocative, Disturbing, Face Paint, Colour, Brash, Conceptual Portraits, Costume, 

Sarah Lucas




Sculpture, Self Portrait, Photography, Found Objects, Objects, Brit, Humour, Cigarettes, Eggs, Body, Provocative, Shocking, 

Graydon Parrish





Portrait, Profile, Realism, Painting, Nude, Blindfold, 

Arthur Rackham




Alice in Wonderland, Cards, Sea, Drowning, Mermaid, Fairy, Fairytale, Illustration, Tree, Dark, Wing, Wave,  


Alyssa Monks




Underwater, Water, Bath, Bubbles, Steam, Hair, Wet, Painting, Portrait, Drowning, Photo Realism, Body, Distort, Barrier, 

Johannes Vermeer




Profile, Portrait, Painting, Interior, Scene, Domestic, Baroque, Kitchen, Headdress, Bedroom, Food, Spill, Pour, 

Caravaggio




Chiaroscuro, Light, Dark, Death, Still Life, Food, Baroque, Renaissance, Objects, Everyday, Lighting, Shadow, Study, 

Gustav Klimt






Tree, Painting, Culture, Pattern, Death, Modern, Nouveau, Swirl, 

Graham Sutherland






Animal, Ram, Mark making, War, Ruin, Building, Architecture, Fame, Celebrity, Portrait, Political, Bees, Insects, Natural Species, Nature, 



Russ Mills




Animal, Panda, Sketch, Expressive, Horns, Headdress, Portrait, Ink, Mark making, 

Ricardo Martinez




Illustration, Humour, Political, Animal, Lion, Gorilla, Bear, Detail, Mark making, 

Michael Mcconnell




Animal, Mask, Bear, Deer, Rabbit, Animal Cruelty, Childhood, Vulnerable, Headdress, Child, Tied,  


Tom French




Skull, Drip, Portrait, Profile, Expressive, Death, Realism, Surrealism, Layer, Reflection, 


Matt Wisniewski




Photography, Profile, Portrait, Layer, Texture, Landscape, Collage, Digital, Nature, Surrealism, 

Keith Haring







Pop Art, Line, Tattoo, Mask, African, Graffiti, Colour, Car, Pattern, Figure, Bold, Body Painting, Body Art,