This is a list of notable visual artists who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or otherwise non-heterosexual. This list covers artists known for the creation of visual art such as drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, installations, performance works and video works. The entries are in alphabetical order by surname. Birth and death dates are included. All new additions to this list should include a reference.

A Berenice Abbott (1898–1991), USA Nancy Andrews (born 1963), USA Jazmin Bean Adams (born 2003), UK Pol Anglada (born 1991), Spain

B Francis Bacon (1909–1992), Ireland/UK Hannah Baer, USA Djuna Barnes (1892–1982), USA Tosh Basco, USA Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), USA Martin Battersby (1914–1980), UK"Martin Battersby: A Biography" by Philippe_Garner in The Decorative Twenties, New York: Walker & Co., 1969, pp. 7–21. Cecil Beaton (1904–1980), UK Alison Bechdel (born 1960), USA Joan E. Biren (born 1944), USA Gilles Blanchard of Pierre et Gilles (born 1953), France Rora Blue (born ), USA Seth Bogart (born 1980), USA Rosa Bonheur (1822–1899), France David Bowie (1947–2016), UK Joe Brainard (1942–1994), USA Louie Bretaña (born 1967), Philippines/New Zealand Romaine Brooks (1874–1970), USA Farrokh Bulsara, known as Freddie Mercury (1946–1991), ZanzibarQueen Online – History: Freddie Mercury, Archived on 8 August 2010. Scott Burton (1938–1989), USA

C Cathy Cade (born 1942), USA Paul Cadmus (1904–1999), USA Casey Cadwallader (born 1979), USA Claude Cahun (1894–1954), France Caravaggio (1571–1610), Italy Tammy Rae Carland (born 1965), USA Drake Carr (born 1993), USA Jonathan Lyndon Chase (born 1989), USA Jean Cocteau (1889–1963), France Liz Collins (born 1968), USA Pierre Commoy of Pierre et Gilles (born 1950), France Frank Coombs (1906–1941), UK Enrico Corte (born 1963), Italy Anthony Cudahy (born 1989), USA

D Salvador Dalí (1904–1989), Spain TM Davy (born 1980), USA Sean DeLear (1964–2017), USA Jimmy De Sana (1949–1990), USA Raúl de Nieves (born 1983), Mexico Beauford Delaney (1901–1979), USAJournal of Beauford Delaney, quoted in Leeming 1998:13. Charles Demuth (1883–1935), USA Jaiden Dittfach (born 1997), USA Donatello (–1466), Italy Angela Dufresne (born 1969), USA Jacqueline Charlotte Dufresnoy (1931–2006), France Chloe Dzubilo (1960–2011), USA

E Thomas Eakins (1844–1916), USA James Emmerman (born 1993), USA Rafa Esparza (born 1981), USA

F Martin Firrell (born 1963), France Lola Flash (born 1959), USA Eve Fowler (born 1964), USA Louis Fratino (born 1993), USA Jared French (1905–1988), USA Richard Fung (born 1954), Trinidad and Tobago/Canada

G Yishay Garbasz (born 1970), Israel/Germany Malik Gaines (born 1973), USA Chitra Ganesh (born 1975), USAGopinath, Gayatri (2009). "Chitra Ganesh's Queer Re-visions" (PDF). GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2014. Jeffrey Gibson (born 1972), USA Joseph Glasco (1925–1996), USA Gluck (1895–1978), UK Nash Glynn (born 1992), USA Robert Gober (born 1954), USAJori Finkel (7 October 2009), Opposites Attract, and an Exhibition Opens The New York Times. Nan Goldin (born 1953), USA Krzysztof Gonciarz (born 1985), Poland Félix González-Torres (1957–1996), Cuba/USA Edward Gorey (1925–2000), USA Duncan Grant (1885–1978), UK Ethan James Green (born 1990), USA Jimmy Groen (born 1962), Netherlands Lucas Grogan (born 1984), Australia Nancy Grossman (born 1940), USA Sonali Gulati (born 1972), India/USA

H Edith Hammar (born 1992), Finland Barbara Hammer (1939–2019), USA Harmony Hammond (born 1944), USA Michelle Handelman (born 1960), USA Keith Haring (1958–1990), USA Mickey Harmon (1984–2025), USA Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), USA Sadao Hasegawa (1945–1999), Japan Johanna Hedva (born 1984), USA Geoffrey Hendricks (1931–2018), USA Hannah Höch (1889–1978), Germany David Hockney (born 1937), UK Marie Høeg (1866–1949), Norway Boscoe Holder (1921–2007), Trinidad and Tobago Oscar yi Hou (born 1998), UK/USA Every Ocean Hughes (born 1977), USA Peter Hujar (1934–1987), USA

J Jess (1923–2004), USA Elton John (born 1947), UK Gwen John (1876–1939), Wales/France Jasper Johns (born 1930), USA Alex Jovanovich (born 1975), USA

K Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), Mexico Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile (born 1988), Botswana Ben Kimura (1947–2003), Japan Kiss and Tell collective, Canada Brian Kenny, Germany Anna Elizabeth Klumpke (1856–1942), USA/France Eardley Knollys (1902–1991), UKJennings, Clive (14 June 2013) Retrieved 8 October 2020

L Scooter LaForge (born 1971), USA Doron Langberg (born 1985), Israel Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt (born 1948), USA Greer Lankton (1958–1996), USA Marie Laurencin (born 1883), France Tamara de Lempicka (1894–1980), Poland Glenn Ligon (born 1960), USAMeyer, Richard. "Glenn Ligon", in George E. Haggerty and Bonnie Zimmerman (eds), Gay Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia, Volume 2. New York: Garland Publishing, 2000. Alma López (born 1966), Mexico/USA Federico García Lorca (1898–1936), Spain Joe Lycett (born 1988), UK George Platt Lynes (1907–1955), USA

M Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989), USA Agnes Martin (1912–2004), Canada/USA Ryan McNamara (born 1979), USA Julie Mehretu (born 1970), Ethiopia Michelangelo (1475–1564), Italy Kate Millett (1934–2017), USA Allyson Mitchell (born 1967), Canada Slava Mogutin (born 1974), Russia Kent Monkman (born 1965), Canada Sione Monū (born 1993), New Zealand/Australia Clifton Mooney (born 1986), USA Lilith Salvia Morris (born 2000), UK Carlos Motta (born 1978), Colombia/USA Andrew Mroczek (born 1977), USA Zanele Muholi (born 1972), South Africa

N Shannon Novak (born 1979), New Zealand

O Toyin Ojih Odutola (born 1985), Nigeria/USA Catherine Opie (born 1961), USA

P Reuben Paterson (born 1973), New Zealand/USA Sam Penn (born 1998), USA Oren Pinhassi (born 1985), Israel Maria E. Piñeres (born 1966), Colombia Jody Pinto (born 1942), USA Poliziano (1454–1494), Italy Jill Posener (born 1953), UK

Q Wayne Douglas Quinn (1941–1987), USA George Quaintance (1902–1957), USA

R Jan Rattia (born 1974), Venezuela/USA Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008), USA Marie Ulven Ringheim (born 1999), Norway Tom Rubnitz (1956–1992), USA

S Sal Salandra (born 1946), USA Alma Selimović (born 1981), Bosnia Aviva Silverman (born 1986), USA Buzz Slutzky (born 1988), USA Simeon Solomon (1840–1905), UK Annie Sprinkle (born 1954), USA

T Gengoroh Tagame (born 1964), Japan Stephen Tashjian Tabboo! (born 1959), USA Tim Tate (born 1960), USA Mickalene Thomas (born 1971), USA Luke Thurgate (born 1978), Australia Wolfgang Tillmans (born 1968), Germany Ken Tisa (born 1945), USA Tom of Finland (1920–1991), Finland George Tooker (1920–2011), USA Salman Toor (born 1983), Pakistan/USA Yannis Tsarouchis (1910–1989), Greece Telly Tuita (born 1980), Tonga/Australia/New Zealand Cy Twombly (1928–2011), USA

U Stewart Uoo (born 1985), USA

V Stephen Varble (1946–1984), USA Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italy Del LaGrace Volcano (born 1957), USA

W WangShui (born 1986), USA Andy Warhol (1928–1987), USA Ambera Wellmann (born 1982), Canada Gray Wielebinski (born 1991), USA Kehinde Wiley (born 1977), USA Lucian Wintrich, (born 1988), USA David Wojnarowicz (1954–1992), USA Jimmy Wright (born 1944), USA

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