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- Sophie Calle (born 1953), conceptual artist from France
- Nuno de Campos (born 1969), painter
- Janet Cardiff (born 1957), installation artist
- Gerard Caris (born 1925)
- Norman Carlberg (born 1928), sculptor
- Gillian Carnegie (born 1971), painter
- Anthony Caro (born 1924), sculptor
- Antonio Caro (born 1950), painter, conceptualization
- Nicolas Carone (1917–2010), painter, sculptor
- James Casebere (born 1953), photographer
- Maurizio Cattelan
- John Cederquist (born 1946), American sculptor
- Vija Celmins (born 1938)
- John Chamberlain (1927–2011), sculptor
- Jake and Dinos Chapman (born 1966 and 1962)
- Judy Chicago (born 1939)
- Illya Chichkan (born 1967), installation and video artist
- Dan Christensen (1942–2007), abstract painter
- Christo (born 1935)
- Lygia Clark (1920–1988)
- Francesco Clemente (born 1952)
- Chuck Close (born 1940), painter
- Claude Closky (born 1963)
- Jon Coffelt (born 1963), painter, new media, book arts, fiber art
- Mat Collishaw (born 1966)
- Tony Cragg (born 1945), sculptor
- Michael Craig-Martin (born 1941), painter, printmaker, digital artist, sculpture
- Martin Creed (born 1968), installation artist
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