List Of Canadian Artists
The following is a list of Canadian artists working in visual or plastic media (including 20th century artists working in video art, performance art, or other types of new media). See other articles for information on Canadian literature, Canadian music, Canadian Cinema and Canadian Culture. For more specific information on the arts in Canada, see Canadian art.
The Artists in Canada Reference Library provides an in-depth list of Canadian artists and the museums who feature them. The following is a brief list of some important Canadian artists and groups of artists:
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