The following is a list of some important Canadian artists and groups of artists:
- Cornelius Krieghoff, 1815-1872, painter
- Paul Peel, 1860-1892, painter
- The Group of Seven
- Tom Thomson, 1877-1917, painter
- Emily Carr, 1871-1945, painter
- David Milne, 1882-1953, painter
- Jack Shadbolt, 1909-1998, painter
- Alex Colville, 1920-, painter
- Bill Reid, 1920-1998, sculptor
- Jean Paul Riopelle, 1923-2002, painter
- Paterson Ewen, 1925-2002, painter
- William Kurelek, 1927-1977, painter
- Michael Snow, 1929-, painter
- Robert Bateman, 1930-, painter
- Ken Danby, 1940-, painter