Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A Modern British artist known for her often monumental paintings of flowers. Self claims influence o

A Modern British artist known for her often monumental paintings of flowers. Self claims influence of 19th centuary Japanese artists specialising in nature studies and American Abstractionist's. Indeed the grounds the flowers are placed on are velvet layered colour a method shared by Rothko and the positioning within the space of the canvas of the flower is not referential to Western Still-Life but an indication of an Eastern influence.

Is a famous Korean singer who mainly focuses on ballads. He debuted in 1998, and became popular with

Is a famous Korean singer who mainly focuses on ballads. He debuted in 1998, and became popular with a sad, romantic ballad titled "To Heaven." Jo is notable for his many "million sellers", as his first few albums were widely popular. He has recently finished his mandatory military service.

Was a notable Dutch painter and engraver.Wtewael began his career engraving glass with his father in

Was a notable Dutch painter and engraver.Wtewael began his career engraving glass with his father in their hometown of Utrecht. In 1586, he began six years of voyaging through France and Italy, specifically Padua, where he began to paint.

Danish-American artist, in Denmark known for his drawings of manor houses, and in the U.S. for his p

Danish-American artist, in Denmark known for his drawings of manor houses, and in the U.S. for his paintings of Niagara Falls and other landscapes.Ferdinand Richardt, the son of Johan Joachim Richardt and Johanne Frederikke née Bohse, was born in Brede, north of Copenhagen in 1819. His father ran the inn/company store at the Brede factory. In 1832 the family relocated to nearby Ørholm to operate the inn at the paper-factory there. In 1839, they moved to Copenhagen.

Was a French writer, poet, and art critic born in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône. He is best kno

Was a French writer, poet, and art critic born in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône. He is best known for his writing about the artists of his era, particularly Paul Cézanne, who was his friend.[1] His 1921 book Cézanne is a testament to the life of the artist, whose work Gasquet had known since an 1895 exhibition at Aix-en-Provence.

Was a German artist. In 1932 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for

Was a German artist. In 1932 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Stabwechsel" ("Baton passing").

Is a German media artist and designer. He was appointed Professor for New Media Art and Design at th

Is a German media artist and designer. He was appointed Professor for New Media Art and Design at the Universität der Künste Berlin in 1991.[1] He is also adjunct professor at the “Media Art and Design Center” at the University of California, Los Angeles.[2] Joachim Sauter studied design at the Universität der Künste Berlin (Berlin University of the Arts) and direction and camera at the German Academy for Film and Television, Berlin. He has been using computers both as a tool and as a medium from the early stages of his work.[3] A pioneer of new media, he has developed and shaped this field with his works from the early 1980s on.

Was an Australian author, best known for her "ambiguous and intriguing" novel Picnic at Hanging Rock

Was an Australian author, best known for her "ambiguous and intriguing" novel Picnic at Hanging Rock.[1] In 1922 Joan Weigall married Daryl Lindsay, in London on St. Valentine's Day. The day was always a very special occasion for her, and she set her most famous work, Picnic at Hanging Rock, on St. Valentine's Day. Sir Daryl was the youngest of the famous Lindsay family of artists and writers, the most famous of whom was Norman. He was a painter who had moderate success, particularly with his works on white flowers - a difficult subject to paint. When the couple returned to live in Australia, they renovated a farmhouse in Baxter, Mulberry Hill, and lived happily there until the Great Depression forced them to take up humble lodgings in Bacchus Marsh and rent out their home until the worst was over.

Was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a notable me

Was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a notable member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement.Brown was married to Bay Area Figurative sculptor Manuel Neri from 1962 to 1966, though their relationship and artistic collaboration dated back several years prior to this. Their son, Noel Neri, is also an artist.In the late 1970s, Brown became increasingly interested in spirituality and New Age ideas, eventually becoming an adherent of Sathya Sai Baba. She made a number of trips to his ashram in Puttaparthi, India. In 1990, she died in a construction accident while installing an obelisk at the Sai Baba's Eternal Heritage Museum in Proddatur, India.[1][2][3]

Is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. [1] Many of h

Is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. [1] Many of her songs are topical and deal with social issues.

Was an American theatre actress and singer with a three-and-a-half-octave range.Diener met her futur

Was an American theatre actress and singer with a three-and-a-half-octave range.Diener met her future husband, theatre director Albert Marre, when she won the role of Lalume, the seductive wife of the Wazir, in Kismet, winning a Theatre World Award for he

Was an American film and television actress in the 1950s. She is known for her role in the film noir

Was an American film and television actress in the 1950s. She is known for her role in the film noir, Roadblock (1951).Dixon's career, while under contract at RKO Pictures, was in the hands of Howard Hughes. He attempted but failed to make her into the st

Is a conceptual artist whose best-known works, such as Fauna and Sputnik, examine the truthfulness o

Is a conceptual artist whose best-known works, such as Fauna and Sputnik, examine the truthfulness of photography. In addition, he is a writer, editor, teacher, and curator.Fontcuberta received a master's degree in communications from the Autonomous Unive

Is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.

Is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and actress.

She began her career in New York City as a sculptor. By 1968 she moved into what was then leading ed

She began her career in New York City as a sculptor. By 1968 she moved into what was then leading edge territory: mixing performance with props and mediated images, situated outside in natural and/or industrial environments. In her early works, such as Wind (1968), Jonas filmed performers stiffly passing through the field of view against a wind that lent the choreography a psychological mystique. Songdelay (1973), filmed with both telephoto and wide angle lenses (which produce opposing extremes in depth of field) drew on Jonas' travels in Japan, where she saw groups of Noh performers clapping wood blocks and making angular movements.

Is an American vocalist and composer associated with contemporary music. She is a former student of

Is an American vocalist and composer associated with contemporary music. She is a former student of Helen Boatwright. She has worked with her husband Morton Subotnick since 1979, as well with many other contemporary composers such as John Cage, Morton Fel

Is a Spanish Catalan singer-songwriter.Serrat is considered one of the most important figures of mod

Is a Spanish Catalan singer-songwriter.Serrat is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages. He became involved with music at the age of 17, when he got his first guitar, to which he dedicates one of his earliest songs, "Una guitarra."

Was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona.Earning international acclaim

Was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor and ceramist born in Barcelona.Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride. I

Was a ‘Second Generation’ Abstract Expressionist painter. Along with Lee Krasner, Grace Hartigan

Was a ‘Second Generation’ Abstract Expressionist painter. Along with Lee Krasner, Grace Hartigan, and Helen Frankenthaler she was one of her era's few female painters to gain critical and public acclaim. Her paintings and editioned prints can be seen in major museums and collections across America and Europe.She studied at Smith College, Massachusetts, The Art Institute of Chicago, and at Columbia University, New York.[1] She also studied at Hans Hofmann’s school in New York and traveled in France, Spain, and Italy. By the early 1950s, she was regarded as a leading artist in the New York School. In her early years as a painter, she was influenced by Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Wassily Kandinsky, and later by the work of Franz Kline and Willem de Kooning, among others.

An American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her song "One of Us," and for her work with mem

An American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her song "One of Us," and for her work with members of The Grateful Dead.Originally from the Louisville suburb of Anchorage, Kentucky, Osborne moved to New York City in the late 1980s, where she formed

Is a Jazz and Blues singer, composer, author and educator. She has toured five continents and 15 cou

Is a Jazz and Blues singer, composer, author and educator. She has toured five continents and 15 countries including the United States, eight European countries, Brazil, Mexico, Ghana, Gambia, South Africa, the People's Republic of China and Japan, with h

Is a popular three-time Grammy Award and five-time Latin Grammy Award winning-Mexican singer and son

Is a popular three-time Grammy Award and five-time Latin Grammy Award winning-Mexican singer and songwriter. He has composed hundreds of pop songs and been a regular staple on the top-40 charts in Mexico since his career began in 1977. His music is a mixture of Latin pop, ranchera and grupera music.

A comedienne and singer who, in the 1960s and 1970s was a major star in the UK. She had her own tele

A comedienne and singer who, in the 1960s and 1970s was a major star in the UK. She had her own television show, topped the bill at the London Palladium[1], appeared in the 1963 Royal Variety Show [2] and topped the bill ahead of The Beatles[3] She appeared in the London stage musical Oliver! for two years, was romantically linked to Peter Sellers and was one of the highest-paid women in British showbiz.[2]

Is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world. Her best known album is Real Life, rel

Is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world. Her best known album is Real Life, released in 2006 under the moniker Joan As Police Woman. In addition to her time with the Dambuilders, Wasser's resume includes live performances and studio w

Was an American popular music singer.Weber was raised in Paulsboro, New Jersey, and married to a you

Was an American popular music singer.Weber was raised in Paulsboro, New Jersey, and married to a young bandleader. She was pregnant in 1954 when she was introduced to Eddie Joy, a manager, who in turn introduced her to Charles Randolph Grean, an A&R worke