| 艺术家 | yì shù jiā | artist / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] |  |
| 涂家 | tú jiā | painter / artist | |
| 艺人 | yì rén | performing artist / actor |  |
| 化妆师 | huà zhuāng shī | make-up artist / (fig.) spin doctor / reputation manager | |
| 怪杰 | guài jié | monstre sacré / (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous) | |
| 成名作 | chéng míng zuò | seminal work that propels a writer (or artist, composer etc) to fame | |
| 优伶 | yōu líng | (old) performing artist / actor / actress | |
| 纪伯伦 | Jì bó lún | Khalil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, writer and artist | |
| 名手 | míng shǒu | master / famous artist or sportsman | |
| 小畑·健 | | OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记 | |
| 村上隆 | Cūn shàng Lōng | Murakami Takashi (1963-), Japanese artist | |
| 王希孟 | Wáng Xī mèng | Wang Ximeng (c. 1096-c. 1119), Song artist, probably teenage prodigy who died young, painter of Thousand Miles of Landscape 千里江山 | |
| 空中飞人 | kōng zhōng fēi rén | trapeze artist / frequent flyer | |
| 行动艺术家 | xíng dòng yì shù jiā | performance artist | |
| 蔡国强 | Cài Guó qiáng | Cai Guoqiang (1957-), contemporary Chinese artist working with firework displays and light shows | |
| 郎世宁 | Láng shì níng | Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766), Jesuit missionary and artist who served as a painter in the Qing court for 50 years | |
| 高橋留美子 | gāo qiáo liú měi zǐ | Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist | |
| 高桥留美子 | Gāo qiáo Liú měi zǐ | Takahashi Rumiko, Japanese manga artist | |
| 小畑健 | Xiǎo tián Jiàn | OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记[si3 wang2 bi3 ji4] | |
| 艾未未 | Aì Wèi wèi | Ai Weiwei (1957-), Chinese artist active in architecture, photography, film, as well as cultural criticism and political activism | |
| 关于艺术家地位的建议书 | | Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist | |
| 世界艺术家社会地位观察站 | | World Observatory on the Social Status of the Artist | |
| 古斯塔夫・多雷 | Gǔ sī tǎ fū · Duō léi | Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor | |
| 查克・诺里斯 | Chá kè · Nuò lǐ sī | Chuck Norris (1940-), American martial artist and actor | |
| 查克·诺里斯 | Chá kè · Nuò lǐ sī | Chuck Norris (1940-), American martial artist and actor | |
| 古斯塔夫·多雷 | Gǔ sī tǎ fū · Duō léi | Gustave Dore (1832-1883), French artist and sculptor | |
| 从艺 | cóng yì | to work as an artist | |
| 美甲师 | měi jiǎ shī | manicurist / nail artist | |
| 行为艺术家 | xíng wéi yì shù jiā | performance artist | |
| 街头艺人 | jiē tóu yì rén | busker / street artist | |
