artist

gifted, great, talented

distinguished, established, famous, leading, major, successful, well-known

aspiring, budding, up-and-coming

struggling, unknown

amateur, professional

self-taught

serious

She trained for years to become a serious artist and now exhibits her paintings internationally.

local

female, woman

male

creative

real, true

My mother is a true artist when it comes to decorating cakes.

abstract, avant-garde, commercial, conceptual, figurative, fine, graffiti, graphic, landscape, make-up, pavement, performance, pop/popular, scenic, visual, war, watercolour, wildlife

contemporary, living, modern, nineteenth-century, etc.

commission

The museum commissioned a local artist to create a large mural for the entrance hall.

feature

The museum's new gallery will feature local artists from the community.

create sth, draw (sth), paint (sth), produce sth

The young artist creates beautiful sculptures from recycled materials.

work

Many talented artists work from their home studios in the countryside.

exhibit sth, show sth

The young painter decided to show her paintings at the community gallery last month.

an artist in residence

The sculptor worked as an artist in residence at the university for two years.

artiste

guest

A famous musician from Brazil performed as a guest artist at our local theater last week.

solo

recording

cabaret, escape, mime, music hall, rap, reggae, trapeze, variety

feature

The gallery's new exhibition features several talented artists from around the world.

perform (sth)

work