Describes any form of art that retains strong references to the real world and particularly to the human figure.

Soey Milk (South Korean, b. 1989)

Xiao Wang (Chinese, b. 1990)

Keita Morimoto (Japanese, b. 1990)

Chen Danqing (Chinese-American, b. 1953)

Alfred Conteh (American, b. 1975)

Danny Galieote (American, 20th Century)

Pino Daeni (Italian, 1939–2010)

Monica Ikegwu (American, b. 1998)

Edith Lebeau (Canadian, 20th Century)

Laurie Kersey (American, b. 1961)

Elisa Anfuso (Italian, b. 1982)

Terry Rodgers (American, b. 1947)

Alfred Conteh (American, b. 1975)

Joseph Lorusso (American, b. 1966 )

Anne-Christine Roda (French, b. 1974 )

Hollis Dunlap (American, b. 1977)

Lisa Yuskavage (American, b. 1962)

Paula Rego (Portuguese, 1935 – 2022)

Rebecca Ness (American, b. 1992 )

Martine Johanna (Dutch, 20th Century)

Barkley L. Hendricks (American, 1945 – 2017)

Pablo Barba (Chilean, 1985 -)

Timur Akhriev (Russian, b. 1983)

Liu Ye (Chinese, b. 1964)

Arthur Timothy (Ghanaian, b. 1957)

Mark Demsteader (British, b. 1963)

Fernando Botero (Colombian, b. 1932)

Jean-David Nkot (Cameroonian, b. 1989)

Atanda Quadri Adebayo ( Nigerian, b. 1999)