Johann Josef Schindler was an Austrian painter and graphic artist.

Schindler studied at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts with Johann Christian Brand. After working in St. Pölten, in 1810 he became a drawing teacher at the St. Anna Academy. In 1818 he became a full member of the Vienna Academy. Between 1822 and 1834 he undertook several study trips to northern Italy and the Salzkammergut. Schindler was with the Wr. Theresia Dietrich from Neustadt married. His son Carl Schindler was also a painter. Schindler died in the Vienna suburb of Laimgrube No. 25.