2005 in art

See also 2004 in art, 2006 in art, List of years in art

Works

• The Gates, an installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that was up from February 12 through February 27 in Central Park in New York City.

Exhibitions

Births

Deaths

• January 3 – Alton Tobey, painter
• January 14 – Conroy Maddox, surrealist painter
• January 14 – Rudolph Moshammer, fashion designer
• January 25 – Max Velthuijs, writer and illustrator
• January 27 – Aurélie Nemours, painter
• February 7 – Paul Rebeyrolle, painter
• February 17 – Harald Szeemann, art historian
• February 21 – Zdzislaw Beksinski, painter
• February 28 – Umberto Manfrin, comic book artist
• March 20 – Walter Hopps, art dealer
• April 5 – Dale Messick, cartoonist
• April 10 – Carl Abrahams, painter
• April 11 – André François, cartoonist
• April 13 – Philip Pavia, sculptor
• April 13 – Juan Zanotto, comic book artist