Some local artists of renown include: (listed alphabetically)
- Jed Alexander — Artist and illustrator. You can see his work at http://jedalexander.com
- Robert Arneson - Former Art Faculty at UCD; Robert Arneson tribute site
- Conrad Atkinson
- Emily Barranco Earlenbaugh (Chill Tree Jewelry) - Custom Art and Jewelry by Donation.
- Heidi Bekebrede — Ceramicist, vocalist, Artery member since 1988.
- Kris Bell — Artist, portrait and figure painter, kristhebell.blogspot.com
- Donna Billick — Tile and ceramics
- Jill Bowlus - Artist/Art Educator, Ceramics - http://www.atheartart.com
- Marie-Therese Brown — painter Artery
- Deborah Butterfield — (B.A. 1971, M.F.A. 1973)
- Squeak Carnwath - Former Art Faculty at UCD (now at UC Berkeley)
- Tracy Villa Carrera, profile
- Judy Catambay - painter, ceramic artist, muralist, and art teacher.
- Melissa Chandon
- Torreya Cummings — Not famous, but damn good.
- Jason Dayne - Jeeba Jewelry - Handcrafted jewelry in sterling silver with gemstones.
- Roy DeForest - Former Art Faculty at UCD
- Christopher M. Dewees -- Owner Dewees Nature Designs -- Japanese fish printer (gyotaku)
- Jesse Drew - Media artist. Associate Director of Technocultural Studies at UCD.
- Arlen Feldwick-Jones
- Funo - henna artist from Sudan
- PhilGeck - Tattoo Artist/ artists, diverse in Oil, Acrylic and water color. works at Primary Concepts in downtown Davis.
- David Gilhooly - Famous for his "funk" ceramics. Now does paintings.
- Daniel J. Glendening - famous. 'nuff said.
- Fred Greaves - documentary and commercial photographer now based in Davis (and loving it)
- Phil Gross - Painter of Sacramento valley and Northern California Landscapes
- Gerald Heffernon - created the Davis Food Co-op Tomato
- David Hollowell - Current Art Faculty at UCD
- Diana Jahns - painter and photographer
- Steve Kaltenbach — Conceptualist MFA UC Davis - studied with Wiley and Nauman (also click here)
- http://www.krop.com/katykhotography/ Katy Karns Photographer, also starts EC Garden Art Walks http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000620017970
- Tim Lane - contemporary artist painter-http://www.timothylaneart.com/— http://www.myspace.com/flowersinspace
- Donna Lemongello — ceramic artist, tile-maker and garden decorater who also teaches at the UCD Craft Center
- William Maul - Artist
- Tony Natsoulas - Raised in Davis and went to UCD for BA and MFA. Made sculptures of Joggers Downtown (and much more).
- Lisa Novotny - Jewelry designer
- Jeffrey Blake Palmer - artist, filmmaker, radio & media guy - http://flickerpictures.com
- http://paradox.rambisyouth.com - Local artist who did a large Burroughs style cut up collage.
- Roland Petersen
- Lucy Puls - Art Department Chair at UCD
- Pxlated - Urban Art and [political collage].
- Misty Reed - Jewelry, lampwork & graphic designer
- Norman E. Riley Large Format Photography
- Mark Rivera — Tile and ceramics
- Kerry Rowland-Avrech — Painter and muralist
- Adele Louise Shaw - Painter whose work focuses on the landscape and surrounding issues
- Hassel Smith
- Gary Snyder
- Connie Taxiera - Piece of Mind Fabrications - Fabric art bowls by Connie.
- Wayne Thiebaud - Emeritus Art Faculty at UCD
- Stasia Tikkanen - Plein-air landscape painting Murals Commission artwork
- Van Keuren - Ceramics, Bronzes, and Cement sculptures - Jean Van Keuren Made Greenbelt Dogs, Senior Center Bronze, Cement Giraffe by Hallmark Inn
- Jill Van Zanten - pottery- mugs, plates, and bowls for everyday use, and specially-designed adaptive ones for people with shaky hands, such as from Parkinson's.
- Daryl R. Vasquez - Owner of Aesthetic Reflections: commissioned portraits
- Tom Dotan and John King created The UC Davis Show, a Davis-centric sit-com. There appears to have only been a pilot episode.
- Sotoodeh Yarmahmoudi - Artist, Illustrator and Character Designer. You can see her artworks at her website.
- Kirsten Elise Young Kirstenelise - http://kirsteneyoung.viewbook.com/
Some of these open their studios for the Davis Artist Studio Tour.
