12 A-list Hollywood stars who also call themselves painters

Does being a famed actor make you a good painter too?
A view of the Hollywood sign from behind with landscape in distance. Actor painters.

Hungry for more fame? Or just hankering for more personal space? Last month, ArtsHub revealed some of those Hollywood stars who also like to write in their spare time. Now we’re checking out the A-listers who are also visual artists – the ones who have a studio practice and, sometimes, exhibit their work.

Last month, culture writer Mim Chen took a look at Actor Johnny Depp’s exhibition in Chelsea, New York. Titled A Bunch of Stuff, the show is billed as a ‘multilayered immersive exhibition’, and is delivered by cultural experience producer BAUART, in association with Pantheon Art and TAIT, which created a 13-minute animation within the exhibition.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina