1. Diego Rivera
- Birth year: 1886
- Death year: 1957
- City/Province of birth: Guanajuato, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Large-scale murals, social issues, Mexican culture
- Notable artwork: Detroit Industry Murals
2. Frida Kahlo
- Birth year: 1907
- Death year: 1954
- City/Province of birth: Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Self-portraits, symbolism, exploration of identity, gender, class, and race in Mexican society
- Notable artwork: The Two Fridas
3. José Clemente Orozco
- Birth year: 1883
- Death year: 1949
- City/Province of birth: Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Murals, social realism, political themes
- Notable artwork: The Epic of American Civilization
4. Rufino Tamayo
- Birth year: 1899
- Death year: 1991
- City/Province of birth: Oaxaca, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Abstract art, pre-Columbian Mexican art, still life, and portraits
- Notable artwork: Tres Personajes
5. David Alfaro Siqueiros
- Birth year: 1896
- Death year: 1974
- City/Province of birth: Chihuahua, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Social realism, large-scale murals, political themes
- Notable artwork: Del Porfirismo a la Revolucion
6. María Izquierdo
- Birth year: 1902
- Death year: 1955
- City/Province of birth: San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Surrealism, Mexican culture, folk art, and feminism
- Notable artwork: Mujer en Rojo
7. Leonora Carrington
- Birth year: 1917
- Death year: 2011
- City/Province of birth: Clayton-le-Woods, Lancashire, England (though she is often associated with Mexico)
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Surrealism, fantasy, symbolism, and occult themes
- Notable artwork: The Pomps of the Subsoil
8. José Guadalupe Posada
- Birth year: 1852
- Death year: 1913
- City/Province of birth: Aguascalientes, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Printmaking, political commentary, Day of the Dead imagery
- Notable artwork: La Calavera Catrina
9. Gabriel Orozco
- Birth year: 1962
- City/Province of birth: Veracruz, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Conceptual and installation art, photography
- Notable artwork: Black Kites
10. Joaquín Clausell
- Birth year: 1866
- Death year: 1935
- City/Province of birth: Campeche, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Impressionism, landscapes, seascapes
- Notable artwork: El Castillo de Chapultepec
11. Remedios Varo
- Birth year: 1908
- Death year: 1963
- City/Province of birth: Anglés, Spain (but she is closely associated with Mexico)
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Surrealism, fantasy, mystical and symbolic themes
- Notable artwork: Creation of the Birds
12. Fanny Rabel
- Birth year: 1922
- Death year: 2008
- City/Province of birth: Poland (but she is closely associated with Mexico)
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Murals, social realism, political and feminist themes
- Notable artwork: La Mujer y su Lucha
13. Dr. Atl
- Birth year: 1875
- Death year: 1964
- City/Province of birth: Guadalajara, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Landscape painting, mainly volcanoes, murals
- Notable artwork: Paricutín Volcano Series
14. Gilberto Aceves Navarro
- Birth year: 1931
- Death year: 2019
- City/Province of birth: Mexico City, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Abstract art, murals, and vibrant color
- Notable artwork: 1313 Ruta de la Amistad México 68
15. Gunther Gerzso
- Birth year: 1915
- Death year: 2000
- City/Province of birth: Mexico City, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Abstract art, influenced by pre-Columbian art
- Notable artwork: Green Anguish
16. Miguel Covarrubias
- Birth year: 1904
- Death year: 1957
- City/Province of birth: Mexico City, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Caricatures, ethnography, illustrations
- Notable artwork: The Impossible Dream
17. Elizabeth Catlett
- Birth year: 1915
- Death year: 2012
- City/Province of birth: Washington, D.C., United States (but she is closely associated with Mexico)
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Sculpture and prints, African American and Mexican themes, feminism
- Notable artwork: Sharecropper
18. Julio Galán
- Birth year: 1959
- Death year: 2006
- City/Province of birth: Muzquiz, Coahuila, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Neo-expressionism, self-portraits, Mexican culture
- Notable artwork: Self-portrait with Monkey
19. Rodolfo Morales
- Birth year: 1925
- Death year: 2001
- City/Province of birth: Ocotlán, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Surrealism, village life in Oaxaca
- Notable artwork: Mujeres en el Pueblo
20. Francisco Toledo
- Birth year: 1940
- Death year: 2019
- City/Province of birth: Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Notable characteristics/subject matter: Painting, sculpture, ceramics, tapestry, and graphics
- Notable artwork: La Batalla de Pajuayán