1994 in art
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Events
- February 12 – Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" is stolen in Oslo (and is recovered on 7 May).
- April 8 – Michelangelo's Universal Judgement is reopened to public after 10 years of restorations.
Awards
- Archibald Prize: Francis Giacco – Homage to John Reichard
- Turner Prize: Antony Gormley
Works
See also: Category:1994 sculptures
- Martin Creed – Work No 88: A sheet of A4 paper crumpled into a ball
- Helen Frankenthaler – All About Blue
- Damien Hirst – Away from the Flock
- Bill Woodrow – In Awe of the Pawnbroker
Births
- July 9 – Akiane Kramarik, American art and poetry prodigy.
Deaths
January to June
- February 6 – Jack Kirby, American comic book artist, writer and editor (b. 1917).
- February 11 – Max Leognany, French artist (b. 1913).
- February 12 – Donald Judd, American sculptor (b. 1928).
- March 22 – Walter Lantz, American cartoonist and animator (b. 1899).
- April 1 – Robert Doisneau, French photographer (b. 1912).
- April 14 – Jean Joyet, French artist (b. 1919).
- May 7 – Clement Greenberg, American art critic (b. 1909).
- May 12 – Sir Alfred Beit, 2nd Baronet, British politician, art collector and philanthropist and honorary Irish citizen (b. 1903).
July to September
- July 3 – Felix Kelly, New Zealand-born British artist (b. 1914).
- July 20 – Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (b. 1897).
- August 16 – Henry Geldzahler, American museum curator, (b. 1935)
- September – Bruce Ariss, American artist (b. 1911).
- November 4 – Sam Francis, American painter and printmaker (b. 1923).
- November 20 – Umaña, Colombian artist (b. 1908).
- December 31 – Leigh Bowery, Australian performance artist, club promoter, actor, model and fashion designer (b. 1961).
Date unknown:
- Janko Brašić, Serbian painter (b. 1906)











