Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is an artist who has lived in Denmark since the 1980s.[1] After studying at the Royal Danish Academy

Is an artist who has lived in Denmark since the 1980s.[1] After studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Evaristti gained notoriety for a museum display entitled Helena in 2000 that featured ten functional blenders containing live goldfish. The display, at the Trapholt Art Museum in Kolding, Denmark, invited guests to turn on the blenders. This led to museum director Peter Meyer's being charged with and, later, acquitted of animal cruelty.[2]

Is an Italian ice dancer. He has also competed with Camilla Spelta, Elena Scarpa and Denis Solenghi.

Is an Italian ice dancer. He has also competed with Camilla Spelta, Elena Scarpa and Denis Solenghi. With Spelta, he placed 14th at the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and won two silver medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.

Is one of the best known Dutch singers.

Is one of the best known Dutch singers.

Was a notable Iranian-Armenian artist and a pioneer of Iranian modern art.In 1975 Grigorian helped o

Was a notable Iranian-Armenian artist and a pioneer of Iranian modern art.In 1975 Grigorian helped organize the group of free painters and sculptors in Tehran and was one of its founder members. Artists Gholamhossein Nami, Massoud Arabshahi, Morteza Momayez and Faramarz Pilaram were amongst the other members of the group.

Is a musician, writer, comedian and former broadcaster and copywriter, most famous for being a found

Is a musician, writer, comedian and former broadcaster and copywriter, most famous for being a founding member of Les Luthiers, their emcee, and writing many of their libretti and lyrics. He also invented one of their most famous instruments, the gom-horn (a trumpet parody) and occasionally played keyboards and percussion for their numbers. Mostly, his role is that of the 'non-musician' member, in spite of having sang for their (mostly operatic) pieces with some frequency.

An Australian artist (painter), realist painter and winner of 1987 Sulman Prize [1]. The winning pai

An Australian artist (painter), realist painter and winner of 1987 Sulman Prize [1]. The winning painting, Crutching the ewes has been described as a homage to Tom_Roberts' Shearing the rams [2].Studied for and attained Diploma of Fine Arts (painting) at Claremont Technical College in 1975. Although he is a full time painter, he occasionally teaches at the Claremont School of Art.

Is a model, actor, singer, writer, and TV personality born in Stockholm, Sweden to Dutch parents. He

Is a model, actor, singer, writer, and TV personality born in Stockholm, Sweden to Dutch parents. He has dual citizenship with Sweden and the Netherlands.He is the highest paid per-year male model in the world,[citation needed] and known for his muscular body and "washboard" abdominal muscles.[citation needed] Schenkenberg, who was discovered by American photographer Barry King, while rollerskating in Venice Beach, California in 1989,[citation needed] is approximately 1.93 m tall (6 ft 3 in)[1] and weighs 85 kg (188 lb).

Is a London based songwriter and performer. He studied at Central St. Martins College of Art and Des

Is a London based songwriter and performer. He studied at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design before moving into music and theatre and is best known as the creator of Postcards from God - The Sister Wendy Musical.

Was a Latvian-born American painter and printmaker. He is classified as an abstract expressionist, a

Was a Latvian-born American painter and printmaker. He is classified as an abstract expressionist, although he himself rejected this label, and even resisted the classification as an "abstract painter".In the fall of 1923, Rothko found employment in the garment district and took up residence on the Upper West Side. It was while visiting a friend at the Art Students League of New York that he witnessed students sketching a model. According to Rothko, this was the beginning of his life as an artist. He was twenty years old and had taken some art classes in high school, but his initial experience was far from an immediate calling. Even his self-described "beginning" at the Art Students League of New York is not exactly accurate - two months after he returned to Portland to visit his family

Is an American figure skater. She competes in pairs, and since April 2003, her partner has been Aaro

Is an American figure skater. She competes in pairs, and since April 2003, her partner has been Aaron Parchem. In 2005, they won the bronze medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and won a silver medal and qualified for the Olympic team the follow

Is a Polish composer. Marek Bilinski is probably the most known Polish electronic music composer, of

Is a Polish composer. Marek Bilinski is probably the most known Polish electronic music composer, often called "Polish Jean Michel Jarre".He is one of the most famous Polish composers and multi-instrumentalists, using the newest, electronic keyboard instruments. He is an alumnus of the Academy of Music in Poznan (Music College in Poznan).Marek Bilinski's compositions deduces from the best standards of classical and romantic music. His talent and knowledge unite tradition with vision of modern world sounds.

Was a Polish singer, songwriter, composer, and lyricist, famous and beloved in Poland throughout his

Was a Polish singer, songwriter, composer, and lyricist, famous and beloved in Poland throughout his professional musical career.In that same year he was awarded second place in the VI National Contest of Student Musicians (VI Ogólnopolski Konkurs Piosenkarzy Studenckich) and also received an award for Tango Anawa, with lyrics written by him and music by Jan Kanty Pawluskiewicz.

Was a painter and sculptor.During the early years he boarded at la Ruche together with Soutine, Marc

Was a painter and sculptor.During the early years he boarded at la Ruche together with Soutine, Marc Chagall, and Kremegne, and together with Tchaikov and Lichtenstein inaugurated the first Jewish art journal Makhmadim (Precious Ones). In 1913 he exhibited his first sculpture, Eve, in the Salon d'Automne.During the First World War Szwarc returned to Poland. In 1919 he met and married his wife, Guina, a writer, and together they returned to Paris after the war. Until the Second World War, Szwarc lived in Paris and his paintings and sculptures were bought by collectors in Germany, Poland, the United States, and by several museums. It was during this period between the wars that he produced some of his most outstanding and original work in hammered copper, exhibited in the Salon des Tuileries and the subject of a monograph by Louis Vauxcelles.

Was a painter and graphic artist, son of Jerzy Zulawski. He created posters (Gordon Bennet, 1935), s

Was a painter and graphic artist, son of Jerzy Zulawski. He created posters (Gordon Bennet, 1935), still life and landscape paintings, figural compositions. Marek published essays about art: Od Hogartha do Bacona (1973), Romantyzm, klasycyzm i z powrotem (1976). He also wrote a two part autobiography, Studium do autoportretu (1980), which has recently been republished in its full trilogy form by the publishing house Oficyna Wydawnicza Kucharski.

A German actress and singer.Kroymann studied English, Romance studies, and American studies at Eberh

A German actress and singer.Kroymann studied English, Romance studies, and American studies at Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. After spending time in Paris and the United States, Kroymann moved to Berlin, where she sang in the Hanns-Eisler Choir. I

A Canadian singer-songwriter of rock and pop music.Ord was born and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, th

A Canadian singer-songwriter of rock and pop music.Ord was born and grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, the eighth of ten children in a Latter-day Saint household. She grew up in a musical family; her father was a professor of music, her mother taught voice and

A French actress and former beauty queen.Miss Galanter won the 1998 "Miss World of Islands" and then

A French actress and former beauty queen.Miss Galanter won the 1998 "Miss World of Islands" and then the 1998 "Miss Tahiti" beauty contest that allowed her to compete for the Miss France 1999 crown, which she won.Ms. Galanter expanded her work into music

A Dutch former model and a singer. She is a member of the girl group Luv'.Alongside her Luv' colleag

A Dutch former model and a singer. She is a member of the girl group Luv'.Alongside her Luv' colleagues Patty Brard and José Hoebee, she scored a string of international hit songs such as You're the Greatest Lover, Trojan Horse, Casanova and Ooh, Yes I Do

A popular Israeli singer. She is famous for her repertoire of Israeli oriental music style with soul

A popular Israeli singer. She is famous for her repertoire of Israeli oriental music style with soul influences, as well as jazz, blues, rock, pop and even Arab music.Tzan'ani started her career as a dancer in the Israeli production of "Hair" in 1971. She released her first single, "Gilgul Hayai" (My Life's Roll) in 1972. She was an extra in the movie "Kazablan", released in 1973. In that year, she also participated in the musical "Lili Gam" (Lili Too) with Izhar Cohen and Roman Sharon.

An Assyrian-Iranian classical musician and vocalist.an Assyrian classical musician and vocalist, bor

An Assyrian-Iranian classical musician and vocalist.an Assyrian classical musician and vocalist, born in Kermanshah, Iran in 1952. She is the daughter of Jeni and Paulus Khofri, the famous Assyrian composer, maestro and painter. In 1984, Vogt-Khofri, her husband Edwin Vogt and two children moved to Zurich, Switzerland where they now live. She works as a volunteer for Karitas, [1] a division of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in Switzerland[2] helping Assyrian, Iranian and other people of the Middle-East regions to process petition papers for immigration purposes, predominantly to Canada and the United States.[3][3]

Was an American figure skater. She won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in

Was an American figure skater. She won the silver medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1932 and competed in that year's Winter Olympics.

An electropop artist and songwriter. She made her debut on Sony BMG after she placed second on secon

An electropop artist and songwriter. She made her debut on Sony BMG after she placed second on second season of Norwegian Idol.[1]Berger's debut album, Chameleon, was released in October 2004. Comprised of rock, dance, R&B, and electro music,[1] the album reached number four on the Norwegian albums chart.[2] The album did not receive an official single release, but the music video for the song "Lifetime Guarantee" was awarded Spellemannprisen.[3] Pretty Scary Silver Fairy, her second album was released in October 2006, and reached number eight in Norway.[2] Influenced by Björk, Daft Punk and The Knife, the album was a departure from her previous effort.[4

Was an American illustrator and painter who is remembered chiefly for having illustrated the pulp ma

Was an American illustrator and painter who is remembered chiefly for having illustrated the pulp magazine Weird Tales. Working in pastels on illustration board, she created most of the covers for Weird Tales between 1933 and 1938.

An Armenian American mixed martial artist. His fighting style is primarily Judo but has been modifie

An Armenian American mixed martial artist. His fighting style is primarily Judo but has been modified to fight without the use of a judogi (sometimes called no-gi style).[1] Karo currently competes for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.As of May 2008, he is ranked as the 10th best welterweight fighter in the world by MMAweekly.com even though in the MMA community he isn't looked favorably upon due to his penchant for making excuses after losses and for his "mystery" injuries that always seem to arise prior to a big fight.[2] His cousin, Manvel Gamburyan, is also a MMA fighter who is not looked favorably upon by the MMA community

Was a San Francisco Bay Area artist. Though a contemporary artist, her work showed a strong influenc

Was a San Francisco Bay Area artist. Though a contemporary artist, her work showed a strong influence from folk art. She was considered a central figure in the Bay Area Mission School art movement.Kilgallen's first major group exhibitions appeared in 1997 and included the first Bay Area Now show at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts,[2] [3] soon followed by a solo exhibition at The Drawing Center in New York City. In 2000, she and Barry McGee had a featured exhibition at the UCLA Hammer Museum.[4] A number of major exhibitions took place after her death. In 2002, her work was chosen for that year's Whitney Biennial. In 2005, a survey of her work was shown at the Gallery at REDCAT.[5] [6] Her work was also an important part of the 2004–2006 touring exhibit, Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture.[7] [8] [9]