Artists by Medium · Part 14 of 20
Mosaic builds images and surfaces from separate units—stone, glass, ceramic, tile, and sometimes unexpected substitutes—whose meaning emerges through placement as much as drawing. At ancient Pella, the Greek cultural-heritage record describes workshops of exceptional technical skill and preserves a rare signed example: Gnosis's Stag Hunt Mosaic.
The 30 artists here stretch from historically attested mosaicists to modern public-art makers and experimental street practitioners. Their links lead to museum records, heritage sites, artist pages, and media repositories that show the range of tesserae, scale, and setting; ancient authorship and modern photography rights are noted separately.
Rights note: each featured work or portfolio sample is presented as a link only. No contemporary artwork or documentary photograph is reproduced.
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Artists in this article
- Sigurd Winge
- Gunhild Kristensen
- Gnosis
- Ejnar Nielsen
- Marjorie Kreilick
- Val Laigo
- Sosus of Pergamon
- Hülya Vurnal İkizgül
- Alexandre Cingria
- John Botica
- Miksa Róth
- Ilana Shafir
- Lilian Broca
- Albin Schweri
- Anna Ivanovna Petrova
- Miloš Bajić
- Heinrich Nauen
- Hermann Schaper
- Saimir Strati
- Marianne Fieglhuber-Gutscher
- Eren Eyüboğlu
- Nikodim Silivanovich
- Johan Thorn Prikker
- Ememem
- Aka Høegh
- Josep Maria Jujol
- Nachum Gutman
- Margaret Almon
- Maurice Bennett
- Emma Biggs
30 artists working in Mosaic
1. Sigurd Winge link-only sample
The linked Wikidata identity record identifies Sigurd Winge as item Q3434816 but supplies no fuller English biographical synopsis in this research package. This profile therefore does not add unsupported dates, nationality, training, or influences.
Oppstandelse (1957–1968) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Norwegian national biographical lexicon explicitly identifies Winge's monumental mosaic practice and discusses the marble, slate, and brass mosaic Oppstandelse.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
2. Gunhild Kristensen link-only sample
The linked Wikidata identity record identifies Gunhild Kristensen as item Q22338326 but supplies no fuller English biographical synopsis in this research package. This profile therefore does not add unsupported dates, nationality, training, or influences.
Glass-block mosaics, Alrijne Hospital — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Oud Leiden heritage page is headed Glasmozaïeken, Gunhild Kristensen and illustrates and describes her two-part glass-block mosaic for the hospital.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
3. Gnosis link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Gnosis as “Ancient Greek mosaicist who signed the Stag Hunt Mosaic at Pella.”
Stag Hunt Mosaic (325–300 BCE) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Greek Ministry cultural-route page says the Stag Hunt maker signed the work Gnosis and calls him the first mosaic-setter known to sign a work.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
4. Ejnar Nielsen link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Ejnar Nielsen as “Danish painter and illustrator.”
Stærekassen mosaic — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Commons file page visibly presents Nielsen's Stærekassen mosaic and explicitly identifies both the artist and mosaic in its description.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
5. Marjorie Kreilick link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Marjorie Kreilick as “American mosaicist, sculptor, and educator (1925–2023).”
Artist's Self-Portrait (c. 1961) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Chazen Museum credits Kreilick, lists the work's medium as marble, illustrates it, and connects it to the museum exhibition Mosaics by Marjorie Kreilick.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
6. Val Laigo link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Val Laigo as “Filipino-American artist (1930 – 1992).”
East is West (1981) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Smithsonian Archives of American Art essay illustrates Laigo's East is West and explicitly analyzes his mosaic practice and its materials.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
7. Sosus of Pergamon link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Sosus of Pergamon as “Hellenistic Greek mosaicist known through ancient textual testimony.”
Mosaic of the Doves (2nd century CE copy after Hellenistic original) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Capitoline Museums present the famous dove mosaic associated through Pliny's description with Sosus of Pergamon; attribution is historical, not a modern signature.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
8. Hülya Vurnal İkizgül link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Hülya Vurnal İkizgül as “Turkish artist (born 1967).”
Anatolia (2022) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Turkish Ministry of Culture museum catalogue credits Vurnal İkizgül and records Anatolia as a 220-by-100-centimeter mosaic, with an illustrated entry.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
9. Alexandre Cingria link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Alexandre Cingria as “Swiss art historian and writer.”
Mosaics at the Ancien Arsenal — The source documents the Mosaic connection: This Commons category is explicitly limited to Cingria's mosaics at the Ancien Arsenal and contains multiple visible views of the commission.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
10. John Botica link-only sample
The linked identity record describes John Botica as “New Zealand mosaic artist and designer.”
Selected mosaics — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The illustrated profile is titled John Botica Mosaic Artist and presents named architectural and studio mosaics while discussing his mosaic methods.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
11. Miksa Róth link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Miksa Róth as “Hungarian mosaicist and stained glass artist.”
Mosaic with pomegranates, 1898 — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Commons structured-data record identifies Róth, titles the visible work Mosaic with pomegranates, dates it 1898, and gives the medium as mosaic.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
12. Ilana Shafir link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Ilana Shafir as “Israeli mosaic artist (1924 – 2014).”
MO.1980.03 - GIRL AND BIRD — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Commons file page visibly presents Girl and Bird, identifies it as a mosaic, and attributes it to Ilana Shafir.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
13. Lilian Broca link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Lilian Broca as “Romanian-born Canadian mosaic artist.”
Mary Magdalene mosaic series (2020–2022) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: Broca's official illustrated portfolio names the Mary Magdalene Mosaics series and specifies Venetian smalti, gold smalti, millefiori, and panel supports for individual works.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
14. Albin Schweri link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Albin Schweri as “Swiss painter, glass painter, mosaicist and graphic designer (1885–1946).”
Ascension of Mary wall mosaic (1937) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: This medium-titled Commons category contains multiple views of Schweri's 1937 wall mosaic Ascension of Mary rather than his unrelated stained glass.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
15. Anna Ivanovna Petrova link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Anna Ivanovna Petrova as “Ukrainian artist (born 1962).”
Resurrection of Christ — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine identifies Petrova's monumental and mosaic practice and lists named mosaic works.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
16. Miloš Bajić link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Miloš Bajić as “Serbian painter (1915–1995).”
Selected monumental mosaics — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The illustrated profile credits Bajić and explicitly discusses his numerous mosaic and fresco commissions, including work for the Partisan Necropolis.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
17. Heinrich Nauen link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Heinrich Nauen as “German painter (1880–1940).”
Mosaics by Heinrich Nauen — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The medium-specific Commons category is explicitly limited to mosaics by Nauen and visibly presents those works.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
18. Hermann Schaper link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Hermann Schaper as “German artist (1853–1911).”
KWGK Mosaik 03 — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Commons description identifies the visible work as the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church ceiling mosaic and attributes the design to Hermann Schaper.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
19. Saimir Strati link-only sample
The linked Wikidata identity record identifies Saimir Strati as item Q7400473 but supplies no fuller English biographical synopsis in this research package. This profile therefore does not add unsupported dates, nationality, training, or influences.
Mother Teresa staple mosaic (2016) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: Guinness World Records credits Strati, repeatedly identifies the work as a mosaic of Mother Teresa, and documents its construction from 1.5 million staples. Qualification: the work is explicitly documented as a mosaic but uses staples rather than conventional tesserae.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
20. Marianne Fieglhuber-Gutscher link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Marianne Fieglhuber-Gutscher as “Austrian painter (1886–1978).”
Familie — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Commons file title and description identify the pictured wall mosaic Familie and credit Fieglhuber-Gutscher.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
21. Eren Eyüboğlu link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Eren Eyüboğlu as “Romanian-born Turkish painter, mosaicist (1913–1988).”
Mosaic panel — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Commons file page explicitly identifies and visibly presents Eyüboğlu's mosaic panel.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
22. Nikodim Silivanovich link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Nikodim Silivanovich as “Russian painter and mosaicist (1834–1919).”
Мозаика Тайная вечеря Силиванович — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Commons file page visibly presents The Last Supper mosaic and identifies Silivanovich as its painter and mosaicist.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
23. Johan Thorn Prikker link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Johan Thorn Prikker as “Dutch artist (1868–1932).”
Jan Thorn-Prikker Mosaikbild 1925 — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Commons file title, visible image, and medium-specific category identify this as Johan Thorn Prikker's 1925 mosaic picture.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
24. Ememem link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Ememem as “French street artist.”
"Flacking" d'Ememem à Lyon, 2021 — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Commons page visibly presents a 2021 flacking work by Ememem and describes its ceramic and glass-paste tesserae inserted into a pavement repair.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
25. Aka Høegh link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Aka Høegh as “Greenlandic artist (b. 1947).”
Outdoor mosaic relief, Workers' Folk High School, Qaqortoq (1977) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: Weilbach's Artists Lexicon states that Høegh lays mosaic and lists three mosaic commissions with dates and sites.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
26. Josep Maria Jujol link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Josep Maria Jujol as “Catalan architect (1879–1949).”
Trencadís panels for the Palma Cathedral choir (1902–1911) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Sagrada Família heritage record credits Jujol and identifies the panels' medium and technique as glazed ceramic trencadís mosaic.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
27. Nachum Gutman link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Nachum Gutman as “Moldovan-born Israeli artist (1898–1980).”
Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium mosaic — The source documents the Mosaic connection: The Commons file page identifies the pictured Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium mosaic and attributes the work to Gutman.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
28. Margaret Almon link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Margaret Almon as “American mosaic artist and poet.”
Rainbow Log Cabin — The source documents the Mosaic connection: Almon's Mosaic Panels portfolio visibly presents Rainbow Log Cabin and other named mosaics and specifies glass on wood for this work.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
29. Maurice Bennett link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Maurice Bennett as “New Zealand toast artist (1957–2016).”
Selected works / artist profile — The source documents the Mosaic connection: Stuff's illustrated profile identifies Bennett and explicitly documents his toast mosaics, including portraits assembled from differently browned bread tiles. The destination is a collection, gallery, portfolio, or profile viewing trail rather than a separately cataloged single artwork.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
30. Emma Biggs link-only sample
The linked identity record describes Emma Biggs as “British mosaic artist known for public and architectural works.”
Algues et coquillages (2022) — The source documents the Mosaic connection: Un Été Au Havre credits Biggs, illustrates the permanent work, and explicitly describes the structured mosaic surfaces covering its benches.
Sources: Identity source · Wikidata · Medium evidence
Method and source notes
- Greek Ministry cultural route: Pella
- Capitoline Museums: Mosaic of the Doves
- Medium-specific discovery category for Mosaic
Selection excludes the previous 600-profile series and favors less familiar names where the evidence allows. The opening image is an original AI-assisted editorial visual made for this series, not a work by a featured artist. Featured works and documentary images are linked rather than reproduced because reuse rights were not cleared.
