National Occupation Code (NOC): 53122

Painters, sculptors and other visual artists create original paintings, drawings, sculptures, engravings and other artistic works. They are usually self-employed. This unit group also includes art instructors and teachers, who are usually employed by art schools.

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Job Duties for Painters, sculptors and other visual artists

Painters

• Create drawings, paintings and other artwork using oils, pastels, watercolours, charcoal, ink and other media.

Sculptors

• Create sculptures, statues and other three-dimensional artwork by shaping, carving and working with materials such as clay, ice, paper, stone, wood or metal.

Art instructors and teachers

• Teach students the techniques and methods of drawing, painting, sculpting and other forms of artistic expression.

Alternate Job Titles

• Animal Art Painter
• Animal Art Sculptor
• Art Instructor
• Art Instructor (except Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary Education)
• Art Teacher (except Primary, Secondary And Post-secondary Education)
• Artist
• Artistic Painter
• Artistic Printmaker
• Charcoal Artist
• Clay Modeller
• Decorations Painter - Visual Arts
• Etcher - Visual Arts
• Ice Sculptor
• Ink Sketcher
• Inuit Art Sculptor
• Landscape Painter
• Lithographic Artist
• Maritime Art Painter
• Metal Sculptor
• Monument Sculptor
• Mural Landscape Artist
• Mural Painter
• Oil Painter
• Painter - Visual Arts
• Painting Teacher
• Plastic Arts Artist
• Portrait Painter
• Printmaker - Visual Arts
• Printmaking Teacher
• Scenery Painter
• Scenic Painter - Visual Arts
• Sculptor
• Sculptor-modeller
• Sculpture Teacher (except Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary Education)
• Sculpturing Teacher (except Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary Education)
• Silhouette Artist
• Silkscreen Artist
• Video Artist
• Visual Arts Artist
• Visual Arts Teacher (except Primary, Secondary, Post-secondary Education)
• Watercolourist
• Wood Block Artist
• Wood Sculptor