2005 in art
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See also 2004 in art, 2006 in art, List of years in art
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Awards
- Beck's Futures - Christina Mackie
- Caldecott Medal for children's book illustration - Kevin Henkes, Kitten's First Full Moon
- Schock Prize in Visual Arts - Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa
Works
- The Gates, an installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude that was up from February 12 through February 27 in Central Park in New York City.
- June - A museum dedicated to Paul Klee opens in Bern, Switzerland. It was designed by Renzo Piano.
Exhibitions
Births
Deaths
- January 3 - Alton Tobey, painter
- January 14 - Conroy Maddox, surrealist painter
- January 14 - Rudolph Moshammer, fashion designer
- January 25 - Max Velthuijs, writer and illustrator
- January 27 - Aurélie Nemours, painter
- February 7 - Paul Rebeyrolle, painter
- February 17 - Harald Szeemann, art historian
- February 21 - Zdzislaw Beksinski, painter
- February 28 - Umberto Manfrin, comic book artist
- March 20 - Walter Hopps, art dealer
- April 5 - Dale Messick, cartoonist
- April 10 - Carl Abrahams, painter
- April 11 - André François, cartoonist
- April 13 - Philip Pavia, sculptor
- April 13 - Juan Zanotto, comic book artist
- August 1 - Constant Nieuwenhuys, urban artist
