As the earth completes another trip around the sun, Artnet News invites you to pause and remember those we lost in the art world in 2022.
January
![Corky Lee in Photographic Justice: The Corky Lee Story.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/NBoNt97lu4nHqEav3yeD0KfAKRcWYisVmtdxIL4a.jpg)
Corky Lee in the documentary film .
February
![Carmen Herrera in her studio, 2015. Photo by Jason Schmidt. © Carmen Herrera, courtesy Lisson Gallery.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/AyCFOB0AyYm3jCEVnhukr0O9fOwTYkJXEyrGbEYV.jpg)
Carmen Herrera in her studio, 2015. Photo: Jason Schmidt. © Carmen Herrera, courtesy Lisson Gallery.
March
![Budi Tek. Photo courtesy of the Yuz Museum.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/BORG7ZKYQOXs9utYWjPR0hv3NmJmcVQfOXjhsx4S.jpg)
Budi Tek. Photo courtesy of the Yuz Museum.
April
![Hermann Nitsch, 20th painting action (1987). ©Hermann Nitsch. Photo: Heinz Cibulka.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/qrUUlTbCRyFIUU7f0qjOK2bV1Ol6tr90npwfXbsP.jpg)
Hermann Nitsch, 20th painting action (1987). ©Hermann Nitsch. Photo by Heinz Cibulka.
May
![Samella Lewis. Photo courtesy of the College Art Association,.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/25ZONuZLVeIv6AV8IBUXl2YBbG7QQfPlzQsF3ekd.jpg)
Samella Lewis. Photo: courtesy of the College Art Association.
June
![District of Columbia artist Sam Gilliam photographed on June 22, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Marvin Joseph/the <em>Washington Post</em> via Getty Images.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/Xfz8SXEmQVcgCTRZ0G2XLwPwrCKpzWyVUKt8Aqww.jpg)
Artist Sam Gilliam photographed on June 22, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Photo: Marvin Joseph/ via Getty Images.
July
![Claes Oldenburg. Photo by Brill/ullstein bild via Getty Images.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/rw18jtXmDzYrVRwMStc23nCQlaOnDk72sqND0qRg.jpg)
Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Brill/ullstein bild via Getty Images.
August
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Portrait of Charlie Finch. Photo: © 2010 Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. Courtesy of the photographer.
September
![Taro Shinoda. Photo courtesy of Misa Shin Gallery, Tokyo.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/kmz55iozUfjEX9pIWImMmpxBaLHL5L00EYdaXJVQ.jpg)
Taro Shinoda. Photo: courtesy of Misa Shin Gallery, Tokyo.
October
![Peter Schjeldahl at the 2011 New Yorker Festival. Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The New Yorker.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/dx5c6xyNgkw2X2JxZHhWweduWTN5NczyYrDFWTKR.jpg)
Peter Schjeldahl at the 2011 New Yorker Festival. Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for .
November
![Ashley Bickerton. Photo courtesy of Bickerton studio.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/U1o5645JcpkHXwwKnRvNlrAKh33X9jOrEezVR7Ba.jpg)
Ashley Bickerton. Photo: courtesy of Bickerton Studio.
December
![Maya Picasso in front of her portrait in Paris, France on October 15, 1996. Photo: Alain Benainous / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.](https://static.usaartnews.com/storage/news/td1aE3rX74uzGrCt15GPRwCSTdPBk8d5kN3s0n0B.jpg)
Maya Picasso in front of her portrait, in Paris, France on October 15, 1996. Photo: Alain Benainous / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images.