What artists did not go to college?
Christopher Snyder
Updated on March 05, 2026
And truth is, famous college dropouts in the art world are deep on the ground.
- Richard Avedon, Columbia University. ...
- John Cage, Pomona College. ...
- Jasper Johns, The University of South Carolina. ...
- Yoko Ono, Sarah Lawrence. ...
- Keith Haring, Ivy School of Professional Art and School of Visual Arts.
What famous artists did not go to art school?
Frida KahloShe attended one of the best schools in Mexico, Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, to study natural science, but never went to formal art school afterward. Her talent seems to transcend anything she would have learned in a classroom.
What musicians did not go to college?
Here are ten successful musicians who dropped out of college.
- Brian May. Almost everyone in modern society knows about the Queen. ...
- Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran left college for several reasons. ...
- Kanye West. ...
- P. ...
- Adele. ...
- Jay-Z. ...
- Taylor Swift. ...
- Barbra Streisand.