List of years in art (Table) … 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 •    2006 • 2007 • 2008 – 2009 – 2010 • 2011 • 2012 •    2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 … Related time period or subjects … 2006 • 2007 • 2008 – 2009 – 2010 • 2011 • 2012 … … 1970s • 1980s • 1990s – 2000s – 2010s • 2020s • 2030s … … 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century … Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Science more

The year 2009 in art involves some significant events. It is the Norwegian Year of Cultural Heritage 2009. Contents 1 Events 2 Exhibitions 3 Awards 4 Deaths 5 References Events Tim Burton's drawings are compiled and published under the name The Art of Tim Burton. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum hosts Rob Pruitt's First Annual Art Awards in New York.1 Exhibitions The Pictures Generation, curated by Douglas Eklund, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York CIty, (April 29- August 2, 2010) Awards (unknown) Deaths January 10 – Coosje van Bruggen, 66, wife and collaborator of sculptor Claes Oldenburg January 16 – Andrew Wyeth, 91, American painter February 2 – Howard Kanovitz, 79, American painter March 8 – Ernest Trova, 82, American sculptor May 31 – Frederick Hammersley, 90, American painter June 4 – Robert Colescott, 83, American painter June 16 – Frank Mason, 88, American painter and teacher July 13- Dash Snow, 27, American artist July 26 – Merce Cunningham, 90, American dancer, choreographer who worked closely with Robert Rauschenberg and other visual artists. July 28 – Tony Rosenthal, 94, American sculptor August 26 – Hyman Bloom, 96, American painter August 31 – Barry Flanagan, 68, English sculptor September 5 – Richard Merkin, 70, American painter, illustrator October 1 – Charles Seliger, 83, American painter October 18 – Nancy Spero, 83, American artist October 27 – Roy DeCarava, 90, American artist, photographer November 11 – Irving Kriesberg, 90, American painter November 18 – Jeanne-Claude, 74, French artist November 26 – Peter Forakis, 82 American sculptor December 10 – Thomas Hoving, 78, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art References ^ Rob Pruitt and the Guggenheim Launch an Awards Show