Richard Deacon CBE RA (born 15 August 1949) is a British abstract sculptor, and a winner of the Turner Prize.

His works are often constructed from everyday materials such as laminated plywood, and he calls himself a "fabricator" rather than a "sculptor".

His early pieces are typically made up of sleek curved forms, with later works sometimes more bulky.

Deacon was part of the jury that awarded the Käthe Kollwitz Prize of the Berlin Academy of Arts to Maria Eichhorn in 2021.

[3] Deacon was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1999 New Year Honours List.