All artists are chemists. Artists understand and study the properties of specific materials and find ways to explore these properties to express views of themselves and the world around them. This article discusses the Artist as Chemist unit and presents how students link art and chemistry through problem-based learning activities. In this curriculum unit, chemistry students create an original artwork and describe the chemistry principles involved in their work. Artist as Chemist rewards both knowledge of chemistry and student creativity. It fosters collaborations among students and provides an opportunity for all students to succeed. Through their creation of an original artwork and the accompanying museum placard, students communicate their knowledge of chemistry. They become artists because of their chemistry knowledge in much the same way that they realize that all artists have become chemists as a necessary component of their need to understand materials and their interactions. (Contains 2 figures.)