diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/deviant_art.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/deviant_art.rb
index 8324a94e1..f593950b9 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/deviant_art.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/deviant_art.rb
@@ -86,19 +86,20 @@ module Sources
       end
 
       def profile_url
-        if url =~ PATH_PROFILE
-          return url
-        end
-
-        if artist_name.blank?
-          return nil
-        end
-
-        return "https://www.deviantart.com/#{artist_name}"
+        return "" if artist_name.blank?
+        "https://www.deviantart.com/#{artist_name.downcase}"
       end
 
+      # Prefer the name from the url because the api metadata won't be present when
+      # the input url doesn't contain a deviation id, or the deviation is private or deleted.
       def artist_name
-        api_metadata.dig(:author, :username).try(&:downcase)
+        if artist_name_from_url.present?
+          artist_name_from_url
+        elsif api_metadata.present?
+          api_metadata.dig(:author, :username)
+        else
+          ""
+        end
       end
 
       def artist_commentary_title
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ module Sources
       end
 
       def normalizable_for_artist_finder?
-        url =~ PATH_ART || url =~ SUBDOMAIN_ART
+        normalize_for_artist_finder.present?
       end
 
       def normalize_for_artist_finder
@@ -173,10 +174,24 @@ module Sources
         end
       end
 
+      def self.artist_name_from_url(url)
+        if url =~ ASSET || url =~ PATH_ART || url =~ PATH_PROFILE
+          $~[:artist]
+        elsif url !~ RESERVED_SUBDOMAINS && (url =~ SUBDOMAIN_ART || url =~ SUBDOMAIN_PROFILE)
+          $~[:artist]
+        else
+          nil
+        end
+      end
+
       def deviation_id
         self.class.deviation_id_from_url(url) || self.class.deviation_id_from_url(referer_url)
       end
 
+      def artist_name_from_url
+        self.class.artist_name_from_url(url) || self.class.artist_name_from_url(referer_url)
+      end
+
       def page
         return nil if deviation_id.blank?
         deviation_url = "https://www.deviantart.com/deviation/#{deviation_id}"
diff --git a/test/unit/sources/deviantart_test.rb b/test/unit/sources/deviantart_test.rb
index 68fd9fb55..4bf3960c1 100644
--- a/test/unit/sources/deviantart_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/sources/deviantart_test.rb
@@ -15,14 +15,21 @@ module Sources
       should "work" do
         assert_equal(["http://origin-orig.deviantart.net/d533/f/2014/004/8/d/holiday_elincia_by_aeror404-d70rm0s.jpg"], @site.image_urls)
         assert_equal(@site.image_url, @site.canonical_url)
+        assert_equal("aeror404", @site.artist_name)
+        assert_equal("https://www.deviantart.com/aeror404", @site.profile_url)
       end
     end
 
     context "The source for a deleted DeviantArt image URL" do
       should "work" do
         @site = Sources::Strategies.find("https://pre00.deviantart.net/423b/th/pre/i/2017/281/e/0/mindflayer_girl01_by_nickbeja-dbpxdt8.png")
+        @artist = FactoryBot.create(:artist, name: "nickbeja", url_string: "https://nickbeja.deviantart.com")
+
         assert_equal("https://pre00.deviantart.net/423b/th/pre/i/2017/281/e/0/mindflayer_girl01_by_nickbeja-dbpxdt8.png", @site.image_url)
         assert_equal(@site.image_url, @site.canonical_url)
+        assert_equal("nickbeja", @site.artist_name)
+        assert_equal("https://www.deviantart.com/nickbeja", @site.profile_url)
+        assert_equal([@artist], @site.artists)
         assert_nothing_raised { @site.to_h }
       end
     end
@@ -79,6 +86,7 @@ module Sources
       setup do
         @url = "http://fc08.deviantart.net/files/f/2007/120/c/9/cool_like_me_by_47ness.jpg"
         @ref = "https://47ness.deviantart.com/art/Cool-Like-Me-54339311"
+        @artist = FactoryBot.create(:artist, name: "47ness", url_string: "https://www.deviantart.com/47ness")
       end
 
       context "without a referer" do
@@ -90,6 +98,7 @@ module Sources
           assert_equal("https://www.deviantart.com/47ness", @site.profile_url)
           assert_equal("", @site.page_url)
           assert_equal(@site.image_url, @site.canonical_url)
+          assert_equal([@artist], @site.artists)
           assert_nothing_raised { @site.to_h }
         end
       end
@@ -103,6 +112,7 @@ module Sources
           assert_equal("https://www.deviantart.com/47ness", @site.profile_url)
           assert_equal("https://www.deviantart.com/47ness/art/Cool-Like-Me-54339311", @site.page_url)
           assert_equal(@site.page_url, @site.canonical_url)
+          assert_equal([@artist], @site.artists)
           assert_nothing_raised { @site.to_h }
         end
       end
@@ -112,6 +122,7 @@ module Sources
       setup do
         @url = "http://pre06.deviantart.net/8497/th/pre/f/2009/173/c/c/cc9686111dcffffffb5fcfaf0cf069fb.jpg"
         @ref = "https://www.deviantart.com/edsfox/art/Silverhawks-Quicksilver-126872896"
+        @artist = FactoryBot.create(:artist, name: "edsfox", url_string: "https://edsfox.deviantart.com")
       end
 
       context "without a referer" do
@@ -123,6 +134,7 @@ module Sources
           assert_equal("", @site.profile_url)
           assert_equal("", @site.page_url)
           assert_equal(@site.image_url, @site.canonical_url)
+          assert_equal([], @site.artists)
           assert_nothing_raised { @site.to_h }
         end
       end
@@ -136,6 +148,7 @@ module Sources
           assert_equal("https://www.deviantart.com/edsfox", @site.profile_url)
           assert_equal("https://www.deviantart.com/edsfox/art/Silverhawks-Quicksilver-126872896", @site.page_url)
           assert_equal(@site.page_url, @site.canonical_url)
+          assert_equal([@artist], @site.artists)
           assert_nothing_raised { @site.to_h }
         end
       end