Looking for the best new york art to partner with? We ranked the top 70 new york art influencers you should know about — ordered by audience size, engagement and consistency. Each profile below includes follower counts, posting frequency, a short bio and contact details so you can shortlist creators for outreach in minutes.
Whether you are running an influencer marketing campaign, sourcing UGC, or building a brand ambassador program, this curated list of hobbies & niche makes it easy to find the right fit. Bookmark this page — it is refreshed regularly as creators grow and new talent emerges.
Amy Sherald is a new york art creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Mickalene Thomas is a new york art influencer with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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NYC artist, designer, author, muralist
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Former NYT Co-Chief Art Critic;CAA Award for Criticism; Lifetime Achievement Award, Rabkin FndnNEW EMAIL:
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Jordan Casteel is a new york art creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Multidisciplinary artist represented by Also founder of and Assoc. Prof.
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Lorna Simpson is a new york art public figure with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Tschabalala Self is a new york art creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Born in Coney Island Brooklyn Graffiti/street artist from the 80sContemporary mixed media art showing around the globe Email
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Sanford Biggers is a new york art content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Kennedy Yanko is a new york art public figure with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Paul Richard is a new york art creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Maud Madsen is a new york art content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Pioneer of Neo-Miniature.ShakirAli award’91. Tamgha Imtiaz’05. MacArthurFellow06. US Art Medal’12. Fukuoka Laureate’22. Pollock Prizefor Creativity’23
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BORN LEGACY. | ED & Chief Curator | 📘✨ | OUT NOW📕BLACK MEME (2024) and GAY POMPEII (2025) | Becoming my avatar.
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A Generally Curious Fellowfounder loeb fellow advisor: director
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Artist living and working in NYC
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global head of audience growth & intelligence forging the frontiers of art searching for the sublimeprev &
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Servant of God in Jesus Name
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Trudy Benson is a new york art influencer with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Creator 👨🏻🎨🗽 | Shapeshifter ✨Storyteller 📖 | Art experiences 👁️In search of the extraordinary 🧭DM for commissions 📥
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Pratt MFA 2019. Artist living in New York.
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alchemist - Guggenheim FellowProf. @ Columbia U Co-Founder Gallery: Member :
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Black Latina Cultural Baddie 👄 🇩🇴🗽📚 )✍🏽: , etc.👩🏽💻 gallerygurls.net
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Dani Klebes is a new york art content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Artist 👸🏾 Professor 👩🏾🏫 NYC ❤️📌 Solo: 📌 Group: 📌 Public Art:
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Domenica Brockman is a new york art creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Current shows Gallery Prof
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Artist. Filmmaker. Southerner in NYC.
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McMillan/Stewart Endowed Painting Chair at
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𓁙Artemis Council 𓋇Board member ⠀⠀𓅋Making magic Founding ⬤ Co-chair
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Maria Vogel is a new york art influencer with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Madjeen Isaac is a new york art content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Novelist and freelance art critic at NYT etc.
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Art advisor to private collectors, foundations, museums, and estates.
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Visual Artist / Haïti + NYC + OK
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Joyce Kozloff is a new york art content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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DC Moore Gallery, NY PATRON Gallery, Chicago
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Next shows: 2/21 opening 3/14 opening Summer 25 MFAFrescos, Hair Paintings, Music
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Annabel Keenan is a new york art influencer with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Christopher Myers is a new york art content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Xia Gordon is a new york art public figure with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Quiet here, website for updates, tenderness to you 🌿
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✨ ✨ Three new paintings on view in 'Tiny Acts' open 11/22, 'Linger' in '5x7' , & 'Loam'
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Ivana Carman is a new york art content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Sustainable art objects created from shredded & up-cycled solicitations, security envelopes, catalogs and magazines.
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New York artist. Meditative brush marks, energy & poetry. Abstraction from nature, rooted in the nowness of calligraphy. DM for inquiry. ©Yeachin Tsai
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a brooklyn native, cutting paper and daydreaming
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Melissa Staiger is a new york art content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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MY BRIDES SAY: “MY WEDDING IS WORTH PAINTING!”🎨 Capturing precious moments on canvas NY, NJ, CT, CA and Worldwide 🗺️Use link to inquire 💌No DMs ❌
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Nathalie Jolivert is a new york art creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Olive Ayhens is a new york art influencer with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Stephanie L Franks is a new york art content creator with a global audience and an engaged Instagram following. Reach out via their profile for collaborations and partnerships.
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Brooklyn based artist, designer, mom, water tower fanatic and creator of mosaic-like collages from used and expired NYC subway tickets
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Paintings and sculptures inspired by life in the garden and beyond • NYC & Catskills • DM for info
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🇭🇹 artist📚 community dir. 📍lenapehoking x shikaakwa x ayitikeya
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👩🎨Artist traveler🎨I'm painting my life☆Selling pictures Face/body paint
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NYC artist interested in architecture and memory, daughter of Հայ immigrants. 🧿 Founder DM for inquiries
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I’m an abstract painter of large and small paintings, prints and digital video in NYC and Provincetown. I live Westbeth. My studio is in Chelsea.
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Artist Professor Pratt Institute Brooklyn NY
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Papercut artist & painter.Color is life.Negative is positive!
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◾️NYC Artist 👩🎨 Brooklyn◾️Paintings 🎨◾️Writer ✏️ art/design◾️Speaker 🗣 art/design◾️Personal: ◾️
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Lucas is a new york art specialist creator based in Rome, sharing reviews and tutorials.
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New York Art hobbyist from Lima. Posts about tutorials, behind-the-scenes, and connecting with an engaged community.
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Educator and new york art creator known for community tips. Open to brand partnerships and collaborations.
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New York Art enthusiast from Houston, TX. Posts about behind-the-scenes, community tips, and connecting with an engaged community.
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New York Art specialist creator from Dhaka. Posts about how-to content, tutorials, and connecting with an engaged community.
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Hobbyist and new york art creator known for how-to content. Open to brand partnerships and collaborations.
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Our June 2026 ranking of the top 70 new york art influencers is led by Amy Sherald, Mickalene Thomas, Timothy Goodman. The full list is ordered by follower count and engagement, with bios and contact details for each creator.
Creators are ranked by a blend of audience size (2.5M combined followers across this list), engagement rate (averaging 4%) and posting consistency. Verified public figures with self-hosted photos appear first.
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This list is refreshed regularly as creators grow, new talent emerges and engagement shifts. It was last updated in June 2026.