Top 40 California Art Influencers in 2026

1. Shepard Fairey

Bio Official Instagram of Shepard Fairey
#OBEY #OBEYGIANT *****@obeygiant.com Instagram Handle @obeygiant Instagram Followers 1.4M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Male Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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2. Nicole Weedo

Bio • 🪴Muneflower Hollow: Magical Plants & Creatures🪴
• 🌿Next event: goblin market
• 🌱Please email | no DMs for customer support ⬇️🌱 *****@munespice.com Instagram Handle @munespice Instagram Followers 123.5K Type Macro Gender Female Location Bay Area, California, United States
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3. Blue

Bio Art dude. Wanderer. Dad. 🔵 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bluethegreat Instagram Followers 110.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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4. Bibby Gignilliat

Bio Mixed-media abstract artist | Collage + paint. | Sausalito, CA. Link tree ⬇️ for art inquiries, on-line & in studio classes or to join my newsletter. *****@bibbyart.com Instagram Handle @bibbygart Instagram Followers 93K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Female Location Sausalito, California, United States
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5. Andrew Faulkner

Bio 🎨 Contemporary abstract landscapes
📍 Sausalito, CA
Color, light, and memory—reimagined - No NFTs 🚫
⬇️ Link below for available work, prints, workshops *****@afstudio.com Instagram Handle @andrew_faulkner_art Instagram Followers 83K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Male Location Sausalito, California, United States
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6. Robert Vargas

Bio Artist based in Downtown Los Angeles, but for the world!
*****@vargaspresents.com
⬇️ #TeamVargas merchandise available here ⬇️ Instagram Handle @therobertvargas Instagram Followers 82.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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7. Christina Kent

Bio Full-time fine artist based in SF
ChaNorth 2026 Artist in Residence
See my work at @studiogallerysf and @ednacontemporary *****@christinakentart.com Instagram Handle @christinakentart Instagram Followers 77.5K Type Micro Gender Female Location San Francisco, California, United States
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8. Mary Syring

Bio (sear-ing🙃) Artist/Actor - SF + LA
Shop,portfolio,etc: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @marysyring Instagram Followers 73.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Location San Francisco, California, United States
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9. Tyler Scully

Bio Humanism + Minimal Expressionism. San Francisco Bay Area.
ULTRAHIVE 4 @fmoakland
DM to purchase can be shipped internationally.
#artist #fineartist *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @specters_art Instagram Followers 66.9K Type Micro Gender Male Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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10. The Tracy Piper

Bio Vibrant, community driven, contemporary painter.
Art has the power to change the world. 😤
Click below to collect original art and prints. ⭐️ *****@thetracypiper.com Instagram Handle @thetracypiper Instagram Followers 64.3K Type Micro Gender Female Location San Francisco, California, United States
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11. Katja Leibenath

Bio Painter, San Francisco.
Making things irl.
Start here:
▼▼▼ *****@katjaleibenath.com Instagram Handle @katjaleibenathpaintings Instagram Followers 59K Type Micro Gender Female Location San Francisco, California, United States
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12. Tino Rodriguez

Bio "There are many ways to be free. One of them is to transcend reality by imagination, as I try to do."
Anais Nin Instagram Handle @tinorodriguezartist Instagram Followers 47.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Location San Francisco, California, United States
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13. Jane Burton

Bio ✨Abstract paintings for residential and corporate environments - commissions welcome
✨”Fearless Abstraction” large-scale painting workshops *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @janeburtonart Instagram Followers 38K Type Micro Gender Female Location Walnut Creek, California, United States
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14. Devon Walz

Bio 👇prints + originals
🎙️ @heywhatareyouworkingon *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @devonwalzart Instagram Followers 30.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Santa Ana, California, United States
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15. Celeste Byers

Bio Paris & beyond *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @celestialterrestrial Instagram Followers 24.8K Type Micro Gender Female Location San Diego, California, United States
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16. Brookelee Borchardt

Bio ✦ San Francisco, CA ✦
Hi! I’m a person, and I draw!
🅢🅗🅞🅟 = ⓄⓅⒺⓃ ⤵️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @brookeleebee Instagram Followers 18.8K Type Micro Gender Female Location San Francisco, California, United States
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17. Jesse Powell

Bio Artist living in Carmel Valley *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jessepowellart Instagram Followers 17.5K Type Micro Gender Male Location Monterey, California, United States
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18. Jacqueline Valenzuela

Bio UCLA MFA ‘27 | @the_kolorstudio | For Inquiries 📧 *****@jacquelinevalenzuela.com Instagram Handle @pieldemazapan Instagram Followers 13.8K Type Micro Gender Female Location Los Angeles, California, United States
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19. Holly Wong

Bio "Permutations" group exhibition thru @surface_design Spring 2026
"on line" group exhibition at @lyceum_gallery opening August 26, 2026 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @hollywongart Instagram Followers 11.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Location San Francisco, California, United States
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20. Mary Jhun

Bio ✍︎︎ Surrealist Painter of The Girls
☏ Working in California | San Diego, CA
♡︎ LJP Scenic Artist: @mjscenicart
🚴‍♀️ Wave Hi if you see me ridin’ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @maryjhunart Instagram Followers 9.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Location San Diego, California, United States
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21. Anne Bedrick

Bio Vulnerability & the yearning for human connection are at the root of my practice. With paint & cement, I examine how we hold the residue of emotions.👇 *****@annebedrick.com Instagram Handle @annebedrick Instagram Followers 9.2K Type Nano Gender Female Location Palm Springs, California, United States
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22. Jonathan Parker

Bio *****@jonathanparker.com Instagram Handle @juanitoparker Instagram Followers 7.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Location San Francisco, California, United States
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23. Tianna Bracey

Bio Painting people like my life depends on it💥
Designing jewelry at @glauceiglass
📍San Francisco, CA *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tiannabraceyart Instagram Followers 6.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Location San Francisco, California, United States
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24. Maryam K. Rouhi

Bio Professional Artist. Color, texture, mood, memory.
CA, USA. Originals/prints. Email/DM for info and/or a studio visit. We ship anywhere. All images © *****@artbymaryam.com Instagram Handle @art.by.maryam Instagram Followers 5.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Location California, United States
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25. Rowan Fine

Bio Myth, memory & muscle
in paint and stone
Figurative artist | Laguna Beach *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rowanfineart Instagram Followers 4.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Location Laguna Beach, California, United States
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26. LaMonte Lamoureux

Bio Contemporary coastal chill artist globally recognized living in Southern California inspiring imagination one piece at a time. DM for more information *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lamontelamoureux Instagram Followers 4.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Location Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California, United States
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27. Dennis Ziemienski

Bio Painting the American West, California, and Scenes of Yesteryear. See current art for sale @altamirafineart @blueraingallery *****@ziemienski.com Instagram Handle @dennisziemienski Instagram Followers 4.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Male Location Glen Ellen, California, United States
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28. Lulu Yueming Qu

Bio 💪🏼 2 Master Degrees in Fine Arts
🐱 Founder of LULU.LIVE Art
📍Chinese Artist lives in San Diego, CA *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @qululululu Instagram Followers 4.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Location San Diego, California, United States
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29. James J. Bacchi

Bio Art Consultant / Curator / Collaborator
@theshopsat1345
@couparconsulting
Palm Springs + San Francisco *****@jamesbacchicontemporary.com Instagram Handle @jamesbacchicontemporary Instagram Followers 3.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Location San Francisco, California, United States
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30. Yahel Yan

Bio Mexican Artist in San Diego
Oil, Acrylic, Clay & More 🎨
Studio + Gallery @artsdistrictlibertystation | @f1veart
💌 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @yahel.yan.art Instagram Followers 3.2K Type Nano Gender Female Location San Diego, California, United States
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31. Sonia Lai

Bio 📍Bay area, CA
🔅Nurse Practitioner & Illustrator ( ´ ∀ `)ノ
🖌️Represented by Kowal Stannus Agency @angharadks for publishing *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pochipop Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Location Bay Area, California, United States
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32. Ambika Thiagarajan

Bio 🎨Portraits / Abstracts / Book Illustrations
🎨LIVE Painting for Parties or Events
🎨Paint Parties / Face Painting/ Art Classes
📍San Diego *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @artbika Instagram Followers 2.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Location San Diego, California, United States
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33. Laura Mitsu

Bio paintings + inspired poems
for the ones who are ready to be wild & free
↓ collect original art & commissions *****@lauramitsu.com Instagram Handle @laura.mitsu.art Instagram Followers 1.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Location Oakland, California, United States
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34. Sameh Khalatbari

Bio Master of Fine Art
Contemporary Artist🔸Illustrator
IRAN 🇮🇷 | USA 🇺🇸
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San Francisco, California
@sameh.khalatbari
@whitesquaregroup *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sameh.khalatbari Instagram Followers 1.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Location San Francisco, California, United States
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35. Jun Yang

Bio Backup account @junyarts Instagram Handle @junyartsbyjun Instagram Followers 1.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +15% Type Nano Gender Male Location San Francisco, California, United States
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36. Tim Novara

Bio Contemporary artist in San Diego, CA
Color, light, and architecutre Instagram Handle @timnovara Instagram Followers 1.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Location San Diego, California, United States
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37. Raphael Delgado

Bio #artbyraphael Based in Sacramento, California. Direct message for inquiries. *****@artbyraphael.com Instagram Handle @artbyraphael Instagram Followers 7.2K Type Nano Location Sacramento, California, United States
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38. Carolina Arrieta

Bio Carolina Arrieta
🎨Artist | Designer | Muralist
📍San Diego and Beyond
💌*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @arte.by.caro Instagram Followers 2.3K Type Nano Gender Female Location San Diego, California, United States
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39. Lela Shields

Bio Tomales, CA
Painter inspired by the natural world.
Studio open by appointment. Instagram Handle @lelashields Instagram Followers 2.1K Type Nano Gender Female Location Marin County, California, United States
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40. Shannen Mythen

Bio CUSTOM MURALS | LIVE EVENTS
FL Based, Traveling for Projects
Mural Portfolio: @shannen_mythen_murals
C-33 Lic. #1129230 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @shannen_mythen_art Instagram Followers 2K Type Nano Gender Female Location San Diego, California, United States
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