Top 40 Canadian Art Influencers in 2026

1. Adam Bosley

Bio ✏️ Illustrator / Designer
😌 Healing the World, One Smiley Face at a Time
✉️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @adam_theillustrator Instagram Followers 470K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2. Lucie Prosper

Bio Customs available! Dm me 💕 Shop 👇 🛍️ *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @electricmandala Instagram Followers 190.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Location Canada
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3. Nada Khatib

Bio Somewhere between whimsy dreams and the natural world ⊹ ₊ ݁. ⟡ˋ°•*⁀➷
NEW COLLECTION 🌷✨ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @expressionbynada Instagram Followers 139.6K Type Macro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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4. Briony Douglas

Bio Living in a daydream, just building it bigger ✨💭🎠
🎨 Artist
📧 Inquiries- *****@brionydouglas.com Instagram Handle @briony Instagram Followers 129.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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5. Kent Monkman

Bio Cree Artist
Miss Chief Nation!
Please email *****@kentmonkman.com Instagram Handle @kentmonkman Instagram Followers 118.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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6. Shilpa Lalit

Bio Artist | Art Educator 🇮🇳 🇨🇦-GTA
🖌Artist brushes @artyshils_art_brushes
🧑‍🎨 Founder @artfulescapes.ca
🎨 Art + Prints👇🏻 | Workshops and Brushes👇🏻⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @artyshils Instagram Followers 81.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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7. Ashleigh Green

Bio ✏️ Tutorials & tips for illustrators + creatives
🎨 Behind the scenes of a full-time illustrator
💖 Adobe Ambassador
💫 Shop stickers, pins + more *****@ashleighgreen.ca Instagram Handle @ashsgreen Instagram Followers 72.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +23% Type Micro Gender Female Location Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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8. Kelsey Voss

Bio 🌾🌸🌙 sᴜɴ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴍᴏᴏɴ ʙʏ ᴋᴇʟsᴇʏ 🌞🧚🌲
I draw places and go on adventures
Store • Contact ↓ *****@sunearthmoon.ca Instagram Handle @sunearthmoon.art Instagram Followers 70.4K Type Micro Gender Female Location Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada
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9. Nancy King

Bio Artist • Mother • Councillor for Rama First Nation • Anishinaabe Kwe • Headtotoe’s Old Lady Redrum MC
Inquiries: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @chiefladybird Instagram Followers 61.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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10. Sydney Smith

Bio I'm an illustrator/author of picture books. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sydneydraws Instagram Followers 48.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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11. Emily Taylor

Bio Illustrator & Print Designer • Toronto
Studio Hours: M-F, 9-5 • ✉ for collaboration inquiries. Content ©Emily Taylor 2026.
Print Shop: @cabinjournal *****@emilytaylor.ca Instagram Handle @emily_illustrates Instagram Followers 39.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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12. Mollie Cronin

Bio ART BRAT
Nova Scotian in Toronto - Cartoonist - York PHD student in Gender studies (comics + fat studies)
✨SHOP + COMMISSIONS CLOSED (maybe 4evr)✨ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @art.brat.comics Instagram Followers 34.6K Type Micro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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13. Luke Swinson

Bio Indigenous - Anishinaabe
Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
Illustrator / Muralist *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lukeswinsonart Instagram Followers 34.5K Type Micro Gender Male Location Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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14. Mandy Tsung

Bio Painter and Tattooer (@harpyteeth). xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ unceded territories (Vancouver, BC). *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tigerdaughter_ Instagram Followers 31.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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15. Pailin Mirault

Bio 🧑‍🎨Illustrator based in Toronto
📧Collabs: *****@gmail.com
Clients: MLS, Conti Tire, Indycar, Pennyboard, Indigo, Rubicon Instagram Handle @pailin.miro Instagram Followers 30.4K Type Micro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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16. Douglas Coupland

Bio Never left art school. *****@danielfariagallery.com Instagram Handle @douglascoupland Instagram Followers 28.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Male Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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17. Emily May Rose

Bio Toronto-based artist 🦝
@northerncontemporary *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @emilymayrose Instagram Followers 23.1K Type Micro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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18. Melissa Isaakov

Bio 🎨 Original & Custom Paintings | DM to order
🌎 Ship worldwide
📍 Toronto *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @melissaisaakov Instagram Followers 17.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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19. Lauren Pearson

Bio 7+ years of bespoke design & live Illustration for brands, weddings and private clients
Clients:Cartier,L'Oreal,Google,Bulgari
*****@bylaurenp.com Instagram Handle @bylaurenp Instagram Followers 13.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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20. Kaitlin Bishop

Bio ✏️ Children’s book author & illustrator
🎨 Rep’d by Kathleen Rushall @andreabrownlit
🐈 All things Oliver at @oliverillustrates *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kaitlinbishopillustrations Instagram Followers 13.3K Type Micro Gender Female Location Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
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21. Meghan Hildebrand

Bio contemporary Canadian painter Instagram Handle @meghanhildebrand Instagram Followers 12K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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22. Tanya Mu

Bio Travelling Watercolor Foodie Artist 🇨🇦 🇨🇳
📍Toronto
Online Shop closed, opening Aug 2026
shop us in-person @artsmarket Riverdale & @6x8market *****@tontonart.com Instagram Handle @tonton.art Instagram Followers 10.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Location Ontario, Canada
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23. Alanna Cavanagh

Bio Artist/ Illustrator/ As seen in Design Lines, Monocle, Globe and Mail, Apartment Therapy + Vogue Japan *****@alannacavanagh.com Instagram Handle @alanna_cavanagh Instagram Followers 9.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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24. Jason Wilkins

Bio #Illustrator #muralist #storyteller
Clients: Porsche - Marvel - Adidas - Paramount
Mobile Studio: @jwilkinsfactory 🏭 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @artofwilkins Instagram Followers 8.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Location Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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25. Lisa Audit

Bio 🎨Licensed artist
Based in Quebec, Canada.
For licensing inquiries: *****@gmail.com
🛍️Amazon favourite art supplies in smart bio : Instagram Handle @lisaauditart Instagram Followers 7.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Location Quebec, Canada
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26. Erika Flores

Bio 🇵🇭🇨🇦Toronto Illustrator Artist who runs
🎨work: Nike,NBA,WNBA,Microsoft,PWHL,CFL,AFC (NSL) +
✉️ *****@gmail.com
🍋🍊 portfolio link below Instagram Handle @inkscrpt Instagram Followers 6.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Nano Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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27. Tenzin Tsering

Bio 🇨🇦 Toronto | ✊ Tibetan & Filipina
Illustrator ✦ Comic Creator ✦ Muralist
Email inquires: *****@gmail.com
☕️ Collective: @fbc.collective Instagram Handle @tenzoni Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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28. C.M. Duffy

Bio handmade art of a whimsically surreal nature *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @c.m.duffy Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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29. Aquil Virani

Bio Visual artist • Toronto • Ottawa • Montreal Instagram Handle @aquilvirani Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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30. Cailin Doherty

Bio 📖 Published illustrator, gamer
🖼️ Picture books, commercial art
📫 *****@cailindoherty.com Instagram Handle @cdoherty.art Instagram Followers 1K Type Nano Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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31. Maria Qamar

Bio 🔥FIGHT, BETI, FIGHT!🔥 *****@hatecopy.com Instagram Handle @hatecopy Instagram Followers 169.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Location Canada
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32. Emily Kewageshig

Bio Anishinaabe Kwe 🪶 Saugeen Ojibwe Nation / Toronto
Visual Storyteller ➵ Painter / Illustrator / Muralist / Designer
✉️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @emilykewageshig Instagram Followers 49.1K Type Micro Gender Female Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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33. Christine Boyer

Bio Creating & selling artwork | Vancouver Island | @dervilia_art_design | SHOP ONLINE 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @christineboyerart Instagram Followers 25.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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34. Patrick Skals

Bio A R T I S T & O W N E R : C ⁸ H ¹¹ N O ²
A K A D O P ∆ M I N E G ∆ L L E R Y *****@patrickskalsart.com Instagram Handle @pskals.art Instagram Followers 9.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Nano Gender Male Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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35. Quinn Rockliff

Bio idk what kind of girl I am
🧵✂️🧵✂️🧵✂️🧵 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @quinnrockliff Instagram Followers 7.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Location Hamilton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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36. Morgan Jones

Bio Corporate suit turned full time artist. Gallery represented photographic & mixed media Artist. Hamilton 🇨🇦
Inquiries: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @morganjonesart Instagram Followers 6K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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37. Mariah Evans

Bio Digital artist/acrylic painter
*****@gmail.com
📍Montreal and Vancouver
main: @mariahmussassa Instagram Handle @ryasartwork Instagram Followers 2.2K Type Nano Gender Female Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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38. Olga Agafonova

Bio 🎨 Children's Illustrator
🧸🐻 Helping children see the world with wonder 🦄🎠
Montreal, 🇨🇦 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @olka.illustration Instagram Followers 1.5K Type Nano Gender Female Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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39. Dean Cole

Bio Graphic Designer, lllustrator, Artist &
Certified Budtender / Manager @thewavycompany
Shop Links below #ottawaartist *****@deancoledesign.com Instagram Handle @deancoledesign Instagram Followers 1.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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