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 459K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male Enagagement Rate 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 (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Canada
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3. Maria Qamar

Bio 🔥FIGHT, BETI, FIGHT!🔥 *****@hatecopy.com Instagram Handle @hatecopy Instagram Followers 169.2K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Canada
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4. Nada Khatib

Bio Somewhere between whimsy dreams and the natural world ⊹ ₊ ݁. ⟡ˋ°•*⁀➷NEW COLLECTION 🌷✨ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @expressionbynada Instagram Followers 139.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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5. Briony Douglas

Bio Living in a daydream, just building it bigger ✨💭🎠🎨 Visual Artist/Photographer 📧 Inquiries- *****@brionydouglas.com Instagram Handle @briony Instagram Followers 128.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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6. Kent Monkman

Bio Cree ArtistMiss Chief Nation!Please email *****@kentmonkman.com Instagram Handle @kentmonkman Instagram Followers 118.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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7. 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 82.5K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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8. Kelsey Voss

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

Bio ✏️ Tutorials & tips for illustrators + creatives🎨 Behind the scenes of a full-time illustrator💖 Adobe Ambassador *****@ashleighgreen.ca Instagram Handle @ashsgreen Instagram Followers 68K Follower Growth (2mo) +15% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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10. 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 (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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11. 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 Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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12. Sydney Smith

Bio I'm an illustrator/author of picture books. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sydneydraws Instagram Followers 48.4K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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13. Emily Taylor

Bio Illustrator & Print Designer • TorontoStudio 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 (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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14. Mollie Cronin

Bio ART BRATNova 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 Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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15. Luke Swinson

Bio Indigenous - AnishinaabeMississaugas of Scugog Island First NationIllustrator / Muralist *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lukeswinsonart Instagram Followers 34.5K Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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16. Mandy Tsung

Bio Painter and Tattooer (@harpyteeth). xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ unceded territories (Vancouver, BC). *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tigerdaughter_ Instagram Followers 31.9K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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17. Pailin Mirault

Bio 🖌️Illustrator based in TorontoRep @annagoodsonillustration 📥 *****@gmail.comPrints, Stickers, and more! ⬇️ Instagram Handle @pailin.miro Instagram Followers 30K Follower Growth (2mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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18. Christine Boyer

Bio Creating & selling artwork | Vancouver Island | @dervilia_art_design | SHOP ONLINE 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @christineboyerart Instagram Followers 25.4K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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19. Emily May Rose

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

Bio 🎨 Original & Custom Paintings | DM to order🌎 Ship worldwide 📍 Toronto *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @melissaisaakov Instagram Followers 17.8K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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21. Lauren Pearson

Bio 7+ years of bespoke design & live Illustration for brands, weddings and private clientsClients:Cartier,L'Oreal,Google,*****@bylaurenp.com Instagram Handle @bylaurenp Instagram Followers 13.7K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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22. Kaitlin Bishop

Bio ✏️ Children’s book author & illustrator🌾 From Alberta’s beautiful prairies🎨 All things illustration here🐈 All things Oliver at @oliverillustrates *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kaitlinbishopillustrations Instagram Followers 13.5K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
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23. Meghan Hildebrand

Bio contemporary Canadian painter Instagram Handle @meghanhildebrand Instagram Followers 11.9K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
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24. Tanya Mu

Bio Travelling Watercolor Foodie Artist 🇨🇦 🇨🇳📍TorontoOnline Shop closed till June 2026shop us in-person @artsmarket Riverdale & @6x8market *****@tontonart.com Instagram Handle @tonton.art Instagram Followers 10K Follower Growth (2mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Ontario, Canada
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25. Patrick Skals

Bio A R T I S T & O W N E R : C ⁸ H ¹¹ N O ²A 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 (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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26. 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 (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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27. Jason Wilkins

Bio #Illustrator #muralist #storyteller Clients: Porsche - Marvel - Adidas - ParamountMobile Studio: @jwilkinsfactory 🏭 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @artofwilkins Instagram Followers 8.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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28. Lisa Audit

Bio 🎨Licensed artistBased in Quebec, Canada. For licensing inquiries: *****@gmail.com🛍️Amazon favourite art supplies in smart bio : Instagram Handle @lisaauditart Instagram Followers 7.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Quebec, Canada
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29. Quinn Rockliff

Bio idk what kind of girl I am🧵✂️🧵✂️🧵✂️🧵 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @quinnrockliff Instagram Followers 7.1K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Hamilton, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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30. 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 6.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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31. 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 (2mo) +3% Type Nano Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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32. Tenzin Tsering

Bio 🇨🇦 Toronto | ✊ Tibetan & FilipinaIllustrator ✦ Comic Creator ✦ MuralistEmail inquires: *****@gmail.com☕️ Collective: @fbc.collective Instagram Handle @tenzoni Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (2mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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33. C.M. Duffy

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

Bio Graphic Designer, lllustrator, Artist & Certified Budtender / Manager @thewavycompanyShop Links below #ottawaartist *****@deancoledesign.com Instagram Handle @deancoledesign Instagram Followers 1.3K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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35. Cailin Doherty

Bio 📖 Published illustrator, gamer🖼️ Picture books, commercial art📫 *****@cailindoherty.com✨ Represented by @pyro.represents Instagram Handle @cdoherty.art Instagram Followers 1K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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36. Douglas Coupland

Bio Never left art school. *****@danielfariagallery.com Instagram Handle @douglascoupland Instagram Followers 27.7K Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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37. Mariah Evans

Bio Digital artist/acrylic painter *****@gmail.com 📍Montreal and Vancouvermain: @mariahmussassa Instagram Handle @ryasartwork Instagram Followers 2.2K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 1.4K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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39. Aquil Virani

Bio Visual artist • Toronto • Ottawa • Montreal Instagram Handle @aquilvirani Instagram Followers 1.1K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Nano Enagagement Rate Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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