Top 20 Chicago Art Influencers in 2026

1. Vicki McGrath

Bio Daily painter, wife and empty nester mom living in Chicago 🎨🖌 I Have This Thing With Color 🌈Prints and original artwork 👇👇DOMESTIKA COURSE!! ⬇️⬇️ *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @vickimcgrathart Instagram Followers 135.7K Type Macro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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2. Julia Hagen

Bio Chicago Artist 👩‍🎨 Painting The Town… and hot dogs, lots of hot dogs 🌭 Artist behind @homealonenomore *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @juliahagen_art Instagram Followers 111.4K Type Macro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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3. Sheila Arora

Bio I paint like hell everywhere. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @sheilarora Instagram Followers 98.8K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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4. Jc Rivera

Bio 🇵🇷Creator of the iconic @thebearchamp CHICAGO *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @jcrivera Instagram Followers 62.6K Type Micro Gender Male Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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5. Kayla Mahaffey

Bio ‘World in my Eyes” Currently on view *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kaylamay_art Instagram Followers 63.3K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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6. Jenny Vyas

Bio Artist. Muralist. Painting #heARTworks. 🇮🇳🇺🇸📍Chicago • Inquiries: Submit via my website 👉 JennyVyas.com *****@jennyvyas.com Instagram Handle @jennyvyas Instagram Followers 50.9K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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7. Morgan Nicolette

Bio Chicagoan || Painter 🎨💌: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @momikoi Instagram Followers 48.7K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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8. Meg Lumbar

Bio #stainedglass #autodidact #AuDHD🤙CHICAGO ✨@sk8_market_chi every 2nd Thurs *****@megmakesstainedglass.com Instagram Handle @megmakesstainedglass Instagram Followers 33.3K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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9. Gabrielle Stone

Bio paintings for exceptional spaces410 s michigan ave. chicago, ilsolo show “snack shop,” feb 27th @kimstoragegallery *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gabriellemariestone Instagram Followers 26.8K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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10. Nate Baranowski

Bio Street Painter, Muralist, Chalk Artist *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @nate.baranowski Instagram Followers 20.7K Type Micro Gender Male Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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11. Jazmin Rodriguez

Bio ℑ 𝔡𝔯𝔞𝔴 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔭𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔱 𝔴𝔥𝔞𝔱 ℑ 𝔩𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔲𝔰𝔢 𝔞𝔩𝔩 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔬𝔩𝔬𝔯𝔰 𝔴𝔥𝔦𝔩𝔢 𝔡𝔬𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔦𝔱. 📍 ℭ𝔥𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔤𝔬 🇵🇷🇲🇽 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jazonvinylart Instagram Followers 21K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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12. Emmy Star Brown

Bio ✨ Artist, Muralist, Designer📍 Chicago / everywhere〰️ Rep NY @dtrmodern *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @emmystarbrown Instagram Followers 19.8K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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13. Liz Flores

Bio *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lizitto Instagram Followers 15.1K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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14. Cristina Islas

Bio •Tatuajes para todos los cuerpos🇲🇽•local latina tatuadora 🩶•18+ •Chicago IL🖤•resident artist: @goodmoodtattoo F*CK ICE.FREE GAZA 🇵🇸 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @corazontatuajes Instagram Followers 16K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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15. Sam Kirk

Bio Award winning Multi-Disciplinary ArtistParent, Public Art ConsultantAll inquires *****@iamsamkirk.com Instagram Handle @iamsamkirk Instagram Followers 10.6K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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16. Zhanna Biletska

Bio Plein air oil painter | 26 yrs of brush & soul🎨 As seen on NBC, WGN, WBBM Newsradio🏛 Exhibited at Ukrainian Museum🏡 Capturing homes & stories 👩🏻‍🎨 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @art.biletska Instagram Followers 8.4K Type Nano Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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17. Anna P Murphy

Bio FINE ARTIST AND MURALIST Chicago, IL 📍 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @annapmurphy Instagram Followers 6.4K Type Nano Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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18. Kailey Rorer

Bio Traveling mural artist from the Chicago suburbsBest way to inquire is through email:*****@kaileyrorer.com 😊Repped by @fillinglobal Instagram Handle @kaileyrorer Instagram Followers 3.4K Type Nano Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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19. Ruth Pycke

Bio Yorkshire artist, city and landscapes *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ruthannfineart Instagram Followers 2.7K Type Nano Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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