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 137.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 🌭 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @juliahagen_art Instagram Followers 112K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Enagagement Rate 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 98.6K Type Micro Gender Female Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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4. Kayla Mahaffey

Bio “Face to Face” Book Pre-order⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kaylamay_art Instagram Followers 63.9K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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5. Jc Rivera

Bio 🇵🇷Creator of the iconic @thebearchamp CHICAGO *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @jcrivera Instagram Followers 63.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate 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 50.6K Follower Growth (2mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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7. Morgan Nicolette

Bio Chicagoan || Painter 🎨💌: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @momikoi Instagram Followers 48.5K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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8. Meg Lumbar

Bio #stainedglass #autodidact 🤙CHICAGO ✨@sk8_market_chi every 2nd Thurs *****@megmakesstainedglass.com Instagram Handle @megmakesstainedglass Instagram Followers 35.2K Follower Growth (2mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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9. Gabrielle Stone

Bio paintings for exceptional spaces410 s michigan ave. chicago, il *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gabriellemariestone Instagram Followers 26.7K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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10. Jazmin Rodriguez

Bio 𝙸 𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚠 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚙𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝. 📍𝙲𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚐𝚘 🇵🇷🇲🇽 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jazonvinylart Instagram Followers 21K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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11. Nate Baranowski

Bio Street Painter, Muralist, Chalk Artist *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @nate.baranowski Instagram Followers 20.9K Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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12. 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 16.1K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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13. Liz Flores

Bio *****@gmail.com3/13 - 4/19: group show @verticalgallery (CHI) 3/21 - 4/11: group show @harmanprojects @thinkspace_art (NYC) Instagram Handle @lizitto Instagram Followers 15.7K Type Micro Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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14. Mac Blackout

Bio Visual artist, muralist, and musician based in Chicago. Human creation, no AI. Mural requests and art inquiries: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @macblackout Instagram Followers 10.2K Type Micro Gender Male Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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15. Zhanna Biletska

Bio Plein air oil painter | 26 yrs of brush & soul🎨 As seen on NBC, WGN, WBBM Newsradio🏡 Capturing homes & stories 👩🏻‍🎨 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @art.biletska Instagram Followers 8.5K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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16. Anna P Murphy

Bio 2026 Kentucky Derby Bottle Artist 🐎Fine Artist | Muralist Chicago, IL 📍 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @annapmurphy Instagram Followers 6.5K Type Nano Gender Female Enagagement Rate Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
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17. Ruth Pycke

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