Top 70 New York Art Influencers in 2025

1. Timothy Goodman

Bio NYC-based artist, designer, author, speaker ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @timothygoodmanInstagram Followers 252.8KType MacroGender Male Get Email Contact

2. Mickalene Thomas

Bio MULTI-HYPHENATE ****@mickalenethomas.comInstagram Handle @mickalenethomasInstagram Followers 223.4KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

3. Roberta Smith

Bio Former Co-Chief Art Critic New York Times;2003 CAA Award for Criticism; 2019 Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award, Dorothea & Leo Rabkin FoundationInstagram Handle @robertasmithnycInstagram Followers 126.3KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

4. Jordan Casteel

Bio 🌛🌛🌛@upstatecolorInstagram Handle @jordanmcasteelInstagram Followers 98.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

5. Derrick Adams

Bio MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTISTInstagram Handle @derrickadamsnyInstagram Followers 86.9KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

6. Carrie Mae Weems

Bio For requests, please reach out to @gladstone.gallery-Also rep’d by @galerie_barbara_thumm (Berlin) and @fraenkelgallery (SF)Instagram Handle @carriemaeweemsInstagram Followers 86.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

7. Lorna Simpson

Bio ****@lsimpsonstudio.comInstagram Handle @lornasimpsonInstagram Followers 79.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

8. Tschabalala Self

Bio HARLEM-BORN ****@tschabalalaself.comInstagram Handle @tschabalalaselfInstagram Followers 77KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

9. Robert Polimeni

Bio Born in Coney Island Brooklyn Graffiti/street artist from the 80sContemporary mixed media art showing around the globe Email ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @dain_nycInstagram Followers 62.9KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

10. Sanford Biggers

Bio Conceptual ArtistInstagram Handle @sanfordbiggersInstagram Followers 50.9KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

11. Paul Richard

Bio Contact, Sales- ****@PaulRichard.Net or DMInstagram Handle @paulrichardnycInstagram Followers 47.1KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

12. Kennedy Yanko

Bio Please email with professional inquiries ****@kennedyyanko.comInstagram Handle @kennedyyankoInstagram Followers 46KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

13. Shahzia Sikander

Bio Pioneer of Neo-Miniature.ShakirAli award’91. Tamgha Imtiaz’05. MacArthurFellow06. US Art Medal’12. Fukuoka Laureate’22. Pollock Prizefor Creativity’23Instagram Handle @shahzia.sikanderInstagram Followers 33.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

14. Legacy Russell

Bio BORN LEGACY. | Executive Director & Chief Curator @thekitchen_nyc | #GlitchFeminism 📘✨ | OUT NOW📕BLACK MEME | Becoming my avatar. ****@legacyrussell.comInstagram Handle @ellerustleInstagram Followers 33.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

15. Maud Madsen

Instagram Handle @maud_madsenInstagram Followers 31.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

16. Paddy Johnson

Bio 👉Daily tips to help you get more shows, residencies & grants⚡️Featured in Artnet, Hyperallergic⭐️ Join Netvvrk Here⬇️ ****@vvrkshop.artInstagram Handle @vvrkshop.artInstagram Followers 29.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

17. Elena Soboleva

Bio forging the frontiers of artsearching for the sublime in bits & atomsbrought the art world online @davidzwirner & @artsy artists are my north stars ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @elenasobolevaInstagram Followers 29KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

18. Genesis TRAMAINE

Bio Servant of God in Jesus Name ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @genesistramaineInstagram Followers 26.6KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

19. Trudy Benson

Bio 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘯𝘥: 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴, 1970 - 2020, @mcachicago Thru March 23Instagram Handle @trudybensonInstagram Followers 23.7KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

20. Benny Or

Bio Creator 👨🏻‍🎨🗽 | Shapeshifter ✨| Storyteller 📖Blood As Thick As Water @platogallery 2/13-3/22 ****@bennyor.comInstagram Handle @bennyorInstagram Followers 19.4KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

21. Devin B. Johnson

Bio Pratt MFA 2019. Artist living in New York. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @devinbjohnsonInstagram Followers 16.9KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

22. Marina Chisty

Bio Artist living in NYCOwner @marinachisty.artSAIC ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @marinachistyInstagram Followers 15.8KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

23. Jasmin Hernandez

Bio Black Latina Cultural Baddie 👄 🇩🇴🗽📚#WeAreHereBook(@abramsbooks ‘21)✍🏽: @artsy @r29somos @elleusa @seen_journal @artnet, etc.👩🏽‍💻 gallerygurls.net ****@gallerygurls.netInstagram Handle @gallerygurlsInstagram Followers 15.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

24. Adama Delphine Fawundu

Bio alchemist - Guggenheim FellowProf. @ Columbia U Co-Founder @mfonfoto Gallery: @hesse_flatowBoard Member : @indigoartsalliance @penumbrafoundationInstagram Handle @adamadelphineInstagram Followers 14.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

25. Dani Klebes

Bio 🌈@wassaicproject ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @danielleklebesInstagram Followers 13.4KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

26. Domenica Brockman

Bio Find me on Bluesky +Flashes: Domenica Brockman (domenicab.bsky.social)February show @lifttrucksartInstagram Handle @minimalistabstractionInstagram Followers 12.3KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

27. Helina Metaferia

Bio Artist 👸🏾 NYC ❤️Professor 👩🏾‍🏫 @brownuSolo show: @moadsfGroup Shows: @lacma @palaisdetokyo @knoxvillemuseumofart @marylandinstitutecollegeofart ****@helinametaferia.comInstagram Handle @helina.metaferiaInstagram Followers 11.9KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

28. Jean Shin

Bio Www.jeanshin.comArtist and Educator ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @jean.shinInstagram Followers 11.1KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

29. Mie Yim

Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @mieyimInstagram Followers 10.5KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

30. Maria Vogel

Bio @rococoartadvisory ****@mariavogel.coInstagram Handle @mariarosevogelInstagram Followers 10.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

31. Madjeen Isaac

Bio @brooklynmuseum @kith “BHM Artist Series (5 Year Anniversary)” 2/1-2/28@renderingrevolution "Revoliysion Toupatou" 1/1-2/20🌱🌺✨ ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @madjeenisaacInstagram Followers 9.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

32. Will Heinrich

Bio Novelist, critic, NYT ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @willvheinrichInstagram Followers 8.7KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

33. Allison Janae Hamilton

Bio Artist. Filmmaker. Southerner in NYC. #FL #TN #KY ****@allisonjanaehamilton.comInstagram Handle @allisonjanaehamiltonInstagram Followers 8.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

34. M. Florine Démosthène

Bio Visual Artist / Haïti + NYC + OK ****@florinedemosthene.comInstagram Handle @florinedemostheneInstagram Followers 7.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

35. Jarrett Key

Bio Next shows: @601_artspace 2/21 opening @fiermangallery 3/14 opening@theshedny Summer 25@risd1877 MFAFrescos, Hair Paintings, Music ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @jar.keyInstagram Followers 7.4KType NanoGender Male Get Email Contact

36. Joyce Kozloff

Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @joycekozloffInstagram Followers 7.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

37. Claire Sherman

Bio DC Moore Gallery, NY @dcmooregallery PATRON Gallery, Chicago @patrongallery ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @claire.g.shermanInstagram Followers 7.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

38. Xia Gordon

Bio ⭐️author + illustrator + designer ✨21/30 commission slots ✍🏼 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @carefulblackgrlInstagram Followers 6.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

39. Annabel Keenan

Bio Art writing etc ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @annabelfkeenanInstagram Followers 6.5KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

40. Katerina Lanfranco

Bio Solo: ‘Snowed-In’ ~ Curatorial: ‘Nature/Nurture’ @sweetlorrainegallery Jan 3-30 reception Thursday. Jan 30th 6-8:30pm featuring music by @damienolsen ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @katerinalanfrancoInstagram Followers 6.1KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

41. Ari Melenciano

Bio 🌿@afrotectopia 🚀 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @aricianoInstagram Followers 5.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

42. Megan Fox Kelly

Bio Art advisor to private collectors, foundations, museums, and estates. ****@meganfoxkelly.comInstagram Handle @meganfoxkellyInstagram Followers 5.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

43. Yeachin Tsai

Bio NY artist. Meditative dots & lines, energy & poetry. Abstraction from nature, and rooted in calligraphy. DM for inquiry. ©Yeachin Tsai ****@yeachintsaifineart.comInstagram Handle @yeachin.tsaiInstagram Followers 4.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

44. Destiny Belgrave

Bio a brooklyn native, cutting paper and daydreaming ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @destinybelgraveInstagram Followers 4.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

45. Melissa Staiger

Bio https://linktr.ee/melissastaiger ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @melissastaigerInstagram Followers 4.4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

46. Nathalie Jolivert

Bio Artist & Architectural Designer🐚 : ****@jolivert.comInstagram Handle @jolivertInstagram Followers 4.3KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

47. Marina Chernova

Bio MY BRIDES SAY: “MY WEDDING IS WORTH PAINTING!”🎨 New York City and Worldwide!🗺Capturing the precious moments on canvas in NY, NJ, CT, CA ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @livepaintingbymarinaInstagram Followers 4KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

48. Olive Ayhens

Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @olive_photo_ayhensInstagram Followers 3.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

49. Stephanie L Franks

Bio ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @steffifranksInstagram Followers 2.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

50. Elen Ka

Bio 👩‍🎨Artist traveler🎨I'm painting my life☆Selling pictures Face/body paint @facepainting_byelenNeurographica @neuroartkakurinaInstagram Handle @elenkakurinaInstagram Followers 2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

51. Nina Boesch Art

Bio Brooklyn based artist, designer, mom, water tower fanatic and creator of mosaic-like collages from used and expired NYC subway tickets ****@ninaboesch.comInstagram Handle @ninaboeschInstagram Followers 1.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

52. Cadence Giersbach

Bio Paintings and sculptures inspired by life in the garden and beyond • NYC & Catskills • DM for info ****@me.comInstagram Handle @cadence.giersbachInstagram Followers 1.9KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

53. Linda Ganjian

Bio NYC artist interested in architecture and memory, daughter of Հայ immigrants. 🧿 Founder @jharttalks. DM for inquiries ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @lindaganjianInstagram Followers 1.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

54. Donna Lee Moran

Bio Artist Professor Pratt Institute Brooklyn NY ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @donnamoranstudioInstagram Followers 1.6KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

55. Elizabeth Meggs

Bio ◾️NYC Artist 👩‍🎨 Brooklyn◾️Paintings 🎨◾️Writer ✏️ art/design◾️Speaker 🗣 art/design◾️Personal: @elizabethmeggs◾️Instagram Handle @meggspaintingsInstagram Followers 857Type NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

56. Afrodet Zuri

Bio 𓁙Artemis Council @newmuseum 𓋇Board member @foundation_peaceofmind ⠀⠀⁣𓅋Curator in Residence @artiv.ist Founding ⬤ Co-chair @stormkingartcenter ****@aol.comInstagram Handle @afrodetInstagram Followers 11.2KType MicroGender Female Get Email Contact

57. Amy Sherald

Bio Georgia grown. @georgeandweezie_official 🐾🐾🐾Instagram Handle @asheraldInstagram Followers 207.3KType MacroGender Female Get Email Contact

58. Dario Calmese

Bio A Generally Curious Fellowfounder @blackimagination loeb fellow @harvardgsd @harvardartlab advisor: @esteelaudercompaniesshow director @pyermoss ****@dariocalmese.comInstagram Handle @dario.studioInstagram Followers 31.1KType MicroGender Male Get Email Contact

59. Ivana Carman

Bio NYC📍 ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @ivanacarmanInstagram Followers 5.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

60. Jaynie Gillman Crimmins

Bio Sustainable art objects created from shredded & up-cycled solicitations, security envelopes, catalogs and magazines. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @jayniegillmancrimminsInstagram Followers 4.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

61. Jackie Lipton

Bio I’m an abstract painter of large and small paintings, prints and digital video in NYC and Provincetown. I live Westbeth. My studio is in Chelsea. ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @jackie.liptonInstagram Followers 1.7KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

62. Tania Laure

Bio ✨🇭🇹✨📚community director @forgottenlands.art 🎨 in residence: Lakou NOU 2024-25 @haiticulturalx📍lenapehoking x shikaakwa ****@gmail.comInstagram Handle @tanialaureInstagram Followers 1.8KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact

63. Deborah Ugoretz

Bio Papercut artist & painter.Color is life.Negative is positive!@ketubah_for_life www.deborahugoretz.comInstagram Handle @debugoretzInstagram Followers 1.2KType NanoGender Female Get Email Contact