Top 30 Realism Art Influencers in 2026

1. Catherine Jenna Hendry

Bio Pastel @salon94design
6-16 August *****@cjhendry.live Instagram Handle @cj_hendry Instagram Followers 1M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact Request 150 Realism Art Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Roberto Ferri

Bio Cieca volontà di Ferri di elevare un altare alla sua fede nell’arte, l’arte che è la bellezza, la bellezza che forse distruggerà il tempo.” M. Calvesi Instagram Handle @robertoferri_official Instagram Followers 735.5K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Heather Rooney

Bio *****@heather-rooney.com Instagram Handle @heather12ooney Instagram Followers 598.1K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Kelvin Okafor

Bio Patience • Faith • Consistency *****@kelvinokaforart.com Instagram Handle @kelvinokafor_art Instagram Followers 362K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Jono Dry

Bio Cape Town artist practicing drawing *****@jonodryart.com Instagram Handle @jonodry Instagram Followers 351.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Arinze Stanley

Bio Currently showing :
SIMULACRES , @maggeneraux, Pantin, Paris.
FIVE AND UNDER , @arcadiagallery, Soho, New York. *****@arinzestanley.com Instagram Handle @arinze Instagram Followers 331.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. David Jon Kassan

Bio New Western Art Account, @kassanoutwest
💍 @slevenson *****@davidkassan.com Instagram Handle @davidkassan Instagram Followers 273.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Cesar Santos

Bio I like to see what we are doing. Instagram Handle @santocesart Instagram Followers 215.9K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Edward Best

Bio POCH TATTOO & FINE ARTS
Tattooist | Artist | Enthusiast
@monarch_studios_az
Phoenix, Arizona *****@pochfinearts.com Instagram Handle @poch_arts Instagram Followers 142.2K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Darriel Mclaurin

Bio Hyperrealist Artist *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @darrielmclaurin Instagram Followers 141.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Alyssa Monks

Bio Painter *****@alyssamonks.com Instagram Handle @alyssamonks Instagram Followers 141K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Richard Liu

Bio 🧑‍🎨Hyperrealism Artist | Creative
🇨🇳Chinese American
💌*****@gmail.com
📍Los Angeles, CA Instagram Handle @rliu01 Instagram Followers 97.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

13. Harley Van Hyning

Bio ARTIST
#gyotaku #realism #surrealism #contemporary
📍DESTIN•FLORIDA
DM for art inquiries! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gnarlyharley Instagram Followers 56.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. AK Bahr

Bio Realist acrylic portraits — I paint until it feels alive
🇩🇪 in Charleston, SC · commissions open
↓ Shop the work · Learn to paint · Studio Playbook *****@akgotart.com Instagram Handle @akgotart Instagram Followers 44.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Kelly Foss

Bio 📍𝙉𝙔𝘾 artist | Drawing & Oil Painting
💙 @strathmoreart Ambassador
✨️ Commissions Open | All Art For Sale
⬇️ Important Links *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kellyfossart Instagram Followers 38K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Jeffrey T. Larson

Bio ▫️Professional Fine Artist
▫️Graduated from Atelier Lack, 1984
▫️Founder and head instructor at Great Lakes Academy of Fine Art *****@workshopsinyorkshire.com Instagram Handle @jeffreytlarson Instagram Followers 36.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Anthony Silva

Bio Owner/Artist @thespeakeasytattoo in Tracy CA
*Specialize in portraits and black and grey realism
•Appointment Only•
*Deposit required non-refundable* *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tonysilvatattooartist Instagram Followers 29.6K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Hannah Cross Hanlon

Bio Fine Art Illustration
On view in “Locals Only” @abvgallery
Commissions Open *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @hannahhanlonart Instagram Followers 25K Follower Growth (3mo) +16% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Megh Knappenberger

Bio Falling into stories we love, painting and sharing it all. Openhearted Midwesterner and your weird neighbor.
Art to write into your will. Collection👇 *****@meghmakesart.com Instagram Handle @meghmakesart Instagram Followers 21.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Erik Hernandez

Bio ➕BOOKING 2026 ➕
➕ Tattoo Artist | Black & White
➕ Based on NJ
➕ @inkmortalstudionj @inkmortalredbank
➕ For booking dm *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @erik_hernandez_tattoos Instagram Followers 18.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

21. Aaron Valenzuela

Bio AWARD WINNING ARTIST
📍Mesa,Arizona
Traveling Artist✈️
Realism•Color•Black&Grey•Coverups•Portraits
Owner/Artist @smileyinktattoos DM for booking Info *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @smiley_ink Instagram Followers 18K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Joshua Keyser

Bio ✖️ Owner & Artist @unhallowedgallery
✖️ Owner @theveiledlady.bhm
✖️ Blackwork
✖️ Realism
✖️ Neo Traditional
🖤 @kaycelestetattoos
‼️ 𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘‼️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @splinterednails Instagram Followers 14K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

23. Ivan Hoo

Bio Singapore Based Artist *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ivanhooart Instagram Followers 177.8K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

24. Jarred Corey

Bio South Florida Artist specializing in fine detail.. Realism and Surrealism. Visit my website for available prints and original works. Instagram Handle @jcoreyartist Instagram Followers 82.3K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Yaniel Mieres

Bio Tattoo artist specializing in realism full color & black and grey
Owner of @golden.tattoo.studio
Sponsor @rawpigments
2025 BOOKS OPEN
Houston,TX📍 Instagram Handle @mierestattoo Instagram Followers 48.7K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Karolina Leonte

Bio ΚΛRO
From Poland, living the dream in Los Angeles as a working artist. Full gallery & limited edition prints on my website: *****@karolinaleonte.com Instagram Handle @karo_art Instagram Followers 45.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Hariprasad Sukumaran

Bio 🎨Helping artists to master Hyperrealism
🌎Trained 10k+ students worldwide
👨‍🏫Founder of @hariarts.academy
Free Training 👇 *****@hariartsacademy.com Instagram Handle @hariprasad_sukumaran Instagram Followers 42.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

28. Kesia Finley

Bio New York artist and photographer, started and self taught during covid.
Fine Art Prints and Originals below. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kesiafinleyart Instagram Followers 18.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Stefan Pabst

Bio Portraitkunst & 3D-Malerei
Stefan Pabst zeigt euch seine kreative Welt!
Von Portraits bis hin zu 3D-Illusionen, hier seht ihr seine Malvideos. #malen *****@email.de Instagram Handle @3dpainterpabst Instagram Followers 17.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Lewis Spencer

Bio In more ways than 1. The disciple who Jesus loves. ✏️ I draw you the way God sees you. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lewisspencer_art Instagram Followers 12.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact