Top 20 Art Influencers on Instagram (Jul 2026)

We found 9,671 art influencers on Instagram. These creators use "art" in their Instagram bio. Here are the top 20, ranked on engagement rate, audience quality and reach, not follower count alone.

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Updated July 24, 2026

  1. 1Sanjay Nar Bahadur Instagram profile photo

    Sanjay Nar Bahadur

    @sanjayroy9818

    🎨 Artist | Storyteller | Lifestyle 🤍 ✨ Creating, dreaming, inspiring 📩 Brand Collaborations ( sanjayroy131.srp@gmail.com)

    MacroIndia
    Followers1.0M
    Engagement rate6.82%2.1x page median
    Suspicious followers18.0%Moderate
    Average reel plays1.1MPer video post
  2. 2Sama Mental - Halimatou Khalima Gadji Instagram profile photo

    Sama Mental - Halimatou Khalima Gadji

    @halima_gadji

    Actor & Performance Artist Model & Fashion Consultant 🇸🇳🇲🇦🇩🇿 https://youtu.be/ay6Att0vhnQ?si=WhqcMGj9-aYDXdBD

    Macro
    Followers985K
    Engagement rate3.14%At page median
    Suspicious followers22.6%Elevated
    Average reel plays128KPer video post
  3. 3Sayli Kamble Patil Instagram profile photo

    Sayli Kamble Patil

    @saylikamble_music

    Artist Exclusively managed by @willyandchoklate 📞: 9820264547 , 9076122618 ✉️: wandcevents@gmail.com

    MacroIndia
  4. 4Gretel Lusky Instagram profile photo

    Gretel Lusky

    @gretlusky

    ✏️ Mixed Media Illustrator • Comic artist 🇦🇷 🪐 Loves fantasy & collecting trinkets 🌸 Patreon, shop, art kit + more! ↓ 🌙 @gretel.lusky

    MacroSpain
  5. 5Mourtaja Salah Instagram profile photo

    Mourtaja Salah

    @mourtajaa

    Awarded Barber | Artist | Entrepreneur Michigan 📩 mourtajasalah@gmail.com

    MacroUnited States
    Followers947K
    Engagement rate2.28%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers23.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays321KPer video post
  6. 6Ricco Ross Instagram profile photo

    Ricco Ross

    @riccoross

    World Citizen | Award-Winning Artist | Actor Business inquiries 📧 ceo@tykoonagency.com

    MacroUnited States
    Followers932K
    Engagement rate4.58%1.4x page median
    Suspicious followers21.0%Elevated
    Average reel plays477KPer video post
  7. 7Qucee Instagram profile photo

    Qucee

    @qucee

    📽️ Creator / live streamer / artist 🏠 Owner of @symphony.nl 📝 Business: info@qucee.nl

    MacroThe Netherlands
    Followers924K
    Engagement rate2.20%0.7x page median
    Suspicious followers20.0%Elevated
    Average reel plays376KPer video post
  8. 8Wael idrees Instagram profile photo

    Wael idrees

    @p6_6z

    Content Creator | TikToker انسان بسيط وأغلى ما املك هم اهلي🤍

    MacroGermany
    Followers923K
    Engagement rate15.64%4.8x page median
    Suspicious followers1.9%Low risk
    Average reel plays2.4MPer video post
  9. 9Aub Instagram profile photo

    Aub

    @autumnalwood

    i’m aub, an artist from the midwest!! ☁️🌧️🌲☀️✨ next shop drop: TBA 🫶 snail mail + shop below 👇

    Macro
  10. 10Caleb Natale Instagram profile photo

    Caleb Natale

    @calebnatale

    ✝️ - Saved By Jesus ⚡️- VFX Artist/Storyteller 📬 contact: caleb@night.co 💍 - @karinnarachelle 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 - Father 📈 - 2.1M on TT / 1.5M on YT

    MacroUnited States
    Followers902K
    Engagement rate15.40%4.7x page median
    Suspicious followers21.8%Elevated
    Average reel plays1.6MPer video post
  11. 11سيد فاقد الموسوي Instagram profile photo

    سيد فاقد الموسوي

    @faqidofficial

    Official Account Faked Al Musawi Musician/Artist 🎵 Composer / Youtuber 2m الحساب الرسمي للرادود سيد فاقد الموسوي

    MacroIraq
    Followers897K
    Engagement rate2.12%0.6x page median
    Suspicious followers20.2%Elevated
    Average reel plays120KPer video post
  12. 12Lydia Elaine ✨ Instagram profile photo

    Lydia Elaine ✨

    @lotusbubble

    ✏️ Freelance Artist 📚 Romantasy lover 💌 Patreon: tutorials, step-by-steps, & videos👇🏼

    MacroUnited States
  13. 14🦋SANA SALEEM SHEIKH🦋 Instagram profile photo

    🦋SANA SALEEM SHEIKH🦋

    @photogenic_sana09

    Kid Artist 🎀 | Fashion • Lifestyle • Fun Managed by Team Sana 📩 Collaborations: @sanaxcollab

    MacroIndia
  14. 15Dave Pollot Art Instagram profile photo

    Dave Pollot Art

    @davepollotart

    Artist, programmer, pickleball addict Bringing new life to old art for over 12 years New paintings released via email list ⬇️

    MacroUnited States
    Followers873K
    Engagement rate41.67%Outlier, verify before using
    Suspicious followers17.3%Moderate
    Average reel plays310KPer video post
  15. 17Rajnish Kumar Pandey Instagram profile photo

    Rajnish Kumar Pandey

    @rajnishpandey118

    Theatre Artist 🎭 Content Creator 📷✍️ For Business enquiry please 📮 Managed by - @___mr.bablu___

    MacroIndia
  16. 18JoshVFX Instagram profile photo

    JoshVFX

    @thejoshvfx

    ⚡️VFX Artist TikTok- 9.5m+ | YouTube- 550k+ 📧 joshvfx@viralnationtalent.com YouTube👇

    MacroUnited States
    Followers838K
    Engagement rate5.55%1.7x page median
    Suspicious followers16.9%Moderate
    Average reel plays1.5MPer video post
  17. 20Jayda Hansen Instagram profile photo

    Jayda Hansen

    @jaydadrums

    20 y/o Drummer in Florida📍 Drummer • Actress • Model • Faith † Hitting things since 2015 🥁 Artist for: @vaterdrumsticks @64audio

    MacroUnited States
    Followers832K
    Engagement rate3.38%At page median
    Suspicious followers20.9%Elevated
    Average reel plays2.0MPer video post

Benchmarks

Top art influencers: engagement and audience benchmarks

The median and ranges across this ranking, so you can tell a genuinely strong art creator from an average one.

9,671creators indexed899Kmedian followers3.28%median engagement19.1%avg suspicious followers

The top art influencers run a median engagement rate of 3.28% and average 19.1% suspicious followers. Treat 3.28% as the bar a strong art creator should clear; below it, you are paying for reach, not attention.

The best art influencers here span 0 nano or micro and 20 macro accounts, covering both cost-efficient gifting and broad-reach launches. Audiences concentrate in United States (50%), India (20%), Senegal (5%), skewing male at 55%.

How this list is built. These are Instagram creators who describe themselves using terms like art, art, illustration in their own bio. 9,671 accounts matched. We rank them on a blend of engagement rate, suspicious-follower share and reach, then publish the top 20. Figures are a snapshot taken on Jul 2026 and are frozen between refreshes, so the order you see is the order everyone sees.

Where their audiences are

United States50%
India20%
Senegal5.0%
The Netherlands5.0%
United Arab Emirates5.0%

Follower tiers in this ranking

Nanounder 10K
0
Micro10K to 100K
0
Mid-tier100K to 500K
0
Macro500K+
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Combined audience gender

FAQ

Art influencers on Instagram: common questions

How do I find art influencers on Instagram?

Manual hashtag searching works but surfaces whoever posts most, not whoever performs best. Filtering an index is faster: Leewou holds 9,671 art creators on Instagram and lets you narrow by follower range, engagement rate, audience country and suspicious-follower share. The 20 listed here are the top of that set on our ranking, and the full list is in the app.

Who are the top art influencers on Instagram right now?

On this ranking, Sanjay Nar Bahadur (@sanjayroy9818), Sama Mental - Halimatou Khalima Gadji (@halima_gadji), Sayli Kamble Patil (@saylikamble_music). The ordering blends engagement rate, audience quality and reach rather than follower count alone, which is why a smaller account can outrank a larger one. Data was last refreshed in Jul 2026.

What counts as a good engagement rate for art creators?

Use the set you are actually buying from as the benchmark, not a global average. Across these art influencers, the median engagement rate is 3.28% at a median of 899K followers. Anything meaningfully above that median is doing better than its peers at the same size; anything well below is worth a second look before you pay for reach.

Are these follower counts real?

Not entirely, and that is true of every Instagram list. Across this group, an average of 19.1% of followers show signs of being fake or inactive. We publish that figure on every card instead of hiding it, so you can discount reach estimates before you negotiate. Anything above 30% is worth auditing manually before you commit budget.

Can I see contact details and full audience data for these creators?

Not on this page: it is a public preview. Inside Leewou you get the full audience breakdown (age, gender, country, city, interests, credibility), historical growth, content performance and email unlocks, plus the ability to save creators to shared lists and monitor their campaign posts. The trial runs 14 days with no card required.

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