My Favorite Visual Artists to Follow on Instagram Right Now.

Portrait of Basquiat in Bic ballpoint pen drawn on NYC subway map by Marc Powell

There’s hundreds of outstanding artists whose hair-raising images I admire and gawk at on Instagram. I study them and their techniques in hopes of gaining insights into improving my own sketches, drawings, and paintings. My curated Instagram feed remains one of my go-to sources when seeking inspiration and creativity from particular artists I follow.

If you’re into creating images, you should follow these skilled makers.

These are my top twenty-five favorite artists to follow on Instagram in 2021.

1. soeymilk@ — Soey Milk
2. bryanmarktaylor@ — Bryan Mark Taylor
3. kehindewiley@ — Kehinde Wiley
4. greg_overton_fine_art@ — Greg Overton
5. henrikaau@ — Henri Kaau
6. davidchoe2@ — David Choe
7. kimjunggius@ — Kim Jung
8. gondekdraws@ — Matt Gondek
9. nicolas.nemiri@ — Nicolas Nemiri
10. chrisguestartist@ — Chris Guest
11. floriansatzinger@ Florian Satzinger
12. posmodo@ — Yun
13. mark_powell_art@ — Mark Powell
14. artemsolop@ — Artem Solop
15. gastonpacheco_art@ Gastón Pacheco
16. berthohorn@ — Bertho Horn
17. marcin.rubinkowski@ — Rubinkowski
18. donghokim_art@ — Dongho Kim
19. sara.shamma.artist@ — Sara Shamma
20. thealexrossart@ — Alex Ross
21. goro.fujita@ Goro Fujita
22. andr3wtl@ — Andrew Lewis
23. toddmcasey@ — Todd M. Casey
24. jordi_lafebre@ — Jordi Lafebre
25. dedouze — Andry • Dédouze

Suggest other artists I should follow on IG in the comments below.