The list of painters that are classified in this school includes Neo Rauch,[2][3][5][6] Christoph Ruckhäberle[2][3][5] and Matthias Weischer.
[2][3][5] Others who have been associated with the term include Tim Eitel, Tilo Baumgärtel, Christian Brandl, David Schnell, Aris Kalaizis, Martin Kobe, Michael Triegel, Ulf Puder, Rosa Loy and Axel Krause.
A significant role in the commercial success of the "New Leipzig School" was played by the gallery owner Gerd Harry Lybke,[2][3][5] who introduced the works of Rauch in particular to the globally important American art market.
Other Leipzig artists were able to achieve international acclaim in the wake of this, such as the Greek-German painter Aris Kalaizis.
Another major factor in their market success was the "LIGA" art project, established in Berlin in 2002 under the direction of Christian Ehrentraut, a former collaborator with Lybke.