For the past twenty years I have dedicated myself to enriching communities with vibrant and imaginative murals. My diverse body of work can be seen on the walls of almost every neighborhood in Boston. I believe that bringing large-scale public art to communities can help change the entire feel and attitude of the people occupying that space.
My work undeniably brings life to its neighborhoods. Many of my pieces incorporate history along with community landmarks and community members. As the Assistant Director of the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Mural Crew, I had the opportunity to work with hundreds of Boston teens. I believe that when this enormous piece of public art is about the community, by the community, it can give a real sense of history and belonging that can be magical.
For the past fifteen years, I have been living and have had my artist studio in Dudley Square. I am the artist responsible for Roxbury landmarks such as Tropical Market on Washington Street and History of Ft. Hill at Roxbury Community College. One of my first murals I ever painted, Jazz Greats, in 1995, adorned the walls of Dudley Square for almost a decade.
Growing up as a skateboarder in the 1980’s, my early artistic influences included skateboard graphics and graffiti. Currently, I draw inspiration from letterforms of cultures from around the world, the Mexican muralist movement, and contemporary large-scale public art. I am a graduate of the Massachusetts College of Art with a BFA in printmaking.