While working on this project Lady Lucx stated, "The location was my first influence. The garage is in view as the orange line meets the Loop coming from the south side of Chicago, where it changes from neighborhoods and families to the beast of downtown...
Marina Zumi is most associated with the early street art scene and her work with one of the formative groups "Expression Sessions" in Buenos Aires. Zumi came to street art from a fashion design background which has contributed to the development of a unique style...
CZR PRZ is a Chicago native with over 20 years of experience as a street artist, illustrator, painter, designer and installation/production artist. While working on this project CZR said, "Public art has the potential to both inspire as well as to develop an emotional connection to...
Ricky Lee Gordon is a self-taught artist born in Johannesburg, previously working under the pseudonym Freddy Sam. In this piece Gordon deals with non-duality and interconnectedness. While working on this piece Gordon state, " I chose to paint the leather jacket to connect with the hide...
While working on this mural Hera stated, "The beauty of murals is that they can be done by one person, on one day, expressing one thought right there and then, without huge funding, without much effort, without the need to be conserved forever. A mural...
Brazilian artist, Eduardo Kobra specializes in “memory walls,” meaning that are specific to the community in which he is painting and evoke a certain nostalgia within the residents of that specific area. Chicago's "memory wall" depicts legendary blues musician, Muddy Waters, was the perfect icon...
Don't Fret is a Chicago native and Columbia College alum and his practice includes drawing, painting, sculpture, performance and installation-based work both on the street and in the gallery space....
DMNOLOGY or “DMN” the graffiti sorcerer, hails from the city of Chicago. He embarked on his artistic journey at an early age in the inner city neighborhoods, spray painting his nom de plume “Demon” on the walls and elevated trains of Chicago. Although, he prefers...
Collin van der Sluijs is a renowned painter and illustrator from The Netherlands, where he lives and works. Thanks to JK Equities and Vertical Gallery for partnering with the Wabash Arts Corridor and bringing Collin's work to the district! "From Bloom to Doom" showcases two...
Charles is a student at Columbia College Chicago and was selected as the winner of the first WAC student banner competition!...