Faces on NYC Public Spaces: Swed Oner, Andre Trenier, Dragon 76, BKFoxx, Cody James, Joel Artista & Vince Ballentine

March 26, 2026

Pictured above is a striking photorealistic portrait of the legendary Martha Cooper, painted at the Bushwick Collective by the hugely talented French artist Swed Oner. Several more images of faces that have surfaced in NYC public spaces follow:

Bronx-born and bred artist Andre Trenier with Uptown Grand Central in East Harlem

New York-based Japanese artist Dragon 76 in Midtown West

Photorealistic muralist BKFoxx at the Ridge Hotel on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

NYC-based artist Cody James with Absurd Conclave

The itinerant, socially-conscious artist Joel Artista in Red Hook, Brooklyn

Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Vince Ballentine at the Bushwick Collective

Photo credits: 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7 Lois Stavsky; 3 & 6 Tara Murray


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