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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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At East Village Walls with: Peach Tao, Monks, Ramiro Davaro-Comas & Outer Source, Urban Russian Doll, BKFoxx and Early Riser

April 21, 2021

The rotating walls that surface in the East Village and in Chinatown — under the curatorial direction of street art aficionado and photographer Ben L. — feature some of NYC’s most delightfully expressive murals. Largely painted by local artists, the walls occasionally showcase the talents of those visiting from abroad, as well. The image featured above is the work of Beijing-born, Brooklyn-based artist and Thrive Collective member, Peach Tao. Several more murals currently on view at East 2nd Street off First Avenue follow:

Lima, Peru-based Monks

Argentine-American artist Ramiro Davaro-Comas in collaboration with Outer Source on the First Ave. Laundry Center shutter 

Moscow-born, NYC-based Urban Russian Doll

New York-based photorealistic muralist BKFoxx

NYC-based Early Riser

Photo credits: 1-3, 5 & 6 Lois Stavsky; 4 Sara C Mozeson

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