Hydrane

Founded and curated by Miki Mu and Frankie Velez, the BedStuy Walls Mural Festival has for the fouth consecutive year transformed Lexington Avenue between Stuyvesant and Lewis Streets and beyond into a dazzling open-air gallery, while actively engaging the local community. The brightly-hued mural featured above was painted by UK native Klonism and Queens-based Turtle Caps. Several more images of murals — painted by local, national and international artists — follow.

French-Peruvian artist Hydrane

Long Island-based Phetus88

NYC-based artist Marissa Molina captured at work

MX • NJ/NY artist Sebastián Campanario

NYC/VA artist Humble Makes Art

The legendary Bronx-based artist John Matos aka Crash.

Ecuador-born, Queens-bred artist Toofly 

Note: Keep posted to the Street Art NYC Instagram and Threads for more images from this year’s BedStuy Walls.

Photo credits:  1, 2, 5-8 Lois Stavsky; 3 & 4 Tara Murray

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In addition to hosting dozens of intriguing wheatpastes and stickers, Freeman Alley is also home to several rotating beguiling murals — many fashioned by artists who are briefly visiting NYC. The geometric image pictured above was painted by French-Peruvian artist Hydrane. Several more murals, captured on my recent visit to this iconic location, follow:

Venezuelan artist Uloang paints the Mexican fictional character El Chavo

NYC-based Michael Alan Alien 

London-based Fat Cap Sprays

Texas-based Floyd Mendoza 

Brooklyn-based Kosuke James

NYC-based Ratchi

Photos: Lois Stavsky

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