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The 45th Annual Edition of the Graffiti Hall of Fame, Part I: Walls by Queen Andrea, Danielle Mastrion, Kelo, Scratch, Shiro, Cope2, Delta 2, Totem TC5, WinkStyles, Indie 184, Skeme & More

August 20, 2025

Teeming with vibrant colors and swooping patterns, the walls that surfaced at this past weekend’s 45th edition of the legendary East Harlem-based Graffiti Hall of Fame burst with creative energy. And for the first time ever, one entire section of the huge school yard showcased exclusively the skills of female writers and muralists. Among them are: Queen Andrea, Shiro, Scratch, Indie, Danielle Mastrion, WinkStyles, KayLove, MRS and Moka. What follows are several walls captured this past Sunday, August 17th — the second day of this annual event, produced under the curatorial direction of Sharif Profit.

NYC-based artists Queen Andrea and Danielle Mastrion at work

Kelo‘s salute to Spanish Harlem

East Harlem-based, Stockholm-born artist Scratch posing to the right of her mural with NYC-based Japanese artist Shiro One hovering above

The prolific Bronx native Cope2′s salute to the late Flite TDS

The legendary East-Harlem bred stylemaster Delta 2 posing in front of his newly completed mural

Washington Heights legendary writer Totem TC5 posing in front of his vibrantly bold masterpiece

Austin, Texas-based mixed-media artist WinkStyles posing beneath her distinctly delightful graffiti-inspired design

NYC native graffiti writer, pop artist and designer Indie 184 at work

The legenday graffiti veteran Skeme aka 3 Yard King posing in front of his freshly finished piece

Next up on StreetNYC.Org — The 45th Annual Edition of the Graffiti Hall of Fame, Part II, featuring graffiti and mural art on Cubes.

Photo credits: 1 & 2 Sara C Mozeson; 3-9 Lois Stavsky & 10 Scratch

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At the Graffiti Hall of Fame: Delta, Syerok, Taste, Blaze, Part One, Skeme, Miki Mu, Will Power, Shiro, Scratch, Phes, Cortes, Cope2 w/ Jaek El Diablo and More

August 29, 2024

Dozens of first-rate writers and muralists from NYC and beyond brought their tantalizing talents to East Harlem’s 44th annual Graffiti Hall of Fame this past weekend. Walls and cubes fashioned in a wide range of styles graced the now-lengendary schoolyard on 106th Street and Park Avenue. The dynamic production pictured above was painted by graff masters Delta, Syerok, Taste One, Blaze and Part One, Several more images of artworks captured this past Sunday afternoon follow:

Graffiti veteran Skeme also known as 3 Yard King

BedStuy Walls co-founder and curator Miki Mu

The wonderfully talented NJ-based Will Power does the late Nic 707

NYC-based, Japan-born hip-hop culture enthusiast and artist Shiro

East Harlem-based, Sweden-born graffiti writer and graphic designer Scratch

Harlem-based Brazilian American multidisciplinary artist Phes at work

The masterly Queens-based artist Chris Cortes

The prolific Bronx-born graffiti writer Cope 2 in collaboration with French artist Jaek El Diablo

Note: Keep posted to the Street Art NYC Instagram and Threads for more images of artworks that surfaced in this year’s Graffiti Hall of Fame.

Photo credits: 1-6 & 9, Sara C Mozeson; 7 & 8, Ana Candelaria

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Welling Court Mural Project Launches Its 14th Annual Street Art Festival with: Stash, Wane, Epic Uno, Depoh, Miki Mu, Scratch, Katie Reidy, Delicious Brains & More

July 26, 2024

On the final weekend of June, the now-legendary Welling Court Mural Project launched its 14th Annual Street Art Festival in Astoria, Queens under the curatorial direction of Alison C. Wallis. Photographer Ana Candelaria was there to capture the action and share it with us. Featured above is the famed graffiti pioneer and graphic designer Stash at work on a wall painted collaboratively as a tribute to the late innovative graffiti writer Col Wallnuts. Several more images — all courtesy of Ana Candelaria — follow:

The prolific veteran writer Wane at work

Graffiti artist and designer Epic Uno at work

Bronx-based painter and art educator Depoh at work

Brooklyn-based artist and BEDSTUY WALLS founder & co-curator Miki Mu at work with mural by East Harlem-based Scratch to her left

Artist and educator Katie Reidy at work celebrating the “rise of the woman”

The hugely inventive Sweden-based artist Delicious Brains bringing his talents to NYC

More walls will be beautifying Welling Court and its nearby blocks in early fall. Sign up here to stay informed regarding upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.

Photos by Ana Candelaria

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The Grandscale Mural Project Continues to Bring Beauty and Intrigue to East Harlem, Part I: Gia, Olga Correa, Scratch, Cekis, Caryn Cast, Cram Concepts, Anna Lustberg & BC1 with Al Ruiz

November 7, 2023

The Grandscale Mural Project is once again transforming the streets of East Harlem into an oasis of beauty and intrigue. While visiting this past Sunday, I came upon dozens of completed walls, along with dozens of works in progress representing a wide range of styles and themes. Featured above is the lovely Colombia-born, East Harlem-based artist Gia Gutierrez — standing to the right of her newly-completed mural. Several more images captured this past Sunday follow:

South Bronx-raised, Puerto Rican artist Olga Correa

East Harlem-based, Stockholm-born artist Scratch

New York-based, Chilean artist Cekis

NYC-based Caryn Cast diligently at work on her portrait of the legendary singer, songwriter & guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe

NYC-born and based artist Cram Concepts

NYC-based, New Jersey-bred illustrator Anna Lustberg

BC1 and Al Ruiz collaborative mural featuring the late, legendary Tito Puente

Note: Keep posted to Street Art NYC Threads for more images from this year’s Grandscale Mural Project curated by Uptown Grand Central.

Photos: Lois Stavsky

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All Female Graffiti Crew Brings Colombian Vibes to East Tremont: Shiro, Kay Love, Gia, Neku, Jai, Ming, Scratch and Erotica

June 16, 2022

When East Tremont resident Kay Love was offered the opportunity to paint a huge wall outside the nearby Colombian restaurant La Masa, she jumped at the opportunity. And what emerged was the first all- female artists’ production wall in the Bronx inspired by Colombia’s beauty — its divine indigenous women, history, culture and nature.

Among the talents featured in the mural segment pictured above are those of the legendary Japanese artist Shiro and self-described “Defender of the Bronx” artist Kay Love. Several more segments of the delightfully tantalizing mural follow — all fashioned by members of the graffiti crew and collective GW2 (Girls Write Too).

Colombia-born, East Harlem-based mixed media artist Gia, Secta 7 Collective member Neku, and graffiti writer & muralist Jai

Queens-based Asian American graffiti writer Ming and Shiro

Stockholm-born, East Harlem-based graffiti writer and muralist Scratch

Bronx-based veteran graffiti writer Erotica

Special thanks to Scratch for sharing the backstory of the mural.

Photo credits: 1, 2 3 & 5 Lois Stavsky; 4 Kay Love

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At Grandscale Mural Project in East Harlem: Mark West, Marthalicia, Scratch, Jason Naylor, Crash, Lost Breed Culture & Michael Cuomo

July 30, 2021

The Grandscale Mural Project returned to East Harlem this summer bringing dozens of alluring new murals to East 125th Street. Featuring a huge range of themes and styles, the project showcases works by both established and emerging artists. The intriguing image pictured above, A Walk to Freedom, was painted by NYC-based Baltimore native Mark West as a visual ode to those slaves who risked their lives or died in their struggle to attain freedom. Several more images of newly surfaced walls follow:

Harlem-based Marthalicia Marthalicia

East Harlem-based Scratch

Brooklyn-based Jason Naylor

The legendary Bronx-based John Matos aka Crash One captured at work earlier this month

Luis F Perez and Fausto Manuel Ramos of Lost Breed Culture

Bronx-born, Yonkers-based Michael Cuomo

Keep posted to our Instagram page, as there are many more murals from the Grandscale Mural Project waiting to be captured!

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

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Sweden-Born, NYC-Based SCRATCH Takes Her Stylish Skills to the Street, to Canvas and to Spray Cans

January 21, 2021

NYC-based, Stockholm-born graffiti artist and graphic designer SCRATCH has been busily making her mark on the street, on canvas and on spray cans. The image featured above was painted this past summer in uptown Manhattan. More of SCRATCH‘s works on various media follow:

Also painted on the streets, this one in Brooklyn

“A Galaxy Far Far Away,” on canvas

“Blue Sky” on canvas

“Viking Warrior” on canvas

On repurposed spray can

Check out the shop at Wall Works New York to view more of SCRATCH’s works on canvas and on spray cans that are for sale.

All photos courtesy the artist

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Riding the 1 Train With: Dr. Revolt, Al Diaz aka SAMO©, Paulie Nassar, Nic707, Scratch, Pinokio and Taki 183

July 9, 2019

Curated by Nic 707, the ingenious InstaFame Phantom Art continues to bring old school writers, along with a diverse range of younger artists, onto New York City subway trains. Pictured above is photographer/arts educator Rachel Fawn Alban snapping graff pioneer Dr Revolt, an original member of the historic NYC subway graffiti crew the Rolling Thunder. Several more images captured while riding the 1 train last week follow:

Al Diaz aka SAMO©

NYC-based multi-disciplinary artist Paulie Nassar

Bronx-based InstaFame Phantom Art founder and curator, Nic 707

Sweden-born, East Harlem-based Scratch

Japanese painter and performance artist Pinokio

Social worker Luca Sanremo checking out the legendary Taki 183 with background by Nic 707,

Photo credits: 1, 3, 5-8 Lois Stavsky; 2 & 4 Rachel Fawn Alban

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At the Graffiti Hall of Fame in East Harlem with Pro 176, PFunk, Rath, Quik, Scratch, Hops1, Poet and more

August 29, 2016

The 15th edition of the NYC Graffiti Hall of Fame, presented by Joey TDS and James Top, was launched this past weekend inside the famed East Harlem schoolyard on 106th Street and Park Avenue. Pictured above is by French graffiti artist Pro176. Here are several more artworks captured yesterday:

Rhode Island-based PFunk at work

Local writer Rath

New York City-based graffiti legend Quik

NYC-based, Stockholm native Scratch, the sole female to paint this year!

NYC-based Hops1

NYC-based Poet

Keep posted to our Facebook page for more images of new Graffiti Hall of Fame murals.

Photos by Lois Stavsky

Note: Hailed in a range of media from the Huffington Post to the New York Times, our Street Art NYC App is now available for Android devices here.

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Lady K Fever Curates The Art of Peace at Al Iman Community Center with Rocko, BG183, Meres, Chris Riggs, Scratch, Lexi Bella and more

December 17, 2015

Curated by Lady K Fever and hosted by Aldo Perez, Ihe Art of Peace, an exhibit of mural and graffiti art celebrating peace, opens tonight at the Al Iman Community Center. I had the opportunity to speak to Lady K Fever while visiting the space at 2006 Westchester Avenue earlier this week.

Can you tell us something about the concept behind this exhibit?

It is an exploration of the notion of peace from the perspective of artists representing a range of ideologies, nationalities, religious backgrounds and ethnicities. The title is a take on The Art of War by Sun Tzu written in the 6th century B.C.

What inspired it?

It was inspired by Peace December, an organization started five years ago dedicating the month of December to celebrating peace. As Sheikh Musa Drammeh of Peace December contends, trillions of dollars are spent on defense and none are allocated to promoting peace.

As curator, how did you decide which artists to engage in this exhibit?

When Aldo Perez approached me to curate it, I sought artists from a range of backgrounds and communities. Many, in fact, had already been engaged in community-based projects promoting co-existence.

What were some of the particular challenges you faced in curating this exhibit?

My main concern was that the imagry would not offend the community. I also had to keep the artists’ egos in check, reminding them that The Art of Peace’s principal mission is to promote peace. And I was working with a limited budget.

The exhibit opens this evening from 6-10pm. How might folks — who can’t make it this evening — see it?

Yes, there will be a reception tonight with DJ Prince Tafari, the artists and special guests — including Assemblyman Jose Rivera. There will also be select artworks for sale. Folks who won’t be able to attend can email artists4peacebx@gmail.com and arrange a time to visit The Art of Peace.

Images:

1. Rocko

2. BG183, Tats Cru with Lady K Fever and Aldo Perez posed in front

3. Meres One

4. Chris Riggs

5. Scratch and Lady K Fever

6. Lexi Bella

Interview and photos by Lois Stavsky

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