This past weekend, the sixth annual BedStuy Walls Mural Festival once again transformed Lexington Avenue near Stuyvesant Avenue and surrounding streets into a spirited, vibrant open-air gallery that engaged the entire community. Founded and curated by Miki Mu and Frankie Velez, this year’s festival brought together dozens of women artists for its first all-female lineup. The mural featured above was painted by the Miami-based Peruvian-American artist Diana Contreras aka DidiRok. Several more images of murals recently captured follow in this first of our series documenting BedStuy Walls.
Richmond, Virginia-based, Canadian artist Nico Cathcart celebrates the late African American writer Paule Marshall
Brooklyn-born multidisciplinary artist Jodi Dareal — on the rooftop
Chinese American artist Wing Chow captured at work
Ecuador-born, Queens-bred artist Toofly in collaboration with Peruvian-born, Neward-bred Gera Luz,
Stockholm, Sweden-born, Manhattan-based artist Scratch
NYC-based Salvadorian American artist Marissa Molina captured at work
Brooklyn-based artist and fashion designer Ladie Ovila
BedStuy Walls was made possible by the Brooklyn Arts Council, Thrive Collective, Chateau Brooklyn, GOODTIMES, MTN Shop NYC, 1Culture, and the community at large.
Note: Keep posted for BedStuy Walls Part II in the weeks ahead.
Photo credits: 1, 2 & 6 Lois Stavsky ; 3, 8 & 9 Sara C. Mozeson and 4 & 5 Tara Murray
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