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This movement began in the 1990s, started by San Francisco art students who made their art in public places. Mission School was a graffiti movement that developed for these students to get recognition for their work. [5] The Mission District in San Francisco has developed into one of the most well known places for street art.
Barry McGee was born in 1966 in San Francisco, California. [2] He is of Chinese and Irish descent. [5] His father worked at an auto body repair shop. [5] McGee graduated from El Camino High School in South San Francisco, California. He attended the San Francisco Art Institute, where he graduated in 1991 with a concentration in painting and ...
Margaret Leisha Kilgallen (October 28, 1967 – June 26, 2001) was a San Francisco Bay Area artist who combined graffiti art, painting, and installation art. [2] Though a contemporary artist, her work showed a strong influence from folk art. She was considered a central figure in the Bay Area Mission School art movement. [3]
Jason Wulf (New York City) – graffiti artist; XVALA (primarily Los Angeles) - street installations, stencils, graffiti; Tavar Zawacki (San Francisco) - Street art pioneer. Stencils, installation art, contemporary painter.
ORFN began experimentation with graffiti in middle school, initially spraying stencils in his then hometown of Palo Alto, California. By 1992, ORFN had taken on his namesake moniker and started to make a name for himself as a graffiti writer in San Mateo County and San Francisco, along with his early graffiti partner Revers.
In 1994, he was arrested for graffiti and appeared on CNN, the National Enquirer, the San Francisco Chronicle and The San Francisco Examiner.The coverage served as a platform for him to speak on graffiti's social and political impact, which he had already been doing as a lecturer at different universities.
fnnch (pronounced finch) [2] is a pseudonymous American street artist based in San Francisco. [3] He often utilizes stencils and spray paint. [4] His subjects frequently feature nature, such as birds, and pop art imagery, such as his honey bear series.
Scape Martinez, born Edward Martinez in Newark, New Jersey and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an artist and writer known for his abstract paintings and his graffiti art. The name Scape stands for Screaming Creative And Positive Energy. He currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. [1]