Ashley Hodder

New at the Bushwick Collective: Sef1, Contrabandre, Huetek, Gigstar & Minus One, Tymon de Laat, Ashley Hodder & Enzo

June 9, 2025

The 14th Annual Bushwick Collective Block Party brought a wonderfully diverse array of local, national and international artists to Brooklyn’s iconic outdoor gallery. The image featured above — a masterly fusion of realism and graffiti — was painted by Lima, Peru native Roberto Seminario aka Sef1. A tribute to Bushwick Collective founder and curator Joe Ficalora, it portrays Joe as a child, playing with his cousin Frank — with Joe’s mother in the background. Several more images from the Bushwick Collective‘s new walls follow:

Sef1 captured earlier at work

Newark-born artist Andre Leon aka Contrabandre does the legendary Rakim

Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Huetek’s tribute to Static, D-stroy, Termanology and Nems

Gigstar and Minus One paint “Clash Of The Titans” —  dedicated to CAE4

Dutch artist Tymon de Laat, “Break ICE and Make Waves,” featuring Gumskie, a Filipino surfer

Pittsburgh-based Ashley Hodder returns with her distinctly dreamy flair

French artist Enzo‘s sublimely conceived otherworldly mural

Note: Keep posted to the Street Art NYC Instagram and Threads for more images of recently-surfaced walls at the Bushwick Collective.

Photo Credits: 1, 3-8 Lois Stavsky; 2 Tara Murray

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Girls on NYC Walls: Faile, Andre Trenier, Lady Pink, Cova, Ashley Hodder, BK Foxx & Bublegum

April 18, 2025

The striking image featured above was fashioned by the noted duo Faile — multimedia artists Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller. It has been part of Long Island City’s visual landscape since fall, 2022. Several more images of girls currently gracing NYC walls follow:

Bronx-born and bred Andre Trenier does the esteemed late African American writer Zora Neale Hurston 

The legendary Lady Pink with community artists in Astoria, Queens, close-up from huge mural

California-based Mexican artist Cova at the Bushwick Collective

The wonderfully talented BK Foxx, in Bushwick

Pittsburgh-based Ashley Hodder does artist Wavy Wednesday at the Bushwick Collective

Multidisciplinary Spanish artist Tirso Paz aka Bublegum at the Bushwick Collective

Photos: Lois Stavsky

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Faces on NYC Public Spaces: Sue Works w/Aesop One, Zimer, Cody James, Onel, Kosuke James, Ashley Hodder & Huetek

February 27, 2025

The face featured above — a segment of a larger mural — was painted by New Jersey-based veteran writer Raul Rubio aka Sue Works in collaboration with style master Aesop One this past summer at Boone Avenue Walls in the Bronx. Several more images of faces recently captured on NYC public spaces follow:

Queens-native Zimer does Alicia Keys outside the Ridge Hotel on Manhattan’s Lower East Side

NYC-based contemporary artist Cody James at BedStuy Walls Mural Festival in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

Queens-based Mexican writer, muralist and tattooist El Onel at Welling Court Mural Project in Astoria, Queens

Japan-born, NYC-based self-taught graphic artist Kosuke James at Welling Court Mural Project in Astoria, Queens

Pittsburgh-based artist Ashley Hodder does artist Wavy Wednesday at Welling Court Mural Project in Astoria, Queens

Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Huetek. in Ridgewood, Queens

Photo credits: 1 Tara Murray 2-7 Lois Stavsky

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It’s Happening at the Bushwick Collective: Mr. June, Ligama, Mr. Blob, Cody James, Ashley Hodder, 1.4.4.0 and More

June 2, 2022

As the Bushwick Collective readies for its 11th Annual Block Party, a first-rate array of artists from near and far have been busy at work around Troutman and St Nicholas Avenues and its surrounding blocks. Pictured above is the Dutch artist David Louf aka Mr. June working on a small section of his new huge, hugely impressive mural. Several more images of newly-fashioned murals captured in the rain yesterday evening follow:

The distinctly skilled Italian artist Ligama, segment of huge stunning mural

 The wonderfully talented Milan-based Mr. Blob at work on a small segment of his huge tantalizing mural

The New York-based highly versatile visual artist Cody James

Pittsburg-based artist Ashley Hodder, close-up from wonderfully ravishing mural

And — on a lighter note — West Coast based aritst James Smith aka 1.4.4.0 completing his delightfully playful mural 

You can view all of the murals — including many by local artists — this Saturday, June 4 at the Bushwick Collective Annual Block Party, while enjoying performances by KRS ONE , STATIK SELEKTAH & FRIENDS, NEMS, TERMANOLOGY, POSITIVE K, & 30 other talents.

Photos: Lois Stavsky

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