Mad Vaillan

At Welling Walls: Annabelle Popa, Felix Morelo, Mad Vaillan, Panic Rodriguez, Shiro, Yes One, Kosuke James, Onel, Jason B & J R Ceballos

July 9, 2026

Established by local community members in 2024, Welling Walls continues the transformation of Welling Court and its neighboring blocks into an intriguing open-air gallery. The mural pictured above was painted by Queens-native illustrator and muralist Annabelle Popa. Several more murals captured last week in the blazing heat at this western Astoria site follow:

Colombian American artist Felix Morelo 

NYC-based Mad Vaillan

 Brooklyn-native Panic Rodriguez

NYC-based Japanese artist Shiro One 

Veteran style master Yes One

Japanese American artist  Kosuke James

Queens-based Mexican artist Onel

Astoria-based self-taught Filipino artist Jason B 

Colombia-born, NYC-based art director and artist Jonathan Ramírez Ceballos

Photos by Lois Stavsky

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Pushing It Forward — Illicit Creatives Making Their Mark in the Bronx: Mad Vaillan, Dzel, Fumi, Ves, Stomp, Derty Cat, Spray, MTNW, Exr, Gato, ZB Bunny, Werd, Riot & More

January 15, 2026

The rappel graffiti featured above was fashioned in the Bronx by Mad Vaillan, Dzel and Fumi. What follows are several more images of unsanctioned artworks — in our ongoing series, “Pushing It Forward” — that have made their way to Bronx open spaces.

Ves

Stomp and Derty Cat

Spray RBV and MTNW

Xer and Dzel (and maybe Hert)

Gato, ? and ZB Bunny

Dzel, Riot AVL, Werd & more

Photos: Lois Stavsky

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