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
Under the curatorial direction of Staten Island-born actor, producer, artist and spiritual advisor Gano Grills, a new mural has surfaced in the Wu-Tang Clan District in the Park Hill neighborhood of Clifton, Staten Island. Honoring Wu-Tang Clan visionary co-founder Oliver “Power” Grant who died earlier this year following a battle with pancreatic cancer, it features the talents of Gano, Austin Sepulveda, John Echo and Will Power.
Featured above is Gano at work. More images captured last week in Park Hill follow:
Gano, closer-up
Texas-based muralist Austin Sepulveda‘s portrait of Oliver “Power” Grant
Staten Island-based veteran graffiti writer and tattooist John Echo and Texas-based Austin Sepulveda, Wu-Tang hand gesture
Will Power at work on a younger version of Oliver “Power” Grant
Will Power‘s completed mural
Photo credits: 1, 3, & 5 Lois Stavsky; 2 & 4 Tara Murray; and 6 Will Power; special thanks to Will Power for sharing the mural’s backstory with us.
Featured above are the iconic “COMPANION” characters fashioned by legendary Jersey City native KAWS installed on the riverfront in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. What follows are several more images of curious characters captured in NYC open spaces:
Bristol native and renowned stencil artist Nick Walker at the Bushwick Collective
Gowanus-based artist David Barthold with Beam Center youth apprentices, “Hurly-Whirly” at 4th Ave and 2nd St in Brooklyn
Miami native Woody De Othello,”Inner Knowing” on view in his outdoor sculpture exhibit “Guardian Spirit” at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Hawaii native Buff Monster on the Lower East Side
LA native Frank Ape outside the Ridge Hotel on the Lower East Side
Miami-based Golden at Boone Avenue Walls in the Bronx
Photo credits: 1, 2, 5-7 Lois Stavsky; 3-4 Tara Murray
Under the curatorial direction of Jeff Beler, the walls on Washington Avenue off Clark Place have once again been transformed. Celebrating pop culture anniversaries through a range of styles and subjects, the new murals brim with whimsy and charm. Pictured above is Brooklyn-based artist Kelvin Morel aka Kam’s vibrant salute to the Chinese Year of the Horse. A small selection of images I captured follow:
NYC-based artist and arts educator Marissa Molina celebrates 35 years of Sonic
Rio de Janeiro-born, Brooklyn-based artist Barbtropolis celebrates the World Cup 2026
Queens-based artist LeCrue Eyebrows dedicates his mural to 50 years of Hotel California
GRAFSTRACT originator Fumero celebrates Tina Turner
Multidisciplinary artist Jordana Alexis Abrenica celebrates 100 years of Miles Davis
The prolific Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Jason Naylor salutes Wu Tang
Photos by Lois Stavsky
