123KLAN graffiti crew was founded in 1992 by some of the best contemporary Pop artists on the street art scene, Scien and Mrs Klor. This husband and wife team have been creating art for over two decades on walls, canvas, with branding and graphics, and as street wear designs. 123KLAN has a hybrid style that combines

Jared “Thirst” Hernandez has a few murals around town, working with various other artists to make Downtown St. Pete streets vibrant and inviting. He has collaborated with the best in the city including, Sebastian Coolidge, Rasta, Jeffrey Sincich, Josh Stover, and others. Hernandez was involved in some of the first murals in the St. Pete area,

Jennifer Kosharek began creating art as a child. She is a painter, doll maker, quilt maker, illustrator, and also a spray paint muralist. Jennifer Kosharek created Gretchen, who is a whimsical character seen worldwide, and her dolls and art are collected internationally. “I call my character, “Gretchen.”  I see her as a type of Vivian Girl who fights for

Blaine Whitford began drawing early in life, and started painting murals here in St. Pete in 2000. Blaine Whitford says, “Always the kid who could draw, I have spent a lifetime in art in all stages. From copying the comics at age five to 60’ murals on commercial businesses, the art in my life just gets bigger and

Contemporary abstract artist, Damir Tabakovic (aka AKuT), was born in Bosnia. His first canvas was the wall behind the couch in his childhood home. Damir Tabakovic started drawing elephants and bicycles with the box of crayons his mother gave him. He continued developing and refining his style. Today, he is able to expertly weaves his experience

Josh Stover and Jeffrey Sincich are Pinellas county natives who developed a friendship over common interests as ceramic majors at the University of Florida. “We just became good friends and influenced each other and gave each other good ideas in the studio,” Josh Stover said. This led them to partner in the business of creating

If you haven’t seen Sebastian Coolidge’s murals, then you haven’t been to Downtown St. Pete yet. Sebastian Coolidge’s art is everywhere from office buildings to breweries to cafes to rooftops. Coolidge painted a mural in 2012 on the storefront of the clothing store, Freshly Squeezed, as a result the commissions kept rolling in from there.

Tes One aka Leon Bedore is an incredibly talented artist. Tes One is fearless in his style, and became a serious street artist painting murals in 1992. “I look at myself as a mad scientist when in the studio, because I’m constantly messing with textures and paints — making mistakes and learning from them. Who knows