CURRICULUM VITAE
Public Art Murals and Projects:
2026
“Hazel in the Park”, digital public art commissioned by METRO, Los Angeles, Ca
“Dreams Come True”, public murals located at the Downtown Ontario Luxury Apartments commissioned by Hutton Companies, Ontario, Ca
“Love and Unity”, public mural at Pearl Park in commissioned by BRIDGE housing, Watts, Ca
“We Belong Here”, public art projection installation, commissioned by LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Los Angeles, Ca
2025
“Celestial Guardian of the Arts District”, public mural commissioned by Aliso Apartments,
Los Angeles, Ca
“Family and Amor in Watts”, 60 foot tall public mural commissioned by BRIDGE housing (affordable housing developer), Watts, Ca
“Graffiti Spirit:Rapture”, public mural commissioned by Arts District BID, Los Angeles, Ca
“Art @ ONT”, public art display, Ontario Airport Terminal 2, Gate 210, Ontario, Ca
2024
“Kizh Spirit in the Sky”, 82 foot tall public mural commissioned by the city, El Monte, Ca
“Lomita Skies", public mural inspired by 5th grader's mural contest submissions commissioned by the city of Lomita. Lomita, Ca
“Faces of Watts”, public art project commissioned by BRIDGE housing (affordable housing developer), Watts, Ca
2023
“Faces of Pomona”, public art mural project featuring portraits of three local artists commissioned by the City of Pomona, Ca
"The Good People Under Our Sun and Moon”, large public art mural project commissioned by the city, Placentia, Ca
“1 Cal Plaza Mural”, public art commissioned by Rising Realty Partners for 1 California Plaza, Los Angeles, Ca
2022
“UNITY” public mural painted as international arts envoy and lead artist (with local street artists) for “Street Art Project 2022” funded by the US Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal
“Mithila Mural”, public mural painted with traditional Mithila artists, arts envoy and lead artist for “Street Art Project 2022” funded by the US Embassy Nepal, Janakpur, Nepal
“Grand Ave Augmented”, public AR activation commissioned by the Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID), Los Angeles, Ca
“DTLA MAN”, commissioned by Silverstein Properties as artist and curator for “USBT MURAL PROJECT”, US Bank Tower, Los Angeles, Ca
“The World is Nuts”, privately commissioned mural along Live Oak Park bike path, Berkeley, Ca “MAN BULL”, commissioned by EL TORITO Restaurant to hand paint life size bull sculpture and featured artist for Hispanic Heritage Month campaign, Ontario, Ca
“Noni Olabisi QEPD”, commissioned by Silverstein Properties, US Bank Tower, Los Angeles, Ca “MANSTRACTION”, commissioned by Overspray Art Gallery, Pomona, Ca
2021
”Ese Leo!”, funded by GenteChicano/SOYmosChicanos Arts fund via Artshare LA, Los Angeles, Ca
“Downward Man”, commissioned by Agora Partners, Hollywood, Ca
“Brumer Love:Stanley & Miriam”, commissioned by Linder & Associates, Los Angeles, Ca
2019
”Futuro” commissioned by Palomar College, San Marcos, Ca
2018
”El Sereno Happiness”, commissioned for Hatchspaces, El Sereno, Ca
“Smile Now, Cry Later”, commissioned for Pro Doc Technologies, Los Angeles, Ca
2017
“Mama y Papa”, commissioned by Estrella Jalisco, Los Angeles, Ca
“Cuidado Niños Jugando”, commissioned for the Mayor Garcetti’s Vision Zero Initiative,
Los Angeles, Ca
“The Colors of Unity”, commissioned by Arts Bridging the Gap, Hollywood, Ca “Trejo Portraits”, commissioned by Trejos Coffee and Donuts, Hollywood, Ca
2016
”Graffiti Spirit of L.A. Renaissance” , Arts District Park in collaboration with ArtShare LA, commissioned by District14, Los Angeles, Ca
“Pony Up”, painted public art horse sculpture for the Breeders Cup, in conjunction with the LA Tourism and Convention Board, Los Angeles, Ca
“The Makers”, public art exhibition at Union Station of photographic portraits by Todd Gray, sponsored by METRO, Los Angeles, Ca
“Reaching for the Tip Top”, public mural commissioned by Hue Festival, Houston, TX “SLO Motion”, painted public art cow sculpture for SLO Cowparade, San Luis Obispo, Ca
“Color Of The Year”, public mural commissioned by Pantone and Instagram, Venice Beach, Ca “Milk Man”, painted public art cow sculpture for #MilkLovesArt campaign, sponsored by The California Milk Processor Board, Los Angeles, Ca
2015
“Oriol”, #FacesLA, self funded public mural campaign, Echo Park, Ca “Innergalactic”, public mural commissioned by Contempo Floorings, Los Angeles, Ca “Graffiti Spirit: Bling!”, public mural commissioned by La Chuperia, Los Angeles, Ca
2014
“Mujeres Fuerte”, commissioned billboard by AIDS Healthcare Foundation, campaign targeting HIV testing for Latina women, Los Angeles, CA
“Sneaker Creatures”, mural commissioned by Shiekh Shoes, Hollywood, CA “voLAr”, #FacesLA, self funded public mural campaign, Los Angeles, Ca
“Elephunktl”, public mural commissioned by Red Bull, Los Angeles, Ca
2013
Various graffiti murals (self funded) in Shoreditch, London, UK
2012
“Graffiti Universe”, Meeting of Styles Commemorative Mural, Schlachthof in Wiesbaden, Germany See No Evil , (various murals) featured artist in the UK’s largest street art event in Bristol, UK “Graffiti Spirit Over City Hall”, public mural Downtown LA, Ca
“The Downtown Artist At Large”, public mural Downtown LA, Ca “Graffiti Spirit Headhunting in LA”, public mural Downtown LA, Ca
2011
“Natural Beauty”, Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
US State Dept. (various murals) for the U.S. Embassy in Panama
“Continuing Our Invasion of the World”, commission by Dickies Girl, Inc. Los Angeles, Ca
2010
“They Claim I’m A Criminal”, public mural for So. Cal Library, Los Angeles, Ca
“Success”, public mural sponsored by the Heart Project and the CRA, Pio Pico Elementary, Los Angeles, Ca
2008
“SomosALIADOS”, mural at the University of Queretaro, Queretaro, Mexico
“Cine Mexicano”, exterior mural commissioned by Dark Light Pictures, Hollywood, Ca “Re:Generations”, exterior mural commissioned by Capitol Records, Hollywood, Ca 2007
Chicano Park, collaborative graffiti mural in San Diego, Ca
“Meeting of Styles-LA River”, artist and curator of 10,000+ sq/ft public mural in the Arroyo Seco Confluence with the LA River, Los Angeles, Ca
2006
“The Four Pillars”, 12’x 450’ temporary mural commissioned by the METRO/ Gold Line Extension, Boyle Heights, Ca
2005
"Art of Harmony" on-going murals since ‘97, throughout Southern California commissioned by Coca-Cola
2003
"All City", 450’ long collaborative mural (artist and curator) commissioned by DickiesGirl, Los Angeles, Ca
"Sweet Hummingbirds Capturing Our Imagination", public mural commissioned by Dept. of Water,
Long Beach, Ca
“VERB. IT’S WHAT YOU DO” mural for the The U.S. Dept. of Health and CDC, Long Beach, Ca
2002
Lladro’s, Award winning Construction Barricade Mural organized by I.C.U. ART, Beverly Hills, Ca
2001
NBAStreet/PlayStation 2: Mural Commissioned by Electronic Arts’, Los Angeles, Ca
SharkByte Art: A San Jose Art Experience. 6’ x 4.5’ fiberglass shark sculpture sponsored by IBM,
San Jose, Ca
Caesar Chavez Mural in celebration of the first annual Caesar Chavez Day, March 30, 2001, Los Angeles, Ca
1999
“Project Lean”, mural Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, Ca
"The Fresh Spot", community mural at Penny Park, Silver City, New Mexico
"It Takes A Village", Richardson Community Park (ICU Project), Los Angeles, Ca
1997
Summer Youth Employment Training Program: lead artist & instructor, Long Beach School for Adults, public mural, Long Beach, Ca
1996
"Overcoming Barriers”, Summer Youth Employment Training Program: lead artist & instructor, public mural, Long Beach, Ca
Private/Coprorate Mural Commissions:
2026 “Rams” hand painted mural on 7’ tall sculptural piece commissioned by L.A. Rams, Los Angeles, Ca
Savage Fit Club, interior mural in Upland, Ca
2025 “Exactly Like Nothing Else”, commissioned privately for Consortium, Napa, Ca
2024 “Battle of the Gargantuas”, commissioned by Silverstein Properties WTC 3, New York, Ny
“Paint the Ice” LA KINGS fan appreciation event Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, Ca
2023 LA KINGS live mural during fanfest at NHL playoffs, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, Ca
“Paint the Ice” LA KINGS fan appreciation event, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, Ca
College Football Playoff, digitally printed mural installed at LAX airport, Los Angeles, Ca
2022 ”Isn’t She Lovely”, car mural on 1930 ModelAFord, LosAngeles, Ca
DELTA Airlines, employee mural for new terminal at LAX, Los Angeles, Ca
2021 “WOMC”, interior mural for Wine of the Month Club, Monrovia, Ca
“GRAFFITI SPIRIT:LIFT”, interior mural for Lift Coffee Roasters, Whittier, Ca
2020 “SUN”, interior mural for RTI, Hermosa Beach, Ca
2019 “Poseidon”, interior mural for RTI, Hermosa Beach, Ca
“The Festival:Sneakers x Music”, various interior murals for Sneakertopia, Los Angeles, Ca
2018 “Raza”, interior mural for Footaction, Los Angeles, Ca
2016 “One Love”, collaborative mural with seniors at the Institute On Aging, San Francisco, Ca
“El Chavo y Leche”, celebrating the first Chavo del Ocho day in LA, sponsored by The California Milk Processor Board, Los Angeles, Ca
“City of Angels”, corporate lobby interior murals commissioned by Fidelity National Title, Downtown Los Angeles, Ca
“Full of Tips”, NuVisions studio, Santa Ana, Ca
2015 Ice Cream Lab , interior mural, Little Tokyo and Westlake, Ca Bieber Roast, Comedy Central, Los Angeles, Ca
2014 Ice Cream Lab , interior mural, Pasadena, Ca
2013 Bon Jovi, AEG commissioned mural for concert at Staples Center Los Angeles, Ca
Nike, Black history month mural and stencil youth workshop, Compton, Ca
“Man Gottlieb”, exterior home commission, West L.A., Ca
Ice Cream Lab , interior mural at new ice cream shop in Beverly Hills, Ca
2010 “2 Dragons”, exterior home commission , Santa Barbara, Ca
2008 “Classy Original Ideas:Rita Hayworth”, commissioned mural, The Hollywood, Hollywood, Ca
2006 “La Belleza Latina,” 5’x12’ commissioned by Telemundo for the Miss Universe Pageant, Los Angeles, Ca
2001 “Pontiac: What’s Your Vibe”, painted live on stage at the Vans Warped Tour in over 35 cities across the United States.
2000 “MTV Campus Invasion Tour”, painted live at over 30 college campuses in cities across the United States.
1997 "The World of Coke: Storytelling Theater ", commissioned by Coca-Cola, Las Vegas, Nevada “MTV: Sports and Music Festival”, live painting and set design (produced by ICU Art) Austin, Texas
Solo Exhibitions:
2025 “Nothing But Character”, Gabba Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca
2022 “Chance of Infection”, Division 9 Gallery, Riverside, Ca
2021 “The Art of Man One”, The Arts Area (Casa Pitzer), Ontario, Ca 2017 “¡Somos Americanos?”, Sanchez Contemporary, Oakland, Ca 2015 “Hola Mexico”, Grand Central Market, Los Angeles, Ca
2015 “Poppin’ Caps”, Open Space LA, Hollywood, Ca
2012 “Decade Of Graffiti Spirits”, Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca 2011 “URBNLUX: Graffiti for Life”, Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca 2010 “Coin Operated”, The Alternative Café, Monterey Bay, Ca 2009 “Graffiti Spirits”, Crewest Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca
2002 “About Face 2002: Urban Portrait Collective”, Sebastian’s iZone Art Gallery, Woodland Hills, Ca
2002 “On All Levels” , Gallery A.D., San Jose, Ca
2002 “Man One, Grand Opening”, Crewest Gallery, Alhambra, Ca
2001 "One Man Show", Zyrex, Alhambra, Ca
1998 "Merry Krylon", Man One Art Studio, Alhambra, California
1996 "Baby Food", Purple Gallery, Mar Vista, Ca
1994 “City of Insanity”, 2,000 BC Gallery, Hollywood, Ca
Duo/Trio/Featured Exhibitions:
2026 “Hive Tarot 17”, Featured artist #1 (with L.Croskey, Nathan Cartwright), The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca
2025 “Familiar Graces”, (with Aiseborn & Maria Cristina Lattes), Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, Ca
2024 “The Second Verse”, (With Saints One), Overspray Art Supply and Gallery, Pomona, Ca
2014 ”Brite Space LA”, (With Just Trew), Eventbrite Gallery, Hollywood, Ca
2001 “Fusionary”, (With Freddi C.), Culture Cache Gallery, San Francisco, Ca
Artist Awards/Art Residencies/Arts Envoys:
2026 California Art Council Established Artist Fellow, San Bernardino County, Ca
Goldhirsh Foundation/LA2050 Org (inaugural artist in residence), Los Angeles, Ca
Artist Microgrant Pilot Program Recipient, Ontario, Ca
2025 UCLA - CDLS Community Fellow Leadership Award ArtshareLA, Legacy Award
2024 Pelayo Foundation Artist Award Black History Month at City Hall, Los Angeles, Ca
City of El Monte Certificate of Commendation
2022 U.S. Embassy Nepal, Street Art Project 2022 on Social inclusion & Equity, Kathmandu & Janakpur, Nepal
2018-19 Illustrator and audiobook narrator awards for “Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix” (Published by Readers to Eaters)
-Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List
-Robert F. Sibert Informational Award Honor Book
-Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book for Outstanding Nonfiction, NCTE
-Junior Library Guild Selection
-AudioFile Earphones Award
2013 Red Bull Studios Art Residency, London, UK
2012 Honored by the L.A. City Council for artistic service and excellence, Los Angeles, Ca
2011 ICAN Urban Arts Project, Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
U.S. State Department: Speaker and Specialist Grant with U.S. Embassy in Panama
2009 Artist of the Year Award, Artworx LA (formerly The HeArtProject)
2008 Rivie Award, Artist of the Year, Friends of the Los Angeles River
1994/95 Berlin Cultural Exchange Program, Berlin, Germany
Museum Exhibitions and Institutional Collections:
2026 “Walls That Speak: New Work by Man One, Cosmé Cordova, and Joe Ded”, Chaffey Community Museum of Art, Ontario, Ca
2025 “Sheppard 1927” (36’x48” painting) acquired by Sheppard Mullin’s Private Collection, Downtown Los Angeles, Ca
2023 “Origines”, group exhibition, The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, Ca
“In So Many Words”, (30’x40” painting) acquired by the City of Riverside Arts and Cultural Affairs “Noni Olabisi QEPD” (10’x10’ mural on canvas) acquired by Alta Med Foundation, Montebello, Ca 2021 “25 plus 25”, (online exhibition) Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, Ca
2020 “Building Bridges in time of Walls: Chicano/Mexican Art from Los Angeles to Mexico City”, (traveling exhibition):
-Museo de las Artes de la Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico
-CECUT (Centro Cultural Tijuana), Mexico
2019 “Building Bridges in time of Walls: Chicano/Mexican Art from Los Angeles to Mexico City” (traveling exhibition):
-Centro de las Artes, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico-MUPO (Museo de los Pintores Oaxaqueños) 2018 “Building Bridges in time of Walls: Chicano/Mexican Art from Los Angeles to Mexico City”, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico
2017 “Before the 45th |Action/Reaction in Chicano and Latino Art”, Mexican Cultural Institute, Washington D.C.
2015 “Somewhere Over El Arco Iris; Chicano Landscapes, 1971-2015”, Museum of Latin American Art,
Long Beach, Ca
“ALIENATION” (48”x96” painting) acquired by Alta Med Foundation
2012 “Pencil Me In” (graphite on archival paper), LA Liber Amicorum Collection (L.A. Graffiti Black Book), Getty Research Institute (permanent collection), Los Angeles, Ca
2011 “Street Cred”, Pasadena Museum Of California Art, Pasadena, Ca
2010 Plata Wine Labels (acquired for the Permanent Wine Art Collection), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
2009 Calligraffiti Exhibition, Pacific Asia Museum (permanent collection), Pasadena, Ca
2005 “Yo! What Happened to Peace?”, Parco Museum, Tokyo, Japan
“MIRANDO AL SUR/MIRANDO AL NORTE”, CSUN Art Galleries, Northridge, CA
1997 "Centered On The Center", Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, Ca
1994 “Urban Revisions: Current Projects For The Public Realm”, Museum Of Contemporary Art,
Los Angeles, Ca
“Bring Your Own”, Santa Monica Museum, Santa Monica, Ca
1993 “Do It”, South Bay Contemporary Museum Of Art, Long Beach, Ca
Live Painting Commissions:
2026
“Bees & Things & Flowers: Roy Ayers Tribute”, Grand Performances,
Los Angeles, Ca
“Ritchie Forever: Ritchie Valens Tribute”, Grand Performances,
Los Angeles, Ca
“Secret Walls”, live paint battle, Secret Walls Studios, Los Angeles, Ca Jonathan Club, LA themed event, Pacific Palisades, Ca
2025
Jonathan Club, Street Art vs. Graffiti, Downtown Los Angeles, Ca Sheppard Mullin, Downtown Los Angeles, Ca
The Cheech Golf Tournament, Riverside, Ca Fontana Arts Festival, Fontana, Ca Princess House Event, Las Vegas, Nv
2024
Beyond the Label Gala, Marina del Rey, Ca Day of the Dead Festival, Riverside, Ca
Ontario Arts Festival, Ontario, Ca “Music Is History”, Grand Performances, Los Angeles, Ca
Arte Nuestra Event (The Cheech 2nd Year Anniversary), Riverside, Ca
2023
L.A. KINGS live mural during fanfest at NHL playoffs, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, Ca
“Pura Pachanga”, live painting at The Cheech, Riverside, Ca
2014
Covered California, live painting commissioned by Covered California/The California Endowment, Los Angeles, Ca
2013
Britweek, live painting event, Santa Monica, CA
2012
“Art Battle LA”, winner live art competition at Britweek sponsored by Jaguar & Christopher Guy, Los Angeles, Ca
2002
“DogTown” film premiere event, live painting for Vans at The Block at Orange, Ca
2001
Vans Warped Tour, “What’s Your Vibe?” live painting performances sponsored by Pontiach Vibe, over 30 cities USA (National)
“REDISCOVER L.A.” Directives West, fashion show –live aerosol performance on catwalk, Los Angeles, Ca
“Fabricoated”, live painting mural at the CaliforniaMart during fashion week, Los Angeles, Ca
2000
MTV-Campus Invasion Tour, live painting performances at over 30 college campuses, USA (National)
1997
“Coca-Cola, Art in Action Festival”, live painting at The World of Coke (HQ), Atlanta, Georgia
Lectures, Panels and Workshops
“Artist as Catalyst”, Peace Studio, Bakersfield, Ca September 12, 2026
“Brown Futurity: Artists & Their Archives”, Mexicali Biennial Program, Whittier College, Whittier, Ca March 21, 2026
“Street Art vs. Graffiti” (keynote speaker), Jonathan Club, Downtown Los Angeles, Ca 2025
“From Batman to Basquiat: Contemporary Art and Comics”, Wondercon March 30th (Anaheim) and Comic-Con July 28th (San Diego), 2024
“ICONS: a conversation with Prime and Man One” (part of exhibition “Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture) September 15, 2023
“Graffiti as ‘Protest Art’ and Socio-Cultural Art Practices”, National Museum of Nepal, Chhauni (Kathmandu), Nepal, November 30th, 2022
"Graffiti art as a Tool for Social Change”, interaction with students from Kathmandu University, Tribhuvan University, Lalitkala and Srijana College, Yalamaya Kendra, Patan Dhaka, Lalitpur, Nepal, Nov. 29, 2022 “Emerging: Alumni Panel”, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, Ca , October 21, 2016 Character Design Workshop, California African American Museum, Los Angeles, Ca 2016 "CAN(vas) Art with Man One”, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, Ca 2015
“Spray the Can”, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Ca 2013
Youth Workshops for “My Say!” event, ICAN Playhouse, Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland 2011 Sunday Studio, Graffiti Art Workshop, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California 2011 Neighborhood Academic Initiative, Artist Talk, April 2009
Heart Project, Workshop, April 2009
Santa Monica Museum of Art, Bergamot Station G1, Artist talk, April 2009 Archer School for Girls, Gallery Tour and Workshop, March 2009
MoCA, L.A., Graffiti Art Symposium, speaker and panel coordinator, February 2005 HeartProject: Urban portrait art workshop working with Clean and Green students workers, 2005 LMU Art Dept. student slide lecture and graffiti demo, April 2004
Biltmore Hotel, L.A., Youth Arts and Education/Cultural Affairs Department. Guest panelist Art Matters in Juvenile Justice, Education, and Our Community Conference, October 2003
Heart Project, La Familia Continuation High School Hip Hop 11 week workshop, Sept – Nov 2002; Jan – March 2003
CSUN art dept student lecture/workshop, March 2003 Brandeis-Bardin Institute college workshop, March 2003
HeartProject: Graffiti art workshop at Central High continuation school at La Familia/Maravilla in E.L.A., 2002
UCLA "Rights Now" Conference, Slide Lecture, November 11, 2000
Osaka Communication Arts (School of Design), Presentation and Workshop, Osaka, Japan, July 12-14, 1999
Community Built Association Conference, Presentation and Workshop, Santa Barbara, January 30, 1999
Casa de Cultura, Graffiti workshop, Ensenada, Mexico, May 24, 1997 B-Boy Summit, San Diego, Panel Discussion, March 1, 1997 Rosemont College, San Diego, Slide Lecture, February 26, 1997
California State University at Northridge, Panel Discussion, November 19, 1996
U.C. Irvine, Discussion and demonstration for a Contemporary Artists class, February 29, 1996 Network Graffiti, “Spray Can Art in L.A.”, Berlin, Germany, September 13, 1995
ICU Art Gallery, May 13, 1995
UCLA “Art and Social Responsibility”, November 8, 1993 Pauline Hirsh Gallery, “Graffiti: Art or Plague?” October 31, 1993
South Bay Contemporary Museum, Graffiti Discussion, August 28, 1993
Professional Affiliations and Artist :
Crewest Studio: Co-founder (2014-present)
Arterial: Board of Directors (2023-present)
Artshare LA: Board of Directors (2021-2025)
Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs: Public Artist Selection Committee (various years)
Education:
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
1989-1993, BA Degree: Fine Arts
Minor: Spanish