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"DEVI"

by Imagine

The meditative work of Nepali artist Sneha Shrestha, aka Imagine, "meshes the aesthetics of Sanskrit scriptures with graffiti influences." A passionate supporter of Asian art Imagine established Nepal's first Children's Art Museum, and at Harvard where she earned a Master's Degree she works as a program manager for the South Asia Institute. In St Pete, Florida in 2022 for the annual Shine Mural Festival Imagine dedicated this piece to her mother. Devi is her mother's middle name and also means goddess in Sanskrit. For this work Imagine stacked the names of her last three immigration forms, grateful to have inherited a share of the fierce energy of her mother that helped her get through the arduous process. 

LOCATION: 240 Dr MLK Jr St N, St Petersburg, FL 33705

IG: @imagine876   @shineonstpete

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‘Pier Pressure’ by the Vitale Bros in St Petersburg, Florida.

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"LAST CALL"

by Carrie Jadus

In late 2020, as St Pete's Grand Central Brewhouse was still preparing to open, music loving founder Kevin Milkey wanted to honor the previous business in that location and its popular record cover-lined walls. He turned to local Tampa Bay artist Carrie Jadus to paint this larger than life imaginary gathering of Bob Marley, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga, Eddie Vedder (featured in detail), and John Legend. At that point the hardest part of the project began, says Jadus. A massive scavenger hunt through countless photos ultimately yielded images where they appeared to be genuinely interacting....and now countless more patrons have photos of themselves interacting with Carrie's work.  

LOCATION: 2340 Central Ave, St. Petersburg, FL 33712

IG: @jadusfineart  @grandcentralbrewhouse

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"BARK AVENUE"

by Matt Kress

Now based in St Pete, Florida, Kent State trained artist Matt Kress has been influenced by impressionism, cubism, and surrealism. St Petersburg Arts Alliance says Kress is "best known for his intricate style that often combines figures with overlaid geometric designs in multiple layers." Matt's murals are a common sight around the artsy neighborhoods of St Pete and when the Arte apartments opened in The Edge district in early 2020 Kress added this wall in the development's Bark Park and Pet Washing Station.

LOCATION: 1641 1st Ave N, St Petersburg, FL 33713

IG: @MattKressArt

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"FIGHTING CHANCE MURAL"

by Gibbs High School "What are you doing for others?"   — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

One of the nation's oldest programs of its type, Leadership St. Pete is a division of the local chamber of commerce developing diverse community leaders "through creative thinking, thoughtful discussions, and hands on experience." Each Leadership St. Pete class completes a community oriented class project and in 2020 the group partnered with the talented student artists at Gibbs High School to create this mural for Morean Arts Center's Children's Learning Center on 7th St North. In addition to juxtaposing the MLK quote above with several design elements unique to St. Pete the "Fighting Chance Mural" included such timely references as children wearing masks.

@gibbs_mural_club/   @moreanartscenter/

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"ECSTATIC WAVE"

by Taylor White

"[My] work explores the way in which we experience the formless chaos of potential through being, and how the order we inhabit can sometimes dissolve backwards into the incredible complexity from which it emerged."

Raleigh figurative artist Taylor White studied at Savannah College of Art and Design, and while now living back in North Carolina she has established roots across the globe—working as a full-time illustrator for a Norwegian advertising agency then pursuing painting in Australia and "furnishing the streets and galleries of Melbourne with her uniquely haunting, expressive portraits of forlorn youth." White says her work combines techniques of classical training with bright, unexpected color choices born from the residue of street art and pop culture. The "unexpected colors" of Ecstatic Wave were painted on this N Dr MLK Jr St wall in St Pete, Florida, for the 2019 Shine festival.  @taylurk/  @shineonstpete/

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"SEWING SEAS"

by Taj Tenfold

Jamaican-based Taj Francis, aka Taj Tenfold, studied at Kingston's @EdnaManleyCollege of the Visual and Performing Arts and now applies his broad skill set to fine art, illustration, design, and creative direction—and is reportedly starting a clothing line. Daily blog @MyOneBeautifulThing calls Taj's joyous, colorful art "visual reggae" and says that despite him being a middle child constantly seeking inspiration and loaded with talent, he doesn't take himself too seriously. In St Petersburg, Florida in 2019 for the 5th annual @ShineOnStPete festival Taj created this Central Ave mural dedicated to the idea of repairing sea rise and damage to the ocean.  @tajfrancis/

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"WE ARE GOING TO BE FRIENDS"

by DAAS

Raised in Jacksonville and trained in St Petersburg, Florida, DAAS told @StPeteCatalyst he became a mural artist by chance after working for several years with an established Daytona Beach muralist. DAAS moved to Japan in 2008 and fell in love with Osaka. DAAS says the move and exposure to origami have had a major influence on the development of his style and the precision of Japanese craftsmen drove him to further refine his craft. Now living in Austin DAAS was was back in St Pete in 2018 and his first year participating in the @ShineOnStPete festival resulted in this beautiful work on S 20th St at 2nd Ave.   @daas/