ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born on a family farm in upstate New York, Justin Suarez is an aerosol and fine artist who celebrates wildlife with large-scale spray painted murals. His work immediately draws the viewer in by capturing magnificent movement over concrete and brick. With over 20 years experience, he has painted murals across the US, and his work has been exhibited around the world. Justin Suarez brings the intensity of a raptor to his artistic endeavors, as well as his work as a valued handler of birds of prey at Wild Wings Animal Sanctuary outside Rochester, NY.. He also works well with humans, with a rich history of collaborating with other artists on a vast array of murals. He is responsible, punctual, a master of logistics and a born team player.
In the fall of 2015, Suarez co-founded Roc Paint Division, the City of Rochester’s Youth Mural Arts Program. Roc Paint Division’s mission is to beautify the city’s R-Centers through mural arts while providing employment and training opportunities to young developing artists. Now in its 7th year, the program has enriched the lives of over 50 individual youth, allowing them to leave their mark behind to inspire future generations.
RECENT MURALS/ EVENTS
2021
Underground Railroad Heritage Museum - Niagara Falls, NY
Color the Creek Festival - Battle Creek, MI
Audubon Mural Project - Rockford, IL
Sprocket Mural Works - Harrisburg, PA
Dripped on the Road Artist Residency - Blairsville, PA
PRHBTN Murals - Lexington, KY
2020
Wallpapered City - Milwaukee, WI
Crush Walls - Denver, CO
Make It Your Own Mural Fest - Angola, IN
Color the Creek Festival - Battle Creek, Michigan
Vibrant Seneca Street - Buffalo, NY
2019
Peregrine Project - Chicago, IL
Color the Creek Festival - Battle Creek, MI
Bright Walls - Jackson, MI
Akumal Arts Festival - Akumal, MX
Above the Radar- Burlington, VT
Burning Man- Black Rock City, NV
2018
Color the Creek Festival - Battle Creek, MI
Meeting of Styles - Houston, TX
2017
Above the Radar - Burlington, VT
O+Positive Festival - Kingston, NY
O+Positive Festival -Poughkeepsie, NY
Color the Creek Festival -Battle Creek, MI
Meeting of Styles -Houston, TX
Burning Man -Black Rock City, NV
2016
Urban Nation -Berlin, Germany
Ithaca Murals -Ithaca, NY
NY Arts Cypher -Staten Island, NY
Burning Man -Black Rock City, NV
2015
Wall Therapy -Rochester, NY
Soho House Murals -Chicago, IL
Beautify Earth, Chicago, IL
Centrifuge Public Art Project -Staten Island, NY
Welling Court Mural Project -Queens, NY
The Bushwick Collective -Brooklyn, NY
Get Upstate -Ithaca, NY
2014
Centrifuge Public Arts Project -Miami, FL & Manhattan, NY
Basel House/ Art Basel -Miami, FL
Savage Habbit -Jersey City, NJ
Dodworth St. Mural Project -Brooklyn, NY
Essencia Collective -Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Bushwick Collective -Brooklyn, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2019 -Chicago Truborn, Aerosol Kingdom (solo show) -Chicago, IL
2018 -Low Brow Artique, Aerosol Kingdom (solo show) -Brooklyn, NY
2017 -212 Arts, ANIMALISTIC (solo show) -Manhattan, NY
2016 -Makers Studio, ANIMA MUNDI (solo show) -Rochester NY
2015 -One Art Space, Attack the Block: Street Art in America -Manhattan, NY
2014 -Low Brow Artique, Brooklyn Zoo (solo show) -Brooklyn, NY
2013 -Gallery 1988, The Humorist -Los Angeles, CA
2012 -Gallery 1988, A Tribute to Judd Apatow -Los Angeles, CA
2008 -Art Whino, Stencil -National Harbor, MD