MEET THE 2023 ARTISTS
LACI DANE - WEOTT, CA
Laci is a painter based in Northern California but loves to travel and experience new places. Born and raised in Montana, she attended Montana State University, majoring in oil painting and music. Influenced by her adventures, mentors, unique landscape, and the collective spirit of the environment, her work is characterized by raw and natural surface materials and a love for color alchemy.
BLAKE REAGAN - LOLETA, CA
Blake is an artist from Eureka. His mediums include ceramics, sculpture, and all forms of paint. From electric Art Deco to undulating fields of pastel flowers, many of Blake’s creations display colorful themes of nature. His journey in art is now focused on turning drab and dreary walls into fun, vibrant, uplifting images of inspiration+ positivity.
CALANGOSS - ROCHESTER, NY
Eder Muniz, “Calangos de Rua” (street lizard), started his artistic career as a little boy, obsessed with drawing on the walls of his house. He discovered spray paint in high school and hit the streets of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, as a pichador (tagger). Muniz is self-taught and his graffiti blankets Salvador’s streets, inspiring dialogue about the balance between humans and nature.
RIPE MIND (TONY DIAZ)ARCATA,CA
Tony has always been drawn to different realms and realities with mythology, folklore, and stories. He likes to include all sorts of different aspects, Easter eggs, and hidden stories in his paintings. He has been painting murals since 2019 and murals throughout the US and in New Zealand.
ORLUarts - OAKLAND, CA
Liv Losee-Unger is an Oakland-based muralist working under the name ORLUarts. She specializes in vibrant, colorful murals that celebrate community, honor the environment, and inspire happiness. Liv has been painting murals professionally since 2017. She has worked on several large-scale commissions, including partnerships with the cities of San Francisco, Sacramento, and Palo Alto.
FASM - MODESTO, CA
Born and raised in Modesto, Fasm has been doing art since his first memories. In high school, he took up the rebellious art form of tagging, which morphed into large graffiti letters and eventually turned into murals. The bright colors of the 80s and exotic animals greatly inspire his work. He’s painted in several countries, over 20 states, and dozens of California cities.
CAITLIN MCDONAGHVICTORIA, BC, CANADA
Caitlin is a visual artist, muralist, and illustrator who creates intricate illustrative works inspired by folklore, symbolism, and the balancing of the Human vs Natural World. The themes of connection, self-cultivation, growth, loss, and renewal are prevalent ideas woven into the worlds she creates. You can find Caitlin’s murals across Canada and the US.
EKOSAURIOSANTURCE, PUERTO RICO
Ekosaurio is a Puerto Rican artist who started doing graffiti at the age of 15. Interested in art and design, he completed an Environmental Design degree. Ekosaurio considers himself a self-taught artist and began painting public murals in 2015 in Puerto Rico’s capital. Color, contrast, + organic forms are key in his creations to generate a sense of happiness.
EDIN + BEN GOULARTBAYSIDE, CA
Edin + Ben Goulart are a father-daughter mural painting team. Edin has helped her dad, Ben Goulart, on over 5 murals to date, while Ben has installed over 40 murals, with 15 local ones in Humboldt alone (including Picky Picky Picky, Six Rivers Solar, Ace Hardware, Rotary Park, Hammond Park, Valley West Park Arcata, Humboldt Premium Dispensary, Humboldt Row Team Boat House, to name a few).
JOSH OVERINGTON - ARCATA, CA
Josh is a local artist that specializes in scientific illustration. After completing his master’s program in scientific illustration, he has been finding his place in the Humboldt art community through projects like designing exhibits for the Clarke Museum, illustrating merchandise for Humboldt Mycology, and painting a mural for St. Joseph’s Hospital. He is a 2021 ESAF
Mural Apprentice
AEROSOL KINGDOMROCHESTER, NY
Born on a farm in upstate New York, Justin is an aerosol artist who celebrates wildlife with large-scale spray-painted murals. With over 20 years of experience, he has painted murals across the US, and his work has been exhibited worldwide. Justin brings the intensity of a raptor to his artistic endeavors and his work as a handler of birds of prey.
MILES TOLAND - NEVADA CITY, CA
Miles grew his roots in the artistic city of Santa Fe and is currently making art in the woods of Nevada City. His creative juices have been squeezed from the fruits of graffiti culture, a BFA at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, live painting at festivals, and traveling around the world creating street art in places including
Paris, Switzerland, Art Basel Miami, Mexico, Canada, and India.
LEHO - TAINAN CITY, TAIWAN
LEHO has been committed to creating large-scale murals worldwide since 2016, including Italy, the Caribbean, Shanghai, and all over Taiwan. His ephemeral murals represent human beings’ beautiful essence and an ideal portrayal of reality. The animals in his works bring emotional impact to people’s hearts.
KAY LOPEZ - EUREKA, CA
Kay is a Northern California-based Marketing & Graphic Specialist and Illustrator. She also freelances in web design, branding, and social media management. Kay works to give a voice and awareness to environmental hazards and document outdoor experiences in a raw personal way. This is expressed in sketches, scribbles, digital illustrations, and paintings.
MARK WORSTLOS ANGELES, CA
Mark is a mural artist and tattooer from Glasgow, Scotland. He started his journey in graffiti in 2004, and he grew to focus on large-scale mural work. Since then, he has built a portfolio of murals featuring complex compositions inspired by the decorative floral compositions of Art Nouveau and include a mixture of portraiture and nature themes influenced by his love for Japanese tattoos and manga culture.
ZOE GELFANTMONTREAL, QC, CANADA
Born in Vancouver, BC but established in Montreal, abstract artist Zoe Gelfant is most interested in art as play and how colours can evoke emotions and memories. An avid user of geometric shapes, her particular use of cutting and layering creates dreamlike, cosmic works of art similar to stained glass, whether illustrations or paintings. Some past clients include Stella Artois + The City of Montreal.
CARL AVERY
Growing up Yurok on the Hoopa reservation pushed a certain amount of influence on Carl’s work. The culture and traditional objects seen everyday gave him a foundation. Within this foundation he imagines a simpler time, with less technology and involvement from outside worlds. Carl’s work experiments with the beauty of individual shapes and colors. Often his pieces are a challenge of balance and strength. Carl is a self-taught artist and has been focusing on this career for 17 years. He makes a living painting murals.
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Eureka Street Art Festival 2022
Photos by Alexander Woodard
DAILY ART TALKS AT 5:30
MONDAY: STIL (2940 Broadway)
• Aerosol Kingdom + Miles Toland
TUESDAY: SYNAPSIS (1675 Union)
• Ekosaurio + Fasm
WEDNESDAY: CARPET DEPOT (4485 Broadway)
• Mark Worst + Kay Lopez
THURSDAY: HERRICK AVENUE PARK + RIDE
• Zoe Gelfant + Carl Avery
FRIDAY: MOCA (204 4th Street)
• Tony Diaz, Laci Dane + Blake Reagan, and CALANGOSS BLOCK PARTY
AUGUST 5th,12-6PM
UNDER THE SAMOA BRIDGE
• Meet the Artists
• Enjoy local beer + cider
• Listen to the live music
• Eat + shop from local
• Vendors
• Enjoy the murals under the bridge from the 2022 Festival
USE CAUTION
WHILE EXPLORING
Broadway is not the most pedestrian friendly part of Eureka, so please use extra caution while appreciating the murals.
• Only cross at designated cross walks+ look both directions before crossing
• Stay on sidewalks! If a sidewalk is not present, cross to the other side where a sidewalk is available.
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