MURJANI HOLMES

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JAYSA

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Born and raised in New York City with Dominican roots, Jaysa has never fallen short of life-changing experiences. Through these events, she has become the woman and artist that she is today.

DAQUANE CHERRY

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Location: 124th b/t Park & Madison

DaQuane Cherry grew up in North Carolina but has lived in Harlem for the past eight years. Prior to the pandemic, his professional focus was on a career in acting and modeling, but ever since has redirected his focus and concentrated his interest in figurative painting, portraiture, poetry and photography. With his art rooted in emotional intellect, mental health awareness, healing, playfulness and storytelling, he often employs the image of a teddy bear that represents the imagination and keeping the inner child alive. DaQuane was the winner of the 2023 Steve Madden x Harlem Festival of Culture Design Challenge, in which he created a three-piece limited edition wearable art capsule collection.

CEPHAS BRADLEY

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DEE BALCACER

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Denise Balcacer was born and raised in Inwood.

JENNY JIMENEZ

Instagram: @lust4life

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Jennifer Jimenez was born in Harlem and now resides in the Bronx. She is obsessed with art and the freedom of expression that comes with it.

SHANICE FIGEROUX

Instagram: @abstractmuralsusa

Location: 124th b/t Park & Madison

Shanice Figeroux is an independent artist exploring her creativity, abstract expressionism and fashion design. She lived for several years at River Park Towers in the Bronx and continues to visit family there. For Grandscale, her piece is an abstract garden that represents love, life, humanity, unity, growth, movement and energy.

CHARLIE ELO

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MOKE

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CARMEN PAULINO

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Carmen Paulino is a visual artist who provides community art programming in hospitals, community centers, senior centers and public spaces both in East Harlem and citywide. Raised in El Barrio with family roots in Puerto Rico, Carmen's love for the arts was inspired by her mother and grandmother, both of whom would knit, crochet and sew unique quilts and patterns, as well as her father, who performed as a musician in several salsa bands.

BOBBY!

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Location: 124th b/t Park & Madison

Bobby! painted "In 'A Futuristic Family Stroll,' a scene where a contemporary family of the future takes a leisurely walk through a beautiful park.

ERICA PURNELL

Instagram: @ericapurnell

Location: 124th b/t Park & Madison

Erica Purnell traces her family roots to Harlem, with her paternal grandfather and grandmother starting out here when they first moved from the South in the 1940s. She recalls stories from her father about her grandfather and his love for Harlem and the vibrant community he felt living here. The family eventually relocated to Brooklyn, but Erica has maintained Harlem ties by working in community art. After studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology, her work evolved to creating largescale canvas paintings and murals. Her current goal is using her art to advocate for health and wellness due to a blood cancer diagnosis she has been overcoming since 2022.