About Me

I was born and raised in Brazil until the age of seven. After moving to

the U.S. and being dropped head first into a whole new language and

culture, I strived to find my identity. As a young teen, I found myself in

skating- an extremely male dominated sport where you run the risk

of injury and the reward is a natural, endorphic high and sense of self

achievement. Because street skating took me to some very grungy

locations, I was introduced to street art and graffiti at an early age. The

fact that people could create art quite literally bigger than themselves

simply blew me away.

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Although I admired the craft, I did not feel confident to try painting

walls until many years later. I was afraid of being judged by the

boys, and rightfully so. Trying to paint “like them” led to scrutiny and

questioning from the graffitti writers. I had experienced this before

when I started skating and I realized the best way to prove myself is to

just paint and make it known that I was here to stay.

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Today, my work acts as a form of resistance. It tells stories of the people

and moments who have inspired me throughout my life. Whether it is

someone I know personally or people that I’ve met in passing.

It keeps me, and the viewer connected to the fact that we are all

experiencing life differently- every passerby is living a life as vivid,

complex, and chaotic as our own. I aim to connect people by the

thread of knowing we are all in this human experience together.