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Phoenix is brimming with creativity. And every other year, we put the spotlight on 100 of the city’s creative forces. Leading up to the release of this year’s Best of Phoenix issue, we’re profiling 100 more. Welcome to the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives. Up today: 16. J.B. Snyder.
Knowingly or not, there’s a good chance you’re already familiar with J.B. Snyder’s work.
The artist and prominent downtown Phoenix muralist has covered plenty of the Valley’s walls, including those of Modern Manor, Gringo Starr Street Bar, and The Dressing Room, with his trademark saturated, geometric works.
But these days, Snyder’s up to a whole lot more than painting.
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He owns and operates art store Fifth Street Paint Supply, just south of Roosevelt Row, and is working on opening a new gallery space nearby. He says his days are typically packed with trips to the hardware store, hitting up concerts with friends, spending time with both his girlfriend and his dog, Buster, and cooking.
But that’s not to say he’s leaving the mural-making life behind anytime soon.
“I’ve been working on a few commission pieces and murals and experimenting a lot in the studio,” Snyder says, noting that he’s been spending hours in the studio on a daily basis. “I’m doing an indoor mural for The Pressroom [and] also planning a large-scale mural to go up before the Super Bowl in January.”
Keep an eye out.
I came to Phoenix with my car, a U-Haul full of stuff, and a need for a change from fast-paced LA.
I make art because I enjoy making people smile and brightening this bleak landscape.
I’m most productive when it’s dark out, not too many folks are around, and I have some reggae tunes and a cold one.
My inspiration wall is full of my friends’ tags and color palettes.
I’ve learned most from most importantly my family, but also a lot about art, and the art world from my partner in art crime Zachary Dean Glover.
Good work should always be consistent, bold, and representative of now!
The Phoenix creative scene could use more cool land owners that offer afforable spaces to people like Quincy Ross, Lalo Cota, Tato Caraveo, and others working in the downtown area. More professional galleries working with local artists, besides that I think we are on the up and up!
See the 2014 edition of 100 Creatives:
100. Bill Dambrova
99. Niki Blaker
98. Jeff Slim
97. Beth May
96. Doug Bell
95. Daniel Langhans
94. Nanibaa Beck
93. Nicole Royse
92. Ib Andersen
91. Casandra Hernandez
90. Chris Reed
89. Shelby Maticic
88. Olivia Timmons
87. Courtney Price
86. Travis Mills
85. Catrina Kahler
84. Angel Castro
83. Cole Reed
82. Lisa Albinger
81. Larry Madrigal
80. Julieta Felix
79. Lauren Strohacker
78. Levi Christiansen
77. Thomas Porter
76. Carrie Leigh Hobson
75. Cody Carpenter
74. Jon Jenkins
73. Aurelie Flores
72. Michelle Ponce
71. Devin Fleenor
70. Noelle Martinez
69. Bucky Miller
68. Liliana Gomez
67. Jake Friedman
66. Clarita Lulić
65. Randy Murray
64. Mo Neuharth
63. Jeremy Hamman
62. La Muñeca
61. Kevin Goldman
60. Emily Costello
59. Kerstin Dale
58. Vara Ayanna
57. Nathaniel Lewis
56. Ruben Gonzales
55. Lisa Poje
54. Bobby Zokaites
53. Frances Smith Cohen
52. Julie Rada
51. David Miller
50. Xanthia Walker
49. Kyllan Maney
48. Cary Truelick
47. Constance McBride
46. James D. Porter
45. Allyson Boggess
44. Abigail Lynch
43. Ashley Cooper
42. Jaclyn Roessel
41. Brandon Boetto
40. Melissa Dunmore
39. Gavin Sisson
38. Rossitza Todorova
37. Monica Robles
36. Josh Kirby
35. Jesse Perry
34. Yai Cecream
33. Nathan Blackwell
32. Carley Conder
31. Ben Willis
30. Nicole Michieli
29. Brian Cresson
28. Tyson Krank
27. Mikey Estes
26. Anwar Newton
25. Sarah “Saza” Dimmick
24. Tato Caraveo
23. Jorge Torres
22. Laura Spalding Best
21. Shawnte Orion
20. Mike Olbinski
19. Christina You-Sun Park
18. Jon Arvizu
17. Anya Melkozernova
