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El Mac on His Latest Mural in Phoenix -- And Why It Almost Didn't Happen
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 6 a.m. by Lynn Trimble

We caught muralist El Mac in the act of art-making at The Heavy Pedal, 1309 E. Van Buren last week, working on his latest Phoenix mural. It's a collaboration between El Mac, Pablo Luna, and Mando Rascón that took a full week ...
40 Favorite Murals in Phoenix
Monday, August 18, 2014 at 7 a.m. by Katrina Montgomery

Phoenix is looking colorful lately, and it's not just the usual hues of light and dark beige. Though street art culture dates back decades, the past several years have heralded a new era for murals in our fair city. We've documented...
Breeze, Dwayno Insano, and Vyal Painted a Temporary Mural at Phoenix's Por Vida Gallery
Friday, April 11, 2014 at 10 a.m. by Tanya Nguyen

Three Southwest artists collaborated on a mural for Por Vida Gallery's new wall, built to showcase artists' works by rotating new murals through every few months. Phoenix-based artist Thomas "Breeze" Marcus collaborated with Tucson'...
Douglas Miles' "APACHE X" Is the Best Show in a While for Phoenix's MonOrchid
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 9 a.m. by Katrina Montgomery

Douglas Miles doesn't need your praise. The artist, who's affiliated with the Apache and Akimel O'odham tribes and hails from the San Carlos Apache reservation just east of Globe, seeks to reinvent contemporary Native American icono...