Stash

New York, NY

Stash is a widely recognized innovator in the world of urban design and street art. He has painted murals and his work is shown in galleries across the Unites States and the world for over 30 years. He is also recognized for his street photography and design collaborations with companies such as Nike, Burton, Medicom Toy and A Bathing Ape.

Stash was born in Long Island, New York in 1967. He is considered one of New York’s street art legends, pivotal to the East Village graffiti scene of the early 1980’s. He exhibited his first canvases alongside pop art pioneers Keith Haring and Jean-Michael Basquiat when he was only 17. While his contemporaries turned to Pop Art, Stash stayed true to the subway, working on trains until 1987 when he created his last underground piece alongside Zephyr. He is credited with playing a key role in the widespread understanding and eventual public acceptance of graffiti.