Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 2018

Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 2018

Queens, New York 2018: Collabo with Chris Soria and Marc Evan

NYC 2018: car art

Brooklyn, New York, 2018: The Eye-Fish-Mobile!

Brooklyn, NY: Joel’s car, 2018

Manchester, UK 2018: mural created with homeless men and women.

Queens, New York 2016: “Diving into the Subconscious” collabo with Chris Soria and Marc Evan for the Welling Court Mural Festival

Queens, NY 2016: Joel’s portrait of his wife, part of a community youth mural project in partnership the Department of Transportation and St. Gregory School.

Queens, NY 2016: Joel’s solo section of a community youth mural project in partnership the Department of Transportation and St. Gregory School.

Planada, California 2016: “Open Your Eyes!” Part of a series with immigrant agricultural communities in the Central Valley. Partnership with Richard Gomez and UC Merced.

Planada, California 2016: “Open Your Eyes!” Part of a series with immigrant agricultural communities in the Central Valley. Partnership with Richard Gomez and UC Merced.

Brooklyn, NY 2015: Collabo with Brooklyn-based Moroccan artist Rocko, who specializes in Arabic calligraphy. This piece was inspired by the photography of Barron Claiborne.

Siliguri, India 2016: This collaboration with 4 local Bengali artists (Anindya, Saptarshi, Santanu and Binod) was created for the International Anti-Human Trafficking Conclave. It aims to raise awareness for this issue, also known as modern day slavery, which is at epidemic levels in this region. Organized with Shakti Vahini, Meridian International Center and the US Consulate in Kolkata.

Siliguri, India 2016: Detail shot showing the imagery inside the sari, which depicts stories of human trafficking. The woman is based on a real-life local survivor of trafficking.

Siliguri, India 2016: This collaboration with 4 local Bengali artists (Anindya, Saptarshi, Santanu and Binod) was created for the International Anti-Human Trafficking Conclave. It aims to raise awareness for this issue, also known as modern day slavery, which is at epidemic levels in this region. Organized with Shakti Vahini, Meridian International Center and the US Consulate in Kolkata.

Staten Island, NY 2015: Mural on Fab Cup Coffee Shop inspired by cattle, a highly symbolic animal in many cultures throughout history.

Staten Island, NY 2015: Detail of mural on Fab Cup Coffee Shop

Staten Island, NY 2015: Detail of mural on Fab Cup Coffee Shop

Brooklyn, NY 2015: “Ix Chel’s Dream” was a collaboration with Chris Soria on Harman St. in Bushwick. Organized by Spread Art NYC.

Brooklyn, NY 2015: Detail of “Ix Chel’s Dream” collaboration with Chris Soria on Harman St. in Bushwick. Organized by Spread Art NYC.

Brooklyn, NY 2015: Detail of “Ix Chel’s Dream” collaboration with Chris Soria on Harman St. in Bushwick. Organized by Spread Art NYC.

Brooklyn, NY 2015: Joel’s contribution to the Writing on the Walls event in Brownsville. Sponsored by the Brooklyn Arts Council, organized by Brooklyn is the Future.

Santiago de Cuba, 2014: Joel participated in the Inter-Nos arts festival, where he collaborated with international and local artists on public art works. (Mural by Joel Bergner, Max Frieder, Xenia & Adam Hoffmeinserová, Latife Akin, Gonca Karapinar, Grettel Arrate Hechavarria, Alejandro Lescay, and Modesto Montero: USA, Czech Republic, Turkey, Cuba)

Brooklyn, NY 2015: “The Marionette” in Bushwick was Joel’s contribution to the Brooklyn is the Future event

Washington, DC 2013: Darje Phurba, a deity who is popular in many Asian cultures, viciously rampages against greed, violence, and other social ills. Painted by the famous Howard Theatre on Florida Ave.

Brooklyn, NY 2012: “A New Ma’at” deals with the Arab Spring using ancient iconography.

Queens, NYC 2013: “The Plague Doctor” at 5 Pointz in Long Island City, Queens, the most famous graffiti spot in New York. The plague doctors of Old Europe went around trying to cure people of the plague and wore bird masks with incense in the beak to prevent them from smelling the foul odors of death, which were believed to cause the plague. The plague doctor, a dying man in a shopping cart, the rest is up to you to interpret!

Washington DC 2012: Features the Hindu deity Ganesha, the “Remover of Obstacles,” and deals with people’s life obstacles that they create themselves by failing to release their personal baggage. Corner of 1st St and U St. NW.

Baltimore, Maryland 2012: mural on Montego Bay restaurant