The Artists
Year Zero brings together four paid artists to create three murals in Pilsen.
Chicago, IL
Michelle Vega is an emerging designer and first-generation Chicana multidisciplinary artist from Chicago. Drawing on memory, relationships, and music, her work explores personal experience, cultural identity, belonging, and the complexities of Mexican-American life.
Chicago, IL
Chicago-based muralist, designer, and creative leader Tanner Woodford creates bold visual work that brings ideas into public spaces. He founded and led the Design Museum of Chicago, leads Iterative Work, an independent design studio, and serves as art director of Newcity. Taanner champions design as a way to connect people and communities.
Pilsen, Chicago
Chicago-born artist and creative entrepreneur Joseph Suta is the founder of The Low Pressure Collective, a Pilsen-based gallery and creative studio. Working across murals, visual identity, and experiential design, he brings artists and communities together through work rooted in place, collaboration, and visual storytelling.
Chicago, IL
Chicago-based tattoo artist and muralist Bobby Early brings more than two decades of experience to a bold, striking illustrative style. Blending Art Nouveau with touches of realism, he is known for his distinctive work in both color and black and gray.
Built with Pilsen
Year Zero puts paid artists, neighborhood businesses, cultural partners, and the community in conversation through public art.
Be part of what's next
Interested in the artists, the murals, or getting involved with Pilsen Mural Fest? Get in touch with the team to start a conversation.