Gloria “Gloe” Talamantes

Gloria “Gloe” Talamantes is a first-generation Mexican-American graffiti artist, writer, educator and cultural worker from Chicago. Her art consists of aerosol mural painting, printmaking, photo-documenting, public art curation and organizing to promote community building, self-actualization and healing. She has self-funded several murals across the city and is the founder of the Brown Wall Project. Gloria also works as a neighborhood journalist on the South Side of Chicago.