Maryland Institute College of Art issued the following announcement on June 18.
Meet Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn, two #MICAmade muralists whose large-scale work is gracing stairs, sidewalks and buildings all over the nation.
Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn are a Baltimore-based artist duo tackling large spaces through collaborative, geometric and colorful murals. Both originally from New York, the artists met while studying at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). The duo have been awarded two PNC Transformative Grants and their work has been featured in a number of national mural festivals and showcases including Pow Wow Hawaii, Living Walls in Atlanta, GA, Open Walls 1 & 2 in Baltimore, MD, Wall Therapy in Rochester, NY, RVA Street Art Festival in Richmond, VA and, most recently, Artmosphere Street Art Biennial in Moscow, Russia.
Jessie and Katey are interested in community engagement and draw inspiration from architecture and the variety of environments they work in. They strive to immerse the public with their large scale work and inspire others to reach their creative outlets. I had the pleasure of interviewing Jessie and Katey in their studio in Woodberry, just as they were getting ready to complete a new mural for the new headquarters for Union Craft Brewing in Baltimore.
Check out this BmoreArt interview to see how Baltimore played a huge role in their success:
Original source can be found here.
Source: Maryland Institute College of Art
