BIO

Artist Bio

Brian Peterson is a visonary artist based in Miami, Florida who creates and paints murals inspired by a drive to capture the purity in humanity and it's environment.. Brian's use of vibrant colors and simplified geometries captures the essence of the human spirit making his audience participate with the painting as if in a real life interaction. Many that have been able to participate in this experience is calling this "the next level of contemporary street art" style.

Drawing on his design background as an award-winning automotive designer and his Christian faith, Brian portrays his subjects in a form that is simplistic, yet from a Heavenly perspective. His work can be seen in homeless shelters, recreational centers, and parks across the United States as well as gracing the walls of high-ends shopping facilities like Ovation Hollywood (formerly Hollywood & Highland) in Los Angeles and prestigious Hotels like the Marriott.

Brian's humanitarian and advocacy work, which began with painting his neighbors experiencing homelessness, has led him to be featured in BBC's Amazing Humans, The Huffington Post, NPR, and a documentary film Faces of Santa Ana. His love for art, his community and Jesus Christ, led him to found Faces of Santa Ana, a non-profit organization focusing on homelessness and the rehabilitation of his neighbors, transforming their stories into powerful visual narratives and allowing the proceeds from these works to be used to uplift and support the very individuals he paints, turning art into a vehicle for compassion and change.

Faces of Santa Ana has since expanded into Faces of Mankind, sprouting in cities across the US, such as Anaheim; Riverside, CA; Detroit, MI; Miami, FL; and Jackson, TN.
He is presently exploring opportunities of collaboration and projects internationally, with a focus in South Korea, hoping to bring his work that radiates the resilience and beauty of the human spirit.