John Elliott Artist Statement:

As a muralist for the last 2 decades, I have worked on many murals in various communities. I work with a variety of people and use community ideas to inspire my creative work that will live on in their community. Communication and collaboration are fundamental to my artist process and key to integrating my artistic vision with that of the community I’m working within. I am interested in the ideas of artwork created through social interaction, artwork in public spaces, and artwork as social activism. I currently reside in San Francisco with my wife and daughter. I have a degree in Visual and Public Art from Cal State Monterey Bay.

For the last few years I have worked with Johanna Poethig's mural painting class within the Visual and Public Art Department at California State University Monterey Bay. I've had the good fortune to work as the mural site supervisor for this class on several murals as well as taking part in the design process and painting of these murals.