WEST COAST ARTISTS

@RETNAVerified Member • Calligraffiti & Contemporary MasterLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1994

[WCA]

Marquis Lewis, working under the moniker RETNA, developed a globally celebrated constructed script blending Arabic, Old English, Incan, and traditional Los Angeles gang cholo handstyles. Joining MSK in the late 1990s, RETNA took calligraphic graffiti from LA street walls to monumental facades in Wynwood, Paris, Hong Kong, and major opera set designs.

@MEAR ONEVerified Member • Surrealist & Political Mural PioneerLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1986

[WCA]

Kalen Ockerman (MEAR ONE) is hailed as the 'Michelangelo of Graffiti' in Los Angeles. Emerging with CBS (Can't Be Stopped) in 1986, Mear transformed the Melrose Avenue and Hollywood corridors into massive, photorealistic canvases dissecting political power, ancient philosophy, and psychedelic consciousness.

@RISKCo-Founder & Crew Admin • Godfather of West Coast GraffitiLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1983

[WCA]

Kelly Graval, known globally as RISK, co-founded WCA (West Coast Artists) in 1985 alongside Rival, Miner, and P-Jay. Widely revered as the Godfather of West Coast Graffiti, Risk pioneered painting freeway overpass signs ('heavens'), freight wholecars, and Third Rail streetwear before exhibiting in museums worldwide.

@OG SLICKCrew Admin • Character Legend & 'LA Hands' CreatorLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1985

[WCA]

Richard Wyrgatscht, universally known as OG SLICK, is one of the defining masters of West Coast graffiti and street art. Rising through the 1980s LA scene with WCA and K2S—and immortalized by his legendary 1990 battle against Hex—Slick created the world-famous white-gloved 'LA Hands' emblem.

@KOFIEVerified Member • Westside Draftsman & Geometric FuturistLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1991

[WCA]

Augustine Kofie (KOFIE ONE) emerged from the West Los Angeles graffiti scene in the early 1990s within WCA and CBS. Translating wildstyle letter angles and arrow mechanics into breathtaking architectural geometric abstraction, Kofie is one of the most respected studio and mural artists in the world.

@MR. CARTOONVerified Member • Chicano Fine-Line Mural & Lowrider Legend (Formerly FLAME)Los Angeles, CA • Active since 1985

[WCA]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Mark 'MISTER CARTOON' Machado (who wrote FLAME in his early WCA graffiti days) translated the precision of West Coast street lettering and black-and-grey airbrush murals into a global visual empire spanning lowriders, hip-hop iconography, and large-scale DTLA walls.

@PRIMEVerified Member • Belmont Tunnel PioneerLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1982

[WCA]

Jose 'PRIME' Reza is one of the earliest pioneers of Los Angeles style writing, helping establish K2S (Kill 2 Succeed) out of Pico-Union and Belmont High School in 1985. His foundational pieces at the Belmont Tunnel helped define the distinct West Coast aesthetic.

@PYROVerified Member • 1985 Belmont Tunnel Color MasterLos Angeles, CA • Active since 1984

[WCA]

Mike 'PYRO' Bleiweiss is a first-generation Los Angeles style writer bridging WCA (West Coast Artists), UTI (Under The Influence), and KOG (Kings Of Graffiti) since the mid-1980s Belmont Tunnel era.