Local graffiti artist gives University of Houston classroom a facelift

Friday, April 27, 2018
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Famous Houston graffiti artist GONZO247 has redesigned a classroom at the University of Houston's Valenti School of Communication.

The project is being done in an effort to revamp the School of Communication's classes.
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GONZO, whose real name is Mario E. Figueroa Jr., is a self-taught artist who was exposed to graffiti and began his art career in 1985.

The founder of The Graffiti & Street Art Museum of Texas, he established a Houston Wall of Fame, the city's first largest art production of its kind.
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Gonzo has participated in over 50 exhibitions, and has serviced several communities in the city.

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