Artists

Aylo

Aylo, one half of the internationally acclaimed street art duo Nomad Clan, has emerged as a leading multidisciplinary artist with an impressive body of work that includes sculpture, muralism, oil painting, and fine art prints. 

While Aylo has been traveling the world for the past seven years with Nomad Clan, painting some of the largest pieces of art, the pandemic forced a change of pace. The result is a remarkable collection of Aylo’s solo works, alongside the Nomad Clan mural works and collaborative projects.

Aylo’s work delves into the complexities of human emotions, interactions, and misunderstandings. Through their art, Aylo reflects on how everyone has their own reality, and the full picture is never seen by on lookers. This insight is particularly relevant to our times, where our perceptions are increasingly shaped by social media algorithms and sensationalist news headlines. Aylo’s art is a wake-up call, encouraging us to take a deeper look at the world and at each other.

Michael Cobley

Flint Native Michael Cobley entered the street art scene as a graffiti writer over twenty years ago, while working with other mediums on canvas. In 2018 Cobley joined Flint Public Art Project’s (FPAP) team of local artists, bringing his canvas work to the walls of Flint, Michigan in the form of murals. Since 2018 Cobley, has created dozens of murals for FPAP, ranging in size from 2,000 sq ft to 10,000 sq ft. Cobley’s mural experience goes beyond paint on walls, as he has created several murals on basketball courts and asphalt street murals, for the City of Flint and the City of Grand Blanc. In 2019, Cobley earned his place as one of FPAP’s featured local artist at the Free City Mural Festival and held is position as a featured local festival artist in 2022 and 2023. Cobley’s mural experience goes further than just painting a mural on a wall, he has also played an role on the logistical end of helping to organize and set up the Free City Festival.

Johnny Five Fletcher

Born and raised in Flint, Michigan, Johnny Fletcher found his passion for the arts from one of his elementary school art teachers. His love for drawing inspired him to pursue a career in the tattoo industry. Ten years later Johnny has mastered the art of tattooing, creating a name for himself as one of
Michigan’s top portrait driven tattoo artists. His attention to detail has allowed him to recreate tattoo images of some of Hollywood’s most famous legends, from Mac Miller to Betty White.

Kevin Burdick (Scraps)

Born in Flint MI, Scraps first attended Mott Community College, were he studied basic art. At that point he realized that art would be his profession. He was later accepted to the
Art Institute of Pittsburgh where he studied Animation and Illustration. He quickly realized that animation involved too much digital art and not enough of the classic pencil and paper, which fueled his passion. After his professional training, he started experimenting with different mediums, including Airbrushing. His first opportunity to airbrush professionally was at T-Rods in Flint MI, then went on to
partnered with Psycho Customs in Bay City MI. With years of professional training and experimenting with different mediums, he has provided the highest level of art that can be seen throughout Flint, Fenton, and Holly. His work is also displayed on the interior walls of the LEER factory in Flint, MI.