Ivy "lil40s"

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Ivy is a 25-year-old first-gen Mexican American public artist and painter born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Specializing in placemaking projects/murals across Los Angeles neighborhoods, Ivy collaborates with communities, musicians, and global brands to transform architecture into vibrant community landmarks.

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Her signature characters have become a recognizable part of Los Angeles’ creative landscape, evolving from the public street paintings she painted throughout the city during her teenhood into collaborations spanning music, culture, and community spaces today.

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Working primarily with spray paint and acrylic, Ivy is known for her vibrant murals and cartoon-inspired characters. Her distinctive visual style balances cute x tough, playful x gritty, blending feminine charm with the attitude and visual language of LA street culture. Influenced by the colorful world of 90s cartoons and her experiences growing up in Los Angeles,

her work brings together nostalgia, personal storytelling, and urban culture to create a visual language uniquely her own.

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Her practice spans public art, murals, character design, and commercial collaborations. Her projects include murals for Florence Firestone Childrens Library, Becky G in collaboration with Persona the Shop, a commercial collaboration with Peso Pluma x Cymbiotika, and work for Kali Uchis x Midcity Mercado, and Burger King.

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Rooted in the city that shaped her, She continues to expand her creative world, bringing her signature characters and distinctive visual language from the streets of Los Angeles into new spaces and audiences.