Hi, I’m Barbara (Barb) Graetzer. I’m a Brooklyn-based artist and Creative Director, originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and half German. I’ve also lived in England, Colombia, Michigan, and Chicago.

I speak three languages fluently and somehow manage to butcher all of them equally, so I usually let the work speak for me.

My murals appear on walls across New York and beyond, filled with characters who don’t take themselves too seriously. I don’t either. They live in a world where quirks are celebrated and imperfection has charm.

I studied Visual Communications (BFA) and Illustration (MA), and I’ve spent over 20 years as a Creative Director in advertising. That taught me plenty of rules. My art is stripped of them.

When I’m not painting, I’m probably with my family or surfing, even in wintertime. I try to bring that same balance and playfulness into everything I make.