John and Julie are a married couple who’ve been together since 2011 and have been working together as the John Park Art team since 2019 when they incorporated. John is their lead designer and has been creating artwork for as long as he can remember. He paints with expertise in multiple mediums such as aerosols and house paint, and makes intricate sculptures from cardboard in his spare time. Julie adapted her previous career in hotel management to care for JPA’s project logistics and also paints the graphic elements on all of their murals.

John was born in Korea and raised in Ohio and received his artistic training from the Rhode Island School of Design where he studied figure drawing, oil painting, and anatomy. 

When he moved to Los Angeles in the late 90’s he was heavily influenced by the vibrant energy of the Pop Surrealist movement which has its origins in LA . This is also where he was introduced to large scale mural painting. 

John and Julie have painted dozens of murals together in multiple cities around America, although the majority of their murals can be found in Southern California. Their work ranges from smaller private commissions for individuals to multi thousand square foot murals for major corporations like Nike and Universal Music Group.