John-Herbert Wright (b. 1983, Miami, FL) is a Filipino-American multimedia artist and streetwear designer who lives and works in New York City. Wright has participated in and curated numerous group exhibitions across New York City, including HEKTAD & FRIENDS, Mark Miller Gallery (2023), and Wall to Wall, Blue Gallery (2023). His work has been displayed at various art fairs including Affordable Art Fair (2023), Hamptons Fine Art Fair (2023), and Aqua Art Miami (2023). Wright held his first solo exhibition, Rewind & Reflect, at the Blue Gallery in 2022. Moving to New York at age three, Wright took an early interest in the masterpieces held in the city’s museums. At eight years old, when Wright began painting and commenced his artistic journey, he started to take inspiration from artists such as Monet and the Impressionists, Surrealists like Dali, and the colorful strokes of Matisse and the Fauvists. Later, whilst studying at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, he was introduced to the neo-expressions of Basquiat and began to observe the works of other contemporary artists. Gradually, John-Herbert Wright synthesized these influences to develop his own distinctive style. His artistic approach blends elements of Surrealism, Abstract art, and Neo-Expressionism on canvas. Drawing from his background as a designer, he integrates techniques from garment making onto his canvases, resulting in intricate compositions adorned with layered silk- screened images, drawings, and text. As the son of a Filipino mother and a bi-racial father, Wright’s exploration of his multi-cultural background is an essential part of his creative process. Wright grapples with the subject of identity throughout his dynamic compositions, where dark figures are placed amongst an urban landscape, leaving the viewer space to navigate the world he creates. Central to his narrative artwork lies an allegory of the human condition, centering the female nude/mother and child as the protagonist, he tells the story of the broken seeking respite, the downcast, and the marginalized.