Sike
Style
Industries
Kansas City, MO
For 15 years, artist Phil Shafer has run Sike Style Industries, where his creative practice includes fine art paintings, 2D wall designs, and print graphics, while also working full-time as a designer for the Kansas Life Science Research Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center. As exemplified by his new mural for Open Spaces, Shafer’s early love of street art and graffiti led him to develop ambitious community-engaged projects, enabling him to transform bland or vandalized surfaces using colorful, positive and uplifting imagery that inspires pride in the nearby community.