A Room of His Own

image by Ricardo Barros

Leon Rainbow, Trenton's own graffiti artist & entrepreneur, has come a long way since creating his early "back alley" spray mural on the back wall of Cafe Ole (So. Broad Street, Trenton, NJ), with the blessing of then-owner, Jamie Griswold. Today, he's still pursuing his dream: running arts fests; working with Albus Cavus, the artist group; volunteering with Trenton afterschool programs; and still doing his own work. At the Made in Trenton exhibition at Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum (see earlier post), Leon's been given a room of his own and has created a 360 spray painted experience. Photographers Ricardo Barros and Andrew Wilkinson have both been documenting the process, but it's really someplace you need to see for yourself.