Ashton Agbomenou
Ashton Agbomenou is painter and filmmaker from Harlem New York. His work seeks to explore peoples relationship’s with their environments and the ideas and policies that shape the way they interact with them. Ashton has previously worked with Matte Projects, MTV, Interview Magazine, Reebok, and sculptor Stephen Antonson. Currently he resides in Harlem where he freelances as a videographer and portrait artist. He is classically trained in oil painting and holds a BFA in Film Animation and Video from the Rhode Island School of Design.
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The Crossroads / La Encrucijada
In collaboration with the NYC DOT and Bogopa Service Corporation, Groundswell youth artists served as ambassadors for safer streets by creating a 2,000-square foot collaborative mural that seeks to... -
Pieces of Peace
The second mural painted Saint Nicholas Houses, Pieces of Peace is broken down into seven sections. Five of those sections serve as scenes directly dealing with alternatives or ways to prevent violence. -
I Am Who We Are
The first of three murals at Saint Nicholas Houses, "I Am Who We Are"was addresses the Saint Nicholas Houses residents concern for the public space within the neighborhood. Within the mural, the division between public and personal space is indistinct in order to highlight the fact that ones personal life effects public life and vice versa. -
Welcome
Through an afternoon mural-making program through Groundswell, a team of IS 62 Ditmas 8th grade students transformed five sets of the school's entrance doors to welcome students with a love of lear... -
CAMBA: Where You Can
CAMBA: Where You Can was designed and fabricated at CAMBAs Flagstone Family Center to promote a positive image vision of family, home, stability, growth, change, and community. The Flagsto... -
Buy Your Mama A House
Over spring break, a group of high school sophomores in JPMorgan Chases program, The Fellowship Initiative (TFI), teamed up with four Groundswell artist to create a mural addressing the issue of... -
The Fall of Oppression
This summer, a team of young men of color created a mural encouraging and inspiring their peers to know their value and know their rights. With an approach centered on personal narratives and storytelling, the team challenged notions of identity to break cycles of inequity facing young men of color today. -
For Freedom, For Glory
Through a partnership with SCO Family of Services and East New York Middle School for Excellence, Groundswell facilitated the research, design and creation of three murals created by youth. Each of...
