<p>Shawn Bullen is an artist, muralist, and curator, based in Manhattan.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://dashboard.rss.com/podcasts/artists-of-new-york/episodes/2407738/edit/">Instagram and all episodes</a></p><p>(00:00) Wild first road trip to New York</p><p>(03:12) 2016 birthday trip becomes a permanent move</p><p>(06:18) Why New York always felt inevitable</p><p>(09:41) Childhood art influences and becoming “the art kid”</p><p>(13:02) Drawing, photography, and early graffiti obsession</p><p>(16:47) High school art success and museum recognition</p><p>(20:14) Graffiti community, adrenaline, and rooftop risks</p><p>(24:03) Teaching literacy and discovering mural leadership</p><p>(28:11) Confidence, dedication, and sibling artistic rivalry</p><p>(31:36) Arrest, graffiti cleanup, and first paid truck mural</p><p>(35:28) Dropping out, IDC Art House, and Canada art school</p><p>(39:22) Learning oil painting and refining artistic vision</p><p>(43:31) Leaving Halifax with dreams of global murals</p><p>(47:18) DIY East Coast adventure to Art Basel</p><p>(51:44) Miami highs, Occupy lows, and chasing momentum</p><p>(57:18) Advice on money, work, and making art anyway</p><p>(60:41) New York struggles, studio solitude, and creative purpose</p><p>(63:21) Defining artistic success and keeping the flame alive</p>