Introduction
The Apexer (also known as Ricardo Richey) is a San Francisco-based public artist and mural painter. His works have appeared throughout US and internationally. He has done commissioned mural projects for museums including the deYoung Museum and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Biography
Apexer was born in San Francisco, California in 1978. He is a third generation San Franciscan. He is Latino and African-American.
Apexer studied classical art techniques, architecture, graphic design, and art history while trying to develop his own artistic identity. Apexer credits the San Francisco-based community organization, Precita Eyes with guiding him to finding his own artist voice. “If I’m painting from my imagination, I’m representing everybody,” said APEX. “I’m not representing one person. Or one race.”
Public works
- Zoox Building, San Francisco, 2024
- Stadia Bar, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, 2021
- Hayes Valley Playground, 2019
- Haight Street Summer of Love in collaboration with de Young Museum, 2017
- Timbuk2 Flagship Store Front in Brooklyn, 2017
- Space NK First Boutique in San Francisco, 2016