Gwen Mercado-Reyes began her creative practice at the age of 15 as a graffiti artist on the West Coast. She currently works in an interdisciplinary fashion utilizing wall paintings, drawing, sculpture and installation. Her practice stems from painting on the street and in the studio. She is primarily interested in expanding her language of painting while blurring boundaries and categorizations of the material. Her studio work currently examines issues of decay as it relates to the body and the environment. She also continues to work collaboratively with her husband forming One20Crew. Aside from doing mural work the two have curated exhibitions on the East and West Coast.