Victor "MARKA27" Quinonez 🇲🇽🗽

“Indigenous Flow” By Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez Location Sunset Park Brooklyn NY 36st and 5th Ave. Mural photos: @tostfilms 'Indigenous Flow' is a magnificent mural paying tribute to the ancestral homelands of Lenapehoking (Brooklyn, NY), Ramapo Munsee Lunaape Nation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, and global Indigenous communities. Resolute Indigenous figures take center stage amidst sacred symbols, patterns, and flowing water, symbolizing our interconnectedness and the importance of Indigenous representation. Also inspired by diverse cultures, including African, Afro-Latin, Mexican, Central and South American, the mural celebrates Sunset Park's vibrant community and harmoniously integrates local flora and fauna from Greenwood Cemetery. Commissioned by the Brooklyn Nets and Team Mills Foundation, In partnership with Patty Mills, The Redhawk Native American Arts Council, PS 958, and Street Theory, And with special thanks to the NYC Department of Education. Special thanks to Photographers @photography_by_black_cockatoo @rvelascophotography For allowing me to reference their beautiful photos for this special project. Big thanks to my artist assistants @rah_artz and @beneath_thesurface for supporting the creation of this piece. Shout out and big thanks to @streettheorygallery team @gem_in_eye @flowrbomb___ for all the support throughout this journey. Huge thank you to the staff and students @ps958sunsetpark The amazing kids at PS958 gave us so much love and support and impressed us with their documentation skills! #marka27 #neoindigenous #streetart #streetartandgraffiti #mexicanartist #indigenous #indigenousart #sunsetpark #sunsetparkbrooklyn #streettheory #streettheorygallery #brownisbeautiful #blackisbeautiful #representationmatters

“SOULEDAD” Artist Marka27 Photo credit: @leehopkins_ Assisted by: @kno1famous Really looking forward to seeing “SOULEDAD” this fall and winter when all the leaves come down and expose the entire mural.

"BROWNSVILLE KING 🤴🏾❤️ OF LOVE" 326 Rockaway Ave Brownsville Brooklyn, NY Photo Credit: 📸 Gary Judkins @garypivot Mural in Partnership with @artbridge Artist: @marka_27 Assistants: @donrimx @jeffhenriquezart "Brownsville King of Love" Marka27's latest mural dedicated to the Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY community in partnership with Artbridge. The mural is a larger-than-life image of a local Brooklyn youth wearing a golden crown and holding up a custom jean jacket with the message "Spread Love" and several patches and pins representing Brownsville's diverse culture and notable hip-hop legacy. @duckdownmusic @seandabarbarian @famem.o.p A pair of boxing gloves hanging from the youth's neck with Brownsville written on them symbolizes the strength and resilience of Brownsville and its legacy of champion boxers like Mike Tyson, Shannon Briggs, and Riddick Bowe, to name a few. "Brownsville King of Love" is a call to spread love and honor our ancestors by celebrating our cultures, and lifting each other as a community. Together we shine! #marka27 #brownsvillebrooklyn #streetart #streetartandgraffiti #spreadlove #brooklyn #mural #artbridge #streettheory #streettheorygallery #duckdown #streetarteverywhere

Just days after Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez’s exhibition debuted on the University of North Texas campus, it was covered up and shut down completely — apparently due to concerns about public response to what the artwork expressed. Censorship is dangerous. As a public university, UNT is subject to the First Amendment. Silencing artwork displayed on campus just because someone doesn’t agree with what is expressed is wrong. Access Marka27’s story, in his words, at aclutx.org/marka27— link in our bio.

NEW MERCH! marka27.com shop/mercado After receiving several requests for T-SHIRTS we have available now! New Tees: INHUMANE & CRUELTY ENFORCEMENT Ni de Aquí Ni de Allá Serpent Tee Elevar La Cultura Tee Model: @handsanzatizerzz Photo: @driedmang0s #marka27 #streetwear #mexicanartist #neoindigenous #abolishice

"A BROWN CHAMPION LIKE MY HOODIE" Available now at marka27.com/mercado Models: @handsanzatizerzz @curtistic Photo: @driedmang0s @streettheorystudio This design is featured in my Ni de Aquí Ni de Allá exhibition and is part of a "Botánica" immersive installation. We celebrate our heritage and ancestral pride when we acknowledge the strength in our melanated skin. True Brown Champions! #marka27 #mexicanartist #chicanoart #streetwear #brownandproud

The situation at UNT is just the tip of iceberg.

"OLLIN MOVEMENT" Year 2025 Artist Marka27 84in X 84in Spray Paint, acrylic, textiles, oil on wood panel. One of the paintings featured in my solo exhibition "Ni De Aquí Ni De Allá". The OLLIN is an ancient symbol, rooted in Aztec/Mexica cosmology and the Nahuatl language, signifies movement, transformation, and cosmic energy. The original image was photographed on the "R" Train in Manhattan by my friend @mosesmitchell I was working on my street vendor series during this time and we captured a special moment of a mother with child selling candy on the subway train. The child woke up for a split second when the train made a sudden movement then went back to a peaceful sleep. @mosesmitchell caught that moment and the painting came soon after. This piece represents our struggle and movement towards independence and a brighter future for our children. Incorporating the OLLIN symbol, graffiti subway car and indigenous textiles is my way of telling authentic stories through lived experiences. #marka27 #neoindigenous #mexicanartist #chicanoart

CORAZÓN ANCESTRAL Hoodie Design by Marka27 available now. Models @handsanzatizerzz @curtistic The original painting of Corazón Ancestral is part of my "Ni De Aquí Ni De Allá " solo exhibition that was abruptly taken down by UNT. The painting represents connection to our ancestors and the land our indigenous roots are from. We did not cross the border it crossed us! It also celebrates our dual identity. Millions of us were raised in the U.S by immigrant parents who passed on traditions from our homeland and it's why we cherish two homes that we love. #marka27 #mexicanartist #streetwear #abolishice

ELEVAR LA CULTURA HOODIE Design by Marka27 Model @curtistic Own a piece of history! Elevar La Cultura is an immersive sculptural installation featuring a twenty-two-foot-tall pyramid built from the objects of everyday hustle—ice coolers reborn as icons and fused with ancestral textiles, sacred symbols, and mural work. Elevar La Cultura stands as both a monument and an offering, fusing street aesthetics, ancestral iconography, and contemporary storytelling into a powerful visual language that uplifts the voices too often left out of traditional narratives. Inspired by the beauty and resilience of immigrant street vendors and undocumented workers across the country, the artwork honors the creativity, labor, and survivance that fuel resilience and build legacy within many hard-working and vulnerable communities. Available now at marka27.com shop/mercado Link in Bio #marka27 #mexicanartist #neoindigenous #abolishice #streetwear

I.C.E INHUMANE & CRUELTY HOODIE Marka27 design available now. Link in Bio #marka27 #streetwear #hoodie #inhumaneandcrueltyenforcement #abolishice

The new installation from Booker T. graduate Victor Quiñonez, who uses the artist name Marka27, arrives at a pivotal moment. Just a few days earlier, Quiñonez’s other touring exhibition, Ni de Aquí, Ni de Allá, had been abruptly shuttered at the University of North Texas. The exhibit included artwork featuring the language: “Immigration and Cruelty Enforcement.” He learned of the cancellation from students and said he is still being “ghosted by UNT.” ⁠ ⁠ Outside the Latino Cultural Center, Quiñonez’s 22-foot installation, Elevar La Cultura, stands fully visible to passersby, and is—crucially—still standing. Read the full story now, at the link in our bio. (📷: Steven Visneau)