Creative Pinellas and Lealman Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) are proud to announce the selection of six artists for their annual partnership of art supporting community beauty, safety, and identity.
In December, calls to artists went out to submit their work for projects throughout Lealman. They were for 5 traffic control signal boxes that will be wrapped with artists’ original designs and an approximately 900 square-foot mural on an exterior wall.
Without further ado, here are the artists selected for the signal boxes: Hanna Eriksson Patry, Paulina Casati, Charli Regel, Chris Dyer, and Nia Mitchell.
Frankie G. was selected as the muralist for the massive wall.
As part of Creative Pinellas’ partnership with Lealman, in January artist Cory Robinson refreshed his 2022 mural, Welcome to Neri Park. The refresh happened in time for the reopening of Raymond H. Neri Park.
The artists’ designs for the signal box artwork will be reproduced as a vinyl wrap and applied to traffic signal boxes by a professional vendor. The purpose of traffic signal box art is to deter graffiti vandalism on transportation infrastructure, beautify rights-of-way, and support our community as an arts destination.
Since 2019, Creative Pinellas has managed and installed 65 public art projects across the county and hired 59 artists to showcase their murals on walls and art on signal boxes.
Meet the Artists
These talented artists’ works will be installed throughout Lealman this spring. Read on to learn about them.
Paulina Casati
By Maggie Duffy
Paulina Casati is a visionary artist from the mountains of Appalachia, currently based in St. Petersburg, Florida. Working primarily in acrylic, she is inspired by her reverence for nature and… Read More
Nia Mitchell
By Maggie Duffy
Nia Mitchell is a multidisciplinary artist and screen printer whose work centers on warmth, storytelling, and community connection. She is the founder of Daisy & Honey Studios, where her hand-drawn… Read More
Charli Regel
By Maggie Duffy
Charli Regel is an artist based in Pinellas County with over thirty years of experience exploring art in a range of mediums. Color is central to her creative practice, fueling… Read More
Chris Dyer
By Maggie Duffy
Chris Dyer is a Peruvian-Canadian visual artist now residing in Saint Pete. As a world and dimensions traveler, he experiences different cultures and re-expresses them into his own vision of… Read More
Frankie G
By Creative Pinellas
Born and raised in Miami, FL, Francisco “Frankie G” Gonzalez identifies as a Hispanic mixed-media artist. Through his work, he aims to tell stories that inspire and uplift viewers. To… Read More
Hanna Eriksson Patry
By Creative Pinellas
Originally from Stockholm, Sweden, I am an illustrator and muralist now based in Florida. My work draws inspiration from nature and the organic colors found in my surroundings. Moving between… Read More
