Born and raised in Connecticut, “Greg Mike” Mensching (b. 1982) was exposed to public art and design during childhood trips to New York City in the mid-1980s. Always obsessed with the boundless energy and crisp linework of iconic American mid-century cartoons, by his early teens, Greg Mike began using the walls of the streets to fuse these two passions together. Further inspired by his deep involvement with skate culture and his intersections with the design world, he has become known for pieces that incorporate vivid explosions of incandescent color, filtered through a surrealistic pop perspective. Populated by gleefully twisted characters, his world is unsettling, mischievous, and uniquely captivating. Greg Mike has painted murals in Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and the Swiss Alps, among other locales. His studio work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in Atlanta, Paris, Saint-Tropez, Taipei, Shanghai, New York City, and Los Angeles, and more.