About

Illegal Art, founded in the summer of 2001, is a collective of artists whose goal is to create participatory-based public art to inspire self-reflection, thought and human connection. Each piece is presented or distributed in a method in which participation is simple and encouraged. 

For our complete bio, please click here.

For more information please contact us at info@illegalart.org

Or follow us on Instagram / @illegalart2001

Illegal Art Founders
Otis Kriegel / @otisnow
Michael McDevitt / @tralagelli

Staff

Hanna Wells / Research & Project Coordination
Hanna is an Urban Studies major at Brown University focusing on equitable and holistic community growth through the power of art and sustainable architecture. She is passionate about human-centered design and experiments with designing tools that amplify community voices and enable people to engage with others in unique ways. Interdisciplinary and collaborative methods characterize her approach to projects, primarily focused on strengthening urban communities. At Illegal Art, she is working to expand the reach of the projects by creating a digital platform and finding more outlets for projects. She is also chronicling previously implemented projects to design new systems for meaningful outcomes. While Hanna is usually rambling about design, you can also talk to her about social justice, hiking, traveling, and dogs.

Tracy Naschek / Social Media & Outreach 
Tracy studies English at the University of Richmond. In addition to literature, she is interested in an array of arts such as creative writing, film and most recently public art. What is especially important to her is the intersection of the many mediums of art and social justice work. She holds a strong belief in the power of art to foster empathy between various groups of people and to act as a creative tool to advanced social and political agendas. She managed our IG account and helped do research for new projects.

Volunteers/Interns
Our projects would be nothing without the countless volunteers, organizations and supporters. We thank all of them whole heartedly.