Joel Bergner is a community artist whose large-scale murals can be found in 30 countries across 5 continents, painted in his signature style combining intimate portraits of local residents, vibrant color palettes and small details created by dozens of participants. His work weaves smoothly between realism with an urban art sensibility and the raw expressions of children’s art. Joel leads social projects in world’s most vulnerable communities, from Syrian refugee camps to American prisons; the favelas of Brazil to an orphanage in South Africa. In each project, he guides participants through the process of exploring critical issues they face through collaborative art-making.