Born in the San Francisco Bay Area and raised in a small town, Latrobe, CA filled with golden rolling hills but devoid of street art, Joey Rose found his passion for public art upon moving back to Oakland as a student at California College of the Arts. During his last few years at CCA, he gained construction experience: installing living walls with Habitat Horticulture. He obtained a C-33 Painting Contractors license shortly after graduating with a BFA in Illustration in 2017.
He combines his technical know-how with his art practice to paint meaningful, site-specific murals that last.
Joey is also an accomplished community organizer. Since 2019, He has worked with the non-profit Pangeaseed Foundation, as an artist in Maui, an operational team member in Santa Cruz, and in 2022 as Co-Director and Producer of Sea Walls Emeryville: a mural festival consisting of 17 artists from around the world painting 15 ocean-focused murals spread across the city.