For 35+ years, GONZO247 (Mario Enrique Figueroa Jr.) has transformed blank walls into vibrant public landmarks. Blending graffiti handstyle, rhythm, and color-driven shapes, he designs site-specific art, murals, and installations that invite people to pause, connect, and take pride in place. He has a long list of exterior & interior murals for civic spaces, campuses, cultural districts, and neighborhoods. His art has lifted up corporate & healthcare environments that humanize places. He especially loves to work in multi-dimensional installations (including his cut-out Plexigraff series). He is also an expert at engaging through event & festival projects. Cities and partners choose GONZO247 for placemaking impact—turning underused surfaces into memorable destinations—authentic community engagement that reflects local stories and culture, and care, and designs with bold typography, visual elements, and color.

Bring original artwork into your home, office, or hospitality space with a private commission by GONZO247 (Mario Enrique Figueroa Jr.)—a Houston-based muralist known for graffiti-inspired handstyle, color-driven shapes, and site-specific design. Projects range from interior/exterior murals to shippable canvases and multi-dimensional installations (including cut-out Plexigraff). Houston and Texas statewide, nationwide, and international by request. Commission custom art by GONZO247 for homes and businesses, including residential murals—feature walls—corporate and hospitality installations for lobbies, conference rooms, cafés, and boutique hotels, shippable works such as canvas panels, and cut-out Plexigraff, architect-integrated pieces with built-ins and dimensional/interactive elements.

GONZO247 has shaped Houston’s visual culture—hosting, mentoring, and opening studio and gallery doors to fellow artists. Today he continues that spirit while presenting museum- and gallery-ready works that translate his graffiti-inspired handstyle into collectible paintings, reliefs, and installations. Curators and galleries invite GONZO247 for focused exhibitions, art fair activations, and site-specific creative projects that engage audiences. GONZO247 is open to long-term representation and project-based collaborations with galleries aligned to street-born abstraction, public art, and community-engaged programming. Curatorial angles that resonate include urban typography and rhythm (letterforms as abstraction), color, memory, and place (Houston/Latinx roots and a public-to-gallery dialogue), and the process-to-public arc (sketch → wall → object, where making is part of the meaning).

Luckie’s Schoolhouse—a living graffiti and street-art museum co-founded by GONZO247—showcases decades of Houston culture from his perspective. Step inside to hear stories from the early 1990s that trace the city’s evolution and the artist’s journey. Located in Luckie’s Pocket, the historic Luckie School (established in 1909 and named for Charles W. Luckie, an influential African American educator, Huntsville School Board member, and English teacher at Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College) was among the first in Houston to honor a local Black educator. Today, the space serves as a dynamic environment where contemporary art meets its cultural history. GONZO247’s studio sits at the edge of EaDo/East End Houston and is home to the Houston Wall of Fame (est. 1993). Book a private studio visit to view available pieces, preview unreleased work, or walk through history.