Muralists turn museum walls into canvasses

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June 23, 2016

Dallas-based artist JM Rizzi works on a mural he is creating as part of the “Motion Forward: Street Style” exhibit at the Albany Museum of Art. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

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Artists JM Rizzi and Tony Sjoman will present their exhibit “Motion Forward: Street Style” at the Albany Museum of Art starting Saturday.

New York-by-way-of-Sweden artist Tony “Rubin415” Sjoman creates a mural on the wall of the Haley Gallery at the Albany Museum of Art. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Renowned muralists Tony Sjoman, left, and JM Rizzi will be on hand Saturday for the public opening of their exhibit, “Motion Forward: Street Style,” at the Albany Museum of Art. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

JM Rizzi stands before the gigantic mural he created in the Halley Gallery at the Albany Museum of Art. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Tony Sjoman works on one of two pieces he is creating on the walls of the Haley Gallery at the Albany Museum of Art. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Former Albany Museum of Art Curator Peter Doroshenko, who is now director of the Dallas Contemporary Art Museum, helped plan the “Motion Forward: Street Style” exhibit for the Albany Museum of Art. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

The incomplete murals created by Tony Sjoman, left, and JM Rizzi, will be finished and on display in the Haley Gallery at the Albany Museum of Art through Oct. 29. (Staff Photo: Carlton fletcher)

Albany Museum of Art Executive Director Paula Williams said she wanted to introduce museum patrons to a new style of art with the “Motion Forward: Street Style” exhibit. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Muralist JM Rizzi arrived in Albany Monday from Dallas and immediately went to work designing the mural he would paint on a wall of the Haley Gallery at the Albany Museum of Art. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

New York-based artist Tony Sjoman prepares a wall at the Albany Museum of Art for the mural he would paint over the course of a couple of days. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

Former AMA Curator Peter Doroshenko, center, was instrumental in bringing muralists Tony Sjoman, left, and JM Rizzi to Albany for an exhibit. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

With a background in graffiti art, muralist Tony Sjoman had to forego spray paint and utilize brushes and rollers to complete his indoor pieces at the Albany Museum of Art. (Staff Photo: Carlton Fletcher)

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