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Conversations with Urban Ninja

Today we’d like to introduce you to Urban Ninja.

Hi Urban, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Street art was something I always admired from afar. I wanted to try it but I believed you had to know some secret handshake to be part of it. What I found out was if you just jump right in and do it, that is the best way to try. I tried it and so glad that I did.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It was a steady pace. I just wanted my artwork up on the streets for people to see. I remember being frustrated that it felt like no one was paying attention. But I just struggled on and kept putting art up in the streets and soon enough I notice people were reaching out and tagging me in Instagram. it was great I got to meet other like-minded artists, friends and fans.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I’m a street artist. I sticker and wheat paste my artwork up in towns and cities around the world. I do have a day job that supports my creative endeavours.

I don’t talk about my personal life. I wear a ninja mask when I go to shows and events.

Do you have any advice for those just starting out?
My advice I would tell an artist starting out is to just draw. Draw anything. Doesn’t matter if it’s good or bad just get it out of your system.

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People seated in a room watching a presentation on a large screen, with a presenter at a podium and two screens on the wall.

Person reaching up to a pole covered with stickers and posters, wearing a black cap and purple shirt, on a city sidewalk.

Person wearing a mask with large eyes and a white hat, making peace signs with both hands, in front of four framed colorful illustrations on a white wall.

Person wearing a black mask, gray beanie, and gray jacket, with a backpack, in front of a wall with artwork and decorations.

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