Chris Veal is an Atlanta based artist and muralist who has gained fame through his use of pop-art murals to engage in social commentary, with topics ranging from local politics to gentrification to the opioid epidemic. Veal recently gained recognition again for his mural collaboration depicting the popular “Baby Yoda”, a character, originally from the Star Wars universe and featured in the show “The Mandalorian”, that has gained viral fame online. Chris joins ShowATL to talk about the evolution of his work as an artist in a city that has demonstrated its own surge in growth and change since Veal first moved here in 1999. We talk about Chris’s work, the influence of graffiti and lettering on his mural work, the rise of street art in Atlanta, fine art, collaborations with other artists, and Chris’s determination to never rest on his laurels and to try different styles of art.

Learn more about Chris at @caveal on Instagram