BIO
Cbloxx (b. 1983) is an internationally recognised multidisciplinary artist working across large-scale muralism, painting, and stone sculpture. After over a decade producing monumental murals internationally, the artist has increasingly turned toward stone carving as a permanent and archaeological form of mark-making.
Born in a former mill town in Yorkshire, UK, they first gained international recognition as the co-founder of pioneering queer street art duo Nomad Clan, before returning to solo practice following a formative period living and working in Los Angeles, culminating in a public commission for UNESCO’s World Art Day. Having headlined Nuart Aberdeen momentum continued securing artistic residencies in Mexico, Basque Country & a groundbreaking major public art commission at the University of Hawaii, Maui.
Their practice is rooted in site-specific research, responding to geology, archaeology, and ancestral narratives to explore environmental awareness, spirituality, and historical memory. Across murals and sculpture, figures often appear to emerge from landscape and raw stone, echoing archaeological fragments and forgotten monuments.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Cbloxx is a multidisciplinary artist working across monumental muralism, painting and carved stone sculpture. Their practice explores how identity, mythology and cultural memory become embedded within landscape, stone and shared histories.
Figures within the work often appear to emerge from geological forms or fractured blocks, echoing archaeological fragments, ancient artefacts and mythological beings. Drawing from ancient indigenous civilizations, petroglyphs and ritual mark-making traditions, Cbloxx investigates how cultures encode stories, knowledge and belief systems within the land itself.
Underlying this visual language is an examination of cultural erasure as a systemic process shaped by colonisation, institutional power and the accelerating forces of capitalism and technology. Through acts of re-inscription, public space becomes a site for remembrance, resistance and cultural continuity.
As one of the first openly out trans street artists, Cbloxx’s work is also informed by a personal search for suppressed histories of gender fluidity within ancient societies where non-binary identities were embedded within spiritual and social structures.
Across murals and sculpture, the work imagines contemporary monuments as future archaeological artefacts — asking how the symbols of our time might be encountered by generations yet to come.
Selected Public Art & Institutional Projects
• 'Athena Rising' Leeds — Public Landmark tallest mural in the UK
• 'Destiny' sculptural installation commission, National Football Museum, Manchester
• 'Between Worlds' Public art commission, University of Hawaii x Maui Public Art Corp, Hawai‘i
• Projects with Urban Nation Museum, Berlin
• Public mural commission, Groninger Museum
• NYC Pride mural project with Stonewall and The Lisa Project NYC
Working With leading Clients and Partners
!['In between worlds'
Cbloxx 2025, for @mauipublicart x @uhmaui
This mural honors the sacred role of the Hawaiian māhū—keepers of balance, healers between worlds. I painted a carved stone figure resting in the land, embodying the strength and spirit of gender-diverse ancestors. In Hawaiian tradition, stone holds mana, a living force—a witness to memory, prayer, and presence. Surrounding this figure, the landscape hums with the quiet power of plant medicine, inspired by both Hawaiian and Filipino healing traditions. These ancient practices, guided by queer and trans healers, remind us that the earth has always known who we are. At a time when trans lives are under attack, this mural is both a refuge and a declaration: we are still here, sacred and seen, rooted and rising. At a time when trans and nonbinary communities are facing increased political oppression and the erosion of basic human rights across the United States and the world, this mural is both a celebration and a call to action. It is a reminder of the deep, indigenous histories of gender diversity that have existed long before colonization—and a recognition of the strength of trans people today. This mural is an offering—for healing, remembrance, and resistance. It is a space where spirit, land, and legacy meet.
‘Ōlelo No‘eau #2125: Malia paha he iki ‘unu, pa‘a ka pōhaku nui ‘a‘ole e ka‘a [Perhaps it is the small stone that can keep the big rock from rolling down]
With great Mahalo for the support!
Special mentions:
@servicerentals
@montanacans_usa
@hokupavao
@anuheayagi
@solomonenos
@sissylakefarm
@paria.delish
@parameters_of_permission
@amploveone
@queerhistoriesofhawaii
@theartistseven
@anna_a_tempest_
@mauibuilthawaii
@mauifoodtrucksofkihei
@countyofmaui
@mauibrewingco 😂](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.71878-15/525616697_1425730005425631_480049470683702950_n.heic?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=1pB5r3jKmOIQ7kNvwG7mz2w&_nc_oc=AdkAWnw3wTRlyKPSL_kihVZZHY59az8d0D_QFR02uUoYSFC6FYVlEoPxl7GR8JXSZYI&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=A3wAxr_jjJdhPGjSpUtTcQ&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQERdCBNGEAv-EJb8oVe5y1dvI-2mIhnVOihlWPqsf4L4XSk0uSN580ZPMxU-UDqIdKFgi9VSgGg&oh=00_Afwc06qzyWjrqRU2pxyedNP-Cg3nSkKk-iyd-KTpeEoVbA&oe=69BA84B0)
