KEL is a native New Yorker who emerged as one of the best masters of wild style lettering in the graffiti revolution of the 1970s. The signature style of KEL1ST masterpieces were graphically the boldest with an unlikely color palette compared to his peers. His large scale lettering covered the entire sides of the subway cars that was enhanced with highly stylized renditions of caricatures. KEL is one of the few masters who was able to cross racial boundaries and team up with some of the most talented artists of the culture; DONDI, CRASH, MIN, FUTURA, SEEN, CASE II and others. His collaborations with such a wide variety of artists gave the New York MTA a rolling art gallery that museums and galleries envied.