A self-taught artist, Matthew Mederer aka (CoolDiscoRich) has been pushing boundaries and promoting original ideas through his artwork for over 20 years. His depth and breadth of styles, ranging from graffiti to realism, has helped him realize an original body of work. His signature style combines realism, and optical illusions. The mixing of styles gives his murals an undeniably original form.

 He’s worked nationally and internationally on public art projects. He has worked with big brands such as Vans and Cisco. His art has been featured on the hit television show, NBC’s Chicago PD. Lu Calzada of The Chicago Sun-Times said of his mural ‘Prima’, his work “aims to inspire new beginnings.”  Mederer believes public art is a catalyst for more positive social interaction throughout the world.