Rigo 23

Rigo 23
Rigo 23
Rigo 23, in 2007.
Born
Ricardo Gouveia

1966 (age 57–58)
Other namesRigo, Rigo 92, Rigo 93, Rigo 94, Rigo 95, Rigo 96, Rigo 97, Rigo 98, Rigo 99
EducationSan Francisco Art Institute,
Stanford University
AwardsSECA Art Award (1998)

Rigo 23 (born Ricardo Gouveia, 1966) is a Portuguese-born American muralist, painter, and political artist. He is known in the San Francisco community for having painted a number of large, graphic "sign" murals including: One Tree next to the U.S. Route 101 on-ramp at 10th and Bryant Street, Innercity Home on a large public housing structure, Sky/Ground on a tall abandoned building at 3rd and Mission Street, and Extinct over a Shell gas station.[1] He resides in San Francisco, California.

  1. ^ Fleming, Siobhan. "Walls with Tongues: Muralist RIGO 02 Speaks".