Stay Hungry | The Story of Greg Mike

ABOUT GREG MIKE

Born and raised in Connecticut, childhood trips to NYC exposed "Greg Mike" Mensching to the creative potential of reinventing public spaces through art and design. Always obsessed with the boundless energy and crisp line work of iconic American mid-century cartoons, by his early teens Greg began using the walls on the streets to fuse these two passions together. Further inspired by his deep involvement with skate culture and his intersections with the design world, he has become known for pieces that incorporate vivid explosions of incandescent color filtered through a Surrealist Pop Art perspective. Populated by gleefully twisted characters, his world is unsettling, mischievous and uniquely captivating.

Greg Mike has painted murals in Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and the Swiss Alps, to name a few. His studio work is currently on view in galleries and museums in Atlanta, Paris, Saint-Tropez, Taipei, Toronto, Shanghai, New York City, and Los Angeles and more.

Currently based in Atlanta, Greg Mike is the founder and creative director of ABV AGENCY, a multi-platform creative studio specializing in graphic design, street art and public art, custom mural installations, art direction and more.

Greg Mike is also the founder and curator of ABV GALLERY, a contemporary art gallery with a brand new location in East Atlanta Village opening in September. ABV Gallery exhibits over 500+ artists from around the world featuring both emerging and established artists with a focus on the New Contemporary movement.  Founded in 2010, ABV Gallery has become a cornerstone of Atlanta's thriving art community, showcasing works of art that challenge and inspire visitors.

In 2015, Greg Mike founded OuterSpace Project, an event series that merges public art, live music, design, action sports and culture which has produced over 100+ murals throughout the city of Atlanta.

GREG MIKE Representation for Commercial Client (Brand Collaborations, Custom Murals, Art Installations) Contact: ABV AGENCY.

ABV GALLERY - ATLANTA ART GALLERY

ABV GALLERY - ATLANTA, GEORGIA - CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY


Exhibitions + Installations

"Popstars and Cokeheads" - Installment 1 - Solo Exhibition Medicine Agency - San Francisco, CA. 2009
"Popstars and Cokeheads" - Installment 2 - Solo Exhibition - Kai Lin Art - Atlanta, GA 2009
"Popstars and Cokeheads" - Installment 3 - Solo Exhibition - Butter Gallery - Miami, FL. 2009

"The Tenderloin Project" - Installment 1  Medicine Agency - San Francisco, CA. 2010
"Awesome Number One Big Fun Group Show" Medicine Agency - San Francisco, CA. 2010
"Living Walls Exhibition - The City Speaks" Outdoor Mural Project - Atlanta, GA. 2010
"Supernatural Circus" ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA. 2010
"Art Basel Showcase" Butter Gallery - Miami, FL. 2010
Tott Global Showcase - Art Basel Pop-Up Gallery - Miami, FL. 2010
"Bay to the A" - TOTT Global Showcase at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, 2010  

Reebok Mural - Outdoor Mural, Atlanta, GA 2011
Da Playground - Installation, Atlanta, GA 2011
"Save the Day, Kill the Night" Group Show at ABV Gallery. Atlanta, GA 2011
Basel Castle / Tott Global Showcase - Art Basel Pop-Up Gallery - Miami, FL. 2011
Moxie Creative Agency - Shipping Container Installation. Atlanta, GA. 2011
"Text, Drugs and Rock + Roll" - Maxwell Colette Gallery - Chicago, IL. 2011
"Monsters" - Kai Lin Art Gallery - Atlanta, GA. 2011
Wynwood Arts District - Outdoor Mural, Miami, FL 2011
"Living Walls Exhibition - The City Speaks" Outdoor Mural Project - Atlanta, GA. 2011

"Fear and Loathing in the ATL" - ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA 2012
"GREYSCALE" - ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA 2012
With Your Friends Festival - Live Art. 2012
"Fear and Loathing" Group Show at ABV Gallery 2012
New Belgium Mural, Atlanta, GA - Outdoor Mural. 2012
Group Show at Ambush Gallery. Sydney, Australia - 2012
Counterpoint Music + Arts Festival -  Live Art + Art Direction. 2012
Basel Castle - Miami, FL. - Live Art + Art Direction. 2012
Greg Mike x Real Skateboards Exhibition - ABV Gallery - 2012
Rolling Stone x Volkswagen Event - Live Art Installation at Coachella - 2012
"Fifty / Fifty" Group Show at ABV Gallery - 2012
Forward Warrior Mural Project. Atlanta, GA - Outdoor Mural - 2012

Camp Bisco Music Festival, NY - Live Art Mural. 2013
Music Midtown - Atlanta, GA - Live Art Mural, 2013
Richmond Mural Project, Richmond, VA - Outdoor Murals - 2013
Forward Warrior Mural Project. Atlanta, GA - Outdoor Mural - 2013
Facebook Office Mural - Atlanta, GA - Outdoor Mural - 2013
Fonzo Loves NY Exhibition at My Plastic Heart. New York, NY - 2013
Be Street Festival - Paris, France - Live Art Mural. 2013
Flux Project Group Show - Nelson Street Gallery - 2013
"Born and Bred" - ABV Gallery - 2013
Color Ink Book, "The Happiest Show On Earth" WWA Gallery
Greg Mike x Real Skateboards Exhibition - ABV Gallery - 2013
Basel Castle - Miami, FL. - Live Art. 2013
Pop-Up Piano - Art Basel, Miami, Florida - 2013
Select Art Fair - Art Basel, Miami Beach, Florida - 2013

Greg Mike x Deadmau5 Mural - Wynwood Arts District, Miami - 2014
"Heavy Mental" Solo Exhibition at ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA - 2014
Greg Mike x G-Shock Pop-Up Gallery Exhibition - New York, NY - 2014
Paint And Pedal Fest - Old 4th Ward Skatepark, Atlanta, GA - 2014
"ShapeShift" Solo Exhibition at Dax Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA - 2014
"Pigment of my Imagination" Solo Exhibition at Maxwell Colette, Chicago, IL - 2014
Secret Walls - Live Art Illustration Battle - ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA - 2014
Renaissance Hotel Rooftop Mural - Atlanta, GA - 2014
ATROX - Unsettle In Group Show at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2014
Greg Mike x Addias Project - New York, NY - 2014
Greg Mike x Ford Project Mural, Atlanta, GA - 2014
Thinkspace Showcase at Aqua Art Miami - Miami, FL - 2014
Greg Mike x Red's Outfitters Print Release at Scoop, Miami Beach, FL 2014
"Great Minds Are Open Mural" - Atlanta, GA - 2014
Scope Art Fair - Heineken Live Art Pyramid - Miami Beach, FL - 2014
Monorex 10 Yr Anniversary Mural at Art Basel - Wynwood, FL - 2014
Basel House - ABV Pop-Up Art Gallery - Wynwood, FL - 2014
Secret Walls - Live Art Illustration Battle - Wynwood, FL - 2014

Greg Mike x Converse Blank Canvas Mural Project - Atlanta, GA - 2015
Secret Walls x Pow Wow -  Live Illustration Battle - Hawaii - 2015
"Can't believe it's not Gutter" Group Show - Australia - 2015
Counterpoint Music + Arts Festival - Live Art - 2015
Mishka x Zumiez Event - Live Art - 2015
Outdoor Mural Installation at Echostage - Washington, DC - 2015
Outerspace Project - Outdoor Mural - 2015
High Museum - Sprawl Exhibition - 2015
Be Street Presents: Bootleg Bart Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA - 2015
Secret Walls Illustration Battle - Toronto, Canada - 2015
"Stay Positive" Outdoor Mural. Collaboration with Big Teeff - Toronto, Canada - 2015
Outside Lands Music Festival - San Francisco, CA - Live Art Mural - 2015
Vision Art Festival - Outdoor Mural - Crans Montana, Switzerland (Swiss Alps) - 2015
Shine Mural Festival - Outdoor Mural - St. Petersburg, Florida - 2015
Secret Walls Illustration Battle - Cass Gallery, Tampa, Florida - 2015
Greg Mike x Nike Project, Global - 2015
W HOTEL / Whiskey Park Installation Piece - Atlanta, GA - 2015
"True Colors" Outdoor Mural - Paris on Ponce - Atlanta, GA - 2015
"Purpose" Outdoor Mural - Atlanta, GA - Atlanta, GA - 2015

16x20 Exhibition at Cass Gallery - Tampa, FA - 2016
Thinkspace x Pow! Wow! Hawaii Group Exhibition at Honolulu Museum of Art - 2016
Art Goes Alternative Group Exhibition at The Rosewall - Nashville, TN - 2016
Basketball Court - Pheonix Park II - Summerhill, GA - 2016
"A Better View" Spring Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2016
Outdoor Mural Installation at Inman Park - Atlanta, GA - 2016
Secret Walls Illustration Battle - X-GAMES - Austin, TX - 2016
RFK Mural Project - Los Angeles, CA - 2016
Pinzilla Group Show - Australia - 2016
OuterSpace Project - Outdoor Mural - W Buckhead Hotel - Atlanta, GA - 2016
OuterSpace Project - Outdoor Mural - Whitefoord Bridge - Atlanta, GA - 2016
"Art in my Mouth" Group Show - Moosey Art Gallery - Norwich, UK - 2016
Thinkspace x Vertical Gallery Group Show - Vertical Gallery - Chicago, IL - 2016
Innerstate Gallery - Murals in the Market - Group Show - Detroit, MI 2016
Secret Walls Illustration Battle - Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL / Shine on St. Pete Festival - 2016
Pow! Wow! Worcester - Outdoor Mural, Worcester, Mass - 2016
Murals in the Market - Outdoor Mural, Detroit MI - 2016
Cartel Containers - Outdoor Mural, Atlanta, GA - 2016
Ponce Art Walls - Outdoor Mural, Atlanta, GA - 2016

"A Better View" Winter Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2017
LOUDLAND Installation + Live Mural at Shaky Beats Festival - Atlanta, GA - 2017
LOUDLAND Installation + Live Mural at Shaky Knees Festival - Atlanta, GA - 2017
Goveners Ball Installation - 2 Outdoor Murals - New York, New York - 2017
OuterSpace Project - Outdoor Mural - 4th Street Building - Atlanta, GA - 2017
"LOUDHAUS" - Outdoor Installation - Old 4th Ward - Atlanta, GA 2017
Outside Lands Installation - South Tunnel Mural Installation - San Francisco, CA - 2017
Outside Lands Installation - Live Art Mural - San Francisco, CA - 2017
"Bear Witness" - Outdoor Mural - Venice, CA 2017
Pow! Wow! Worcester - Outdoor Mural, Worcester, Mass - 2017
Meadows Music Festival - Shipping Container Installation - New York, NY - 2017
Modera Midtown - Outdoor Mural - Atlanta, GA 2017
Live Art Installation, City of Sugar Hill, GA - 2017
NCR Mural Installation - Commission - Atlanta, GA - 2017
Destination Wynwood - Exterior Mural - Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL - 2017
Secret Walls Illustration Battle at Destination Wynwood Event - 2017

College Playoff National Championship - Live Art Mural - Atlanta, GA - 2018
"Stay Hungry" Outdoor Mural - Ponce De Leon Art Wall - Atlanta, GA - 2018
"ATL" Outdoor Mural - Greg Mike x Coca Cola - Atlanta, GA - 2018
"A Better View" Spring Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2018
"Chop On" - Outdoor Mural - Greg Mike x Atlanta Braves - Atlanta, GA - 2018
Drink + Doodle - Volume 50 at Terminal West - Atlanta, GA - 2018
Live Art Installation, Major League Soccer All-Star Game Block Party, Atlanta GA - 2018
Outdoor Mural Installation, Southside Sports Complex, Atlanta GA - 2018
PGA Tour Championship Event - Live Art Mural - Atlanta, GA - 2018
"Inside Voices" Solo Exhibition in Los Angeles, CA - 2018
NextStreet Gallery at Elysées Art Fair - Paris, France - 2018
Moxy Hotel - Indoor Installation - Atlanta, GA - 2018
Aqua Art Fair - Miami Art Week - 212 Gallery - Miami, FL - 2018
”The A” Sculpture Installation - Alpharetta, GA - 2018
”All The Rage” Urban Art Exhibition - Taipei City, Taipei - 2018

Outdoor Mural Installation, Ravine, Atlanta GA - 2019
"Chop On 2" - Outdoor Mural - Greg Mike x Atlanta Braves - Atlanta, GA - 2019
Greg Mike x Nike SNKRS “On the Rise” Installation - Atlanta, GA - 2019
Live Art Installation, NCAA Final Four Coca Cola - Minneapolis, MN - 2019
"A Better View" Spring Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2019
Live Art Installation, Shaky Beats Music Festival - Atlanta, GA 2019
”Every Day Counts” Mural Installation at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) - Las Vegas, NV - 2019
”I Can’t Believe it’s Not Gutter” Group Exhibition, VS. Gallery, Melbourne, Australia - 2019
Greg Mike x Porsche, Outdoor Mural - Atlanta, GA 2019
”Decked Out” Exhibition - ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA 2019
Live Art Installation, Bitcoin 2019 Conference, San Francisco, CA - 2019
PopEye 90th Anniversary Exhibition, Beijing China - 2019
Live Art Installation, Art Camp, St. Tropez, France - 2019
”LET’S EAT” Exhibition at Giant Robot Gallery - Los Angeles, CA - 2019
”Paper Trail” Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA 2019
Live Art Installation, KAABOO Music Festival - Del Mar, CA - 2019
New Deal 1990 Exhibition, Subliminal Projects - Los Angeles, CA - 2019
OuterSpace Project - Outdoor Mural - Downtown Atlanta, GA - 2019
The Biebers x LIFT LA x Inner-City Arts Auction - Paddle8 + UTA Artist Space - Los Angeles, CA - 2019

“Do Good” Indoor Mural Installation at Plywood People HQ - Atlanta, GA 2020
“Wet Paint” Exhibition - Museum of Graffiti - Wynwood, Miami - 2020
OurTypes x Jealous x Big Issue Group Show - London - 2020
"A Better View" Spring Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2020
InnerSpace Project - Virtual Arts Festival - Global Exhibition + Drink and Doodle - 2020
"Mother Earth: We are all one" Exhibition - ThinkSpace Gallery - Los Angeles, CA - 2020
"A Better View" Summer Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2020
Uhill Walls - Outdoor Mural - Durham, NC - 2020
When We All Vote x Goldman Global Arts “VOTE LOUD” Digital Mural - Multiple Locations - USA - 2020
”Paper Trail” Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA 2020

“The Future is Now” - Solo NFT CryptoArt Collection Release on Nifty Gateway - 2021
Interlock - Outdoor Mural - Atlanta, GA - 2021
One by One Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2021
"Chain Reaction” NFT CryptoArt Exhibition - Atlanta, GA - 2021
“In the Round” Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2021
Pow! Wow! Hawaii - Indoor Mural Installation + Exhibition, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii - 2021
”Very Bullish” - Live Outdoor Mural at the Bitcoin Conference, Miami FL - 2021
“The Future is Now 2” - Solo NFT CryptoArt Collection Release on Nifty Gateway - 2021
"A Better View" Summer Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2021
“LOUD LUAU” at the Montauk Beach House - Montauk, NY - 2021
MOAI Sculpture Installation at the Montauk Beach House - Montauk, NY - 2021
”Down the Line” Pop Up Gallery - Montauk, NY - 2021
“Wet Paint” Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2021
Shine Mural Festival - Outdoor Mural Installation - 2021
“Every Day Counts 2” Mural Installation at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) - Las Vegas, NV - 2021
Live Art Mural Installation, Atlanta Braves - World Series Game - Atlanta, GA - 2021
Day of the DeadMau5 Pop-Up Gallery - Miami, FL - 2021
POP (Proof of Party) Digital Art Exhibition at VR World - NFTNYC - New York, NY - 2021
Day of the DeadMau5 Pop-Up Gallery - Denver, CO - 2021
“Garden of Gratitude” Mural Installation at Wynwood Walls Urban Art Museum - Miami, FL - 2021
“UNF01D” NFT Exhibition - Miami Art Week - Miami, FL - 2021

ONE ART TAIPEI 2022 Exhibition - Taipei, Taiwan - 2022
One by One Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2022
3D MADCAN NFT Release on Nifty Gateway - 2022
Live Art Mural Installation at POP (Proof of Party) UNF01D event at SXSW, Austin, TX - 2022
Live Art Mural Installation Real Sound Money Fest / Bitcoin Conference - South Beach, Miami - 2022
"Every Day Counts 3" Mural Installation at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) - Las Vegas, NV - 2022
"A Day in the A” - Outdoor Mural - Collaboration Mural with Coca-Cola - Atlanta, GA - 2022
"A Better View" Summer Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2022
OuterSpace Project - Outdoor Mural - Downtown Atlanta, GA - 2022
Outside Lands Installation - Live Art Mural - San Francisco, CA - 2022
Harman Projects - 10th Annual Supersonic Invitational Group Exhibition curated by Zach Tutor - New York, NY - 2022
"LOUD LUAU" at the Montauk Beach House - Montauk, NY - 2022
"Paradise City" - Outdoor Mural at the Montauk Beach House - Montauk, NY - 2022
"Current Moves" Pop Up Gallery - Montauk, NY - 2022
Drink + Doodle - Volume 100 at The Eastern - Atlanta, GA - 2022
Live Art Mural Installation at Illfest Music and Street Art Festival - Austin, TX - 2022
”Art of the Game” Chicago Bulls Exhibition at Bulls Fest 2022 curated by AllStar Press - Chicago, IL - 2022
"Six by Six" Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2022
Blink Mural Festival - Outdoor Mural - “Together As One” - Cincinnati, OH - 2022
GREG MIKE x deadmau5 Collaboration - “Mau5shop Denver Pop-Up” - Denver, CO - 2022
”Off the Press” Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2022

"One By One" exhibit at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2023
Live Art Mural Installation at Top Golf - Pheonix, AZ - 2023
GREG MIKE x BIG GIGANTIC Collaboration Event at ABV Gallery - 2023
”Paper Trail” Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA 2023
"SEASON TWO" exhibition at ABV Gallery - 2023
Live Art Mural Installation at the BMW XM Unveiling Event - Atlanta - GA 2023
"Six by Six" Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2023
"30 Years" Mural Installation at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) - Las Vegas, NV - 2023
"Tiny Doors & Friends Group Show" Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2023
"A Better View" Summer Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2023
"Loud Jazz Afternoon Catwalk” - Outdoor Mural - Collaboration Spotify - Atlanta, GA - 2023
"ATL", Forward Warrior - Outdoor Mural - Atlanta, GA - 2023
"Ride of your Life", Denver Walls Mural Festival - Outdoor Mural - Denver, CO - 2023
"On the Rocks", Live Art Mural - Collaboration with Big Gigantic - Red Rocks Amphitheatre + Denver, CO - 2023
”Porsches at the Mill” - Group Exhibition at Habersham Mills - Habersham, GA - 2023
”Beyond the Veil” Exhibition at ABV Gallery - 2023
”Shoot Portraits Not People” Group Exhibition - Los Angeles, CA - 2023
”Prismatic” Group Exhibition at ABV Gallery - 2023
“Garden of Gratitude 2” Mural Installation at Wynwood Walls Urban Art Museum - Miami, FL - 2023
”Putt and Paint” Event at Wynwood Walls - Miami, FL - 2023
GGA Gallery - Art Week Group Exhibition - Miami, FL - 2023
"Keep Going" - Outdoor Mural on the Atlanta Beltline - Atlanta, GA - 2023

GREG MIKE x Teton Gravity Research Collaboration Project - Jackson, WY - 2024
"One By One" exhibit at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2024
"Enjoy the Westside" - Outdoor Mural - Atlanta, GA - 2024
"Perspectives" Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA 2024
"Every Day Counts 4" Mural Installation at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) - Las Vegas, NV - 2024
Live Art Mural Installation at the Southern Surf Slam Event - Lake Lanier Olympic Park - Gainesville, GA - 2024
Yorkville Murals - Mural Installation - Toronto, Canada - 2024
"Chapter New" Solo Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2024
"Tiny Doors & Friends Group Show 2" Exhibition at ABV Gallery - Atlanta, GA - 2024
"Loud Thoughts" - Indoor Mural Installation at STRAAT Muesum in Amsterdam, Netherlands - 2024
“Explosive Power of Love” Mural Installation at Wynwood Walls Urban Art Museum - Miami, FL - 2024