RESUME/CV
Education
Kala Hagopian: 4 Year Certificate, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, 2009
Public Art Initiatives
Founder & Lead Artist, Hagopian Arts LLC, 2016 - current
Co-founder, Chroma Dolls LLC, 2012-2016
Murals
2025
-Wild Medicine Eco Mural 23: Kennett Trails, in partnership with Square Roots Collective and Kennett Trails Alliance, Kennett Square, PA
-Kites Mural Installation ~ Fine Art Mural Reproduction, Dayton Children’s Hospital, Dayton, OH
-Kite Murals ~ Fine Art Reproduction Kite Series, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
-Eco Mural 22: Nocturnal Bioluminescence, commissioned by Level 99 Tyson's Corner, VA
-Bucks County: Rooted in Peace, Justice, and Community, Bucks County Courthouse Mural, Bucks County, PA
2024
-Live Broad and Noble Logo Mural, for Toll Brothers, Alchemy Station, and Bergmeyer Design, at Live Broad and Noble in Center City, 435 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA
-Philadelphia's Urban Legacy, for Arkema Regional Corporate Headquarters, Radnor, PA
-Wild Medicine Eco Mural 21: Bartram's Garden, 56th Street Gateway, in partnership with The Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Empowered CDC, Bartram's Garden, and Philadelphia Housing Authority, Lindbergh Blvd, Philadelphia, PA
-Wild Medicine Eco Mural 20: Artelo, in partnership with Turning Art for Square Roots Collective, Artelo Hotel, Room 7, 201 Birch St, Kennett Square, PA
-Wild Medicine Eco Mural 19: Crown and Feather, Crown and Feather Tattoo Co., 2628 Martha St., Philadelphia, PA
2023
-Eco Mural 18: Women’s Wild Medicine, Penn OB/GYN, 3400 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA
-Eco Mural 17: Cecropia, Luna, Buckeye, 22nd & Poplar, Fairmount, Philadelphia, PA
-The Office: The Story of Us, in partnership with NBC and Scranton Tomorrow, 503 Lackawanna Ave, Scranton, PA
-Eco Mural 16: Leopard, NewCourtland Fellowship, in partnership with The Center For Emerging Visual Artists, NewCourtland, & Yaron Schmid Wildlife Photography, 509 South Broad St, Philadelphia, PA
-Wild Medicine: A Multidimensional Creative Experience, in partnership with YouWraps, Bok Building, Alyssa Almeida, Jasmine Cassell, Larisa Groht, Nakesha Moore, Yvette Pabon, Katherine Petronaci, Cinthya Vong, and Noel Yheaulon, Philadelphia, PA
-Best Pets Rx Interactive Mural, Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
-Philadelphia Blooms, for Toll Brothers, Alchemy Station, and Bergmeyer Design, at Live Broad and Noble in Center City, 435 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA
2022
-Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Kites, Behavioral Health Care, 501 S 54th St., Philadelphia, PA
-Historic District Floral, Private Residence, Old City, Philadelphia, PA
-Philly Comes Together, Evolution Gaming, Philadelphia, PA
-Wild Medicine Eco Mural 15: Mugwort, Mullein, and Mallow, in partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia, 5050 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA
-Hatfield Community Mural, City of Hatfield, 2500 Chestnut St., Hatfield, PA
2021
-Eco Mural Project 14: Barn Swallow, S.S. Bernard LLC, 1004 South Saint Bernard St., Philadelphia, PA
-Dahlia, Private Residence, Fairmount, Philadelphia, PA
-Kai, Faith Worship Daycare Center, 65 Penn Blvd, Philadelphia, PA
-Gladiolus, University Mews, West Philadelphia, PA
-Bike Block, D2 Branding and Alliance Partners, The Block in Northern Liberties, 456 N 5th St., Philadelphia, PA
-Amazon ABE8, commissioned by Amazon, 309 Cedar Ln, Florence, NJ
-Shop 52nd Street, Hope USA Initiative, in partnership with Wells Fargo and The Enterprise Center, 52nd and Irving St., West Philadelphia, PA
2020
-Magnolia, 49th and Pentridge, Philadelphia, PA
-Keep Going, in partnership with Gabriel Nathan and Drive Out Suicide, 434 S 52nd, Philadelphia, PA
-I Am Because We Are, Faith Worship Daycare Center, 65 Penn Blvd., Lansdowne, PA (Designed by Olivia Losee-Unger)
-Eco Mural Project 13: Luna Moth, The Cube at 30th Street Station, University City District, Philadelphia, PA
-Eco Mural Project 12: Leafy Seadragon, 931 S 46th Street, Philadelphia, PA (Painted and designed by Olivia Losee-Unger)
-Hope Medallions (Series of 6), in partnership with Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and Arts & Crafts Holdings, 990 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA
-Eco Mural Project 11: John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, 8601 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA
-Art at the Airport Exhibition: Eco Mural Project, Terminal D, Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA
2019
-Eco Mural Project 10: Channel-Billed Toucan, Green Line Cafe Locust Street, 4426 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA (Painted and designed by Olivia Losee-Unger)
-Eco Mural Project 9: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Cedar Park Triangle, Cedar Park Neighbors, University City District, 4917-53 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA
-Eco Mural Project 8: Chesapeake’s Bounty, Painted and designed by Katie Lillard and the 2019 Public Art Class of Wye River Upper School in partnership with Hagopian Arts and Kent County Arts Council, The Mainstay, 5753 N Main St., Rock Hall, MD
-25th Anniversary Marathon Mural, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, 3901 Main St., Philadelphia, PA
-Eco Mural Project 7: Nautili, Choy Wong Kitchen, 708 S 50th St., Philadelphia, PA (Painted and designed by Olivia Losee-Unger)
-The Mercantile Library Mural, 1021 Chestnut Street Mural, Brickstone Realty, The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA
-Eco Mural Project 6: Honeybee, Inner Rhythms, 37 S 42nd St., Philadelphia, PA
-Eco Mural Project 5: Wetlands, Davis Pharmacy, 4523 Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia, PA
2018
-Eco Mural Project 4: Amphibian, University City Housing, 3418 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA
-Eco Mural Project 3: Arowana, Red Lotus Spa, 4610 Cedar Ave., Philadelphia, PA (Painted and designed by Olivia Losee-Unger)
-Mural design for the Philadelphia Marathon’s 25th Anniversary through the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
-Mural design for CSL Behring and the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program
-Archetype Solutions Group Interior Mural, 2124 Race Street Ground Floor, Philadelphia, PA
-NewCourtland Fellowship Mural, Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
-Brauhaus Schmitz, 718 South St., Philadelphia, PA
-Eco Mural Project 2: Symbiosis, Emlen Elementary, 6501 Chew Ave., Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA
-Eco Mural Project Pilot Piece: Kauai Coral Reef Life, One Stop Deli, 4832 Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia, PA
-Mural design for TD Bank & The Village of Arts & Humanities, Philadelphia, PA
2017
-Victim Advocates, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Pennsylvania Office of Victim Advocate, 1101 S. Front St., Harrisburg, PA
-Neighborhood Bike Works Mural and Community Paint Day, 3939 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, PA
-Metamorphosis, NewCourtland Fellowship Mural and Painting Workshops, Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
-Autumn Dusk, One Stop Deli, 4832 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA
-Migration, One Stop Deli, 4832 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA
2016
-Toll Brothers, Apartment Living Mural, 45 N Main St., Phoenixville, PA
-Front Street Mural Project, Honeygrow, 1601 N Front St., Philadelphia, PA
-Creative Corner Mural and Community Design Workshop, Feltonville Rec. Center, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, 221 E Wyoming Ave., Philadelphia, PA
-ZAPPOS and Beautify Earth project, 1 of 10 nationwide murals, Philadelphia, PA
-Boys and Girls Club Mural and Community Paint Days, 560 Crystal Ave., Vineland, NJ
-Cleavers, 108 S 18th St., Center City, Philadelphia, PA
-Drexel Dragons, The Summit, 3400 Lancaster Ave., Philadelphia, PA
2015
-Daddy and Me, Mural and Community Paint Day, Fairton Correctional Institution, 655 Fairton Millville Rd., Fairton, NJ
-Ann Dougherty Garden Memorial Mural, Free Library of Philadelphia, Kensington Branch, 104 W Dauphin St., Philadelphia, PA
-Spartans, Philadelphia New Years Mummers Brigade, Philadelphia, PA
-Cancer Treatment Centers of America Mural and Community Paint Day, FORCE Conference, PA Convention Center, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Philadelphia, PA
-Southern Flair, Scratch Biscuits, 1306 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA
-New Courtland Fellowship Mural and Painting Workshops, Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA
-Hello Monday, 36 E 20th St #6, New York, NY
-Colligas Mural and School Paint Days, The Hillside School, 2697 Brookside Rd, Macungie, PA
-Babes, 826 N Broad St., Philadelphia, PA
2014
-Project Street Art, Location 7, Friedman Electric, 20-26 N 5th St, Stroudsburg, PA
-Forever Home Mural and Community Paint Day, Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, N.East, Philadelphia, PA
-When Women Gather Mural and Community Paint Day, The Pennsylvania Conference for Women, Pennsylvania Convention Center, PA
-Welcome, Colligas Family Markets: ShopRite, Philadelphia, PA
-Garden of Knowledge, Acclaim Academy, 5615 Germantown Ave., Germantown, PA
-Our Urban Landscape, Re-envision, Sponsored by Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Colligas Family Markets: ShopRite, Philadelphia, PA
2013
-Historic South Philly, Private Mural Commission, Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, PA
-No Place Like The Shore Mural and Community Paint Days, Shore2Love NJ Mural Tour, Seaside Heights, NJ
-Party Favor, Colligas Family Markets, ShopRite, Philadelphia, PA
-Americana, Colligas Family Markets, ShopRite, Philadelphia, PA
-Vineyards, Colligas Family Markets, ShopRite, Philadelphia, PA
-Royalty, Upper Darby High School, 601 N Lansdowne Ave, Drexel Hill, PA
2012
-Movement Series 4, RAWawards, Philadelphia, PA
-Movement Series 1, ReSource Arts, Philadelphia, PA Murals, Featuring Chroma Dolls
-Paint 4 Play Mural and Community Paint Day, The Big Sandbox, George W. Nebinger Elementary School, 601 Carpenter St., Philadelphia, PA
-Magic Carpet, Designed by: Candy Coated, Sponsored by The Association for Public Art, Eakins Oval, 24th St. and Benjamin Franklin Pkwy., Philadelphia, PA
-Polly Apfelbaum + Dan Cole: The Love of Gene Davis, Installed by: Chroma Dolls LLC, Temple Contemporary, 2001 N 13th St., Philadelphia, PA
-Rise And Shine Mural and Community Paint Days, Designed by: James Burns, Sponsored by The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Affiliated with Sobriety Through Outpatient, Department of Behavioral Health, 100 S Broad St., Philadelphia, PA
-Peace is a Haiku Song Mural and Community Paint Days, Designed by: Parris Stancell, Josh Sarantitis, in collaboration with poet Ursula Rucker, Sponsored by Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, PA
-Salida Del Sol: Arroyos, Designed by: MLS Studios, Mark and Stephanie Medoff Theater, Las Cruces, NM
-Our Vision, Our Testament Mural and Community Paint Days, Designed by: James Burns, Sponsored by Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Sobriety Through Outpatient, 100 S Broad St., Philadelphia, PA
-Finding The Light Within Mural and Community Paint Days, Designed by: James Burns, Sponsored by The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Affiliated with The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Department of Behavioral Health, Horizon House, 120 S 30th St., Philadelphia, PA
2011
-Tell Me What You See Mural and Community Paint Days, Designed by: James Burns, Sponsored by Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, Sobriety Through Outpatient, 100 S Broad St., Philadelphia, PA
Awards/Fellowships
-Philaculture COVID-19 Artists Relief Grant 2025
-Philaculture COVID-19 Artists Relief Grant 2020
-Puffin West Grant Recipient, 2020
-PPA Project Stream Grant Recipient, 2019
-Puffin Grant Recipient, 2018
-NewCourtland Fellowship Recipient, Center For Emerging Visual Artists, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018.
-Philadelphia RAW Artist of the Year, RAW: Natural Born Artists, 2012.
-Featured Artist: Best of Kauai, 2010.
-American Art Collector: Art of The Horse, June, 2010
-Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts Award, 2007
Teaching Experience
-Alumni Artist Lecture, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 2020
-Visiting Artist, Wye River Upper School, Centreville, MD, 2020
-Center For Emerging Visual Artists Fellowships, NewCourtland Senior Center Workshop Series, 2020
-Center For Emerging Visual Artists Fellowships, NewCourtland Senior Center Workshop Series, 2018
-Center For Emerging Visual Artists Fellowships, NewCourtland Senior Center Workshop Series, 2017
-Center For Emerging Visual Artists Fellowships, NewCourtland Senior Center Workshop Series, 2015
-Project Learn School, Germantown Philadelphia, PA
-Series of workshops with students for the Colligas Mural, The Hillside School, Macungie, PA, 2015
-Instructed workshops with students grades K -8, Allentown, PA, 2015
-Led several Community Paint Days on different murals--see above mural list
Publications
-In Her Studio Magazine, Feature article, May, June, July 2025
-The Philadelphia Inquirer, 'New Tool Protects Philly's Murals from Demolition of Development', Kevin Riordan, April 28, 2025
-Green Philly, Kala Hagopian turns nature’s canvas into beautiful eco-murals, Ben Seal, 2024
-The Philly Voice, ‘Scranton’s new ‘The Office’ mural was painted by Philly artists,’ Franki Rudesky, 2023
-The Philly Inquirer, ‘Michael Scott is back in Scranton, thanks to a West Philly artist,’ Bedrati D. Choudri, 2023
-Billy Penn, ‘Giant ‘The Office’ mural debuts in Scranton, thanks to a Philly artist team,’ Meir Rinde, 2023
-Fox56, ‘The Office mural is setting up in Scranton, Joshua Oculam, 2023
-Scranton Times-Tribune, The Citizens’ Voice, “The Office” hits the wall in Scranton,’ Jim Lockwood. Oct. 6th, 2023
-Scranton Times-Tribune, Mural showcasing “The Office” sitcom underway in Scranton, 2023
-NBC10 Evening News, ‘The Office’, 2023
-NBC Philly Live, ‘Meet the Philly-based artist behind new ‘The Office’ mural in Scranton,’ Sheila Watko, 2023
-PAHomepage, Work Continues, on ‘The Office’ mural in Scranton, August 16th, 2023
-PAHomepage, ‘Scranton pays tribute to ‘The Office’ with a mural,’ October 6th, 2022
-34th St. Magazine, Kala Hagopian’s Concrete Canvas, Parin Keerthi, 2022
-“Philly Mural Artist Is Bringing Back the Golden Days of Dunder Mifflin,” Meir Rinde at The Philadelphia Inquirer, 2022
-”Hagopian Arts Completes Community Mural in Hatfield Township”, North Penn Now, 2022
-”52nd Street to get updates ahead of Juneteenth Parade”, West Philly Local, 2022
- “A new Herbie the Love Bug mural in West Philly has a driving purpose--suicide prevention--and QR codes”, Stephanie Farr at the Philadelphia Inquirer, 2020
-“Hope Medallions Debut in Spring Arts,” Spring Arts, 2020
-“Hope Medallions,” Mural Arts Philadelphia, 2020
-“5 Pieces of Public Art Featuring Dogs in Philadelphia”, Spotwalk Blog, 2020
-“Philadelphia Mural Dedicated to Philadelphia Marathon Weekend,” AACR Philadelphia Marathon Press Release by Jennifer Sherlock, 2019
-“New Mural Dedicated To Philadelphia Marathon Unveiled In Manayunk”, CBS3 Philadelphia, 2019
-“New Manayunk mural celebrates the Philadelphia Marathon, and offers motivation to runners,” Justin Udo, KYW Newsradio 1060 AM , 2019
-“American Association for Cancer Research dedicates a mural on marathon course”, 6ABC Action News, 2019
-“What’s Up at 1021 Chestnut Street?”, Mural Arts Blog, Mural Arts Philadelphia, 2019
-“Germantown: Art Reflecting The Community’s Life and History”, Jared Whalen and Lauren Dunn, Philadelphia Neighborhoods, 2015
-“Paws, Mural Arts Program Dedicate Mural at Northeast Adoption Center and Clinic”, Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, 2014
-“Forever Home”, Mural Arts Philadelphia, 2014