Resident Artist

John Zender Estrada

John began his fine art studies at the Otis Art Institute, majoring in fine art and illustration. While attending Otis, John immersed himself in the urban art scene of LA. He was one of the pioneers that created the graffiti art movement in the early eighties. John had his first one-man show in 1988, "Zender Neo-Expressionism," under his artist name Zender One.
Since then, Zender has committed himself to public art, becoming one of the most prolific muralists in Los Angeles. He has produced over 300 murals in Los Angeles, the United States, and Northern Ireland. Aside from his public art projects, Zender has experimented diligently with many schools of painting producing a unique painting theory he named “The Sum of the Whole - Spirituality in Art.” His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Zero-1 Gallery, Pueblo Gallery, and many others. Bluebird Art House in Whittier, CA currently represents his work.

"My work is influenced by the word of God. I want to bring eternal spiritual concepts into my works. I use the artistic language to communicate life and existence. When I see a vision or a spiritual truth it holds so much mystery that using mere recognizable imagery can't."