Mustafa Ali Clayton 

Born in 1978, Mustafa Ali Clayton's creative work was primarily inspired by the 1990s. Mustafa Ali Clayton's practice was founded in traditional technique as a former student at OCAD (Ontario College of Art and Design). Clayton departed formal training and left the program to explore the raw and experimental approaches of graffiti and street art, experimenting with graffiti murals, brick sculpture and assemblage, and a series of ceramic sneakers which formed the basis for his first solo show in 2015. Clayton continues to reference history and lineage in his work which also includes oil painting and quiltmaking in addition to conceptual and figurative sculpture.