Wilson’s World On The Campus of Queens University Where A Mural By Artist Shepard Fairey Is Being Installed

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wilson’s World took us to Queens University, where ‎Shepard Fairey is painting a custom mural, titled “Embrace Justice” on the side of the Sarah Belk Gambrell Center for the Arts.
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‎Fairey is a graphic artist and social activist who is well-known for his “Obey Giant” sticker campaign and as the graphic artist behind the 2008 “HOPE” poster of Barack Obama. ‎‎Shepard Fairey has family connections to Queens. His mother Charlotte Fairey ’65 and sister McRae (Fairey) Oyeossi ’96 are Queens alums.
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Wilson spoke to to Queens University ‎President Dan Lugo about the diverse student body and how the mural will be part of the educational experience. Queens Students represent 44 states and 70 foreign countries.  US News & World Report ranked Queens 15th among regional universities in its 2022 edition of Best Colleges.

To find about more about the mural logon to Queens.edu