INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGE★ CREW ADMIN // [TATS]VERIFIED BY @BIOCREW: [TATS] TATS CRU // THE MURAL KINGSSouth Bronx, NY • SINCE 1980

@BG183

Sotero Ortiz (BG183 TATS CRU) — TATS CRU Co-Founder & Crew Admin • Realistic Characters & Subway Icon

WRITER BIOGRAPHY & STREET HISTORY

INSTAGRAM: @bg183 ↗

Sotero Ortiz (BG183) is a co-founder and co-admin of TATS CRU, renowned for bringing human warmth, hyper-expressive comic heroes, and neighborhood portraits to large-scale walls. BG183's subway legacy and decades of community dedication made TATS CRU a beloved cultural institution.

“Every portrait we paint in the neighborhood honors our people. The wall is our family photo album and our museum.”

▶ @BG183 FEATURED DOCUMENTARY / LIVE PAINTING VIDEOWATCH ON YOUTUBE ↗

AVAILABLE FOR:✓ Portrait & Memorial Murals✓ Blackbook Commissions✓ Art Jams

@BG183 CAP & CAN LOCKERHARDWARE SPEC

FAVORITE AEROSOL:Molotow Premium Acrylic

GO-TO NOZZLE CAPS:Skinny Banana + NY Fat

BLACKBOOK RIG:Prismacolor Markers + Micron Pens

PREFERRED SURFACE:Exterior Masonry & Smooth Stucco

48PIECES

34K VIDEOS

25SHOWS

1650PROPS 🔥

@BG183 PORTFOLIO & MEDIA SHOWCASE

PHOTOS, MURALS, 4K VIDEO REELS, BLACKBOOK & SKATE DECKS

BRONX BLACKBOOK DOUBLE-PAGE WILDSTYLE SPREAD by BG183 (TATS)

YOUTUBE // BLACKBOOK SCANBlackbook & Sketches

0 CANS • Prismacolor Chisel

South Bronx, NY

@BG183 [TATS CREW]

17in × 11in (Open Spread)

BRONX BLACKBOOK DOUBLE-PAGE WILDSTYLE SPREAD

An intricate original two-page blackbook sketch created by BG183 featuring razor-sharp mechanical arrows, 3D brick blocks, and a classic b-boy character in marker ink with Prismacolor pencil highlights.

Heavyweight 200gsm Acid-Free Blackbook Vellum

CREW LINEAGE

@BG183'S CREW HQ PAGES

[TATS]VISIT CREW PAGE

TATS CRU // THE MURAL KINGS

The Bronx Kings of Subway Lettering & Worldwide Community Murals

Crew Admin • Co-Founder & Character Pioneer★ CREW ADMIN

EXHIBITIONS & LIVE PAINTING

UPCOMING SHOWS FEATURING @BG183

NOV 12 – NOV 15, 2026•Live Wall Jam

MEETING OF STYLES (MOS) INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI JAM

Wynwood Arts District Production Complex — Miami Wynwood, FL

NOV 21 – NOV 22, 2026•Live Wall Jam

BRONX HALL OF FAME WALL JAM @ 106TH & PARK

106th & Park Ave Wall of Fame — Bronx, NY

JUL 23 – JUL 26, 2027•Live Wall Jam

ROCHESTER WALL\THERAPY COMMUNITY MURAL JAM

Public Market & South Wedge District — Rochester / NYC