Powers said in a phone interview from Ireland. Thirty-seven Fulbright winners have also received Nobel Prizes. The awards primarily go to scholars and professionals who go abroad to pursue research and teach in academic and specialized fields. His idea was to create public artwork with the help of teenagers from troubled housing projects in Dublin and Belfast.Īt the end of the highly competitive selection process, he was one of about 800 people out of 2,000 applicants awarded Fulbright grants last year. Powers returned this week to New York after spending nearly six months in Ireland working on his Fulbright. Working out of his studio in Lower Manhattan, he now shows pieces at a SoHo gallery, has published art books, participated in the Venice Biennale and had his first solo museum exhibition last fall at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Powers, 40, has stopped painting illegally. It has also earned him a Fulbright scholarship.Īlthough his tag, ESPO, can still be spotted on storefront grates throughout New York City, Mr. A love of graffiti has gained Steve Powers notoriety on the streets, fame in the art world and a long arrest sheet.
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