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Shalom Burkis
Mixed mediaShalom Ber Burkis is a Crown Heights, Brooklyn-based artist and photographer known for street art and murals depicting Chassidic life and imagery. His public work in the neighborhood includes a large piece in a Kingston Avenue alleyway showing Chassidim journeying to see the Rebbe, completed over roughly 24 hours, and a drawing rendering a portrait of the Alter Rebbe formed from the handwritten words of the Tanya. His pieces often echo established Chassidic art traditions, and he shares his process and finished work under the Instagram handle @shalomb.art. Alongside his street art, Burkis also works as a wedding and family photographer in the neighborhood.











