J Muzacz is a social practice artist mural painter, mosaicist, and educator.  He received his degree in sociology at University of Texas. He has created large scale murals in the US as well as New Zealand, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan.  He is co-founder of Austin based, The Mosaic Workshop, an artist run creative hub at Something Cool Studios where community members learn the process of public art from concept to completion through collaborative completion of mosaic mural projects