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Stacey Flygirrl Wilson is the newest Philly 360° Insider with a focus on Philly’s art scene.
Get to know the art insider.
Whether working with computers, canvas or people, Stacey Flygirrl Wilson is the epitome of a multi-tasker. She is a Philly 360° Creative Ambassador. She is also a highly acclaimed graphic designer, flourishing artist, widely sought after promoter, co-founder of It’s the Life Creative (the production group behind the popular Inside the Studio series), and owner and co-creator of Squarebiz (see below).
Stacey start a promotion and event planning company, Squarebiz along with her partner ?uestlove of The Roots. Her renowned organization has been a staple of Philly nightlife with constant events under the name Tastytreats, which has included star-studded lineups and guests such as Prince, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Little Brother, Q-Tip, Biz Markie, Beverly Bond, Jill Scott, Johnn Legend, Bahamadia, Jamie Foxx and many others. She has also been responsible for branding a merchandise line, as well as creating an urban newspaper for Philadelphia, The Jawn.
Stacey's known for urban/comic book/graffiti-esque art. Her much admired works on wood, canvas and sneakers have been featured on the walls of MTV's The Real World Philadelphia house and on UPN 57's Half and Half, the pages of Jill Scott's book of poetry, The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours, and a pair of Air Force One's for the Sneaker Pimps Tour.
Bringing all of her talents together was what created Flygirrl, a place where art, design, music and ground breaking promotions come together with style.
EVENTS
Art Sanctuary Presents The 28th Annual Celebration of Black Writing May 21 - June 2 View festival schedule for location and times. The 28th Annual Celebration of Black Writing brings together noted journalists, writers and performance artists from across the U.S. for 13 days of literary discussions, workshops, film…
Curt Chambers Saturday, May 26 9:30pm Doors Open 10:00pm Show Starts The Legendary Dobbs 304 South Street $10 Entry Grammy-nominated songwriter, musician and artist - Curt Chambers - returns to his hometown to perform songs from his debut album One Way Ticket. He's hitting the stage at The Legendary…
The Fifth Annual Roots Picnic Satuday, June 2 & Sunday, June 3 Festival Pier at Penn's Landing Columbus Blvd & Spring Garden Street Philly, get ready as our favorite summer festival, The Roots Picnic returns for its fifth year - BIGGER and BETTER than ever before! For 2012, the…
Earth, Wind & Fire Friday, June 15 8 p.m. Academy of Music 230 South Broad Street The legendary Earth, Wind & Fire return to Philly to bring us a night of funk and fun! Catch the world-famous band as they hit the Academy of Music stage for a once-in-a-lifetime…