SELECTED WORK / 2026

Portfolio

A curated body of public art, murals, commercial commissions, community work and projects built around place.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS / MIKE “COMP” ARGUELLO
Mike Comp Arguello painting a mural

Work that belongs
to the place.

A curated selection of public art, commercial murals, institutional work, community projects and studio practice — organized to give each major project room to breathe while keeping the visuals at the center.

SELECTED WORK PUBLIC ART COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY LIVE + EVENT
Echoes of Market Square
01 / PUBLIC ART

The Echoes of
Market Square

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEPARTMENT OF ARTS & CULTURE / 2024

A monumental public-art series rooted in the history, traditions and people of Historic Market Square. Created in collaboration with Eva Marengo Sanchez, the installation spans eight columns; Mike designed and painted four, combining portraiture, food, music, celebration and family with bold graphic color.

HISTORYCOMMUNITYLEGACYPORTRAITURE
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From the West Side to Worldwide — Robert Pikin Quiroga mural at Rosedale Park
02 / PUBLIC ART

From the West Side
to Worldwide

THE STORY OF ROBERT “PIKIN” QUIROGA / ROSEDALE PARK / 2026

A 59-foot visual biography honoring San Antonio boxer Robert “Pikin” Quiroga. Portraits, memories and championship imagery are embedded into oversized letterforms, turning the wall itself into a timeline of early life, career, family and legacy.

PORTRAITSAN ANTONIOBIOGRAPHICALPUBLIC MEMORY
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2026 NBA Finals Legacy Project at Denver Heights Community Center
03 / COMMUNITY + BRAND

2026 NBA Finals
Legacy Project

DENVER HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER / SAN ANTONIO / 2026

Selected to execute hand-painted branded artwork throughout the renovated Denver Heights Community Center, including official NBA, Spurs, Spurs Give and partner marks as part of the 2026 NBA Finals Legacy Project.

NBASPURS GIVEBRANDED ENVIRONMENTCOMMUNITY
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UT School of Public Health San Antonio mural
04 / INSTITUTIONAL

UT School of
Public Health

SAN ANTONIO / 2025 / APPROX. 43 FT

A continuous visual journey through San Antonio — from the historic Southside and Missions to downtown, the River Walk and the South Texas landscape — designed around the architecture of the school's upper-level lobby.

INSTITUTIONALSAN ANTONIOSITE-SPECIFICCOMMUNITY
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More Selected Work

Additional projects, community work and destination activations that expand the practice beyond the featured case studies.

ABOUT THE WORK

Public art, commercial murals and community projects can all look different. The common thread is paying attention to the space, the people and what the work needs to say there.

“Every space is different. I try to understand the place first, then figure out what belongs there.”

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