Press +
Recognition

Selected books, media coverage, professional service and cultural representation documenting Mike Comp's mural practice and San Antonio-centered storytelling.

Mike Comp with community members in an art studio

Published Work

Books featuring mural work.

2022

Arte del Pueblo

The Outdoor Public Art of San Antonio
Frederick Preston + Carmen Tafolla
Schiffer Publishing

Mural work featured.

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2025

Mamba & Mambacita Forever

Vanessa Bryant
Farrar, Straus and Giroux / Macmillan

Mural work featured.

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Selected Coverage

Press + Media

Local, national-facing and destination media have documented the mural practice, public projects and San Antonio-centered storytelling.

2026La Prensa Texas — About The Cover Artist: Mike “Comp” ArguelloFEATURE

2025Visit San Antonio — Made in San Antonio: Meet Mural Artist Mike “Comp” ArguelloREAD →

2024MySA — Discover the charming San Antonio mural in LondonFEATURE

2021KSAT 12 — “If These Walls Could Talk”: Artist's work enhances local businessesFEATURE

2021San Antonio Current — 9 San Antonio street artists you should be following on InstagramFEATURE

Selected Recognition

Public art + service.

2026NBA Finals / Spurs GiveArtist • Denver Heights Legacy Project

—Visit San AntonioVisual Arts Ambassador • International activations

2026City of San AntonioSelected Public Artist • Robert “Pikin” Quiroga mural

2022–2024City of San AntonioPre-Qualified Public Artist & Support Services

2026Congressional Art CompetitionSelected Judge

2022City of San AntonioCertificate of Recognition for Contributions to Public Art