Maxfield Bala
Artist and Designer
Born in California in 1993, Maxfield Bala began pursuing art at an early age working under his parent's design business, co-developing toy concepts for companies like Hasbro and Mattel. This position lead to the absorption of pop culture references, creative invention, and powerful iconography. Ultimately expressing itself as a teenager, through various multidisciplinary artistic mediums including illustration, and murals created throughout the San Francisco, Bay Area. Bala quickly recognized art's intense power to resurrect communities and reinvent the common forms of messaging we interact with through the painting of large-scale aerosol mural projects and artistic collaborations. Known for his collage-like style filled with high detail, bold colors, and powerful imagery derived from his childhood Maxfield's murals and fine art painting have been the focus of international exhibits, festivals, and brand collaborations.
In 2015 He launched Bala Creative, A San Francisco based art and design company to develop grander visions for a larger audience of causes and clients. Bala serves as the Owner and Creative Director of Bala Creative working with companies like Coca-Cola, Sony, and DHL to name a few.
Murals
Aerosol and Acrylics
Sonoma- (13'0"H x 44'0"W) 2019
PHS Class of 2020- (13'0"H x 30' W) 2020
DWTN- (7'6"H x 10'0"H) 2018
Sonoma Hills Farm (9'0"H x 25'W) 2020
Miwok (6'6"H x 15'W) (2) 2020
Barber-Lee- (7'0"H x 25'0"W) 2019
Powerade- (Various)
Casa Grande- (16'0"H x 45' W) 2019
Hard Rock Riviera Maya- (13'0"H x 16' W) 2017
PHS Mural- (8'0"H x 55' W) 2019
Garden Mural- (8'0"H x 65' W) 2020
Karim Mayfield- (10'0"H x 35' W) 2020
Exhibitions and Installations
2019
2019- "Faces"- PHS, Petaluma, Ca, November
Size: 10' x 55'
2019- "Volunteers" -Jefferson Airplane, San Francisco, October
Size: 10' x 45'
2019- "Values" -Penngrove School, Penngrove, Ca- September
Size: 16' x 35'
2019- "Make Your Mark 3D" -VM Ware, San Francisco, Ca- August
Installation.
2019- "Greetings From San Francisco"- SF Segway, San Francisco, Ca- August
Size: 12' x 17'
2019- "Spirits" Barber Lee Spirits, Petaluma, Ca- July
Size: 6' x 30'
2019- "Jennet Liaw" Strava, San Francisco, Ca- July
Size:7' x 40'
2019- "Rafael" -JLS Deli, San Rafael, Ca- June
Size: 9' x 35'
2019- "The Galley" -The Galley, Santa Rosa, Ca- May
Size: 9' x 100'
2019- "Big House" -Casa Grande, Petaluma, Ca- April
Size: 16' x 45'
2019- "Sonoma" - Public Storage, Petaluma, Ca- March
Size: 13' x 50'
2019- "DHL 50th" -DHL Express, San Francisco, Ca- March
Size: 10' x 35'
2019- "Monarch" -PPS, Petaluma, Ca- January
Size: 8' x 13'
2019- "Welcome to Petaluma" -Public Storage, Petaluma, Ca- January
Size: 13' x 50'
2018- "Hello I'm Aera" -Aera, Mountain View, Ca- November
Size: 8' x 8'
2018- "DWTN 2" -PDA, Petaluma, Ca- October
Size: 8' x 10'
2018- "DWTN" -PDA, Petaluma, Ca- September
Size: 8' x 8'
2018- "Graduation"- PPS, Petaluma, Ca- August
Size: 7.5' x 12'
2018- "Citizenship"- PPS, Petaluma, Ca- August
Size: 7.5' x 12'
2018- "Pride"- Dropbox, San Francisco, Ca- August
Size: 10' x 8'
2018- "Bottlerock"- Lagunitas and Bottlerock Music and Arts Festival, Napa, Ca- May
Size" 8' x 16'
2018- "The Lounge" Powerade and Woodward, Woodward, Pennsylvania- May
Size: 3' x 50'
2018- "Road To The World Cup" RUV and Iceland Soccer Team, Iceland -April
Size: 10' x 15'
2018- "The Austin" The Austin, San Francisco, Ca- April
Size: 10' x 10'
2018- "Pediatric Mural" Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa, Ca - March
Size: 8' x 14'
-2018 "Creature" Soda Pop Gallery, Yokohama, Japan - March (group show).
2018- "Grant Music Garden" Petaluma City Schools, Petaluma, Ca - January
Size: 14' x 25'
2018
2017
2017- "Kindergarten Play Area" Petaluma City Schools, Petaluma, Ca - December.
Size: 50' x 50'
2017- "Penngrove Panther" Petaluma City Schools, Penngrove, Ca - November.
Size: 8' x 18'
2017- "Woodward Riviera Maya" Hard Rock Hotels (AIC Hotels), Riviera Maya, Mexico -October.
Size: 12' x 12'
2017- "2k Games" 2K Motion Capture Studios, Petaluma, Ca - September.
Size: 4' x 8'
-2017 "Barber Cellars" Barber Cellars, Petaluma, Ca - September (Two-man group show).
2017- "2 Mile Surf Shop East Wall" 2 Mile Surf Shop, Bolinas, Ca - August.
Size: 4' x 25'
2017- "2 Mile Surf Shop West Wall" 2 Mile Surf Shop, Bolinas, Ca - August.
Size: 4' x 25'
2017- "Forman Hardware" Private Client - August.
Size: 3' x 20'
2017- "Intrepid Travel Office Mural" Intrepid Group, San Francisco, Ca - June.
Size: 12' x 12'
2017- "Powdr Office Mural" Powdr Corp. Denver ,Co - June.
Size: 10' x 10'
2017- "Mckinley School Class Murals" Petaluma City Schools, Petaluma, Ca - June.
Size: Various
2017- "Powerade #4" Powerade/ Powdr/ Woodward, Philadelphia, Pa - May.
Size: 9' x 50'
2017- "Powerade #3" Powerade/ Powdr/ Woodward, Denver, Co - May.
Size: 6' x 16'
2017- "Mcdowell Mascot Murals" Petaluma City schools, Petaluma, Ca- May.
Size 14' x 12' (2)
2017- "Powerade #2" Powerade/ Powdr/ Woodward, Truckee, Ca - May.
Size: 8' x 40'
2017- "Powerade #1" Powerade/ Powdr/ Woodward, Los Angeles, Ca - May.
Size: 12' x 35'
-2017 "O+ Gala" O+ Gallery, Kingston, Ny - April (group show).
2017- "Petaluma Police Department Mural" Petaluma Police, Petaluma, Ca - March.
Size: 14' x 35'
2017- "Las Vegas Knock Out" Lagunitas Brewing Co, Las Vegas, NV - January.
Size: 30' x 130'
-2016 "SAAF" South Korean Music and Arts Festival, Seoul, South Korea - November (three artist group show).
-2016 "Green Label" Mountain Dew Tour Pop Up Gallery, Breckenridge, Co - November (group show).
-2016 "Mothers of invention" O+ Gallery, Kingston, NY - September (group show).
-2016 "NBCC" Jacuzzi Winery, Sonoma, Ca - October (group show).
-2016 "Wine Road" Deloach Winery, Santa Rosa, Ca - February (group show).
-2016 "Sonoma County Art Auction" Scoggin Wines, Penngrove, Ca - February (group show).
-2015 "Culmination" Solo Show, Opera House Collective, Petaluma Ca, -December.
-2015 "Holiday Gift Show" Creative IQ Gallery, San Francisco Ca -December.
-2015 "Holiday Bazaar" Stallone Malone Gallery, Los Angeles Ca - December.
-2015 "Illicit Imagination" Solo Show, Campfire Gallery, San Francisco, Ca - October.
-2015 "Global Inheritance" Los Angeles Brewing Company - April (group show).
-2015 "OK Cupid?" Upper Playground Portland, Portland, Or - February (group Show).
-2015 "Creativity Takes Courage" Prince Gallery, Petaluma, Ca - January (group show).
-2015 "Proxhibition" Griffin Gallery, Sonoma, Ca - January
(group show).
-2014 "Legends" Solo Show, Prince Gallery, Petaluma, Ca - October (group show).
-2014 "See More" Outside exhibition, New York, NY - (group display).
-2014 "Night Vision" Campfire Gallery, San Francisco, Ca - August (three artist group show).
-2014 "Natives" Solo Show, Heebe Jeebe's, Petaluma, Ca - July.
-2013 "Recycle Miami" Rented Location, Wynwood, Mi - December (group show).
-2013 "2013" Presented by Global Inheritance, Los Angeles, Ca - April (group Show)
2016
2015
2014
2013