20+ Years Creating

The Artist

Shae Petersen, better known by his artist name SRIL, is a highly acclaimed mural and aerosol artist based in the western United States. He has gained widespread recognition for his incredible works of public art, including some of the most well-known murals in the Salt Lake City area.

Shae started painting graffiti in Salt Lake City in 1996, as a kid. He built a career in design alongside it, 15+ years of it, much of that as Creative Director for major tech companies, and picked spray paint back up in 2007 while he was still doing that work. The two ran side by side for nearly a decade: commissions through the design years, the realism practice from 2012, and then in 2016 he left design and painted full time.

100,000+: Sq Ft Painted
30,000+: Aerosol Cans
20+: Years Creating

Overhead view of a crate of spray-paint cans, caps up, on gravel beside a job site

SRIL ART freehand-painting a large-scale bee mural, dwarfed by the finished wall — Freehand, at scale. No stencils, no grid.

Why work with SRIL ART

Hand-drawn underdrawing still visible beside the finished half of a large grayscale face mural, artist mid-spray — Underdrawing on the left, finished on the right. Same wall, same hand.

Freehand, no shortcuts

No stencils. Every wall is drawn and painted by hand at full scale, the same aerosol-realism technique built over 15+ years since 1996.
Graffiti roots, design training

Shae started as a graffiti artist and spent years as a Creative Director, painting commissions the whole time, before going full-time in 2016. The work combines the graffiti aesthetic with graphic design principles.
One artist, start to finish

Every commission is designed, quoted and painted personally by Shae, not handed off to a crew. What you scope in the first conversation is what shows up on the wall.
Built for the site, not off a shelf

Every wall is surveyed, drawn and painted for its own architecture: exterior murals hold up to Utah's weather; interior work is scaled and lit for the room it lives in.
Discretion for private clients

Private commissions for high-profile athletes and public figures are handled with the same discretion as any other part of the project. Reference photos and project details stay confidential.
Anywhere there's a wall

Based in Salt Lake City, working across the Wasatch Front and available for commissions worldwide.

Defining work: "Atlas"

Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, "ATLAS" is one of the largest murals in the state, covering over 3,600 square feet. This stunning piece depicts Atlas holding up the world and has become a beloved city landmark.

See the Atlas case study →