Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Art that feels like New York — that's what Talisa Almonte makes.
Almonte is a multidisciplinary artist whose work at Almonte Studio spans everything from stationery to murals, inspired by Latino culture, her love for Queens, and the day to day of NYC life. In this episode of #FoundedByNYC Origin Stories, we visit her studio to hear how she built her business. Then we head to Union Square, where she shows us one of her latest murals. 📹: @nycharlene for #nyctourism
About this series: @foundedbynyc Origin Stories celebrates the places and people that make New York City great. It’s part of NYC Tourism’s commemoration of New York City’s 400th anniversary this year. #NYC400
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Video description: This POV video starts in Almonte's art-filled studio in Astoria, Queens, where Talisa of Almonte Studios shares how she got started with the company. The video takes us along on a subway ride from Queens to Manhattan. We end in Union Square, where she stands in front of her mural and talks about its meaning.
Art that feels like New York — that's what Talisa Almonte makes.
Almonte is a multidisciplinary artist whose work at Almonte Studio spans everything from stationery to murals, inspired by Latino culture, her love for Queens, and the day to day of NYC life. In this episode of #FoundedByNYC Origin Stories, we visit her studio to hear how she built her business. Then we head to Union Square, where she shows us one of her latest murals. 📹: @nycharlene for #nyctourism
About this series: @foundedbynyc Origin Stories celebrates the places and people that make New York City great. It’s part of NYC Tourism’s commemoration of New York City’s 400th anniversary this year. #NYC400
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Video description: This POV video starts in Almonte's art-filled studio in Astoria, Queens, where Talisa of Almonte Studios shares how she got started with the company. The video takes us along on a subway ride from Queens to Manhattan. We end in Union Square, where she stands in front of her mural and talks about its meaning.
