Draft:Tysen Knight

Tysen Knight (born June 29, 1976) is an African-American urban pop artist. He is well known for his street art, drawing inspiration from Buddha's teachings and pop art sense.

Career
Knight is an international artist, muralist, and an award-winning filmmaker. Knight had a documentary titled The Art of Hustle: Street Art Documentary. It won the 'Best Feature Film Award 2018’ at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival.

Knight was also an Artist Educator-in-residence for the Palm Springs Art Museum.

In 2018, Knight partnered with the Palm Springs Unified School District and the Boys Art Mentorship (BAM) program in California.

Tysen Knight Scholarship Fund
Established by Knight, the Tysen Knight Scholarship Fund is a self-supported initiative aimed at assisting high school students intending to pursue education and careers in the arts. Annually, Knight personally selects one or more students to be recipients of the Tysen Knight Scholarship Fund.