Person wearing a three-eyed monster mask with blue fur, horns, and a dark jacket, arms crossed.

Who is Subway Doodle?

Subway Doodle is a renowned multimedia artist celebrated for his whimsical, New York City-inspired illustrations and vibrant street art. Best known for his signature blue monsters, his work has captured the imagination of fans worldwide.

Subway Doodle has carved a distinctive niche in contemporary street art through his simple methodology: photographing ordinary commuters and digitally superimposing vibrant, blue monsters that interact with human subjects in humorous and sometimes poignant ways. His artwork creates stories that reveal the fantastical potential humming beneath everyday reality.

Due to the popularity of his work, artists around the world have begun using the term “subway doodle” to label their own drawings created while riding the local subway.

Subway Doodle is the only artist, besides Banksy, to be featured in a solo exhibition at the Banksy Museum in New York City. He sold an animated show based on his work to Comedy Central, created art for music legends Dead & Company, Naughty By Nature, and Doug E. Fresh, and starred in a Google ad campaign.

Subway Doodle’s art has been written about in major media outlets, including Newsweek, Esquire, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, and Hi-Fructose. He collaborated with top brands such as the New York Yankees, Apple, Shake Shack, Hyundai, Hurley, the ASPCA, and the American Music Awards.

An active member of New York City’s street art community, Subway Doodle has created murals around the world. He designed window displays for Bloomingdale’s flagship store in Manhattan and painted the iconic pulldown gates of Nathan’s Famous on the Coney Island Boardwalk.

Subway Doodle has directed music videos, commercials, and short films, and animated a commercial starring Daniel Radcliffe. His work in television has earned him two Emmys, dozens of media awards, and has been displayed at the Museum of the Moving Image.

You can follow @SubwayDoodle on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

www.SubwayDoodle.com

Portraits of the artist

Person in blue monster mask with horns sitting indoors, surrounded by art supplies, with a surfboard in the background and a black cat on the floor.
A person wearing a blue furry monster costume with horns sitting in bed, holding a book or tablet. A black cat is lying on the bed. The room has a red brick wall, a table lamp, and scattered books.
Person sitting with legs up, wearing a blue furry animal costume head, using a tablet, next to a black cat on a red cube in a room with plants and curtains.
Person in a gray robe and blue wig cooking in the kitchen with a cat watching, surrounded by a cluttered environment, including a vase of yellow flowers and a plate of waffles.
Person wearing a blue furry monster mask with horns standing on a snowy urban street at night, surrounded by parked cars covered in snow, with tree-lined sidewalks and lit streetlights.

  • 2025 - Inaugural Show, Studio 6 Gallery, New York, NY

  • 2025 - The People’s Show, Montgomery Center for the Arts, VT

  • 2025 - The Subway Doodle Experience, The Banksy Museum, New York, NY

  • 2022 - Street Art Alive at The Lume, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2021 - Group Show, Fillin Global, New York, NY

  • 2021 - The Wall of Justice, Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY

  • 2019 - 24x24, Fillin Global, New York, NY

  • 2019 - Bloomingdale’s Lexington Avenue Windows, New York, NY

  • 2018 - Group Show, 3rd Ethos Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

  • 2018 - Group Show, 198 Allen Street, New York, NY

  • 2018 - Layers, Tal Roberts Collaboration, Flat Blak Gallery. Portland OR

  • 2017 - Eat Your Art Out, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2017 - Group Show, La Bodega Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

  • 2017 - Strictly New York 4, The Bishop Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

  • 2017 - Charlie Co Showcase, Culver City Art Walk, Culver City, CA

  • 2016 - Strictly New York 3: The NYC Hustle, Brooklyn, NY

  • 2010 - Micro HD, Museum of Moving Images, Queens, NY

Exhibitions

  • Featured Artist, ArtProv, The Player’s Theater, New York, NY, September 29, 2021

  • Artist Talk, Festival South, Hattiesburg, MS, June 9, 2017

  • Speaker, Apple Store, Grand Central Station, New York, NY, May 22, 2017

  • Featured Artist, ArtProv, New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn, NY, April 25, 2017

  • Speaker, Apple Store, Soho, New York, NY, November 16, 2016

  • Attendee, NASA Social Media Event, SpaceX Orbital ATK CRS-11 Launch, May 31 - June 3, 2017

  • Speaker, Promax/BDA Conference, June 2008

  • Speaker, Promax/BDA Conference, June 2007

Presentations and Events

  • City Living With Churchill Podcast, March 26, 2021

  • Conner Reid, Short documentary, Esquire.com, January 30, 2019

  • Daniel Ybarra, Video short, Hurley.com, June 3, 2019

  • One Degree of Chunky B Podcast, Los Angeles, CA

Media Appearances

  • Greg Mocker, “Local ‘Subway Doodles’ artist displays works at the Banksy Museum,” WPIX, June 13, 2025

  • Dave Rogers, “Artist Subway Doodle coming to Newburyport,” The Daily News of Newburyport, October 20, 2022

  • Greg Mocker, “Artists create mural along Gowanus construction site addressing racial injustice,” WPIX, June 17, 2020

  • Stephen Shoemaker, “Embracing His Inner Blue Monster,” University of Albany Magazine, Spring 2019

  • Claire Burke, “Monstrous commute: The furry blue beasts taking over New York's subway,” The Guardian, April 22, 2019

  • Laura Pitcher, “We All Hate the Subway—So Why Are We So Obsessed With Instagram Accounts About It?,” Observer, October 29, 2018

  • Ray White, “Whoever said monsters weren't real never saw this Instagram account,” Mashable, March 22, 2018

  • Conner Reid, “How Viral Artist Subway Doodle Brings His Monsters to Life,” Esquire, January 30, 2018

  • Sara Whaley, Interview, Fox 23, Hattiesburg, MS, June 9, 2017

  • Talia Lakritz, “An artist who draws monsters next to unsuspecting subway riders is blowing up on social media,” Insider, September 14, 2016

  • Andy Smith, “Subway Doodle’s Monsters Invade New York Commutes,” Hi-Fructose, September 12, 2016

  • Sara Barnes, “Artist Draws Fantastical Creatures Interacting with Commuters on NYC Subway,” My Modern Met, September 9, 2016

  • Gaby Del Vale, “Artist Turns NYC Into A Colorful Fantasy World Starring Unsuspecting NYers,” Gothamist, September 9, 2016

  • Keri Blakinger, “Subway Doodle offers transit commentary with monster-filled pics of MTA riders”, NY Daily News, June 27, 2016

  • Lauren Schwartzsberg, “The Definitive Guide to NYC Subway Instagram Accounts,” New York Magazine, May 6, 2016

  • Dominique Mosbergen, “Artist’s Bizarre Subway Doodles Transform New York City Into A Fantastically Weird Place,” Huffington Post, December 10, 2014

Selected Press