Queens native and graffiti veteran Jonathan Cohen is best known by his tag, “Meres One." Meres studied art at the Fashion Institute of Technology and had made the switch to legal aerosol painting by 2002 when he took over the Jackson Avenue building once known as the Phun Phactory. As founder of 5pointz, He curates the building and collaborates with other artists on numerous large-scale murals.

5pointz is the largest graffiti exhibition space in NYC. Featuring artists from all over the world, it's covered in 300-500 works of art any given time.

Marie moved to New York City from France in the late 90s. Since 2009, Marie has been an integral part of the 5pointz team, managing photo and video shoots and organized summer events celebrating the 5 elements of hip hop. In her day job, she is the President of Mevent USA, an event planning firm located in Long Island City.