The Jersey City Public Arts Advisory Board at its July 18 meeting gave the go-ahead to a mural by an Italian street artist at St. Peter’s University, the latest in a number of large mural projects being produced over the summer. Mural artist Peeta will decorate a wall of Rankin Hall at 910 Montgomery St., home to the university’s Fine Arts Department, which hosts graphic design, painting, drawing and sculpture studios.

St. Peter’s wanted a mural that was heavily design and sculpture-based to inspire their student body. Peeta, who grew up in Venice, Italy where he still resides, is a world-renowned artist known for his larger than life, 3-dimentional-esque murals. He was chosen by St. Peter’s University from among six other artists. Peeta said he started making street art in 1993 after being inspired by huge murals he saw on an earlier trip to Barcelona.