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Devon Rodriguez
American artist and painter
Devon Rodriguez (born 1996) is a Puerto Rican/Honduran artist and painter from the South Bronx, New York City. He initially gained recognition for drawing a series of realistic portraits of other commuters on the New York City Subway system. In 2019, he was a finalist in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition for his portrait of sculptor John Ahearn. In 2020, he joined the video hosting platform TikTok and gained immediate success for quick-sketching strangers and capturing their reactions when they are shown the painting. He is now the most followed visual artist on the platform.