Serena Salerno, also known as Juju, is a multidisciplinary artist from Wichita, Kansas. She works across murals, caricatures, and illustration, combining bold color, sharp detail, and surreal themes.
She began learning from her father, a sculptor, which gave her a strong foundation in form and precision. Growing up surrounded by art in many forms, she developed a deep interest in murals and graffiti culture, which has influenced her approach with a raw, expressive energy that still shapes her work today.
Her work draws from Y2K aesthetics, childhood cartoons, and the vivid imagery of her dreams. She explores contrast through softness and strength, playfulness and depth, beauty and distortion.
Serena works in acrylic, spray paint, colored pencil, or oil, depending on the project. Each piece connects her mural and graffiti roots with her fine art practice. For her, painting is not a performance or a statement. It is the most direct way to communicate.
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Born in 2002 in Wichita, KS, USA
Resides and works in Wichita, KS, USA
Selected solo exhibitions:
2017, Black & White Show, R Coffee House, Wichita, KS, USA
2026, Growing Up, Harvester Arts, Wichita, KS, USA
Selected group exhibitions:
2018, Salerno Family Show, Hutchison Art Gallery, Hutchison, KS, USA
2024, Get Rad: The Art of Skateboarding, Vertigo 232 Gallery, Wichita, KS, USA
2024, Serena Salerno & Deber, Art House 310, Wichita, KS, USA
2026, Wichita Sketch Club Group Show, Harvester Arts, Wichita, KS, USA
Selected Murals:
2022, Lucha Libre, Birrieria Raymundo, Wichita, KS, USA
2023, Trippy Octopus, Lucky 7 Pawn Shop, Wichita, KS, USA
2023, Vaporwave, Allied Health Career Training Center, Wichita, KS, USA
2023, Desert Sunset, Lady D Gallery Bridal, Wichita, KS, USA
2023, Ocean Production, Paint Louis Graffiti Festival, St. Louis, MO, USA
2023, Robot Production, Birrieria Raymundo, Wichita, KS, USA
2023, Graffiti Girl, Salina Boom Festival, Salina, KS, USA
2023, Gallery Wall, Art House 310, Wichita, KS, USA
2024, Kirby Production, The Borderland Jam, El Paso, Texas, USA
2024, Prehistoric Dinosaurs, Cedar Mills Property Management, Wichita, KS, USA
2024, JUJU letters, Manis Skate Park, Wichita, KS, USA
2025, Microbiology, Allied Health Career Training Center, Wichita, KS, USA
2025, Various Shipping Containers, Somewhere Festival, Wichita, KS, USA
2025, Cyclops and Wolverine, Somewhere Festival, Wichita, KS, USA
2025, Aztec Warrior, Paint Louis Graffiti Festival, St. Louis, MO
2025, Bio-Mechanical Production, Paint Louis Graffiti Festival, St. Louis, MO, USA
2025, Sandhill Crane Sunset, Chicago Wildlife Expo, Chicago, IL, USA
2025, Cat Portal, Paleteria de Chihuahua, Wichita, KS, USA
2026, Kansas Evolutions Group Mural, City of Wichita Bus Station, Wichita, KS, USA
Art fairs:
2024, Jenny Wood Stock, Wichita, KS, USA
Selected press:
Kate Nance, “Outside In; Street Artist Deber and Juju translate their work to canvas for an exhibition at Art House 310” The Shout at https://www.shoutwichita.com/deber-juju-street-art/ (November 1, 2024)
Professional contributions:
2024-Present: Caricature Artist, Capibara Caricatures, Wichita, KS, USA