Posterchild (street artist)

Posterchild is the pseudonym of a street artist based in Toronto, Canada who may be best known for his Mario Blocks project, the purpose of which is to install homemade Mario blocks in public spaces.

According to the artist, "I'm not writing this diary with a pen -- I'm using a blade to make my mark.

"[1] While the website was active, it featured new artwork every weekday, typically a stencil.

Previously, some of Posterchild's artwork—a series of stencils of a Betsy McCall paper doll and her dresses—was featured on the front page of the fashion section of The Toronto Star; the artwork was unsigned, which is typical of street art.

In September, 2007, Posterchild collaborated with fellow artist Jason Eppink to create a series of "Magic Spigots", which were installed around Toronto, Ontario and New York, New York In 2009, Posterchild built and installed a series of Planter boxes designed to be installed in unused newspaper and flyer boxes.