The winner is . . .

The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority was very proud to announce this year’s winner of our Black History Month art contest: Tyshaun Tyson.

The artwork features a stunning depiction of Black inventor Garrett Morgan, holding his invention, the traffic signal, with red, yellow, and green lights beaming through a dark sky. The piece was revealed Thursday, February 23 during a press conference at Cold Spring Station.

Tyson’s work will grace the side of three buses with the opportunity to be seen by thousands of people and continue to expand the growth of NFTA-Metro’s public art experiences.Tyshaun is well known in the community for his artwork including a Main Street scape in Niagara Falls and the overseeing of the “You Are Not Alone” mural on Bailey Avenue in Buffalo.

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