Orko

Memorial

Rodney Wade (1969 - 2023), professionally known as Orko, was a graffiti artist from Chicago, Illinois. Wade started doing graffiti in the early 80s while he was a breakdancer on the south side of Chicago. He was a member of the MPC and FEDS crews. One of the most prolific Chicago graffiti writers of the 1980's, Orko is known for painting TA trains, large scale productions and freight cars, Orko is recognized as one of the pioneers of Chicago graffiti style. In the late 1980s Orko moved to San Francisco and expanded his artistic abilities in other mediums, Orko returned to Chicago and is now an established fine artist that works in several mediums.