van rudd
Van (social media name: @van.nishing) is a Melbourne-based street artist, socialist and unionist working in various mediums including drawing, painting and sculpture. He takes his inspiration from ordinary peoples' struggles against capitalism's destructive forces and has enjoyed helping curate art exhibitions at the annual Marxism Conference in Melbourne. He's also a children's book illustrator and loves playing the world game.
![Elon Musk mural - 2020.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0a0ba53def72c3441e729/1591181863289-0YC8O5C9B0RQUHVAZ1XL/Elon+Musk+mural+-+2020.jpg)
![Boycott CUB picket 2016.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0a0ba53def72c3441e729/1591182266097-CYOPCS8CL2QFUNAWGHNA/Boycott+CUB+picket+2016.jpg)
![Mural 2017 - Longford Gas Plant picket.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0a0ba53def72c3441e729/1591182337084-VM29PNLMEXTQ4EQ56FZJ/Mural+2017+-+Longford+Gas+Plant+picket.jpg)
![Uni of Melbourne books not bombs 2018.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0a0ba53def72c3441e729/1591182564489-365KWZZE1U1LKON4WX6C/Uni+of+Melbourne+books+not+bombs+2018.jpg)
![trump tank 2017 - hosier lane Melbourne_1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0a0ba53def72c3441e729/1591182420024-GPNQVAPTLYJJI66PHO1C/trump+tank+2017+-+hosier+lane+Melbourne_1.jpg)
![Solidarity mural for Palestinian child activist Ahed Tamimi - 2018.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0a0ba53def72c3441e729/1591182231054-8UNHZS1E00JT6XU2METK/Solidarity+mural+for+Palestinian+child+activist+Ahed+Tamimi+-+2018.jpg)
![ETU workers tribute murals (collab with Az McLennan) - ETU carpark - 2017.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0a0ba53def72c3441e729/1591182242581-M1U8B5F6067C03KNA3FJ/ETU+workers+tribute+murals+%28collab+with+Az+McLennan%29+-+ETU+carpark+-+2017.jpg)
![border force and refugee child 2017.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0a0ba53def72c3441e729/1591182105511-YBWS1IJUE3VE7HVWYN58/border+force+and+refugee+child+2017.jpg)
![Workers Art Collective collab - UWU (formerly NUW) mural workshop for kids 2018.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed0a0ba53def72c3441e729/1591182633759-W1W5SB8359D3SPXHQ9HP/Workers+Art+Collective+collab+-+UWU+%28formerly+NUW%29+mural+workshop+for+kids+2018.jpg)