Malik Whitaker was born and raised in Newark, NJ. He is a published illustrator, educator, and painter. Malik is also an accomplished muralist whose work can be seen on several buildings, churches and colleges throughout New Jersey. He specializes in portrait and figurative painting impressions through visual translation based on individualized customer needs. He has studied many forms of art: oil, watercolor, acrylic, pencil, charcoal and pastels. He is the owner of M-Print Art studios in Newark, where he continues to display his art while working on projects and mentoring students with disabilities. Malik is a teaching artist with NJPAC, Studio Institute of New York and Studio Montclair. He is the owner of Cement Gallery.