project overview

Planned Parenthood Interior and Exterior Murals | Midtown

Planned Parenthood’s new waiting room received a makeover by artists Kong Wee Pang and Siphne Sylve.

On the building’s exterior, a mural designed by Sylve welcomes patients in a multitude of different languages.

Inside, Pang designed multiple wall murals to create a calming and welcoming environment to put patients at ease and to enhance the overall appearance of the room. The repetition of the mark-making inspires a relaxing or meditative effect on the viewer and brings color to the space, while the flexible, flowing line-quality gives the viewer a sense of freedom and empowerment.

about the artists

Kong Wee Pang

Kong Wee Pang, Memphis, TN, is a Designer and Artist from multi-cultural Malaysia and Singapore. She graduated from the Singapore Nanyang Academy of Fine Art. In 2001, she moved to the United States. She received a degree in Fine Art and design and an MFA from the Memphis College of Art. Her colorful designs and sequin murals combine nature with magic and movement. She currently works as an art director at the Mid-South’s largest ad agency, archer>malmo. Recently, she has shown her work in Times Square, New York, Spain, Italy, Berlin, Atlanta, Memphis, California.

Siphne Sylve

Siphne Sylve, Memphis, TN, is originally from New Orleans but has called Memphis home since her student days at Memphis College of Art, where she completed a BFA in Illustration. In addition to previously coordinating UrbanArt's mural productions, she is a member of a local hip hop music group called Artistik Approach.