Of the many street artists and muralists working in Miami — and there are legion — only one has created work that's synonymous with Little Haiti: Serge Toussaint. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1963, Toussaint moved to the States when he was 12 and found his way to South Florida in 1994. Soon he was painting for local shops, adding style and color to text-based signs and shop windows. From that practice grew a career as an artist. And though Toussaint's work can be found across South Florida, Little Haiti is the epicenter. His depictions of Haitian cultural figures — everyone from centuries-old political leaders to modern-day dancer Ajhanou Uneek — are a reminder of the neighborhood's unique and vibrant culture. That's become more essential in recent years, as gentrification threatens to disrupt Little Haiti residents' way of life. Toussaint has responded to that threat by adding the phrase "Welcome to Little Haiti" to many of his works, naming his home as a way of protecting it.