- John Yancey has many different kinds of art from murals to regular paintings
- He has been mainly famous for his murals on the streets
- Most famous form of art that he has done is called "Rhapsody"
- His kind of artwork was considered a type of African American art
- He has given many lecures extensively on various aspects of African American art history at the Art Institute of Chicago and many other museum venues.
- Directed his first community-based mural in 1976 and has completed numerous public art projects and commissions since that time