 Dougher's art career began at the age of sixteen in New York City, during the late 1970s, as a studio assistant in SoHo.He is well known for his "Art Cans," which make use of flattened aluminum cans and draw on traditional African art as well as Xerox art.As a Program Director for Groundswell, a community mural arts organization in Brooklyn, NY, beginning in 2011, Dougher directed the creation of over 300 murals across New York City, depicting community-focused issues such as gun violence, women, immigration, race, and diversity.