Create space for life, keep space for waterways

This mural depicts dark hands digging or separating the earth to create a waterway path that winds like a blue snake. Lots of ferns and cat tails surround the water’s edge. These hands are both cutting a path for the lively waterway to travel but also allow for the life-giving water to access these plant ecosystems. There are insects like dragonflies that float amongst the plants, while sparkles hang above the water.

About the Artist:
Claire Browne (she/her) is an artist living and working in Toronto. She graduated from OCAD University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree. Her artwork features a focus on the botanical world, tropical spaces and the Black diaspora. Claire Browne has exhibited extensively in group shows in the Greater Toronto Area. Her work has been acquired as part of Scotiabank’s private art collection.

About Women Paint Riverside:
‘Women Paint Riverside: Currents of Change’ is a public art program about transformation, community, and our relationship to the Don River and Lake Ontario into which the Riverside community flows. Twenty+ murals that form this project add beauty and colour to the laneways in the Riverside community, celebrate our important relationship with water, and were created by women and gender diverse artists from various backgrounds. This project is a partnership between East End Arts, Women Paint, Native Women in the Arts, and the Riverside BIA. #WomenPaintRiverside

This project was made possible with funding support by StreetArt Toronto, Hullmark, Streetcar Developments, and the Riverside BIA

Learn More:
www.eastendarts.ca/women-paint-riverside

Where to Find This Mural

Location: 724 1/2 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M4M 1H2 Get Directions

Accessibility: Easily Accessible