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With this project, I sought to explore rootedness – in community, in time and in location. This long wall faces a retirement community, mostly Quebecers, and I wished not only to remind them of their pasts but also draw their attention to our future. I illustrated 12 local edible plants, organized by months during which…
Exaltation of the Squirrel, 38.5 x 41 feet, aerosol and latex on brick, Ville-Émard, Montréal. Created thanks to the support of Concertation Ville-Émard. Often overlooked or even looked down upon, it’s squirrels whom, according to the Haudenosaunee, we owe the discovery of maple syrup to. My family has and still does produced maple syrup and…
“Grandes soeurs, petites soeurs”, 14′ x 59′, aerosol and latex on brick, 2024. Produced thanks to the support of Lachine’s urban arts program and its Notre-Dame street. Located on unceded Haudenosonee lands, this mural led me to ask questions about my relationship with the land. Using strawberries as a guide, I first wanted to depict…
“Herons”, approx 24′ x 29′, aerosol, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield. Paying hommage to Salaberry’s fauna and its coming generations, I wanted to combine aerosol with stained glass to contrast traditional techniques with modern ones. One thing that delights me when I paint these geometric works has been the input of various passer-bys talking about their places of origin…
A collaboration with Acityinbulgaria, Zach Lebel as assistant, aerosol, 70’ x 42’, Howick, 2025. Mural created thanks to the support from the HSL MRC as well as Ohisse. This mural celebrates the community and creative culture of Howick. Like us, the owners Bill and Diane have respective textile and large-scale painting practices with Diane creating…
I wanted to create an image that evokes the fact that everyone can feel at home and welcome in this space,” said Ms. Hillion at the inauguration.
The text accompanying the work, ‘Being Well Here’, is in the same vein. It reflects the municipality’s desire to promote an open and inclusive environment and is reflected in the posture and expression of the figure depicted.
Portrait of Amy Winehouse
This work is part of the “Fous du Français” project, initiated by the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) with financial support from the Government of Quebec, the Cultural Development Agreement of the Montmagny MRC, and Member of Parliament Mathieu Rivest.
The mural “Terre commune” presents the vastness of the local landscape: the river, its islands, and its mountains. It evokes the diversity of the population, united by the French language.
Mural for the Wellington West BIA on Hairfellas barbershop, funded through the City of Ottawa’s Paint It Up Program. This mural was conceptualized and painted with a group of youth through Jaku Konbit Ottawa’s Youth Mentorship Program.
Emily May Rose (she/her) is an award-winning artist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. Based on her own experiences, Emily’s work features a cast of recurring characters (most notably her weed-smoking, pizza-eating raccoons) to depict humorous situations that are relatable to many of us who are trying to survive in an urban environment.
Love and passion flow through the JVN brand and I wanted to capture this by depicting figures with beautiful flowing hair cascading through the design reminiscent of waterfalls.
The mural name is an Anishinaabe word that describes the experience of having been on a long journey, and returning home (returning to your true self).
The mural’s ‘Bees and Urban Pollinators’ theme recognizes Riverside’s hidden green spaces that maintain wildflowers and local hives, as well as the area’s growing bee-keeping culture in the east-end.
This design featuring forms and visuals drawn from nature aims to remind passersby of the restorative peace, solitude and joy that can be found in the natural world that is so inextricably linked with the city of Toronto.
Alquimia’ (Spanish for ‘alchemy’) is a mural in a semi-abstract style. Paying homage to the Riverside neighbourhood, the mural is an interpretation of the quote “This river I step in is not the river I stand in” that speaks of the inevitable nature of all things: Alchemy and change.
Inspired by the resilience of the natural world, this stylized water garden highlights nature’s survival through harsh and changing conditions of our urban environments.
My name is Sadie & this mural represents the wave of change of more women being visible within graffiti.
I created this mural for my Grammie. I wanted to give thanks to her and honour her life and her journey. She was a genocidal camp survivor, (formerly known as residential “school” survivor) and I am here today and have my culture, because she survived.
This mural depicts dark hands digging or separating the earth to create a waterway path that winds like a blue snake.
It takes collective efforts to restore, protect and nurture the changing landscape of The Don. The Cycle illustrates the interconnectedness of water and how it nourishes animals, plants and humans within the ecosystem. The steady stream reminds us of the urgent protection it requires today to thrive in future generations.
In this mural, Haenahhh revisited her experiences and memories of Riverside and the Don River: walking and bicycling along the water and taking a quick break admiring the nature around the neighbourhood, it makes you forget that you’re in the city.
Mural commissioned by the committee “Habiter mon quartier du vieux-Masson”, painted on the St-Jean de Brébeuf primary school, acrylic on bricks, 45′ by 36′, 2019
This mural aims to celebrate the urban biodiversity that natural corridors like the Don River ravine support, as well as calling attention to the threat that invasive species and shrinking habitats have on the healthy biodiversity of our city. Pictured in the design are a few native animal species that rely on these corridors to…
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