Murals

Mural Locations

  • Faces

    “I finished painting the traffic box outside of @oldscoolgeneralstore at Lumsden and westlake ave in my own hood. Grateful to have been assigned this particular box outside of this amazing Community hub. Representation matters and I’m honoured to contribute to this corner in a colourful and uplifting (hopefully) way.”

  • The Jazz Band

    ‘The Jazz Band’ mural is located on the north-facing side of Grossman’s Tavern in Downtown Toronto, seen best from Cecil Street. Created in partnership with what is now the Cecil Community Centre and StreetARToronto, the mural reflects that Grossman’s is a Jazz hotspot in Toronto. Completed in 1999 and restored in 2010, this mural depicts the outline of four figures on a dark blue background, painted as though they are neon pink and green signs. This band comprises a harmonica player, a double bassist, a vocalist and an acoustic guitarist. 

  • Skydivers at College and Spadina

    The College and Spadina mural depicts three figures who appear to be skydiving off the CN Tower, wearing blue, orange and white jumpsuits. Purple and yellow post-graffiti designs mark the bottom section of the mural, as well as its upper right and left-hand corners. A checkerboard pattern encircled the skydivers in the mural’s early days, but now only the upper left and lower right sections of the checkerboard remain.

  • No Vacancy

    The design features a collage of the various Motel signs that are iconic to the Kingston Road strip that runs through Scarborough between Brimley Road and Bellamy Road. In the past few decades, these once resort-like establishments have now become the primary residence for newly landed immigrants and refugees, completely redefining their purpose.

  • 335 College St. Mural

    335 College St.’s western-facing wall displays a portrait mural of Jonah Yano, a singer-songwriter from Toronto. Capturing Yano’s likeness excellently, mural artist Emmanuel Jarus painted Yano looking to the sky, sitting on a rooftop that overlooks an urban area, filled with trees.

  • Salmon Run

    ‘Salmon Run’ is a Bell Box located in Sunnylea Park in Etobicoke. Depicting nineteen abstractly-painted salmon that swim toward the top of the Box, the artist captures the annual ‘salmon run,’ where between September to November, adult salmon swim from the ocean to freshwater, against currents and ‘climb’ upstream to begin the salmon lifecycle again.

  • River of Time

    The ‘River of Time’ mural was undertaken by artists Natalie Very B., Bareket Kezwer, Julii McMillan and Julia Prajza, as part of the Neighbourhood Love Collective’s Gateway Mural Project. The mural depicts artistically rendered wildlife, rivers and other nature scenes flowing through the seasons, the observer’s eyes following a series of unbroken rolling hills that pass through the seasons.

  • Flora & Fauna

    This is my most recent community/public mural. I was happy to participate in the @bellboxmurals program in Etobicoke. My theme was local flora and fauna. It was a joy to create. I finished at a tough lighting time of day with this speckled light through the trees but since I don’t know when I’ll be back in Etobicoke these are the best pics I have for now. Pastels for life.

  • Natural Connections

    An interactive ground mural that features a pattern map inspired by an aerial map of park trails and waterways in the Midtown Yonge area–from Sherwood Park, to Oriole, and the Beltline, as well as three lines connecting native plants to their respective pollinators.

    Created as a part of the Midtown Yonge BIA Connects! Through Community Animation and Art program.

  • Bayside Lane Bell Box

    Up in the bright blue sky, gliding carefree with the warm wind, there they are! Mysterious jellyfish and colourful butterflies, seahorses and stars, elegant frigates sailing the marshmallow clouds, kites shaped like diamonds and other ones arched like the bird wing… Where do they come from, and where are they going to?

  • Forever and Always

    ‘Forever and Always’ is located in the front boulevard before the parking lot of St. Mark’s Catholic church. It depicts two cardinals, one on either side of the Bell Box, sitting among light blue forget-me-nots that dot the entire background of the work. The Box’s lower left side bears the artist’s dedication: ‘Dedicated to my…

  • Keys of Theatre

    This design captures Broadway, music, the cast of an orchestra, lavish sets and costumes set on a series of piano keys (…) My aim with this work is to create a warm welcome back to Meadowvale Theatre and encourage the community to support the art by attending shows this summer, and beyond.

  • Soul Terrain

    Artist’s Statement: “This multi-wall mural was painted in Nelson, BC for the Nelson International Mural Festival. Entitled ‘Soul Terrain’, this was my ode to the mountains of British Colombia seen through my filter as an artist, exploring a semi-traditional landscape scene with transparency and vivid color work.”

  • Pho Mural

    Painted on the back door of a local Vietnamese restaurant, Michaela Buchanan’s Pho mural depicts a figure with a flower in their hair, eating a bowl of noodles with square chopsticks. Painted in 2021, Buchanan’s work came at the request of DZO Viet Eatery, tasking her to compliment the other mural work in the area, as well as the restaurant. 

  • The River Keepers

    Artist’s statement: “This mural design entitled ‘The River Keepers’ is meant to symbolize the proximity of Ontario and Quebec as these two provinces are connected by way of the Ottawa river. The local community is very much an amalgamation of residents from these provinces and this mural is meant to commemorate that connection.

  • Bell Manor Park

    Located in Bell Manor Park’s southwestern field, this large mural (when viewed from left to right) displays a tri-toned set of leaves and a geometric butterfly, leading to the words ‘Bell Manor Park’ in Peru’s unique multi-coloured, block-letter styling.

  • The Hills are Alive

    ‘The Hills are Alive’ Bell Box mural displays five turtles lounging in the water, looking to the sky as the sunset paints it pink, orange and purple behind them. Made most clear on the Bell Box’s front face, these turtles appear to be supporting forests on their backs.
    From the artist: “A lot of my painting is inspired by finding parallels in nature. Themes that echo throughout my work are often camouflage, illusion, trickery and survival and finding ways of communicating the bonds that many living organisms share in our natural world.”

  • Markham and Greencrest Signal Box

    Located on the southeast corner of Markham Road and Greencrest Circuit, this signal box uses blues and yellows in deep and gorgeous contrast. It displays a sizeable yellow lotus on its face, four rows of dark and light blue triangles, separated by light yellow rectangles. Its rear side shows a figure with dark hair and features, circled by a light yellow halo. 

  • Grimsby Grown

    This Bell Box recalls fruit crates from roadside fruit stands in Grimsby and those that travel to grocery stores throughout Ontario delivering Grimsby fresh produce. It celebrates the history and culture of fruit farming, farming technology and agricultural research that has been such a part of the region for generations and is still alive today.

  • Spring Cardinals

    ‘Spring Cardinals’ depicts three adult northern cardinals, two sitting and one alighting on a pear branch, their bright colours contrasting against a bright blue sky. Pear tree branches span across the surfaces of the box, wrapping and visually connecting all sides. On the branch, flowers are budding while others are bursting forth. Leaves are painted in the bright green of early spring and are in various stages of unfurling in the sunny air.