A creative take on realism, which is generally the attempt to represent subject matter truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding speculative fiction and supernatural elements.
Artist: Désiré Betty [D.BETTY]
165 Augusta Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2L4 [Augusta and Spadina]My piece entitled “Musical Healing” [May 2, 2022] is inspired by the undying magic of music and its good vibrations – it heals the soul in so many ways.
Commissioned to complete a planter mural in Kensington Market, Toronto by the Kensington Market BIA. Thank you for the opportunity to beautify the community and get an early start on the public art season!
Artist: The E.W.O.C. Project, Claire Browne, Connie Tong, and Sarah Alinia Ziazi
Toronto Zoo, 2000 Meadowvale Rd, Toronto, Scarborough, ON M1B 5K7, Canada*Please note: this was a temporary mural installation.
In our Nature is a community-minded multidisciplinary public art project that celebrates Women of Colour in the Scarborough community through five mural panel installations and musical performances. The murals will spotlight BIPOC women in Scarborough, who are active in community work, and feature them in a green space, changing the narrative around this group’s access, perceived safety and sense of belonging in public spaces. The artwork will purposefully degrade over time to reveal the underset images of the featured individuals beneath the greenery – their faces will be seen emerging from the ground. This is a 2021 City of Toronto Cultural Hotspot Signature Project in partnership with Mural Routes, the E.W.O.C. Project, the Community Arts Guild and the Toronto Zoo.
Artist: Francine Freeman
5825 Dixie Rd, Mississauga, ON L4W 4V7This mural is located in the Postcard Restaurant of the Best Western Hotel of the Toronto skyline surrounded by a vibrant sunset. The CN Tower features a light display using RGB strip lights creating a light show for the customers to enjoy.
Artist: Frannie Potts and Sylvie Stojanovski of the Scarbrite Collective in collaboration with Caterina Sinclair a.k.a. Memengwaa Kwe Originals
Queen Street East & Broadview Avenue, Toronto, ON, CanadaWhere We Find our Roots celebrates the incredible beauty of the Don River and its surrounding waterways–paying tribute to the traditional keepers of the land, its current residents, and its potential futures.
Artist: Ray Vidal
87 Hounslow Heath Road, TorontoHuge thank you to @kj.bit for putting on an amazing Mentor and Mentee mural jam in Oct 2021.
This is the garage I got and I immediately saw a piano. I wanted to transform the windows into black keys that glow at night. It is a whimsical play on a jazz pianist.
Artist: Dom Laporte
49 Chem. de Montréal E, Gatineau, QC J8M 1K3 (Handfield Group Surveyors)This mural was awarded to me by the Masson-Angers Sector Community Association and the City of Gatineau. The wall is approx 25 x 30′, Spray Paint on Stucco.
