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GMC 2020 Riverside Mural

This mural is a mix of ideas that have come together from the inspiration of the artists involved. We wanted to create a piece that explores our growth and journey during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the question, “When everything stops, what keeps going?” The Girls Mural Camp 2020 officially got underway in mid-August 2020…

The image shows a large, vibrant mural painted on the side of a building against a bright blue sky with some clouds. The mural features a striking combination of natural and symbolic elements. On the left side, there are large, detailed flowers including an echinacea flower and three brightly coloured tulips. A bee is visible on the echinacea flower, emphasizing themes of pollination and nature's interconnectedness. In the centre, a graceful swan swims with several fluffy cygnets on its back, set against a background of blue water. To the right, a purple echinacea flower appears, with a swallowtail butterfly perched on it. Further right, a realistic depiction of a human skull adorned with golden crown speaks to the strong theatre culture. The mural is composed of many small, colourful hearts, giving it a pixelated effect from a distance. In front of the mural, a person stands in a mostly empty parking lot, wearing a black jacket and light blue jeans.

Heart of the Community

This mural embodies the idea that love is abundant and transformative when acknowledged. Composed of 25,000 individual heart pixels, the piece symbolizes the many small contributions that collectively shape a thriving community. Each heart represents an act of kindness, a shared experience, or a connection—woven together to reflect the unity and diversity within Stratford. Beyond…

This image features a modern building with dark grey panels and large windows reflecting clouds. In front of the building is a vibrant mural painted on a wall, displaying a pixelated design of two lush ripe strawberries, two strawberry leaves, a strawberry flower and a mushroom in bright colours against a pink and dark purple background. Instead of a typical pixel, the pixels are hearts. The mural includes a text in light pink cursive font stating, "little by little, a little becomes a lot." A circular wooden bench sits in the foreground on grass, enhancing the urban park setting.

Little by Little, A Little Becomes a Lot

“Little By Little” is a community mural project led by local artists Bareket Kezwer and Julia Prajza, designed as a gift of love to the West Toronto Railpath. Drawing inspiration from the power of collective, incremental actions and ancestral healing knowledge, this initiative aims to transform a prominent urban space into a canvas that celebrates…

Stencil of a woman in purple and blue tones clutching her hands to her chest while looking up to the sky

Untitled

Fraternal street art duo from France, Ensemble Réel, are known for their elaborate stencil portraits. The two brothers fuse poetry, fatality, passion, and colour in their work, which explores various ethereal themes like poetry, fatality, passion, and chaos.

Stencil of young girl putting a piece of a heart back into the whole

The Missing Piece

Artist iHeart created this mural as part of the first Vancouver Mural Festival in 2016. It depicts a child making a heart whole with a puzzle piece.

Rectangular horizontal wall featuring image of child posing for selfies with three selfie sticks while drinking a juice box and wearing star sunglasses against a background of hashtags and blue checkmarks

Thirsty

A last-minute addition to the 2019 Vancouver Mural Festival, this work by iHeart depicts a child posing for many selfies as a commentary on the role of social media in our world.

Wolves on black silohuette rocky terrain with forest in background.

Wolf Pack

On back wall of Boocha Kombucha.
Stenciled.
Part of Mural Massive Fest.

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“I want to highlight the vegetation that takes control of the territories affected by forest fires. The black morel (edible) is presented in this work as a symbol of renewal. Life always resumes no matter what. Ferns are also present in post-fire areas.”

The Readiness is All

Sergey Ryutin worked with the local community and as part of the design team to develop The Readiness is All, a temporary public artwork fin Thomson Family Park Working in conjunction with the Street Art Program for Youth, the mural considers both the cultural heritage of the site, and reflects the vision and desires of the community and the Thomson family.

Flora

Created with the Steps Initiative and the Port Credit BIA as part of the Main Street Art Challenge. For these designs, I wanted to depict various scenes of nature connected to the local ecology, both past and present. I am currently interested in the composition of patterns and wanted to take motifs from my work and create bight and colourful patterns with them.

Little By Little, A Little Becomes A Lot

These loving strawberries offer a gift of wellbeing to the downtown Barrie community. The strawberry, the first fruit of summer, offers hope and the promise of new possibilities.
The design was inspired through a process of reconnecting with ancestral Ashkenazi Jewish plant medicine. Berries featured prominently in the materia medica of traditional Ashkenazi herbal healers. Art is a healing practice; through my art, I am giving new life to the folk healing practices of my forebears.

In Contemplation

Performer – Live Painting of Mural “In Contemplation”, as part of September 2022 Toronto International Busker Fest for Epilepsy, Woodbine Park, Toronto.

Perpetual Freedom II

Mural Facilitator and Muralist for the 3rd Annual Mural on Baldwin Street, in response to the theme “The Future without Oppression”, Kensington Market, Facilitated by StreetARToronto, Friends of Kensington Market [Facilitators: Serena Purdy, Curtia Wright & Jai Smith], Toronto.

Magical Essence of Water

As part of #ArtworxTO – WATERMARKED is an experimental mural project commissioned by Mural Routes for the Port Union Village Common Park in Toronto [Scarborough]. Rain Activated Paint was used in this design with elements that will only appear when it rains.

Ursula Franklin and Spadina signal box mural, front and right side view.

Ursula Franklin & Spadina Signal Box

Using spray paint and stencils, Mural Routes artist Monica Wickeler painted two black and green figures playing leapfrog. The background is a fantastic display of pinks, blues and yellows that wrap around to the back of the mural.

A mural, spray-painted on a barn, of a black osprey on a white background, staring intensely.

Osprey on Barn

Montreal-based artist Jamie Janx contributes many murals to the Prince Edward County area and beyond. Spraypainted on a barn using his classic stencil design, the artist reflects one of the more surprising birds that call the County home. Locals point out that there are five osprey nests within the Milford area.

The Junction – Pollination Street Art

Myself and my art students spent our end of semester creating sidewalk street art in The Junction consisting of flowers, bees and butterflies at 7 street corners.

Wincott Park Community Mural

This mural was designed with ideas from the community. There were two workshops to brainstorm and paint ideas which were then incorporated into the design by the artist. This is a project by Arts Etobicoke for the community.

Perpetual Freedom

‘Perpetual Freedom’ is my contribution to the large-scale mural project entitled “A Future Without Oppression”. My mural – is alongside several murals by femme artists which span Baldwin Street in its entirety. Thank you to Serena Purdy, Curtia Wright & Jai Smith as well as @start_streetarttoronto and Friends of Kensington Market for facilitating, organizing and reaching out to me to partake in this wonderful event. I’m happy to have been a part of beautifying a lively community like Kensington Market!!!

TAKE WHAT YOU NEED

Organization: Community Fridges Toronto in partnership with AKIN Projects Mural description: vegetables on black background, with text “Take what you need, Leave what you can @cf___to”

Portail de la cité des arts du cirque

The 10th anniversary of the Cité des arts du cirque, combined with the 30th anniversary of Cirque du Soleil, provided an opportune context in which to create a mural highlighting the contribution of circus arts to Montreal’s cultural development.

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