One of the things I love about my city is its street art, specifically, wall murals. Vancouver has a wonderful display of murals throughout the city but I find myself drawn to those located in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.
This past August, the city had a large range of new murals pop-up for this years Vancouver Mural Festival., the city’s largest annual free public art celebration. To learn more about VMF, click here.
Just recently, I walked down the streets and alleyways of Mount Pleasant, mural map in hand, exploring the new and old murals. I loved how bright, flowery and detailed they were as if every stroke of the brush was strategically planned. These artists are definitely talented!
When I finished exploring, I returned home to scroll through the photos taken by my boyfriend and as soon as I saw them I couldn’t wait to share the beautiful work of these artists. I couldn’t decide which mural to share with you as they were all brilliant so below are a collection of my favourites.
Artist: Thrive Art Studio
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Dress: Aritzia
Hat: Target
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Shoes: Nordstrom
Satchel: Coach
Artist: Thrive Art Studio
Artist: Sandeep Johal
Artist: Sandeep Johal
Artist: Danielle Krysa
Artist: Hanna Lee Joshi
Artist: Illya Viryachev
Artist: Illya Viryachev
Artist: David Shillinglaw
If you’re planning on checking these out during your weekend or on your travels to Vancouver, I 100% recommend it. Using the mural map will absolutely guide you to where you need to go!
Now when I visit a city, I always look to see if they have public street art. It’s certainly become one of my to-do’s when planning a trip.
What city do you think has the coolest murals?
Until next time,
Amy Johnston
xx
