Murals and Mosaics

A series that aims to capture, catalog and celebrate the beauty of Chicago’s public art.

Murals and Mosaics

West Town mural's girl in a flower crown honors Stonewall Uprising activist

Artist Ryan Tova Katz says she wanted to paint Marsha P. Johnson “in the life she deserved.”

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Murals and Mosaics

Chicago artist aims to honor the diversity and sacrifice of military members through murals

Murals and Mosaics

Viaducts' new murals link businesses next to Metra tracks in Hyde Park

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Nature and people weave together in Uptown newcomer's murals

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Mural's abstract critters give North Center ice cream shop some extra personality

Interactive map of Chicago’s murals and mosaics

Each point on the map is clickable, with a photo, description and sometimes a link to a story about the mural. You can zoom in to focus on a particular neighborhood or suburb.

Artist Oscar Joyo completed this Lincoln Square mural last year.

Oscar Joyo mural is love letter to Lincoln Square, arts district

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Bridgeport mural brings Mexico City influence to Southwest Side

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Pilsen artist Anna Murphy painted both sides of the viaduct over West 63rd Street at South Central Park Avenue in Chicago Lawn.

Chicago Lawn mural shines scenes of nature, childhood on gray viaduct underpass

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Molly Zakrajsek stands in front of the Edgewater mural she designed and painted.

Edgewater mural, inspired by nature and folk art, brightens dilapidated lot

By Genevieve Bookwalter

This mural by artist Chris RMK of New York in the alley behind the home at 1509 W. Fry St. in Noble Square.

Noble Square robots greet alley cutters in Chris RWK's mural

By Genevieve Bookwalter

This new mural by artist Tomokazu Matsuyama is on Chicago Public Library's Edgewater Branch, 6000 N. Broadway.

Edgewater library sheds drab image with colorful mural

By Genevieve Bookwalter

This black-and-white mural by artist Mac Blackout is on the side of Sleeping Village music venue, 3734 W. Belmont Ave., Avondale.

Avondale mural on Sleeping Village aims to draw in music lovers

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Giant floral bunny tangles with thorny branches in mural over Wabash Arts Corridor

By Genevieve Bookwalter

This mural featuring athletes of Italian-American descent is on the new home of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, which will open in the fall of 2025 at 3417 N. Harlem Ave. in Dunning.

Italian American athletes grace sports Hall of Fame mural in Dunning

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Mural painted on an outdoor brick wall uses red, white and blue images of people to create an American flag.

American flag mural in Pilsen shows the United States as a nation of immigrants

By Genevieve Bookwalter

This mural, "The Future Is in Our Hands," is on the South Chicago Learning Center, a satellite campus of Olive-Harvey College.

South Chicago mural unites Black and Brown communities in old steel plant neighborhood

By Genevieve Bookwalter

This mural by Darius Dennis is visible on the CTA Red Line between the Wilson and Argyle stations.

Civil Rights Movement sit-in photo in Uptown is the subject of Darius Dennis' Red Line mural

By Genevieve Bookwalter

A mural titled “Woven Together” adorns a railroad viaduct and walkway at South Ashland Avenue and 49th Street in Back of the Yards.

Lighting a dark viaduct, Back of the Yards mural creates beauty and safety

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Northalsted mural inspired by RuPaul aims to get out the vote

By Genevieve Bookwalter

This mural, by Erick “ROHO” Garcia and students in the After School Matters program, is at the South Shore Community Center, 6720 S. East End Ave.

South Shore mural reflects student artists' vision

By Genevieve Bookwalter

This new mural dedicated to the sex workers on West Madison Street by artist Blake Lenoir was inspired by Tupac Shakur's poem "The Rose That Grew From Concrete.”

Rose mural on West Side dedicated to sex workers

By Genevieve Bookwalter

This recently completed mural by Ryan Tova Katz is on the 1400 block of Morse Avenue in Rogers Park.

New Rogers Park mural features beloved farmers market

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Megan Kind's mural of a baby seeping through an hourglass is one of three works that adorn this garage in a Logan Square alley.

Murals on Logan Square garage might slow your alley shortcut

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Albany Park 'Octopus Alebrije' mural peers at waiting bus riders

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Uptown's new mural is a tribute to historic music venues

By Genevieve Bookwalter

The Three Senators mural in Chatham celebrates a trio of Illinois' former U.S. senators: Carol Moseley Braun, Barack Obama and Roland Burris.

'Three Senators' mural celebrates Illinois' Obama, Braun and Burris — all from the South Side

By Genevieve Bookwalter

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While painting Berwyn mural, artist thought about opportunities he didn't have as a kid

By Genevieve Bookwalter

The "Raise the Day" mural seen at Lake View’s Wendt Park is two murals in one, painted by artist Ryan Tova Katz on two buildings next to the park.

In Lake View mural, the kids in the park really do play there

By Genevieve Bookwalter

Brighton Park mural by students shows the bungalows they have, the greenery they want

By Genevieve Bookwalter

This billboard, with photos by Isiah ThoughtfulPoet Veney, is titled "Throwin Hands With My Shadow" and can be found on the northeast corner of South May and West 63rd streets in Englewood.

Englewood billboard features photos of Chicago artists, musicians

By Genevieve Bookwalter

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Uptown piping plover painter paints a piping plover — again

Artist Ashley Kennedy livened up a drab wall under DuSable Lake Shore Drive with a painting of a piping plover, but the city removed it. She’s trying again, this time in consultation with city officials.

By Violet Miller

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Painting a mural under the Purple Line takes Jordan Nickel back to his Evanston roots

By Genevieve Bookwalter

In Englewood, mural features a gallery of portraits

By Genevieve Bookwalter

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Jake Troyli's new mural puts a big stamp on Chicago ahead of the Democratic convention

By Elly Fishman

This work by Chicago artist James Jankowiak is in Chicago Public Libary's West Lawn Branch.

From James Jankowiak's West Lawn library mural, kids can do a scavenger hunt

By Genevieve Bookwalter

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