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Josephine Baker

Damian John

<div>Created for Nelson International Mural Festival, this piece by local artist Damian John was created in 2022.&nbsp;</div>

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Dom Laporte

<div>Ottawa-based artist Dom Laporte (@domlasoul) visited Nelson International Mural Festival in 2022 to create this piece on the back and side of 625 Front Street. The mural has three sides, one facing the highway, and two around the back of the building.&nbsp;</div>

Soul Terrain

Jesse Campbell

<div>Created by Métis artist Jesse Campbell for Nelson International Mural Festival in 2022. It is located on the retaining wall of the SHARE Nelson housing complex, facing the Best Western parking lot.&nbsp;<br><br>“With the Butterfly Effect, we have these small reverberations that sort of magnify, and create a much bigger impact. And I think about that with species, and species loss. In this piece I want to sort of depict recollection, recollecting our place within the land, our past, and our tentative future. I do that by reintroducing these flowers and the native species that go with them. “ -Jesse Campbell</div>

Butterfly Effect

Kai Cabodyna

<div>Local artist Kai Cabödyna painted the retaining wall at the end of Cedar Street as a part of the 2021 Nelson International Mural Festival.&nbsp;</div>

Genetic Evolution + The Conscious Attunement To Our Divine Vitality

Matty Kakes

<div>In Herridge Lane behind Mallard's Source for Sports</div>

Alley Phoenix Rising

Tyler Toews

<div>The alley behind The Outer Clove is alive with these figures encased in ice, created by Tyler Toews during the 2018 Nelson&nbsp;</div><div>International Mural Festival. Instagram: @canadianmurals @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Preservation

Bryn Stevenson

Coleman Webb

Dillion Kelly

Bethany Pardoe

Violet Eby

Mandolin Martin

Chloe Loveday

Amane Fukada

<div>This mural can be found on the backside of the Nelson Leaf's recycling centre. It was created by a group of local youth alongside mentor artists Bryn Stevenson and Coleman Webb in 2021.&nbsp;</div>

Soaring Deep

<div>Coleman Webb crafted this stunning wrap mural for the 2020 Nelson International Mural Festival. It can be seen from the highway or found in the alley behind the Savoy hotel.&nbsp;</div>

Learning to Fly (Look Ma No Strings)

D. Dan

<div>View D. Dan's 1998 mural when you pass through Vernon Street.&nbsp;</div>

By D. Dan

PJ Gilhuly

Lyla Gilhuly

<div>Mother / Daughter artist duo PJ and Lyla Guilhuly created this double-sided mural for the Nelson International Mural Festival in 2020.&nbsp;</div>

Turtles

Styna

<div>Christina Huynh is an illustrator and muralist based in Western Sydney, Australia that paints under the name STYNA. Her art practice involves creating murals, illustrations and picture books from differing mediums of watercolour, ink and pen to acrylic and aerosol.<br><br>With an enthusiasm for goldfish and all things fragile in our natural world, Christina creates stories in her work that express her everyday thoughts, experiences and memory. She finds inspiration in storytelling, human emotion, wayfaring and the heritage of people and place.<br><br>STYNA painted "Wild Geese" on a rooftop wall at Kootenay Lake Hospital that faces the hospital's palliative care ward for Nelson International Mural Festival in 2022. The piece is inspired by the Mary Oliver poem "Wild Geese" and contains the line:<br>"Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,<br>the world offers itself to your imagination,<br>calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -<br>over and over announcing your place<br>in the family of things."&nbsp;</div>

Wild Geese

Bacon

Vizsla Bacon

<div>This NIMF 2021 mural by Bacon is visible from Highway 3A when you drive into Nelson. It's located on the wall of Dr. Kelly Davidoff Family Dentistry.&nbsp;</div>

Harmony

Bound By a Feather

Sheldon Pierre Louis

<div>Peek behind the parkade to find this stunning 4 story mural by Okanagan/Sylix Nation artist Sheldon Pierre Louis (also known as Bound By a Feather), created during the 2019 Nelson International Mural Festival.&nbsp;<br>Instagram: @boundbyafeather @coyoteslim @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

"NKw?ast - Deep Water"

<div>Behind the Dominion Cafe, in Herridge Lane.&nbsp;</div>

Untitled

<div>PJ Gilhuly worked with Hume School students to create "Raven's Eye View" on the side of Hume School. Makayla Taylor and the Nelson Youth Arts Action Committee also contributed to the creation of this piece.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>"PJ is a self-taught Ktunaxa artist. She was born in Cranbrook, BC. She was adopted and lived in Ontario most of her life. Both her children were born in Ontario and when the family was young, they moved back to the East Kootenays. For the past eight years Pj has ignited her love for art and has made a living from it. Murals are her passion, painting large without scaling and going by eye and instinct is what drives her to do her best!"&nbsp;</div>

Raven's Eye View

Emma Noyes

<div>Extant was painted by Sinixt artist Emma Noyes in July of 2022, located on the back of the Capitol Theatre.</div>

Extant

Amber Santos

<div>Created by Amber Santos in 2014, this mural is on the retaining wall of the parking lot next to "The Front Room" (901 Front Street). Website: arti2de.com</div>

Jerome Davenport

<div>Explore Jerome Davenport's "Into the Wild", located behind the Scotia Bank building. Jerome Davenport was assisted by Christopher Antony on this project which was created as a part of the Nelson International Mural Festival in 2018. Instagram: @ketonnes6000 @mrchrista_myl @nelsoninternationalmuralfest&nbsp;</div>

Into the Wild

Ric Gendron

<div>Created by Ric Gendron in 2022.&nbsp;<br><br>About the artist: Ric Gendron is a “paint slinger” who creates expressive artworks that blend traditional Indigenous imagery with bold colors fields. As a member of the Arrow Lakes Band (Sinixt), he creates expressionist, strikingly colorful images that chronicle his experience, memory, history, journeys and identity. Gendron studied art at Cornish College of the Arts, the Eastern Washington University and in 1983 received his art degree from Spokane Falls Community College.&nbsp;</div><div>His paintings and prints are grounded in the work of Francis Bacon, Fritz Scholder, T.C Cannon and Harry Fonseca, and sources as diverse as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Hollywood’s Western films, and 1950s and ‘60s TV cartoons. Deeply influenced by the Beat poets, and by Kerouac, Ferlinghetti, Hunter S. Thompson and other prominent West Coast writers of the 1960s and ‘70s, his work also encompasses the rhythms and strategies of traditional Indigenous music and blues, country, folk, and rock and roll music. His imaginative source materials are rooted in the conflicts and challenges of living in different worlds, and the themes of contemporary experiences and Indigenous identity.</div><div><br>About the mural: "Well, of course, we started with the river. It’s always the salmon with the Columbia River people, you know, that’s what it’s all about. We have ceremonies, dances, prayers, and things that go along with the season. With me, I represent the Upper Columbia on my Sn̓ ʕaýckstx (Sinixt) side and then I represent the Lower Columbia on my mom’s side, she was Umatilla.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>I wanted the throw in a little representation of where I live, Nespelem Valley, on the Colville Reservation. The land over there is different than it is on the Sn̓ ʕaýckstx (Sinixt) land. It’s aired, with sagebrush, coyotes, ticks, and rattlesnakes. I wanted to represent my home there. Then, the mountains are very abstract, and they represent this area. For the sky, my biggest painting influence in the world has always been Vincent Van Gogh, and so I wanted to create a version of Starry Night. I can’t take credit for very much of that part of the mural, I got the ball rolling, and then I turned it over to my amazing crew and they just went for it. I love what they came up with.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>The three dark arches represent our kʷiĺstń (our sweat lodges). I’ve been attending sweat lodges for going on 54 years. Wherever I go, I always look for a sweat lodge. Then we have the figures within the sweat lodges. The centre of the universe is sńḱlip, Coyote. The Creator showed the sweat lodge to Coyote, and Coyote is the one that brought it to people. And so, he’s always in the centre. To the left of him, there’s two figures in that sweat lodge that represent the sky world. The two ravens are something that’s very personal to me. I even wear the tattoos and things like that. The sweat lodge on the right is very abstract, it almost looks South-Western but actually, it’s not, it represents the pictographs that are found all along the Columbia River, from up here, all the way down to the Pacific Ocean. The ones that I’ve seen are very stoic and stiff, they stand straight up, but I decided that I wanted to make these livelier and have them dancing, like they are celebrating, so I added a little movement in there. The people that helped on those images did an awesome job; I just love it.&nbsp;</div><div>And then, everything comes from Earth, so that’s the vegetation, the plants, that run all along the bottom."</div><div><br></div>

By Ric Gendron

Cassie Suche

<div>Cassie Suche's creation for the 2019 Nelson International Mural Festival wraps around the corner of CIBC Wood Gundy, across the street from Oso Negro. Instagram: @cassiesuche @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Vanishing Point

Sandeep Johal

<div>Sandeep Johal turned this huge canvas into a must-see masterpiece during the 2020 Nelson International Mural Festival.&nbsp;</div>

One Day

Benji Lowclass

<div>The first artwork of the 2019 Nelson International Mural Festival is complete! Created by Benji Lowclass, this colourful mural can be found on the back of Kootenay Lake Dental. Instagram: @lowclassart @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Silver King

Jean Paul Langlois

<div>Dispossessed, Unvanquished can be found in Herridge Lane, on the back wall of Cowan Office Supply. Jean Paul Langois created the piece for the 2019 Nelson International Mural Festival. Instagram: @jeanpaullangois @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Dispossessed, Unvanquished

<div>Outside Dr. Kelly Davidoff Dental Office</div>

Dodo Ose

<div>Located on the side of Civic Auto, Montreal-based artist Dodo Ose (@dodo_ose) created "Wild Style" for the 2022 Nelson International Mural Festival.&nbsp;</div>

Wild Style

Katie Green

<div>Katie Green's entrancing mural for the 2018 Nelson International Mural Festival is hidden away on the retaining wall in front of Share Nelson and the SPCA.&nbsp;</div>

By Katie Green

Adrian Thibault

Rhoneil Eurchuck

Sergio Santos

Hannah De Boer

Alex Caulford

Olivia Mansveld

Danan Lake

Dagan Cairn

Anais Ferrier

Brandon Brown

Ezra Slade

Raven Truth

<div>You can't miss "Colours of Nelson" if you visit Lakeside park. It's located underneath "BOB" (Big Orange Bridge) and is across from Lakeside's beautiful rose gardens.&nbsp;</div>

Colours of Nelson

Broukje Elzinga

Deb Peabody

Teri Ward

Courtney Anderson

<div>On the sides of the Nelson &amp; District Credit Union.&nbsp;</div>

Turbo Bambi

<div>Revelstoke-based artist Turbo Bambi (@turbobambi_design) created this piece for the 2022 Nelson International Mural Festival on the side of the Nelson Leaf's Recycling Centre.&nbsp;</div>

You're My Mountain Flame

Nelson Youth Artists

Youth Mural

Soliel Babcock

Amelia Ford

Ezekeil Morrow

Abigail Cole

Mikaela Brook

Rubik Mazur

Yael Oosthuizen

<div>Created in 2018, on the front of the Nelson and District Youth Centre.&nbsp;</div>

Youth Centre Mural

<div>Nelson Together - On the Hall Street facing side of the Nelson Civic Arena - In response to the COVID -19 pandemic, Bryn Stevenson created this mural in 2020 on commission for the Nelson and District Arts Council and the City of Nelson's Emergency Management Centre.&nbsp;</div>

Nelson Together

Canadian Murals

<div>Tyler Toew's "Heart of the Community" on city hall has quickly become one of Nelson's most iconic murals. This giant heart can be seen from multiple vantage points in town, including the courtyard outside the building and a southbound stretch of Highway 3A&nbsp;</div>

Heart of the Community

Wildflower School

<div>On the gym entrance to the Central School building, this mural was a collaboration between Amber Santos and Wildflower school in 2015.&nbsp;</div>

Wildflower Mural

Andrew Tavukciyan

<div>Turn the corner by Tandoori Grill and stroll into the alley to find Andrew Tavukciyan's wall from the 2018 Nelson International Mural Festival! Instagram: @tavukciyan @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Untitled Abstraction

Kevin Ledo

<div>Kevin Ledo's creation for the 2019 Nelson International Mural Festival can be found in the alley behind the Hume Hotel, on the outbuilding next to the parkade.&nbsp;</div>

John Fredrick Hume 1860-1935

Steph Kellett

Narayani Shapovalov

Mikaela Rubak-Mazur

Arusha Burns

<div>Wander up to Trafalgar School to find this mural about the effect of water on our communities and homes. Youth Designers of this piece: Mason Voykin, Narayani Shapovalova, Mikaela Mikaela Rubak-Mazur, Yael Oosthuizen, Bethany Pardoe, Arusha Bruns. Volunteers: Daniela Bustos, Luna Almeida, Gael Almeida, Laura Moraes, Lily Rodrigues, Carol Chagas, Grace Keating, Aneta Havelkova.&nbsp;</div>

Calling in the Rain

Various Artists

<div>In the basketball/Tennis courts</div>

Trafalgar School Mural

Steph Payne

<div>This lovely mural is tucked away behind Bigby Place, around the back of Superior Lighting &amp; Bath. Toronto-based artist Steph Payne created it during the fourth annual Nelson International Mural Festival.&nbsp;</div>

If Mountains Could Talk

Isabelle Houde

Maëlle Nixon

<div>Behind Vitality Clinic, this mural was created by Isabelle Houde and Maëlle Nixon in 2018. Instagram: @i_houde</div>

Alex Fowkes

<div>Towering over the parking lot of the Hume Hotel, on the 5 story wall of the parkade, is Alex Fowke's creation for the 2019 Nelson International Mural Festival. Instagram: @alexjfowkes @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Manifest

<div>If you are up at Lions Park you are sure to run into Bryn Stevenson's 2010 mural.&nbsp;</div>

Lion's Park Mural

<div>On the retaining wall at the top of IODE park sits Matty Kakes 2018 Mural commission for the Nelson &amp; District Arts Council.&nbsp;</div>

No one belongs here more than you

<div>Behind Backroads Brewing, created by Matty Kakes in 2018. Instagram: @mattykakez</div>

Party on the Backroad

Jessa Gilbert

<div>On the retaining wall at the intersection of Cedar and Vernon street, find one of Jessa Gilbert's submissions to the 2019 Nelson International Mural Festival! Instagram: @jessagilbert @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Kootenay Flow

<div>Climb the steepest portion of Gordon Street and along the 1200 block, you'll find Bryn Stevenson's 2017 tribute mural to Freestyle Skier JP Auclair (1977-2014).&nbsp;</div>

Tribute to JP Auclair

<div>Steph Kellett's 3 surface mural "Mountain Memories" was created as a part of the Nelson International Mural Festival in 2018. It sits in the alleyway behind Leaf Cross Society, also known as Herridge Lane. Instagram: @stephkellettart @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Mountain Memories

Tanya Pixie Johnson

<div>Lion's Gate was created by Tanya Pixie Johnson for the 2020 Nelson International Mural Festival. Head into the alley way behind Touchstones Nelson to find this beautiful work on the side of the post office building.&nbsp;</div>

Lion's Gate

Toner

<div>This historical mural with a modern twist was completed at the 2021 Nelson International Mural Festival by Calgary-based artist Toner. The mural features Touchstones Museum, the old Hume Hotel, the Nelson Courthouse, and the Streetcar.&nbsp;</div>

Nelson Spotlight

Emily Horn

<div>Behind the Nelson &amp; District Credit Union, this mural is the work of fifth grade student Emily Horn, painted by the students of Ecole Sentiers Alpins, assisted by Isabelle Houde.&nbsp;</div>

NDCU Mural 2019

Shrine On

<div>Mural by Shrine On behind Red Light Ramen</div>

The Color Dreamers

Amir Shakir

Ivette Cabrera

<div>Venture behind Hipperson's Home Hardware to find this stunning mural, created by "The Color Dreamers" (Amir Shakir &amp; Ivette Cabrera) in 2018 as a part of the Nelson International Mural Festival. Instagram: @thecolordreamers @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Striking While The Iron Is Hot

Kelly Shpeley

<div>Look up in the alley behind the Capitol Theatre! Created as a part of the Nelson International Mural Festival in 2018 by artist Kelly Shpeley. Instagram: @kellyshpeley @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Rare Bird

<div>Ktunaxa artist and muralist PJ Gilhuly painted this stairwell for the 4th annual Nelson International Mural Festival in 2021.&nbsp;</div>

Raven Haven

Timothy Robert Smith

<div>L.A. - based artist Timothy Robert Smith created "Passageway" for the 2022 Nelson International Mural Festival. The mural is located on the side of the Adventure Hotel, facing the parking lot.&nbsp;<br><br>About the artist: Timothy Robert Smith is a Los Angeles oil painter, muralist and multi-media artist, using realistic techniques to investigate the nature of perception. His work fuses together multiple perspectives into a kaleidoscopic vision, playing with our understanding of time and space.&nbsp;</div>

Passageway

<div>If you missed the sunrise this morning you can catch another by visiting Jessa Gilbert's first piece for the 2019 Nelson International Mural Festival, located on the retaining wall at the bottom of Gyro park, where Vernon, Park, and Morgan meet. Instagram: @jessagilbert @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

Ymir Peak Sunrise

LALA

Lacey & Layla Art

<div>Created as a part of the 2020 Nelson International Mural Festival by Vancouver based artist team Lacey and Layla Art.&nbsp;</div>

"Quoth the Raven, Nevermore"

Barry Overn

<div>Venture behind Downtown Automotive and onto Jam Factory Lane to find Barry Overn's 2018 Nelson International Mural Festival piece.&nbsp;</div>

By Barry Overn

Clem

<div>Herridge Lane, Outside Bella Flora</div>

<div>On your way to Thor's Pizza, admire Matty Kakes's creation for the 2019 Nelson International Mural Festival. Instagram: @mattykakez @nelsoninternationalmuralfest</div>

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