This image gallery brings together 200 great pieces of Montreal graffiti from 2020. It is not necessarily the best of the year because taste is a subjective thing and I was obviously not able to photograph everything. The selection was done partly from my own personal favourites but mostly from those of my followers on Instagram. Of course this list was put together from what I was actually able to photograph, so keep in mind that it may lack some great work that just slipped between the cracks.

The pieces are shown here in alphabetical order of artist/crew name. To ensure that the list wasn’t filled with only work from a few popular writers, I have set a maximum of 3 pieces per artist. Collaborations by two or more artists under one common theme count as one entry.

See also:
– Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art
– Retrospective of 2020 pasted street art

Cette galerie-photo présente 200 pièces de graffiti produites en 2020 à Montréal. Cette liste n’a pas la prétention d’être un best of de l’année puisque les goûts sont personnels et je n’ai évidemment pas eu la chance de tout photographier. La sélection s’est faite en partie parmi mes pièces favorites, mais surtout parmi les préférées de mes abonnés Instagram. Cette liste a bien sur été créée à partir de ce que j’ai eu la chance de trouver et de photographier, ce qui signifie que quelques chef d’oeuvres de 2020 pourraient ne pas y figurer.

Les pièces apparaissent ci-dessous en ordre alphabétique de nom d’artiste/crew. Pour que la liste ne soit pas totalement accaparée par quelques graffeurs populaires, j’ai fixé un maximum de 3 pièces par personne. Les collaborations entre deux ou plusieurs artistes sur un même thème ne comptent que pour une entrée.

Voir aussi:
– Retrospective 2020 murales et autre street art peint
– Retrospective 2020 street art collé

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The 123 Klan‘s contribution to the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Name pieces are by Scien and Klor at ground level and Aiik above.

Above 2: the 123 Klan’s Klor (above) and Scien (below) in Rosemont.

Aper‘s part in a prod which he curated in Côte St-Paul.

Aper in the McGill Ghetto.

Arrow in Rosemont.

Ason in Rosemont.

Ason at the Lachine graffiti walls.

Awie in St-Henri. Also visible in this shot are throws by Sake and Bruse.

Awie in an abandoned building. Scroll down for more by Awie under ‘K6A’ and ‘Serak’. Awie also has work appearing in theRetrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Axe Lalime in St-Henri.

Axe Lalime in St-Henri. Scroll down for more by Axe under ‘K6A’.

Bacer in Ahuntsic.

Bacer in Rosemont.

Beaf at the 2020 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.

Beast in an abandoned building.

Bhar (ground level) and Amon (above) in Hochelaga. Scroll down for more by Bhar under ‘CEK’.

Bosny in an abandoned building.

Bosny in Rosemont. Bosny also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Supersize BTH piece on the roof of an abandoned building.

Bumpr at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Case in Pointe St-Charles.

Case in Ville St-Laurent.

The CEK crew represented by Deep, Resno, Bhar and Jher in a green alley prod in Hochelaga. Scroll up to ‘Bhar’ for more by this writer.

Cemz in Hochelaga.

Cemz from a KG crew production in Hochelaga.

Cemz in Rosemont. This writer has also made into the Retrospective of 2020 pasted street art under the name Benny Wilding.

Cler under the city.

Cone in Pointe St-Charles.

Crane at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Dars in Hochelaga.

Dars on letters and Omar Bernal on figurative parts, at the PSC legal graffiti wall. Omar Bernal also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Dfek in Ahuntsic.

Dfek in Rosemont.

Dfek in Rosemont.

Dice in Ahuntsic.

Dice in Rosemont.

Drug Prophets in Parc Jeanne-Mance.

Durs in Mile End.

EK Sept in Rosemont.

EK Sept in Rosemont. Scroll down to ‘Hoar’ for more by EK Sept.

Ekes for the 2020 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

Ekes in an abandoned building.

Ekes under the city.

Ekler in Rosemont.

Ekler in Rosemont.

Ekler at the 2020 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.

Ensor (ground level) and Joh (above), in Mercier. Scroll down for more by Joh in this retrospective.

Enter in Rosemont.

Eskro (above) and Resok (below) in Mercier. Scroll down for more by Resok in this retrospective.

F.One in an abandoned building.

F.One and Ewol from a production in Villeray.

F.One and Ewol in Rosemont.

Face in Rosemont.

Fisk and Tizer‘s contribution to the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Scroll down for solo work by Tizer in this retrospective.

A huge solo wall by Five Eight in Hochelaga.

Fleo in St-Henri.

Fleo (above) and Dodo Osé (below) in Mercier. Scroll down to ‘K6A’ for more work by both writers. Dodo Osé also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Fokus aka Ofusk in a Hochelaga alley. Scroll down for more by this artist under the name ‘Malin’.

The FT crew celebrated their 15th anniversary in 2020 and its Montreal members got together to paint this extra-wide piece on a bridge pillar.

Gaulois in Rosemont.

Gaulois in Rosemont.

Gost doint Hoar’s name for his birthday, in Rosemont.

Gost in Rosemont.

Grils treading that spece between figurative and letters in a Villeray production which he curated.

Grils in a Villeray production which he curated. Scroll down for more by Grils under ‘LTG / POM’. He also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Haks on the Lachine Canal.

During the first wave of the Covid19 pandemic Haks basically had the whole PSC legal graffiti wall to himself and managed to pull off this triple set. Scroll down for more by Haks under ‘Hoar’.

Hary in a Rosemont alley. Hary also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art under the name of his ‘crew’ Lama.

Hest in Hochelaga.

Hest on a bridge pillar. Scroll down for more by Hest under ‘Killa EF’ and under ‘Wuna’.

A tribute to health workers on the frontline of the Covid19 pandemic, by Hoar in Rosemont.

Hoar in Rosemont.

Hoar, Haks, EK Sept and Nemo collaboration for the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Hoar, Haks and EK Sept all have more work in this retrospective, scroll up to their names to view.

Hozek in Villeray. Scroll down to ‘LTG / POM’ for more by this artist.

Hurl at the Papineau legal graffiti wall. Scroll down for more by this artist under his alternate name ‘Joer’.

Jaker in Rosemont.

Jaker and Legal on an abandoned building. Scroll down for solo pieces by Legal in this retrospective.

Jaker in Hochelaga.

Janek in Ahuntsic.

Joer in Rosemont. Scroll up for more by this artist under his alternate name ‘Hurl’.

Joh at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel. Joh also has another entry in this retrospective, scroll up to ‘Ensor’ to view.

Johste in Rosemont.

The huge K6A crew wall for the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival, featuring Monk.e, Awie, Serak, Fleo, Dodo Osé, Axe Lalime, Royal, Otak, Vect, Arpi, Sims and Osti. Monk.e, Awie, Serak, Fleo and Axe Lalime all have solo entries in this retrospective, scroll to their names to view. Dodo Osé also has more work under ‘Fleo’.

Kemt in Hochelaga.

Kes at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Above 3: Killa EF, Pito and Hest from a joint production in Petite-Patrie. All three have solo work in this retrospective, scroll to their names to view.

Trackside Killa EF.

Klew in Ahuntsic.

Koal in Hochelaga.

Koal in Little Italy.

Kor, Seano, MSH and perhaps more for the 2020 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

Giant piece from Kor at the Papineau legal graffiti wall. Kor also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Korb in Rosemont.

Korb at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Kores at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Lamo at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Legal from a production in Côte St-Paul.

Legal in an abandoned building. More by Legal can be found above under ‘Jaker’.

Liza in Rosemont.

One of many “Defund The Police” pieces by Chris Lloyd at this same spot.

Lora in an abandoned building.

Louis Letters in an abandoned building.

Louis Letters in an abandoned building. Louis has also made into the Retrospective of 2020 pasted street art.

Above 2 photos: The LTG/POM crews’ wall for the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival featuring Aces, Grils, Serum, Rizek, Seork, Hozek and Paynt. The second photo above is a close-up on the left section showing Aces and Grils’s parts. Grils, Serum, Rizek and Hozek all have solo work in this retrospective, scroll to their names to view.

Lyfer in Petite-Patrie.

Lyfer in an abandoned building.

Macak in Rosemont. Macak also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Makes in Pointe St-Charles.

Makes at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Malin‘s contribution to the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Malin aka Ofusk has more work in this retrospective, scroll up to ‘Fokus’ to view. He also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art under ‘Jest’.

Maniak in Rosemont.

Maniak in Mercier.

Mask at the 2020 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.

Maysr‘s contribution to the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival, from the wall of OGs which he curated.

Mazo in Rosemont.

Medor at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Meor in a graffiti alley.

Meow in Mile Ex.

Highwayside Meow.

Trackside Meow

Micer in an abandoned building.

Mix of graffiti and calligraphy by Monk.e in Mile End.

Monk.e at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel. Scroll up to ‘K6A’ for more by Monk.e in this retrospective. This multi-talented artist also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Naimo in a Hochelaga alley.

Naimo on an abandoned Plateau building.

Naimo in Petite-Patrie.

Narc in Ahuntsic.

Narc in Ahuntsic.

Noper at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Nor at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Nor at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Paner on an abandoned Plateau building.

Peace in Hochelaga.

Peack‘s contribution to the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Peru at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Peru at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Peyo in Rosemont.

Pito in Ahuntsic.

Pito at the 2020 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam. Scroll up to ‘Killa EF’ for more by this writer.

Psycho in Hochelaga.

Highwayside Psycho.

Quote at the Papineau graffiti walls.

Raes in Rosemont.

Raes at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Rains in Hochelaga.

Rains at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Rains at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Resok in an abandoned building.

Resok in Rosemont. Scroll up to ‘Eskro’ for more by Resok. He also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Rizek in an abandoned building just as the Covid19 pandemic hit our shores.

Rizek (above) and Luna (below) in an abandoned building. Scroll up to ‘LTG / POM’ for more by Rizek.

Salé on a bridge pillar.

Sank at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

SBU One in an abandoned building.

SBU One in an abandoned building. SBU also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Scribe in Hochelaga.

Above 2 photos: both sides of a truck by Scribe.

Scribe in the Plateau. Scribe also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Senck in Côte des Neiges.

Senck in the Plateau.

Serak‘s contribution to a major production by the KG crew.

Serak on letters and Awie on the portrait of Ennio Morricone, in St-Henri. Scroll up to ‘K6A’ for more by both artists. Awie also has solo work at the beginning of this retrospective.

Serum in Rosemont. Scroll up to ‘LTG / POM’ for more by Serum.

Shok in Ahuntsic.

Shok in Ahuntsic.

Shok in Hochelaga.

Smak in Côte des Neiges.

Smak in Côte St-Paul.

Snipes in Côte des Neiges.

Snipes in Côte des Neiges.

Snipes in Côte St-Paul.

Snok in St-Henri.

Snok in Lachine.

Snok in Lachine.

Some in Petite-Patrie.

Stare in Rosemont.

Stare in Côte des Neiges.

Stare in Rosemont.

Tchug in Rosemont. Tchug also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Timer in Rosemont.

Timer at the 2020 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.

Timer‘s contribution to the OG wall for the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Tizer at the Papineau legal graffiti wall. Scroll up to ‘Fisk’ for more by Tizer.

Tuna in Ahuntsic.

Tuna in Ahuntsic.

Tuna in Ahuntsic.

Vaper in Rosemont.

Verbe in Hochelaga. Also visible above in this shot is an older piece by Daur.

Verso in Rosemont.

Voguer in industrial Hochelaga.

Wuna in Hochelaga. She also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art.

Wuna and Hest‘s contribution to the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Hest also has solo work in this retrospective, scroll up to his name as well as to ‘Killa EF’ to view.

A tribute to George Floyd by members of XPR.

Zehok at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Zek‘s contribution to the OG wall for the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Zek‘s part in a major production by the KG crew in Hochelaga.

Zek in the Plateau.

Zen in Rosemont.

Zen in a Plateau alley.

Zen in a Plateau alley. He also has work appearing in the Retrospective of 2020 murals and other painted street art under the name Johnny Crap.