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St-Laurent|Clark back alley between Laurier and St-Viateur

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The back alley that runs behind the western side of St-Laurent is one of Montreal’s great hotspots for commissioned and non-commissioned street art. Two stretches of that alley are particularly interesting: the one from Duluth to Des Pins (subject of a different post) and the one from Laurier to St-Viateur which is covered here. Some of this city’s greatest artists have left their mark there in the form of murals, smaller figurative pieces, graffiti, wheatpastes, stencils and of course the unavoidable stickers.

Each segment of the alley has a different feel, so this post is divided accordingly: Laurier to Fairmount, Fairmount to St-Viateur, and above St-Viateur. Pieces were photographed from the summer of 2014 to the summer of 2016.

La ruelle se trouvant derrière le coté ouest de la rue St-Laurent est une des meilleures galeries à ciel ouvert à Montréal. Deux portions de cette ruelle sont particulièrement intéressantes: celle comprise entre Duluth et Des Pins (le sujet d’un article à part) et celle comprise entre les rues Laurier et St-Viateur, que nous traitons ici. Plusieurs parmi les meilleurs artistes à Montréal y ont laissé leur marque (commandée ou non) sous forme de murales et pièces figuratives de plus petite envergure, graffitis, collages, pochoirs, et évidemment les inévitables autocollants.

La gallerie-photo ci-dessous est divisée en chapitres reflétant le caractère différent de chaque segment de cette ruelle: Laurier à Fairmount, Fairmount à St-Viateur, et nord de St-Viateur. Les pièces présentées ont été photographiées de l’été 2014 à l’été 2016.

Between Laurier and Fairmount

Nixon graffiti in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Nixon in alley north of Laurier.

Los Keos in alley north of Laurier
Los Keos in alley north of Laurier.

Fore / Los Keos in alley north of Laurier
Fore / Los Keos in alley north of Laurier.

AG Crew featuring Snipe and Senck in alley north of Laurier
The AG Crew featuring Snipe and Senck.

Vhat, part 1/3 in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Vhat, part 1/3.

Vhat part 2/3 in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Vhat, part 2/3.

Vhat part 3/3 in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Vhat, part 3/3.

Door in alley between St-Laurent and Clark featuring mainly a wheatpaste by Lily Luciole, stickers by TikTok, Cif and Meat and lots of tagging including Tik Tok in bottom right corner
Door featuring mainly a wheatpaste by Lily Luciole, stickers by Tik Tok, Cif and Meat and lots of tagging including Tik Tok in bottom right corner. Close-ups of various parts below.

wheatpaste by Lily Luciole in alley between St-Laurent and Clark; also visible are small stickers by Tik Tok and Cif
Close-up of Lily Luciole wheatpaste. Stickers on the left are by Tik Tok and Cif.

hand-drawn sticker by Meat
Close-up of the Meat sticker on door above.

Produkt drawing and lots of tags
Alex Produkt amongst lots of tags.

paste-up by Sloast
Sloast paste-up.

paste-up by Sloast
Sloast paste-up.

ROC514 drawing and Dookie3 stencil
ROC514. Also visible on the right is an earlier stencil by Dookie (scroll down a bit for close-up).

ROC514 in a Mile End alley
ROC514

Pnda in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Pnda over tags.

Pnda in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Pnda and lots of tags.

Olo in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Graffiti by Olo.

Nesko in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Nesko.

Drawing by Other in alley between St-Laurent and Clark and lots of tags including House and Hirok amongst others
Drawing by Other, with tags by House and Hirok amongst others.

stencil by Dookie3 in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Stencil by Dookie3.

Koni HTU in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Koni HTU

Greasy Jim in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Greasy Jim

Stencil by Pro-Can Ibalizm in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Stencil for Pro-Can Ibalizm.

Unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Unidentified artist.

Stickers by Tik Tok (top left), National Zombi (top right), 52Hz (fish) and Fleb (bottom right), plus pasted card by Pnda (blue). In alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Stickers by Tik Tok (top left), National Zombi (top right), 52Hz (fish) and Fleb (bottom right), plus pasted card by Pnda (blue).

Tava sticker in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Tava sticker.

Between Fairmount and St-Viateur

Anna Meinong / Zoids (?) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Anna Meinong / Zoids?

FiveEight (left) and Peru143 (right) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Five Eight (left) and Peru143 (right).

Peru143 in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Closer view of the Peru143 portion.

Gawd in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Gawd

Screm, Toast and other artists from Visual Pollution in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Screm, Visual Pollution, Toast.

Toast in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Toast

Visual Pollution in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Visual Pollution

Waxhead, Cryote and perhaps others from the WZRDS GNG off Fairmount near St-Laurent
Waxhead, Cryote and perhaps other members of the then Wzrds Gng. For the paste-ups visible beneath the stairs, scroll down.

Waxhead in alley off Fairmount
Same location as above, one year earlier, just Waxhead.

Turtle Caps on doors in alley off Fairmount
Turtle Caps

Tava (top), unknown artist (centre) and Futur Lasor Now wheatpaste (bottom) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Tava (hearts at the top), Futur Lasor Now (bottom) and unknown artist in between. A close-up of the mini-sticker in the top left corner is shown further down in this gallery.

Produkt (white head) and Pnda (top right in blue) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Alex Produkt, plus Pnda paste-up in the top corner.

small pasted piece by ROC514 and Mr Chose aka Easythat3rd aka Easytrois
Collaboration wheatpaste between ROC514 and Mr Chose.

Lily Luciole poster in Mile End
Lily Luciole poster.

Wheatpastes by Le Renard Fou
Le Renard Fou wheatpastes.

Miss Me wheatpaste (left) and Pnda graffiti (right) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Miss Me wheatpaste (left) and Pnda (right).

Futur Lasor Now wheatpaste
Futur Lasor Now wheatpaste.

wheatpastes by Futur Lasor Now (left) and 52Hz (right) found in Mile End
Futur Lasor Now (left) and 52Hz (right) wheatpastes.

wheatpaste by 52Hz found in Mile End
52Hz wheatpaste.

Swarm wheatpaste
Swarm paste-ups.

Naps in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Naps, plus what’s left of a Graffiti Knight wheatpaste.

Stela on Fairmount near St-Laurent
Stela, at the Fairmount end of this alley.

Stela (right) and Selena Gomez (left) representing the Witch Gang, in alley off St-Viateur (bottom left corner wheatpaste is by Swarm for Decolonizing Street Art)
Stela again, this time at the St-Viateur end of the alley. With Selena Gomez, together representing the Witch Gang. Flags in bottom left corner are by Swarm for Decolonizing Street Art.

Pasted collaboration between 69 (aka 6ara9e) and ROC514 in alley off St-Viateur
Collaboration wheatpaste between ROC514 and 69 aka 6ara9e.

wheatpastes by Swarm (left) and Futur Lasor Now (right)
Swarm (left) and Futur Lasor Now (right).

wheatpaste by unidentified artist in Mile End alley
Wheatpaste by an unidentified artist.

collaboration wheatpaste between Lily Luciole and Swarm
Wheatpasting collaboration between Lily Luciole and Swarm.

Gial wheatpaste found in Mile End
Gial wheatpaste.

Futur Lasor Now wheatpaste, with Pnda (top left) and Swarm (bottom)
Wheatpastes by Futur Lasor Now (centre), Swarm for Decolonizing Street Art (bottom) and paste-up by Pnda (top). See next photo for close-up of stickered piece in the bottom left corner.

Sticker/paste-up by unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Close-up of stickered piece in previous photo.

Lovebot (right) and Turtle Caps (left) wheatpastes in alley behind St-Laurent on the corner of St-Viateur
Wheatpastes by Turtle Caps (left) and Toronto’s Lovebot (right).

Zola wheatpaste
Zola.

Kat poster in alley behind St-Laurent
Kat wheatpaste.

poster by Kat
Kat wheatpaste.

poster by Kat
Kat wheatpaste.

poster by Kat
Kat wheatpaste.

cardboard paste-up by Mono Sourcil
Pasted cardboard by Mono Sourcil.

cardboard paste-up by Mono Sourcil
Pasted cardboard by Mono Sourcil.

wheatpaste by Sloast
Sloast wheatpaste.

wheatpastes by ROC514 (right) and Flavor (left)
ROC514 and Flavor wheatpastes.

wheatpaste by Sloast
Sloast wheatpaste.

paste-up by Sloast
Sloast, partially over an old sticker from yours truly.

wood-up by Starkey in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Starkey wood-up.

Graffiti Knight wheatpaste
Wheatpaste by Graffiti Knight.

Muesli poster in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Poster by Muesli.

wheatpaste by unidentified artist; many locations
Wheatpaste by an unidentified artist.

Pasted bagel prints at the St-Viateur end of the alley, artist unknown
Pasted bagel prints at the St-Viateur end of the alley, artist unknown.

unidentified artist in Mile End
Unidentified artist.

Listen in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Listen

Listen in Mile End
Listen

Listen in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Listen

Drawing by Other in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Other

Gawd (left) and Labrona (right) on Mile End back alley doors
Gawd (left) and Labrona (right).

Produkt (in white and blue)
In white/blue: Alex Produkt.

Produkt (blue and white drawing, plus text above it) plus drawings by other artists and tags
Alex Produkt (in white/blue). All white character is by unknown artist.

ROC514 (bottom left corner), FiveEight (tag above it) and other tags in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
ROC514 in bottom left corner. Also shows tags by Five Eight and others.

ROC514 (bottom left corner), Cryote (centre in black), Monkey King (in blue) and paste-ups by Stela and Swarm (bottom right)
ROC514 in bottom left corner. Also shows drawings by Cryote (in black) and Monkey King (in blue) and paste-ups by Stela and Swarm in the bottom right corner. See next photo for close-up of the latter paste-ups.

Paste-ups by Stela (left) and Swarm (right) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Paste-ups by Stela (left) and Swarm (right).

Paste-ups by Zu (left) and Swarm (right) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Paste-ups by Zu (left) and Swarm (right).

Zu paste-up (top) and Monkey King sticker (bottom) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Paste-up by Zu (top) and Monkey King sticker (bottom).

Zu paste-up in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Paste-up by Zu.

Stela paste-up near the corner of St-Laurent and Fairmount
Stela on pasted doilie.

Stela doilie paste-up
Stela on pasted doilie.

Stela doilie paste-up
Stela on pasted doilie.

Stela doilie paste-up
Stela on pasted doilie.

Stela (left) doilie paste-up and Selena Gomez (right) paste-up
Paste-ups by Stela and Selena Gomez presumably vandalised by someone who disapproves of their message.

Decolonizing Street Art sticker in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Paste-up for Decolonizing Street Art.

Decolonizing Street Art sticker in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Paste-up for Decolonizing Street Art.

Bubz? in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Presumably by Bubz.

Sayko graffiti in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Graffiti by Sayko, and paste-up by Baubô in top left corner.

Greasy Jim graffiti mural near St-Laurent corner St-Viateur
Greasy Jim graffiti.

Graffiti by House in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Graffiti by House.

Graffiti by Grams in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Grams throw.

Gawd drawing in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
A quick one by Gawd.

stencil by Dookie3 found in Mile End
Stencil by Dookie3.

stencil by Dookie3 found in Mile End
Stencil by Dookie3.

stencil by Dookie3 in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Stencil by Dookie3.

Pnda in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Pnda

Pnda in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Pnda

Clay by Zenka piece stating “#Letsairguitar” found on wall in alley off St-Viateur
Clay piece by Zenka at the St-Viateur end of the alley.

Waxhead on Mile End door
Waxhead

Waxhead (in red) and various other unknown artists in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Waxhead in red, amongst lots of tags.

Waxhead (bottom in red) and various other unknown artists in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Waxhead in red, amongst lots of tags. Artists responsible for the blue piece and the white character above it is unknown.

Unknown artists in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Unidentified artist.

Bubz? in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Bubz?

Swarm paste-up in air vent in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Swarm paste-up in air vent.

Pnda drawing (blue) and stickers by unknown artist (in black) and Tik Tok (white and purple) in air vent in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Same air vent as above, Pnda in blue, stickers by unidentified artist (black) and Tik Tok (white and purple).

Unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Unidentified artist.

quickie by Yolacocacola
Yolacocacola

Unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Artist unknown.

Unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Artist unknown.

Unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Artist unknown.

Unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Artist unknown.

Unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Artist unknown.

Unknown artist stencil in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Artist unknown.

Unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Artist unknown.

Sam in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Sam.

Toobad in alley between St-Laurent and Clark, plus tags by Greasy Jim, etc
Toobad, with tags from Greasy Jim, Nestor, Hitem, etc.

Tags by various artists including Pnda in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
It looks this is Pnda’s playground. White character is by unidentified artist.

Meat in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Meat.

Unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Artist unknown.

You Go Girl tag in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Chalk tag by You Go Girl.

You Go Girl tag in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Chalk tag by You Go Girl.

Stickers by various unknown artists in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Stickers and drawings by unidentified artists.

Paste-ups and stickers by Bird (top), ROC514 and Sien514 (pumpkins), Swarm (right of pumpkins), Waxhead (bottom left), Turtle Caps (bottom centre) and Fortin Marchand (bottom right) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Paste-ups and stickers by Bird (top), ROC514 and Sien514 (pumpkins), Swarm (right of pumpkins), Waxhead (bottom left), Turtle Caps (bottom centre) and Fortin Marchand (bottom right).

Sticker by unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Mini-stickers by unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Stickers by unidentified artists.

Above St-Viateur

Stikki Peaches wheatpaste with chimpanzee by Graffiti Knight
Wheatpastes by Stikki Peaches (left) and Graffiti Knight (right). Mock ‘record and needle’ on the far right is by unknown artist.

Graffiti Knight wheatpaste in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Wheatpaste by Graffiti Knight.

wheatpastes by WhatIsAdam
Wheatpastes by WhatIsAdam aka WIA.

poster by Muesli
Poster by Muesli.

Presumably Snail from WC
This is presumably by Snail from the WC Crew.

Wheatpaste by G.Knight
Wheatpaste by G.Knight.

poster by Kat
Kat poster.

Painting by unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Unknown artist.

Wheatpaste by unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Unknown artist.

Listen in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Listen

‘Tag’ by Cash4 in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Cash4.

Tik Tok sticker in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Sticker by unknown artist in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Stickers by Tik Tok (left) and unidentified artist (right).

Spotlight

Lily Luciole

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Lily Luciole is a Parisian artist who was quite active in Montreal until she returned to Paris in the middle of 2016. Her main medium was wheatpasting. She is a socially and politically conscious artist who has pasted for OffmuralEs and alongside other socio-politically involved artists and collectives such as Swarm, Zola and the Decolonizing Street Art movement.

For more information on the artist, and for many more photos than what is found in the image gallery below, check out Lilyluciole.com as well as her Facebook, Flickr and Tumblr pages.

Lily Luciole est une artiste Parisienne ayant été très active dans les rues de Montréal jusqu’à son retour en France en 2016. Elle s’est exprimée dans les rues de notre ville principalement via ses collages. Elle est très engagée socialement et politiquement, ayant collé pour OffmuralEs ou aux côtés d’autres artistes et collectifs engagés tels que Swarm, Zola et le mouvement Decolonizing Street Art.

Pour plus d’information sur cette artiste, et pour beaucoup plus de photos que ce qui est présenté dans la galerie ci-dessous, vous êtes invités à jeter un coup d’oeil à Lilyluciole.com ou à ses pages Facebook, Flickr et Tumblr.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste with wool in Mile End
A wheatpaste with wool from 2019.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste with wool in Mile End
A wheatpaste with wool from 2019.

Lily Luciole for Cabane à sucre secret project August 2014
Contribution to the Cabane à sucre secret gallery.

Lily Luciole poster in Mile End
Poster in Mile End.

Lily Luciole poster in Mile End
Poster in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Lily Luciole poster in Mile End
Poster in Mile End.

Lily Luciole poster in Mile End
Poster in Mile End.

large Lily Luciole poster in Mile End
Large poster in Mile End.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste
Wheatpaste found on Clark. Also partly visible: Mimi for OffmuralEs (bottom left) and Baubô (right).

Lily Luciole wheatpaste (bird) with stickers by Decolonizing Street Art (middle right), Waxhead and ROC514 (bottom right)
Wheatpaste found on one of St-Laurent’s many abandoned businesses. Stickers centre right to bottom right are by someone representing Decolonizing Street Art, Waxhead and ROC514.

Lily Luciole (bird), Decolonizing Street Art (flag) and 2U4UByU (right) wheatpastes and posters
Wheatpastes and posters by Lily Luciole (left), Decolonizing Street Art (flag) and 2U4U ByU (right).

Turtle Caps (painted) and Lily Luciole (pasted birds) in abandoned church; photo © Lily Luciole
Turtle Caps (painted) and Lily Luciole (pasted birds) in abandoned church; photo © Lily Luciole.

collaboration wheatpaste between Lily Luciole and Swarm
Collaboration with Swarm in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

collaboration wheatpaste between Lily Luciole and Swarm
Collaboration with Swarm in Petite-Patrie.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste
This wheatpaste was found on De Gaspé.

Lily Luciole and Swarm collaboration wheatpaste for Off Murales
Lily Luciole and Swarm collaboration wheatpaste for OffmuralEs.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste
This wheatpaste was found on Duluth.

Lily Luciole poster
Poster found in Hochelaga.

Lily Luciole poster
Poster found in Hochelaga.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste
What’s left of this wheatpaste was found on Laurier.

wheatpaste by Lily Luciole in alley between St-Laurent and Clark; also visible are small stickers by Tik Tok and Cif
In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark. Stickers top left are by Tik Tok and Cif.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste
This was found on St-Denis but other copies were found elsewhere.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste in door. Background motif is by Turtle Caps
On St-Laurent door. The background is wallpaper created by Turtle Caps.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste covered with paste-ups by Swarm. Bottom right corner paste-up is by ROC514.
Another door on St-Laurent. This one has paste-ups by Swarm (and a lot of tags) over it. Paste-up in bottom right corner is by ROC514.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste found in Mile end alley
Nature is taking over this one found in a Mile End alley.

Spotlight

Alex Produkt

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Alex Produkt’s main means of expression on the streets of Montreal is painting and drawing. He’s also pasted some of his work, but I’ve unfortunately never been able to photograph any of it. There are therefore no wheatpastes in the gallery below. He shines on canvas even more than he does on city walls, a rare thing among our street artists in my opinion. Actually, I love his studio work so much, I can only imagine what he could come up with if he was given a big wall and enough time to cover it with scenes and characters from his crazy imagination. Meanwhile, learn more on the artist and check out his studio work on his Facebook, Instagram (Alex Produkt) and Instagram (Ricky Tuesday) pages. See him at work in “End Orphans”, a 10-minute short film directed in 2014 by Ian lagarde.

Dans les rues et ruelles de Montréal, Alex Produkt crée surtout des pièces murales et des dessins. Il a aussi pratiqué le collage, mais je n’ai pas encore eu la chance de prendre une de ses oeuvres collées en photo, ce qui explique l’absence de collage dans la galerie ci-dessous. Il brille encore plus sur canevas que sur les murs de notre ville, un phénomène rare parmi nos artistes street selon moi. En fait, son travail en studio me fascine tellement que je ne peux qu’imaginer ce qu’il en serait si on lui donnait un grand mur et assez de temps pour le couvrir de scènes et personnages issus de son imagination. D’ici là, vous pouvez en apprendre un peu sur l’artiste et voir de quoi il est capable sur toile en visitant ses pages Facebook, Instagram (Alex Produkt) et Instagram (Ricky Tuesday). Vous pouvez aussi le voir à l’oeuvre dans “End Orphans”, un cours film réalisé par Ian Lagarde en 2014.

Produkt in Mile End
In Mile End.

Alex Produkt’s contribution to the 2019 edition of Under Pressure
Contribution to the 2019 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Alex Produkt On a Mile End alley door
On a Mile End alley door.

Alex Produkt for the 2018 edition of Under Pressure
For the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Alex Produkt in Plateau End
On a Plateau End alley door.

Alex Produkt in a Mile End alley
In a Mile End alley.

Alex Produkt mural done in the context of the 2014 Mural Festival
Semi-official contribution to the 2014 edition of Mural Festival, in narrow alley behind Duluth. Unfortunately this piece was painted over by the owner of the wall within a month or two of its creation.

Alex Produkt piece for Chromatic Festival
Contribution to a Chromatic block party.

Alex Produkt in St-Henri
In St-Henri.

Alex Produkt with paste-up by Citizan (top left) and installation by Alysha Farling for Cabane à sucre secret project August 2014
Contribution to the Cabane à sucre secret gallery (sorry, I didn’t manage to get a great shot of this). Also visible top left: Citizan.

Under Pressure Festival zone 2014 – 180 Ste-Catherine – art by Produkt (left) and Tyler K Raumen (right)
Produkt (left) and Tyler K Rauman (right) for the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Under Pressure Festival zone 2014 – 210 Ste-Catherine – from left to right: Mono Sourcil, Labrona, Turtle Caps, Produkt
From left to right: Mono Sourcil, Labrona, Turtle Caps, Produkt. For the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Alex Produkt’s contribution to the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival
Contribution to the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Labrona (top) with Gawd and Produkt (ground level), in the Quartier Latin
Labrona (top and bottom centre), Gawd (bottom right) and Produkt (bottom left) in alley off St-Denis. See close-up of Produkt’s contribution next.

detail showing Produkt’s contribution to a mural also featuring Labrona and Gawd
Detail of above mural showing Produkt’s contribution.

Produkt (white head) and Pnda (top right in blue) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
In alley between St-Laurent and Clark, near Fairmount. Blue paste-up in the top right corner is by Pnda.

Produkt (top), Rage5 (right wheatpaste), unidentified artist (left wheatpaste) and a Waxhead drawing (bottom left)
Produkt (white bovine head in top half), Rage5 (bottom right wheatpaste), Waxhead (bottom left drawing) as well as piece by unknown artist (centre left) and lots of tags. In alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Labrona (bottom) and Alex Produkt (top) on Plateau door
Produkt (top half), Labrona (bottom half) and a quickie by Snail from the WC Crew in the top left corner.

Produkt (left) and Labrona (right) near Champs des possibles
Produkt (left) and Labrona (right).

Labrona (bottom), Gawd (left), Other (top right), Alex Produkt (right) and many others on delivery door rue de Gaspé
Produkt’s contributions (in white/blue) to this door are surrounded by pieces from Labrona (bottom), Other (top right), Gawd (centre left) and unidentified artist (top left).

Alex Produkt on door
Produkt (centre creature plus text) and Meat (little pink worm).

Alex Produkt (top), Cryote (bottom left) and presumably Waxhead (bottom right)
Produkt (top half) with Cryote (bottom left) and, presumably, Waxhead (bottom right).

Produkt drawing and lots of tags
In alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Produkt (in white and blue)
Produkt (main piece in white/blue) and unidentified artist (bottom right) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Produkt in a Mile End alley
In a Mile End alley.

Produkt (blue and white drawing, plus text above it) plus drawings by other artists and tags
Produkt (in white/blue plus text above) and unidentified artist (all white) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Alex Produkt on the back of an information panel for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival
Back of information panel for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Alex Product on board for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival
Back of information panel for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival.

Alex Produkt for the 2017 edition of MTL En Arts
For the 2017 edition of MTL En Arts.

Alex Produkt on a Mile End door
In Mile End.

Alex Produkt in Mile Ex
In Mile-Ex.

Produkt on Beaubien
Echoes of what once was, on Beaubien.

Spotlight

Zola

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Zola is one of Montreal’s most politically and socially involved artists. She describes her art as “Anti-oppressive street art”. She has been involved in the Decolonizing Street Art convergence of artists and in OffmuralEs, a collective aiming to offer a non-corporate alternative to the Mural Festival. She was voted by Complex as one of the 15 Emerging Street Artists to Watch in 2015 (that’s not just in Montreal but internationally).

For more information on Zola, see this interview given to Complex (in English) and this interview published in La Presse (in French), or visit her Facebook and Tumblr pages. Photos of her work, including a lot of off-street creations, are up on Instagram. She sells stickers, patches, posters, zines, t-shirts, etc through Storenvy.

Zola est une des artistes les plus politiquement et socialement engagé.e.s à Montréal. Elle décrit son art comme étant du “street art anti-oppression”. Elle est impliquée dans la convergence d’artistes Decolonizing Street Art ainsi que dans OffmuralEs qui propose une alternative non-commerciale au Festival Mural. Elle a été votée parmi les 15 artistes émergents à surveiller en 2015 par Complex (pas seulement à Montréal, mais internationalement).

Pour plus d’information sur Zola, lire cette entrevue (en français) publiée dans La Presse et cette entrevue (en anglais) donnée à Complex, ou visitez ses pages Facebook et Tumblr. Des photos de son art, incluant beaucoup de créations off-street sont disponibles sur Instagram. Zola vend des autocollants, patches, affiches, zines, t-shirts, etc via Storenvy.

painted / peint

Zola for the 2025 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
For the 2025 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

Zola and friends for the 2023 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Zola and friends for the 2023 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

Zola (top) and Collages Féminicides Montréal (on door), for the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
For the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle, with a piece by Collages Féminicides Montréal on the door.

Zola for the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
For the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

Zola for the 2020 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
For the 2020 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

wheatpastes / collages

poster by Zola in the South West
Zola wheatpaste in Hochelaga
Zola posters in St-Henri
Zola wheatpaste in Rosemont
Zola wheatpaste in the South West
Zola wheatpaste in Petite-Patrie
pasted piece by Zola in Mile End
Zola in Mile End
poster by Zola
Zola poster in Hochelaga
Zola wheatpaste in Hochelaga
Zola wheatpaste in the Quartier des Spectacles
Zola wheatpaste in Hochelaga
Zola in a Hochelaga alley
Zola wheatpaste found in Verdun
Zola in a Hochelaga alley
wheatpaste by Zola found in Pointe St-Charles
Zola wheatpaste in Mile End
Zola poster in Pointe St-Charles
Zola poster in Pointe St-Charles
Zola poster found in Rosemont

Zola wheatpaste tribute to Auntie Janet in Hochelaga
Tribute to Auntie Janet in Hochelaga.

Zola wheatpaste in Rosemont
wheatpaste by Zola
Zola wheatpaste in St-Henri
poster by Zola
Zola wheatpaste in Hochelaga
Zola wheatpaste in Mile Ex
Zola wheatpaste in Outremont
Zola wheatpaste in Mile End
Zola in Rosemont
Zola wheatpaste in a Hochelaga alley
Zola wheatpaste found in Mile End

mini poster by Zola
A smaller version of the above.

Zola wheatpaste found in Mile Ex
Zola wheatpaste found in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste found in Mile End
Zola in the Plateau
Zola wheatpaste found in the Plateau/Rosemont
Zola paste-up

wheatpaste by Zola over a garage door which she had painted but had been vandalized
After contributing this garage door to the 2020 edition of Canettes de Ruelle (see pre-vandalism shot at the bottom of this page), someone who disapproved with her anti-police message vandalised it, calling her a ‘cretin’. Instead of ‘fixing’ the work, Zola retaliated by wheatpasting over the vandalism and hijacking the vandal’s work to her benefit.

Zola poster in Little Italy

wheatpaste by Zola for the 2020 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
For the 2020 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

Zola poster found in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste in Rosemont
small poster by Zola in Petite-Patrie
Zola wheatpaste in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste found in Hochelaga
Zola in St-Henri
Zola wheatpaste found in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste in Parc-Ex
Zola wheatpaste found in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste in Little Italy

wheatpastes by Swarm (left) and Zola (right)
With Swarm on the left.

Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste in Hochelaga
Zola wheatpaste found in Petite-Patrie
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste found in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste

Zola and Swarm collaboration wheatpaste
Collaboration with Swarm.

Zola wheatpaste found in Petite-Patrie
Zola wheatpaste found in Petite-Patrie
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste

Zola wheatpaste
A cheeky one…

small Zola wheatpaste
Probably Zola’s smallest wheatpaste!

Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste found in Mile End

Zola wheatpaste; photo © Zola
This photo © Zola

Zola wheatpaste found in Hochelaga

wheatpastes from Zola (left) and Rey Midax (skull) found in Hochelaga
Skull on the right is by Rey Midax.

Wheatpaste collaboration between Swarm (portal) and Zola (person)
Collaboration between Swarm (portal) and Zola (person).

Zola and Swarm collaboration wheatpaste in Rosemont
Another collaboration with Swarm (slightly damaged in this shot). A sticker variation of this piece also exists, scroll down to the stickers section.

Zola wheatpaste in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste found in Petite-Patrie
Zola wheatpaste in Mile End for Decolonize Street Art
Zola wheatpaste in Hochelaga
wheatpaste by Zola

Zola wheatpaste
Also visible top right: Stela

Zola wheatpaste; photo © Zola
Also visible bottom left: Stela; this photo © Zola

Zola wheatpaste in Rosemont
Zola wheatpaste found in Petite-Patrie
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Wheatpaste by Zola found in Rosemont
Zola wheatpaste in Hochelaga

Zola wheatpaste underneath balcony of industrial office building
Underneath balcony of industrial office building.

Zola wheatpaste

Zola wheatpaste; photo © Zola
This photo © Zola

Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste

Zola wheatpaste
Also visible, stickers for Decolonizing Street Art and by Waxhead, Stela, Tik Tok, ROC514

Zola wheatpaste
In alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Zola wheatpaste in Hochelaga back alley
Zola wheatpaste found in Mile End
Zola wheatpaste
Zola wheatpaste
paste-up by Zola, various locations

Zola (top) and Red Bandit (beneath) wheatpastes, Meat paste-up (bottom)
Also visible, paste-ups by Red Bandit (beneath Zola) and Meat (bottom).

wheatpaste by Zola

Zola wheatpaste; photo © Zola
This photo © Zola

Zola wheatpastes; photo © Zola
This photo © Zola

Zola wheatpaste; photo © Zola
This photo © Zola

Zola wheatpaste

Zola wheatpaste; photo © Zola
This photo © Zola

Zola wheatpaste

Zola for OffMurales; photo © Zola
Zola for OffmuralEs.

stickers / autocollants

sticker by Zola
sticker by Zola
stickers by Zola
Zola sticker

holographic sticker by Zola
This one’s a holographic sticker.

Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker

Zola and Swarm collaboration sticker for the 150th anniversary of Canada
Collaboration with Swarm.

Zola sticker
Zola sticker

sticker collaboration between Zola and Swarm
Collaboration with Swarm. This design originally existed as a wheatpaste (scroll up this gallery to view).

Zola sticker
Zola sticker; photo © Zola
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
small Zola paste-up
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker
Zola sticker

sticker presumably by Zola
This one is presumed to be from Zola.

Zola sticker
Zola, Riot Apologist.

Zola sticker

Decolonizing Street Art stickers distributed by Zola
Decolonizing Street Art stickers distributed by Zola.

Spotlight

Nixon

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Nixon is mostly known and loved for his graffiti which usually includes a lot of figurative elements. He also did a number of murals in Plateau back alleys as well as in a few other places around our city. Check out his Tumblr page for information and photos of his art (including a lot of non-street work on canvas). This abandoned WordPress site also features work produced up to the beginning of 2014.

Nixon est surtout connu et aimé pour ses graffitis qui incluent souvent des éléments figuratifs. Il a aussi produit un certain nombre de murales dans des ruelles du Plateau et ailleurs en ville. Pour plus d’information et des photos de son art sous toutes ses formes (incluant une grande quantité sur canevas), voir sa page Tumblr. Cette page WordPress abandonnée présente aussi son oeuvre produit avant 2014.

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murals and mural pieces/ murales et pièces murales

mural by Nixon in St-Denis|Drolet alley
In the alley between St-Denis and Drolet. This mural replaced the one below.

Nixon mural in St-Denis|Drolet alley
In the alley between St-Denis and Drolet. This mural was replaced by the one above it in this gallery, and it replaced the one below.

Nixon mural in St-Denis|Drolet alley
In the alley between St-Denis and Drolet. This mural was replaced by the one above it in this gallery.

Nixon in a Plateau alley
In a Plateau alley.

Nixon on café storefront in Rosemont/Petite-Patrie
Front of café in Rosemont/Petite-Patrie.

Nixon in Hochelaga
In Hochelaga near the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

En Masse’s contribution to the 2013 edition of Mural Festival featuring Dan Buller (tennis player), Five Eight (central letters), Scaner (top letters), Waxhead (head on the left), Beeforeo (below Five), Nixon (bottom)
En Masse‘s contribution to the 2013 edition of Mural Festival features Nixon (bottom, top and far right) alongside Dan Buller (tennis player), Five Eight (central letters), Scaner (top letters), Waxhead (head on the left) and Beeforeo (below Five). Photo © Infant Wisdom.

Nixon in Outremont
In Outremont.

Nixon on industrial building in Hochelaga
In an abandoned Hochelaga lot.

Nixon on a Plateau garage door
Garage door in a Plateau back alley.

Nixon graffiti mural in Pointe St-Charles
In Pointe St-Charles.

Nixon piece in St-Henri
In St-Henri.

Nixon on Ste-Catherine in the Under Pressure Festival zone
On Ste-Catherine, in the Under Pressure Festival zone.

Nixon piece inside an abandoned building
Inside an abandoned building.

Nixon at the abandoned “Jailspot”
At the abandoned “Jailspot”.

Nixon (ground piece), Scaner (above tag) inside the abandoned “Jailspot”
At the abandoned “Jailspot”. Also visible above it is a tag by Scaner.

Nixon piece in Petite-Patrie
In Petite-Patrie.

Nixon on the wall of a school
On the wall of a school.

Nixon ‘mural’ in Rosemont
In Rosemont.

graffiti

Nixon (top) and Ewol (ground level) in Rosemont
Nixon (top) and Ewol (ground level) in Rosemont.

detail of the Scan You Rock tribute wall to Scaner showing Nixon’s part
This detail of the Scan You Rock tribute wall to Scaner shows Nixon’s part. Click on the latter link to view the complete wall.

Nixon (top) and Sober (ground level) for the Scan You Rock jam
Nixon (top) and Sober (ground level) for the Scan You Rock jam.

wall of flops from the Time Is Gold production featuring Zek, Stare, Deep, Pito, Her, Fone, Jaber, Axe, Some, SKor, Tuna, Oper, Getsa, Zion, Dolar, Casp, Smak, Morz, Peace, Expos, Nixon and many others
Wall of flops from the Time Is Gold production featuring Nixon amongst many others (bottom row, third from the left, in black and yellow).

Nixon graffiti in Rosemont
In Rosemont.

Nixon graffiti in Centre-Sud
In Centre-Sud.

Nixon graffiti in Hochelaga
In Hochelaga, near legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Nixon graffiti in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
In alley between St-Laurent and Clark, near Laurier.

Nixon on industrial building in Hochelaga
In an abandoned Hochelaga lot.

Nixon graffiti in Rosemont
In Rosemont.

Nixon graffiti in Rosemont
In Rosemont.

Nixon in Rosemont
In Rosemont.

Nixon graffiti in Petite Patrie
In Petite-Patrie.

Nixon piece in Town of Mount Royal
In Town of Mount Royal.

Nixon graffiti in Petite Patrie
In Petite-Patrie.

Nixon in Rosemont
In Rosemont.

Nixon graffiti in Petite Patrie
In Petite-Patrie.

Nixon graffiti in Griffintown
In Griffintown.

Nixon graffiti in a Plateau alley
In a Plateau back alley.

Nixon graffiti in Mile End
In Mile End.

Nixon in Hochelaga
In Hochelaga.

Nixon piece in St-Henri
In St-Henri.

Nixon piece in St-Henri
In St-Henri.

Graffiti by Koal, Nixon and Pask on back of an abandoned business in Ville-Marie
Koal, Nixon, Meor (hidden) and Pask on back of an abandoned building in Ville-Marie.

Nixon piece in a NDG / Cote des Neiges alley
In a NDG / Côte des Neiges alley.

Nixon piece in a NDG / Cote des Neiges parking space
In a NDG / Côte des Neiges parking space.

Nixon graffiti on de Rouen legal wall
At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Nixon graffiti in Mile End
In Mile End.

Nixon graffiti in Mile End
In Mile End.

Graffiti piece by Nixon in the fashion district
In the fashion district.

Nixon in Mile End
In Mile End.

Nixon in Rosemont
In Rosemont.

Nixon graffiti in Petite-Patrie
On a Rosemont/Petite-Patrie rooftop.

Nixon graffiti on a Plateau roof
On a Plateau rooftop.

Nixon graffiti on a Plateau rooftop
On a Plateau rooftop.

Nixon graffiti (right) and Swaz piece (left) on a Plateau rooftop
On a Plateau rooftop. Piece to the left of Nixon is by Swaz.

Nixon inside an abandoned building in Dorval
Inside an abandoned building in Dorval.

Nixon
In an abandoned place.

Nixon piece at the Omnipac building. Photo © Kris Murray 2010.
Inside the Omnipac building (now demolished). Photo © Kris Murray 2010.

Nixon piece at the Omnipac building. Photo © Kris Murray 2010.
Inside the Omnipac building (now demolished). Photo © Kris Murray 2010.

Nixon at the abandoned “Jailspot”
At the abandoned “Jailspot”.

Nixon graffiti in a Plateau alley
In a Plateau back alley.

Graffiti piece by Nixon in the fashion district
In the fashion district.

Nixon in the Village
In Ville-Marie.

Nixon in Parc-Ex
In Parc-Ex.

Nixon in Parc-Ex
In Parc-Ex.

Nixon in Parc-Ex
In Parc-Ex.

Nixon in Parc-Ex
In Parc-Ex.

Nixon graffiti in a Plateau alley
In a Plateau alley.

Nixon graffiti in Ville-Marie
In Ville-Marie.

Nixon on side of truck
Nixon on wheels.

Nixon mobile graffiti
Mobile graffiti.

Nixon(?) piece on truck
The opposite side to the above truck also seems to be by Nixon.

Nixon, Robe/Fore mobile graffiti
Nixon, Robe/Fore on truck side.

Nixon on truck side
Another truck side by Nixon.

Nixon graffiti on backs of trucks parked in Mile End
It takes two to get the complete picture… back of trucks parked in Mile End.

Nixon piece on back of truck
Back of truck.

Nixon in the Plateau
In the Plateau.

Nixon graffiti near train tracks in Mile End
View from train tracks in Mile End.

Nixon graffiti by train tracks in Rosemont
In Rosemont/Petite-Patrie.

Nixon in industrial Verdun
In industrial Verdun.

Nixon in Rosemont, part of an unofficial ad
In Rosemont, part of an unofficial ad.

Nixon in Pierrefonds
In Pierrefonds.

Nixon graffiti in the Plateau
In the Plateau.

Nixon piece found in an Ahuntsic alley
In an Ahuntsic alley.

Nixon graffiti in Mile End
Behind a building in Mile End (bottom).

Nixon graffiti behind building in Little Italy
View from train tracks in Little Italy.

Nixon in the industrial South West; photo © Guillaume Couture
In the industrial South West; photo © Guillaume Couture.

Nixon tag over OXLXO stencil over Nixon piece in Mile End
Nixon tag over OXLXO stencil over Nixon graffiti in the Champs des Possibles.

Nixon graffiti in Hochelaga
In Hochelaga.

Nixon graffiti in Plateau End
In Plateau End.

Nixon graffiti in Petite Patrie
In Petite-Patrie.

Nixon graffiti in Griffintown
In Griffintown.

Nixon graffiti in Plateau End
In Plateau End.

Nixon in a Plateau back alley
Messed up piece in a messy Plateau back alley.

Nixon graffiti in the Plateau
Beneath a Plateau roof.

Nixon graffiti in the Plateau
Another Plateau roof edge.

Nixon graffiti in Rosemont/Villeray
In Rosemont/Villeray.

Nixon graffiti near train tracks in Mile End
View from train tracks in Mile End.

Nixon throwie in Rosemont/Villeray; also visible in blue is an old Scaner tag
In Rosemont/Villeray. Also visible is a tag by Scaner.

Fomer and Nixon on Quartier des Spectacles rooftop
With Fomer in the Quartier des Spectacles.

Nixon in Pointe St-Charles
In Pointe St-Charles.

Nixon throw found inside train tunnel
Found inside train tunnel.

Nixon throw found inside train tunnel
Found inside train tunnel.

Nixon throw found inside train tunnel
Found inside train tunnel.

Nixon graffiti in the Plateau
In a Plateau alley.

Nixon graffiti in Petite Patrie
In Petite-Patrie.

Nixon throwie in Mile End
In Mile End.

Nixon graffiti in the Plateau
In the Plateau.

Nixon throw in a Rosemont alley
In a Rosemont alley.

Nixon throwie underneath balcony in Mile End
Underneath a balcony in Mile End.

Nixon throw-up by train tracks in Rosemont
By train tracks in Rosemont.

Nixon throw in a central Montreal alley
In a central Montreal alley.

Nixon trackside in Verdun
Trackside in Verdun.

Nixon in Rosemont
In Rosemont.

Nixon piece in the Plateau
In the Plateau.

Nixon graffiti at the Marché Jean-Talon
At the Jean-Talon market.

Nixon near Marché Jean-Talon
Near the Jean-Talon market.

Nixon in a Villeray alley
In a Villeray alley.

Nixon in the Plateau
In the upper Plateau.

Nixon in Petite-Patrie
In Petite-Patrie.

throws and tags

Nixon in Côte St-Paul
In Côte St-Paul.

drawn piece by Nixon in St-Denis|Drolet alley
In the alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

Tag by Nixon
In Petite-Patrie.

Nixon in Rosemont
In Rosemont.

Nixon hollows in the Plateau
In the Plateau.

Nixon tag in Petite-Patrie
In Petite-Patrie.

hollow one by Nixon
Another hollow one in Rosemont.

Nixon
In the Plateau.

hollows by Nixon in the Plateau
Nixon tag
tag by Nixon
tag by Nixon
Nixon near Marché Jean-Talon
Nixon tag
Open air galleries

Mural Festival 2014

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This post covers the 2014 edition of Mural Festival. For other editions, click on the latter link. You may want to check out this walking tour which I have put together: starting from ‘mural central’ behind the LNDMRK offices, up St-Dominique and the eastern side of St-Laurent then down Clark and the western side of St-Laurent. See also: Google’s Street Art Project feature on the Mural Festival.

Cet article présente les oeuvres produites dans le cadre de l’édition 2014 du Festival Mural. Pour les autres éditions, cliquez sur ce dernier lien. Vous pourriez être intéressé par ce tour pédestre que j’ai créé: débutant à la ‘place des murales’ derrière les bureaux de LNDMRK, ensuite vers le nord le long de St-Dominique et le côté est de St-Laurent, puis vers le sud le long de Clark et le côté ouest de St-Laurent. A voir aussi: expo sur le Festival Mural par le Google Street Art Project.

Kashink mural for Mural Festival 2014
The sponsored mural for 2014 was done by Kashink from France. It replaced the En Masse one from the 2013 edition.

Cyrcle mural for Mural Festival 2014
Cyrcle from the USA.

Alexis Diaz mural for Mural Festival 2014
Alexis Diaz from Puerto Rico.

Miss Me wheatpaste mural, Mural Festival 2014
Wheatpaste mural by Miss Me.

123Klan, mural for the Mural Festival
By 123Klan.

Seth mural for Mural Festival 2014
Seth from France.

Vilx’s contribution to the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
Vilx from France but residing in Montreal at the time.

mural by Rone for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
Rone from Australia.

Alex Produkt mural done in the context of the 2014 Mural Festival
Alex Produkt. This unfortunately did not last long before it was erased by the owner of the wall.

Betz from Etam Cru mural for Mural Festival 2014
Betz from the Etam Cru (Poland).

mural by Bryan Beyung for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
Bryan Beyung

abandoned house painted by Zilon for Mural Festival 2014
Zilon

mural by Zema for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
Zema

Kevin Ledo mural for Mural Festival 2014
Kevin Ledo

Scaner and Axe contribution to the 2014 edition of the Mural Festival
Scaner and Axe (side view).

KG contribution to the 2014 edition of the Mural Festival
Scaner and Axe (back view).

mural by Zoltan V for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
Zoltan V

Caron mural done in the context of the 2014 Mural Festival
Caron

Wheatpaste mural by RR & DB for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
RR & DB. This photo was taken only a few weeks after the piece was created and unfortunately the wheatpastes were coming off the wall.

INTI mural for Mural Festival 2014
Inti

Andrew Antonaccio for the 2014 edition of the Mural Festival
Andrew Antonaccio.

mural by 2501 for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
2501 from Italy. Unfortunately this wall is only properly visible from a seldom used segment of St-Dominique. The bottom of it was also quickly covered in graffiti (more than what is seen in this photo, which was taken only a few days after the piece was finished).

Mathieu Connery’s sidewalk pieces

For the 2013 edition of the festival, Montreal artist Mathieu Connery painted three pieces in his own abstract and somewhat geometrical style on the sidewalks of St-Laurent. For the 2014 edition, the fading 2013 creations were painted over with new pieces, and seven new ones were added along the St-Laurent axis. Photos in the gallery below that were taken from an elevated position are © Vandalog. The ones taken at ground level are mine.

Dans le cadre de l’édition 2013 du festival, l’artiste montréalais Mathieu Connery a peint sur les trottoirs de la rue St-Laurent trois différentes pièces dans son style abstrait et géométrique. Pour l’édition 2014 du festival, ces dernières ayant été défraichies par l’hiver et la pluie, de nouvelles créations ont été peintes par dessus et sept nouvelles pièces ont été ajoutées le long de l’axe St-Laurent. Les photos aériennes dans la galerie ci-dessous sont © Vandalog. Celles prises au niveau du sol sont miennes.

Sidewalk art by Mathieu Connery for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
On Milton corner St-Laurent.

Sidewalk art by Mathieu Connery for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
Between Milton and Prince-Arthur.

Mathieu Connery on St-Laurent; photo © Mathieu Connery
On the corner of Prince-Arthur.

Sidewalk art by Mathieu Connery for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
On Roy corner St-Laurent.

Sidewalk art by Mathieu Connery for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
On the corner of Napoleon.

Mathieu Connery on St-Laurent; photo © Mathieu Connery
On the corner of Bagg.

Mathieu Connery on St-Laurent; photo © Mathieu Connery
On the corner of Duluth.

Mathieu Connery on St-Laurent; photo © Mathieu Connery
Between Rachel and Marie-Anne. We can still see the faded remnants of the 2013 piece.

Sidewalk art by Mathieu Connery for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
On the corner of Marie-Anne.

Sidewalk art by Mathieu Connery for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
On the corner of Mont-Royal.

Other / Autre

For the 2014 edition of the Mural Festival, France’s Le Diamantaire put up some of his creations – diamonds cut out of recycled mirror pieces – all over the St-Laurent axis and beyond. Two of these are shown here.

Dans le cadre de l’édition 2014 du Festival Mural, Le Diamantaire a collé ici et là le long de l’axe St-Laurent et aux alentours un certain nombre de ses créations, des formes de diamants taillés à partir de miroirs recyclés. Deux exemplaires sont présentés ici

Le Diamantaire for Mural Festival
Le Diamantaire for Mural Festival
Open air galleries

Mural Festival 2013

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This post covers the 2013 edition of Mural Festival. For subsequent editions, check out the latter link. You may want to check out this walking tour which I have put together: starting from ‘mural central’ behind the LNDMRK offices, up St-Dominique and the eastern side of St-Laurent then down Clark and the western side of St-Laurent. See also: Google’s Street Art Project feature on the Mural Festival.

Cet article présente les oeuvres produites dans le cadre de l’édition 2013 du Festival Mural. Pour les autres éditions, cliquez sur ce dernier lien. Vous pourriez être intéressé par ce tour pédestre que j’ai créé: débutant à la ‘place des murales’ derrière les bureaux de LNDMRK, ensuite vers le nord le long de St-Dominique et le côté est de St-Laurent, puis vers le sud le long de Clark et le côté ouest de St-Laurent. A voir aussi: expo sur le Festival Mural par le Google Street Art Project.

En Masse’s contribution to the 2013 edition of Mural Festival featuring Dan Buller (tennis player), Five Eight (central letters), Scaner (top letters), Waxhead (head on the left), Beeforeo (below Five), Nixon (bottom)
En Masse‘s contribution featuring Dan Buller (tennis player), Five Eight (central letters), Scaner (top letters), Waxhead (head on the left), Beeforeo (below Five) and Nixon (bottom, top and far right). Photo © Infant Wisdom.

mural by Gaia for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival; photo © Gaia
Gaia from the USA. Photo © Gaia.

mural by Botkin for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival; photo © Street Art News
Jason Botkin. Car by Jeremy Shantz. Photo © Street Art News.

mural by LNY for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
LNY from the USA.

mural by Bonar for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Bonar

mural by Escif for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Escif from Spain.

Chris Dyer

mural by Fluke, Zek, Axe and Apashe for A’Shop, for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Ashop featuring Fluke, Zek, Axe and Apashe.

mural by Other for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Other

La Paria (Astro, Zema, etc.) contribution to the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Paria Crew featuring mainly Astro.

Labrona, Mural Festival 2013, rue Marie-Anne (work now painted over)
Labrona.

mural by Pixel Pancho for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
This huge mural is by Pixel Pancho from Italy.

mural by Stare & Tchug for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Stare and Tchug.

mural by Squid Called Sebastian for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
A Squid Called Sebastian from Belgium.

mural by Roa for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Roa from Belgium.

Ricardo Cavolo for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
Ricardo Cavolo from Spain.

Phlegm, Monuments Berson on St-Laurent after 2014 ‘repairs’
Phlegm from England. This photo was taken in 2014 after the bottom was redone to remove graffiti (which of course reappeared soon after).

mural piece by Phlegm for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Phlegm actually did two pieces, this is the other one.

WZRDS GNG contribution to the 2013 edition of the Mural Festival
Wzrds Gng (side view).

WZRDS GNG contribution to the 2013 edition of the Mural Festival; photo © Vitrolaeletrica
Wzrds Gng (back view also showing work by Stela). Photo © Vitrolaeletrica.

Omen mural for the 2013 edition of the Mural Festival, features Five Eight in bottom right corner
Omen with letters by himself and Five Eight at the bottom.

mural by Fin DAC and Angelina Christina for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival; photo © Fin DAC
Fin DAC and Christina Angelina. Photo © Fin DAC.

mural by Reka One for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
This mural is by Reka One from Australia.

Mathieu Connery’s sidewalk pieces

For the 2013 edition of the festival, Montreal artist Mathieu Connery painted three pieces in his own abstract and somewhat geometrical style on the sidewalks of St-Laurent. The three photos in the gallery below are © Vandalog.

Dans le cadre de l’édition 2013 du festival, l’artiste montréalais Mathieu Connery a peint sur les trottoirs de la rue St-Laurent trois différentes pièces dans son style abstrait et géométrique. Les 3 photos dans la galerie ci-dessous sont © Vandalog.

Sidewalk art by Mathieu Connery for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
On Milton corner St-Laurent.

Sidewalk art by Mathieu Connery for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Between Milton and Prince-Arthur.

Sidewalk art by Mathieu Connery for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Between Rachel and Marie-Anne.

Open air galleries

Mural Festival

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Mural Festival promotional sticker
Mural Festival promotional sticker
The Mural Festival came to life in 2013 and was an instant success. It draws huge crowds every year and has won great praise and awards. The Festival has since changed the landscape of the St-Laurent axis between Maisonneuve and St-Joseph. Montreal had a great reputation regarding its street art, but now our city is gradually making its place amongst the best destinations in the world for fans of this art form.

You may want to check out this walking tour map connecting most Mural Festival creations and other major murals in the area. See also: Google’s Street Art Project feature on the Mural Festival.

Le Festival Mural a vu le jour en 2013 et a connu un succès instantané. Il attire chaque année des foules immenses et a remporté de nombreux éloges et récompenses. Le Festival a depuis changé le paysage de l’axe Saint-Laurent entre les rues de Maisonneuve et St-Joseph. Montréal avait une grande réputation en matière d’art urbain, mais aujourd’hui notre ville se taille une place parmi les destinations incontournables pour les amateurs de cette forme d’art.

Vous êtes invités à jeter un coup d’oeil à cet itinéraire pédestre reliant toutes les murales produites dans le cadre du Festival ainsi que les autres créations majeures dans le même quartier. A voir aussi: expo sur le Festival Mural par le Google Street Art Project.

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Pour voir les murales et les autres oeuvres produites dans le contexte du Festival Mural, choisissez une année du menu ci-dessous.

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Spotlight

Fonki

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Fonki started off doing mostly graffiti with figurative elements and has grown to give Montreal some of its best figurative murals. He actually shines the most when he brings together these two aspects of urban art within his work. He has contributed to many festivals such as Mural Festival, Under Pressure and Elementakiza and has worked for Ashop. He now lives in Cambodia. You can see more of his work on his personal, Instagram and Facebook pages. Essential viewing for fans of Fonki are 2 documentaries on him and his art: The Roots Remain and Fonkiworld.

Fonki a commencé par faire du graffiti avec des éléments figuratifs et en est venu à créer des murales figuratives se classant parmi les plus aimées à Montréal. En fait, il est à son meilleur lorsqu’il combine ces deux aspects de l’art urbain dans ses oeuvres. Il a contribué à plusieurs festivals tels que le Festival Mural, Under Pressure et Elementakiza et travaille à l’occasion pour Ashop. Il vit maintenant au Cambodge, vous pouvez voir ces oeuvres hors-Montréal sur ses pages personelle, Instagram et Facebook. Les fans de Fonki se doivent de voir deux documentaires sur Fonki et son art: Retour Aux Sources (The Roots Remain) et Fonkiworld.

murals and other figurative work

Pieces in this section are shown in approximate reverse chronological order, so the most recent are at the top.

Les pièces de cette section de la galerie sont présentées en ordre chronologique inverse approximatif, de la plus récente à la plus vieille que j’ai eu la chance de photographier.

Fonki and Bryan Beyung collaboration in Côte des Neiges
Fonki and Bryan Beyung collaboration in Côte des Neiges commemorating 50 years since the Cambodian genocide and the arrival of Khmer, Laotian and Vietnamese communities in Montreal.

Collaboration between MC Baldassari and Fonki for the 2025 edition of Mural Festival
Collaboration between MC Baldassari and Fonki for the 2025 edition of Mural Festival.

Monk.e, Fonki and Ankh One collaboration mural for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure
Monk.e, Fonki and Ankh One collaboration mural for the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Fonki (left) and Ms Teri (right) collaboration for A’Shop’s Hip Hop You Don’t Stop project on the walls of a NDG garage
Fonki (left) and Ms Teri (right) collaboration for Ashop‘s Hip Hop You Don’t Stop project on the walls of a NDG garage.

Back of truck by Fonki
The back of this truck was done by Fonki during the 2016 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Fonki mural on Décarie commissioned by dog owners in memory of their dogs who have gone to puppy heaven
Mural on Décarie commissioned by dog owners in memory of their dogs who have gone to puppy heaven.

Fonki for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival
Contribution to the 2016 edition of Mural Festival.

See a brief making of video of the above piece by Greg Pistol.

painted piece by Fonki for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival
Painting on board during the 2016 edition of Mural Festival.

Fonki, Ms Teri, Imp, Sawb and Aliss contribution to the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival
The FT crew‘s 10th anniversary wall for Under Pressure’s 20th anniversary (2015). By Fonki, Ms Teri, Imp, Sawb and Aliss.

Work-in-progress by Fonki during the 2015 edition of Mural Festival
Work-in-progress during the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Bonar, Les Hommes De Lettres and Fonki
Collaboration with Bonar and Les Hommes De Lettres.

Bonar, Les Hommes De Lettres and Fonki
Opposite side of the above.

Under Pressure Festival zone 2014 featuring Fonki, Ms Teri, Sobe, Warez, etc.
With other artists such as Ms Teri for the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Fonki mural in Rosemont, for A’Shop
For Ashop in Rosemont.

Fonki in a Mile End alley
In a Mile End alley.

Fonki in a Mile End alley
In a Mile End alley.

Under Pressure Festival 2013 edition, featuring Fonki (centre), Legal (top left), Jaker (bottom left), Dare (top right), etc.
Central character, with many graffiti writers for the 2013 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

mural by Fonki in Roy alley
In Roy alley near St-Laurent, during the 2013 edition of Mural Festival.

Fonki on back of legal graffiti building on Cabot
Behind the Cabot x Gilmore walls.

graffiti and other letters

Pieces in this section are shown in approximate reverse chronological order, so the most recent are at the top.

Les pièces de cette section de la galerie sont présentées en ordre chronologique inverse approximatif, de la plus récente à la plus vieille que j’ai eu la chance de photographier.

detail of the Scan You Rock tribute wall to Scaner showing Fonki’s part
This detail of the Scan You Rock tribute wall to Scaner shows Fonki’s part. Click on the latter link to view the complete wall.

off-Mural piece by Fonki
Off-Mural piece.

Tribute to Scaner by Fonki, Smak and Serak at the base of J.Shantz’ wall for the 2018 edition of Mural
Tribute to Scaner by Fonki, Smak and Serak under J.Shantz’s wall for the 2018 edition of Mural Festival
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Fonki piece in Rosemont
Letters piece in Rosemont.

Fonki and 1BL3 representing FT under an expressway
Fonki and 1BL3 representing FT under an expressway.

Fonki

quick throw by Fonki
Quick throw.

Fonki in a Hochelaga alley. Also visible top left is a wood-up by Starkey.
In a Hochelaga alley for Ashop. Also visible top left is a wood-up by Starkey.

Fonki at Cabane à Sucre secret gallery
At the Cabane à sucre secret gallery

Fonki graffiti near d’Iberville; photo © Fonki
Graffiti in Rosemont. Photo © Fonki.

A’Shop featuring Fonki in a Petite-Patrie alley
For Ashop in a Petite-Patrie alley.

Fonki and Sceak in a Mile End alley
With Sceak, in a Mile End alley.

Fonki piece found in Ahuntsic
A very old one from 2011 found in Ahuntsic.

Fonki and Samo in an abandoned tunnel
With Samo, in an abandoned tunnel.

An old throw by Fonki
An old throw found in an abandoned tunnel.

tags

tag by Fonki
Fonki tag
tag by Fonki
tag by Fonki
tag by Fonki

stickers

Fonki sticker
Sticker promoting the “Fonki World” documentary.

Fonki sticker
1BL3 and Fonki joint sticker
Spotlight

Vilx

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Vilx in a French artist who spent some time in Montreal until late 2014 or early 2015 when he returned to France. During his time here he was commissioned for a number of murals but, as can be seen in the photo gallery below, he also did a bit of graffiti and unofficial figurative/graff pieces.

To view more of his art than what is featured here (including a lot of studio work), check out his Facebook and Instagram pages. To learn a bit more about the artist, see this interview published in 2013 on Vandalog. Vilx’s art is sold on Big Cartel.

Vilx est un artiste français ayant passé quelques années à Montréal jusqu’à son retour en France vers la fin de 2014 ou le début de 2015. Pendant son séjour à Montréal il a produit un bon nombre de murales et, tel que vu dans la galerie-photo ci-dessous, un peu de graffiti et des pièces figuratives non-officielles.

Pour en voir plus que ce qui est présenté dans la galerie-photo ci-dessous (incluant son travail en studio), voir ses pages Facebook et Instagram. Pour en apprendre un peu sur l’artiste, voyez cet entrevue publiée en 2013 sur Vandalog. L’art de Vilx est vendu sur Big Cartel.

Vilx’s contribution to the 2014 edition of Mural Festival
Vilx’s contribution to the 2014 edition of Mural Festival.

Vilx for the Rosemont-Petite-Patrie borough
Commissioned work for the Rosemont-Petite-Patrie borough.

Vilx mural in a Hochelaga alley
In a Hochelaga alley.

Vilx at Lhasa De Sela park
Next to Lhasa De Sela park in Mile End.

Vilx in the Plateau
In the Plateau.

Vilx in the Plateau
In the Plateau.

Vilx in a Mile End alley
In a Mile End alley.

Vilx’s portion of a mural piece in Pointe St-Charles
In Pointe St-Charles.

collaboration between Vilx (left), Mathieu Connery (tree) and Nelio (rest); photo © Vilx
Collaboration between Vilx (left), Mathieu Connery (tree) and Nelio (rest). The left half of the Vilx piece (beneath the fence) is now unfortunately painted over in white. Photo © Vilx.

Vilx at the back of an industrial building in Rosemont
At the back of an industrial building in Rosemont.

Vilx at the back of an industrial building in Rosemont
At the back of an industrial building in Rosemont.

Vilx in a Plateau End alley
In a Plateau End alley. I didn’t expect this to be by Vilx, but it is featured on his webpages. It was presumably commissioned by the kids’ store whose wall this is.

Vilx in a Plateau End alley
Another angle of the piece above.

Vilx piece on train
On train.

Vilx on a back wall of a school
On a back wall of a school.

Vilx behind abandoned building in Ville-Marie
Graffiti behind abandoned building in Ville-Marie.