This image gallery brings together 200 great pieces of Montreal graffiti from 2022. 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 2022 murals and other painted street art
– Retrospective of 2022 pasted street art and installations
Cette galerie-photo présente 200 pièces de graffiti produites en 2022 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 2022 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 2022 murales et autre street art peint
– Retrospective 2022 street art collé et installations
Acek on letters and Arpi on animals, at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Acek on letters and
Arpi on bird at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Arpi has made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art as well as the
Retrospective of 2022 pasted street art and installations.
Acek at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Acek at the
PSC legal graffiti wall.
Aces in Rosemont
Aces in Rosemont.
Ache in an abandoned tunnel
Moeka in an abandoned tunnel
Above 2:
Ache and
Moeka in an abandoned tunnel.
Actor on canal Lachine
Actor by the Lachine Canal.
Adi and Qepy in Villeray
Adi and
Qepy in Villeray.
There’s more by Adi below under ‘Louis Letters’ and ‘TRU crew’.
Qepy also has a solo entry in this retrospective, scroll down to his name to view.
Airod and Stock on train
Airod and Stock on train.
Scroll down to ‘Ekes’ for more by those two.
Amer in Hochelaga
Amer in Hochelaga.
Aper, Penas and Kong in Griffintown
Aper, Penas and Kong in Griffintown.
Penas and Kong have more work in this retrospective, scroll down to ‘June’ to view. Scroll down to Kong as well for more by him.
Aper and Penas in the South West highwayland
Aper and Penas in highwayland.
Aper and Smoke on Décarie
Aper with the help of
Smoke by the expressway.
Asar the South West
Asar in Côte St-Paul.
Ason at the Lachine graffiti jam
Ason‘s contribution to the 2022 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.
Ason in an abandoned building
Ason in an abandoned building.
Awie in St-Henri
Awie in St-Henri.
Awie has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
Awie on letters and Snikr on characters, on a RV
Awie on letters and
Snikr on figurative part on the side of someone’s RV.
Awie and Axe Lalime collaboration in St-Henri
Awie and
Axe Lalime redid this classic St-Henri wall.
Axe Lalime on a RV parked in Hochelaga
Axe Lalime on the side of someone’s RV.
Axe has some figurative work visible in a collaborative mural, scroll down to ‘Monk.e’ to view.
Berper, Klew, Ekler in Rosemont
Berper (top left),
Ekler (bottom) and
Klew (top right) in Rosemont.
Ekler and Klew both have solo work in this retrospective, scroll down to their names to view.
Bosny under a bridge
Bosny under a bridge.
Bosny at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Bosny at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.
Bosny has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
Cast in Rosemont
Cast in Rosemont.
the CEK crew’s contribution to the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle, featuring Resno, Bhar, Jher and Sekel
CEK crew featuring
Resno,
Bhar,
Jher and
Sekel for the
2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Cemz in Duff Court
Cemz at Duff Court.
Combo in Rosemont
Combo in Rosemont.
Cone in Rosemont
Cone in Rosemont.
Crane in St-Henri
Crane in St-Henri.
Joule at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
D8CH aka Joule at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Dape in an abandoned building
Dape in an abandoned building.
Deep on letters and Medusa on character, in the Under Pressure zone
There was no
Under Pressure Festival in 2022, but
Deep and
Medusa painted 2 new walls in the Under Pressure zone around the time the festival would have happened.
Deep (letters), Medusa (character) and Repus (character) in the Under Pressure zone
This is the other
Deep and
Medusa collaboration in the Under Pressure zone. Also visible in grey on the far right is
Repus from last year’s edition.
Medusa has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
tribute to Skear by Deep
Tribute to Skear by
Deep, in Rosemont.
Deep has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art for assisting on a wall by the Tyxna Project.
Dfek in Rosemont
Dfek in Rosemont.
Dfek in Rosemont
Dfek in Rosemont.
Dfek in the Plateau
Dfek in the Plateau.
Dice in Rosemont
Dice in Rosemont.
Dier under a bridge
Dier under a bridge.
Dizer at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Dizer at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Don at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Don at the
PSC legal graffiti wall.
Drifo in Rosemont
Drifo in Rosemont.
Drifo in the South West
Drifo in highwayland
EK Sept’s contribution to the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
EK Sept‘s contribution to the
2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
EK Sept in Hochelaga
EK Sept in Hochelaga.
Ekes on an abandoned building in Hochelaga
Ekes on an abandoned builing in Hochelaga.
Ekes, Stock and Airod on train
Ekes, Stock and Airod on train.
Scroll up to ‘Airod’ for more by Airod and Stock.
Ekler in Rosemont
Ekler in Rosemont.
Ekler at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Ekler at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.
Scroll up to ‘Berper’ for more by Ekler.
F.One in Rosemont
F.One in Rosemont.
Fake in an abandoned building
Fake in an abandoned building.
Falo, Pike and Lyons in an abandoned pool
Falo,
Pike and Lyons by the side of an abandoned pool.
Fault in industrial Hochelaga
Fault in industrial Hochelaga.
Fento in highwayland
Fento in highwayland.
Fiefo in an Outremont alley
Fiefo in a Outremont alley.
Fleo in St-Henri
Fleo in St-Henri.
Fleo has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
Fleo (top letters), Haks (bottom letters) and Arpi (right) at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Fleo (top letters),
Haks (bottom letters) and
Arpi (flowers) at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Scroll down to Haks’ name for more by this writer.
Arpi has made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art as well as the
Retrospective of 2022 pasted street art and installations.
Flesh (in blue) and Tans (in pink) in Mile-Ex
Flesh (in blue) and
Tans (in pink) from a MG crew prod in Mile Ex.
Forte and Paces in highwayland
Forte and Paces in highwayland.
Fuck in Rosemont
Fuck in Rosemont.
Gaulois in Rosemont
Gaulois in Rosemont.
Gaulois has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art as well as the
Retrospective of 2022 pasted street art and installations (under ‘Mad Rats’).
Grils in Villeray
Grils‘ tribute to Montreal food in Villeray.
Guko at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Guko at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Scroll down to ‘Pito’ for more by Guko.
Haks in Hochelaga
Haks in Hochelaga.
There’s more by Haks above in this list, under ‘Fleo’.
He has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art for assisting on a wall by the Tyxna Project.
Hank in Hochelaga
Hank in Hochelaga.
Hank at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Hank at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Hary in Rosemont
Hary in Rosemont.
Funny story, there used to be another piece by Hary in this spot, until the wall needed to be repaired. When the bricklayers put the old bricks back up after the repairs, they just put them up randomly, creating this new background onto which Hary painted this new piece.
Hary has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art (under ‘Lama’).
Havok at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Havok at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Hayer in Rosemont
Hayer in Rosemont.
He also contributed to the RCii crew piece listed further down this list.
Hayer (ground) and Nero (above) for the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Hayer (ground) and
Nero (above) for the
2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Scroll down to Nero’s name for more by this writer.
Heavy in a central back alley
Legal in a central alley
Above 2:
Heavy and
Legal in a central graffiti alley.
Scroll down to Legal’s name for more by this writer.
Her at the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Her‘s contribution to the
2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Heras in Hochelaga
Heras in Hochelaga.
Hest in Hochelaga
Hest in Hochelaga.
Hest in Plateau End
Hest in Plateau End.
Hest on letters and Wuna on character, for the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Hest on letters and
Wuna on B-girl for the
2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Wuna has letter pieces of her own in this retrospective, scroll down to her name to view.
Hoar in Rosemont
Hoar in Rosemont.
Hoar in a Hochelaga alley
Hoar in Hochelaga.
Hold in Rosemont
Hold in Rosemont.
Jaker in the South West
Jaker in Côte St-Paul.
Jaker
Jaker in a Montreal park.
Jaker and Peace mural
Jaker and
Peace on the business of one of their friends.
Scroll down to ‘Peace’ for more by this writer.
Hanging letters by June, Rise, Juls, Halee, Penas, Tens, Sumo, Kong, Pirase. Ground letters by Hyke, Dems, Franco, Morgue, Toon, Tron, Coler, Actor and Flair
2022 saw a rise of these hanging vertical pieces around the city. Featuring
June (twice), Rise, Juls,
Halee, Penas,
Metz/Tens,
Sumo, Kong and Pirase.
Also visible at ground level: Hyke, Dems, Franco,
Morgue, Toon, Tron, Coler, Actor and
Flair.
Scroll up to ‘Aper’ for more by Penas and Kong, and scroll down to Metz’s, Kong’s and Sumo’s names for more by each of them.
June on an abandoned building in Outremont
June on an abandoned building in Outremont.
June on the iconic Canada Malting building
June on the most iconic abandoned building in Montreal, the Canada Malting.
Kare at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Kare at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Los Keos’ Robe and Fore at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Los Keos‘ Robe and Fore at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.
Robe also has a solo piece in this retrospective, scroll to his name to view.
Los Keos at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Wonez at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Above 2:
Los Keos and
Wonez at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Killa EF in Rosemont
Killa EF in Rosemont.
Klew in Rosemont
Klew in Rosemont.
Scroll up to ‘Berper’ for more by Klew.
Kong and Siuk on a billboard in Côte des Neiges
Kong and Siuk on the roof of a building in Côte des Neiges. Also visible in the shot are 2 throws by
Sumo.
Kong has more work in this retrospective, scroll up to ‘Aper’ and to ‘June’ to view.
Korb at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Korb at the
PSC legal graffiti wall.
Korb’s contribution to the 2022 graffiti jam in Lachine
Korb‘s contribution to the 2022 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.
Scroll down to ‘Monk.e’ for more by Korb.
Kores at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Kores at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.
truckside Kwun
Truckside
Kwun.
Legal in the South West
Legal in Côte St-Paul.
Scroll up to ‘Heavy’ for more by Legal.
Legal, Nesar and Dreus in highwayland
Legal, Nesar and Dreus in highwayland.
Scroll down to Nesar’s name for more by him, and scroll down to ‘Oper’ for more by Dreus.
Louis Letters in Hochelaga
Louis Letters in Hochelaga.
Louis Letters and Adi collaboration for the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Louis Letters and
Adi‘s joint contribution to the
2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Scroll down to TRU crew for more by these two.
Scroll up to ‘Adi’ for more by this writer.
Makes in Rosemont
Makes in Rosemont.
Maniak in Rosemont
Clok in Rosemont
Above 2:
Maniak (left) and
Clok (right) in Rosemont.
Maniak in Rosemont
Clok in Rosemont
Above 2:
Maniak (left) and
Clok (right) in Rosemont.
Meow in Hochelaga
Meow in Hochelaga.
Meow in Mile End
Meow in Mile End.
Merv in Rosemont
Merv in Rosemont.
Double hit by the Tens’ Metz in Parc-Ex
Metz rooftop in Parc-Ex
Metz in Parc Ex, with Siuk above
Above 3:
Metz representing Tens on Parc-Ex rooftops. The top photo shows the 2 pieces, followed by 2 close-ups. Siuk is also visible in the second close-up.
Scroll up to ‘June’ for more by Metz.
Metz on letters and Hob on figurative top half, for the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Metz on letters and
Hob on figurative part for the
2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Hob has made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
Micer under a bridge
Micer under a bridge.
Micer at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Micer at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.
Monet on the iconic Canada Malting
Monet on the iconic Canada Malting.
Monet in Mile End
Monet in Mile End.
Monet reppin’ the 90s crew in Mile End
Monet representing the 90s crew in Mile End.
Monk.e in St-Henri
Monk.e in St-Henri.
Monk.e at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Monk.e at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Monk.e has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
Collaboration of Monk.e, Korb and Axe Lalime in a Hochelaga alley
Korb in a Hochelaga alley (detail from a long wall also featuring Monk.e and Axe)
Äxe (character) and Monk.e (letters), a section of a long mural in Hochelaga
Above 3: Collaboration of
Monk.e,
Korb and
Axe Lalime in a Hochelaga alley. Top photo is the full wall, followed by close-ups on Korb then Axe and Monk.e’s parts.
Korb and Axe both have more work in this retrospective, scroll to their names to view.
Moris in the industrial West
Morice on an abandoned building out west.
Moris in Mile Ex
Giles in Mile Ex
Above 2:
Morice (left) and
Giles (right) in a Mile-Ex alley.
Narc in Ahuntsic
Narc in Ahuntsic.
Narc in Rosemont
Narc in Rosemont.
Narc and Tuna collaboration in Rosemont
Narc and
Tuna in Rosemont.
Scroll down to Tuna’s name for more by this writer.
Nero at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Nero at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Scroll up to Hayer for more by Nero.
Nesar in the South West
Nesar in Côte St-Paul.
Nesar on a retired train car
Nesar on a retired train car.
Scroll up to ‘Legal’ for more by Nesar.
Nomis in Côte St-Paul
Nomis in Côte St-Paul.
Nor at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Nor at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Ofusk in the McGill ghetto
Ofusk‘s piece in a McGill ghetto mural.
Ofusk in Pointe St-Charles, with throws by First above
Ofusk in Pointe St-Charles. Also visible above are 2 throws by First.
truckside Ofusk
Truckside
Ofusk.
Ofusk has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
Oper, Dreus and Playa trackside
Trackside Oper, Dreus and
Playa.
Scroll up to ‘Legal’ for more by Dreus.
Panda in Hochelaga, featuring Wuna on characters
Panda on letters featuring
Wuna on characters in Hochelaga.
Wuna has letter pieces of her own in this retrospective, scroll down to her name to view.
Pane at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Pane at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.
Pane in Rosemont
Pane under a bridge.
trainside Peace
Peace on train.
Scroll up to ‘Jaker’ for more by Peace.
Peru at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Peru143 at the
PSC legal graffiti wall.
Pest at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Pest at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.
Peyo in Plateau End
Peyo in Plateau End.
Phare at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Phare at the
PSC legal graffiti wall.
Pîto in Côte St-Paul
Pito in Côte St-Paul
Pito at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Pito at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Pito and Guko in Rosemont
Pito and
Guko in Rosemont.
Scroll up to Guko’s name for more by this writer.
Porshe in an abandoned building
Porshe in an abandoned building.
Psy in a Mile End alley
Psy was in town for a short while, here’s a piece found in a Mile End alley.
Psycho on a Mile End billboard
Psycho on the back of a Mile End billboard.
trackside Psycho
Trackside
Psycho.
Qepy in Plateau End
Qepy in Plateau End.
He also collaborated with Adi on a Villeray wall, scroll up to ‘Adi’ to view.
Quote in Rosemont
Quote in Rosemont.
the RCII crew’s contribution to the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
The
RCii crew‘s contribution to the
2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Hayer from this crew has solo work in this retrospective, scroll up to his name to view.
Resok in Rosemont
Resok in Rosemont.
Riot under a bridge
Riot under a bridge.
Riot on an abandoned building in Hochelaga
Riot on an abandoned building in Hochelaga.
Rival in Mile Ex
Rival‘s contribution to a MG crew prod in Mile Ex.
Rizek in Hochelaga
Rizek in Hochelaga.
Rizek in Hochelaga
Rizek in Hochelaga.
Rizek in an abandoned building
Rizek in an abandoned building.
Robe writing Bowie at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Robe from
Los Keos at the
PSC legal graffiti wall.
Scroll up to ‘Los Keos’ for more work by him with Fore.
Rond in Rosemont
Rond doing Peyo’s name in Rosemont.
Rouks at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Rouks at the
PSC legal graffiti wall.
Rouks has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
Salé in Rosemont
Salé in Rosemont.
Sank at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Sank at the
PSC legal graffiti wall.
Sawk in Rosemont
Sawk in Rosemont.
Sawr off-Mural in a central alley
An off-mural piece by
Sawr in a central alley.
Scamron at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Scamron at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Sceak in Rosemont
Sceak in Rosemont.
Senck in a central graffiti alley
Senck in a central graffiti alley.
Senck at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Snipes at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Above 2:
Senck (left) and
Snipes (right) at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.
Sener in Rosemont
Sener in Rosemont.
Shek in Mile Ex
Shek‘s contribution to a MG crew prod in Mile Ex.
Shok in a Ahuntsic alley
Shok in a Ahuntsic alley.
Sino at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Sino at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Skam at the Rouen legal graffiti wall
Skam at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Smak in a Hochelaga alley
Smak in a Hochelaga alley.
Snipes in Côte des Neiges
Snipes in Côte des Neiges.
Snipes in Côte des Neiges
Senck in Côte des Neiges
Above 2:
Snipes (left) and
Senck (right) in Côte des Neiges.
Snok on pillar
Snok on pillar.
Snok in Rosemont
Snok in Rosemont.
Snok in a central graffiti alley
Snok in a central graffiti alley.
Sober at the Lachine graffiti jam
Sober‘s contribution to the 2022 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.
Sober at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Sober at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Space under a bridge
Space under a bridge.
Stack in Rosemont
Stack in Rosemont.
Sucr at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Sucr at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Sumo roller in old Montreal
Sumo rolldown in Old Montreal.
Sumo has more work in this retrospective, scroll up to ‘June’ to view.
Swik at the PSC legal graffiti wall
Swik at the
PSC legal graffiti wall.
Tegson reppin’ WC at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Norway’s
Tegson representing the
WC crew at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Timer at the Lachine graffiti wall
Timer celebrated 30 years of doing graffiti this year and this is his piece in the jam celebrating this anniversary in Lachine.
Timer at the 2022 graffiti jam in Lachine
Timer‘s contribution to the 2022 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.
Timer in Rosemont
Timer in Rosemont.
huge TRU crew piece in a bando, featuring Adi, Orper, Kamzer and Dosk
X-large bando piece by the
TRU crew featuring
Adi on character, with Orper,
Kamzer and
Dosk.
There’s more by Adi above under his name and under ‘Louis Letters’.
Tuna at the Papineau legal graffiti wall
Tuna at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.
He also collaborated with Narc on a mural, scroll up to Narc’s name to view.
Tuna has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
Vaper in Rosemont
Vaper in Rosemont.
Verbe in Rosemont
Verbe in Rosemont.
West in Rosemont
West in Rosemont.
Wuna in Hochelaga
Wuna in Hochelaga.
Wuna in Plateau End
Wuna in Plateau End.
She also painted characters with other writers’ letter pieces featured in this list, scroll up to ‘Hest’ and ‘Panda’ to view.
Wuna has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
mural by Zehok, Shrek and Singe in Rosemont
Zehok,
Shrek and
Singe graffiti mural in Rosemont.
Zek in the South West
Zek in St-Henri.
Zek has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art (under ‘Tyxna’).
Zen in Lachine
Zen at Duff Court.
Zen in the Plateau
Zen in the Plateau.
Zen has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2022 murals and other painted street art.
Zepo in Rosemont
Zepo in Rosemont.
Zepo and Amélie in Rosemont
Zepo with the help of
Amélie, in Rosemont.
Zion in a Rosemont alley
Zion in Rosemont.
Zonek on pillar
Zonek on pillar.