Very little is known about Gawd as his only public presence on the internet is his Instagram account. As seen in the photo gallery below, he is a frequent collaborator of Labrona on murals and other smaller painted and pasted pieces.

On ne connait que très peu de choses sur Gawd parce que sa présence sur l’internet se limite à son compte Instagram. Tel que vu dans la galerie-photo ci-dessous, il collabore fréquemment avec Labrona pour la création de murales ainsi que de plus petites pièces peintes ou collées.

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murals

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

This is Gawd’s portion of a multi-artist mural in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In Griffintown.

In a Mile End alley.

In the Cité du Multimédia.

This is the ceiling of a rain shelter outside Jarry metro station.

In St-Henri.

Gawd, Alex Produkt and Beeforeo (background) contributed to the lower portion of this St-Denis mural by Labrona. See close-ups of Gawd’s three contributions below.

Detail 1/3 of Gawd’s contribution to a Labrona mural on St-Denis.

Detail 2/3 of Gawd’s contribution to a Labrona mural on St-Denis.

Detail 3/3 of Gawd’s contribution to a Labrona mural on St-Denis.

Very long mural by Labrona and Gawd on Wellington in Griffintown. Scroll down for 4 close-ups on Gawd’s contributions to this wall.

Detail 1/4 of Gawd’s contribution to a Labrona/Gawd collaboration mural on Wellington in Griffintown.

Detail 2/4 of Gawd’s contribution to a Labrona/Gawd collaboration mural on Wellington in Griffintown.

Detail 3/4 of Gawd’s contribution to a Labrona/Gawd collaboration mural on Wellington in Griffintown.

Detail 4/4 of Gawd’s contribution to a Labrona/Gawd collaboration mural on Wellington in Griffintown.

Labrona and Gawd mural on Clark. Gawd contributed the elephant, cow, grasshoppers and objects.

Labrona (heads) and Gawd (cats) on a St-Laurent garage door.

Labrona (humans) and Gawd (animals) for the 2016 edition of Under Pressure.

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other painted pieces

Gawd contributed two pieces to this St-Dominique house covered in works by various artists.

Small piece found in Mile End.

Small piece found in a Mile End alley.

Labrona (top) and Gawd (bottom) in Mile End.

Labrona (left) and Gawd (right) on an abandoned building.

Gawd (top) and Waxhead (bottom) off St-Laurent. The Waxhead piece gets redone with something completely new 2-3 times a year, but the Gawd piece remains the same.

Piece on Mile End alley door.

What’s left of a long Gawd piece in Griffintown.

Gawd (left) and Waxhead for the Wzrds Gng (right) in the alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

Collaboration with Labrona on a South West door (photo © Guillaume Couture).

Collaboration with Labrona on a door in Petite-Patrie.

Gawd (left) and Labrona (right) in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Gawd (left), Labrona (bottom), Other (top right), Alex Produkt (right) and a few others on a delivery door in Mile End.

Gawd (bottom) well hidden behind a Mile End industrial space.

A small piece in Mile End.

An old one in an abandoned spot.

A small piece on the Lachine Canal.

An old piece found behind trees along the Petite-Patrie train tracks. This is obviously even less visible during summer when the trees have leaves.

An old piece found behind a tree in an empty lot in Mile End. This is obviously even less visible during summer when the tree has leaves.

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wheatpastes

Gawd (above) and Labrona (below) found in the Plateau.

With Labrona on the right in a Plateau back alley.

In Hochelaga.

Gawd (left) and Labrona (right) in Hochelaga; photo © Labrona.

Gawd (left) and Labrona (right) in Hochelaga.

Labrona (left) and Gawd (right) in the Plateau.

Labrona (face) and Gawd (top) in Plateau End.

In the Plateau.

What’s left of a wheatpaste found in Griffintown.

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drawn

To mark the creation of one of this year’s most impressive murals in Montreal, here’s a spotlight on the artist Five Eight.

Five Eight is among this city’s best muralists but he is also known for his unique style of graffiti in which he explores fonts and styles quite different from the various wildstyle roots of the artform. His art is actually often a combination of figurative and letters. As seen in the gallery below, he is often hired for commissioned work, but also shines within the less official realms of street art. For more information, check out five8art.com. To view more work than what is displayed here, including non-Montreal, non-street work and even neon, check out the latter link or Five8’s Instagram, Facebook and Flickr pages.

Pour souligner la création d’une des plus importantes murales de l’année à Montréal, voici un profil de l’artiste Five Eight.

Five Eight fait partie des meilleurs muralistes de Montréal, mais il est aussi reconnu pour son style unique de graffiti où l’artiste explore une calligraphie assez différente du wildstyle traditionnel. Son art est en fait assez souvent une combinaison de figuratif et de lettres. Tel que vu dans la galerie-photo ci-dessous, il reçoit une grande quantité de commandes, mais il est tout de même toujours actif dans les sphères moins officielles de l’art de rue. Pour plus d’information, vous êtes invités à jeter un coup d’oeil sur five8art.com. Pour voir plus d’oeuvres que ce qui est présenté ici, incluant des créations hors-Montréal, du travail de studio et même du néon, voir ce dernier lien ainsi que les pages Instagram, Facebook et Flickr de l’artiste.

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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.

On a huge wall in Hochelaga.

Five Eight and Rouks‘ collaboration for Ashop‘s Hip Hop You Don’t Stop project on the walls of a NDG garage.

Contribution to the 2016 edition of Mural Festival.

Mural on Mont-Royal for LNDMRK.

On Laurier.

Tribute to Oliver Jones by Dan Buller and Five Eight in Little Burgundy.

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

Collaboration with Dré aka Earth Crusher in an abandoned building (left half).

Collaboration with Dré aka Earth Crusher in an abandoned building (right half).

Collaboration of Dare and Five Eight in Ville Emard.

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letter pieces

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.

In an abandoned building in the South West.

In Hochelaga.

Writing ‘Soma’, with Earth Crusher on character on a Plateau End rooftop. See below for close-up.

Same as above, but a close-up.

In the Lachine canal.

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

With Dré aka Earth Crusher at ground level, for the Estival de Canes 2018.

From a 2018 K6A jam in the South West.

In Rosemont.

On Ashop’s wall in Hochelaga.

In the Old Port.

Five Eight (left) and Dré aka Earth Crusher (right and reaper drone in the middle) for Plaza Walls.

Five Eight (top), Skor (middle), Cemz (ground) and character by Earth Crusher for the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

For the Chemin Vert block party organised by Ashop.

In St-Henri in 2016.

With Earth Crusher on character on a Plateau garage door.

Doing Pask‘s name as part of an exchange.

Earth Crusher (character) and Five Eight (letters) on rooftop. The letters spell the name of Soma as a sign of respect for using the latter writer’s spot.

Five Eight (top letters), Earth Crusher (central character) and Skor (bottom letters) for the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Also visible at the top is an older piece by Serak.

Bus painted by Bryan Beyung and Five Eight for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Other side of the above bus by Bryan Beyung and Five Eight for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

In the Quartier Latin.

Detail of a multi-artist graffiti mural in St-Henri.

Dré aka Earth Crusher with Five Eight for the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Five Eight (letters) and Earth Crusher (character) in the basement of an abandoned industrial building.

Fleo and Five pieces in St-Henri.

In NDG.

Five Eight and Dré aka Earth Crusher in an abandoned building.

Pieces by Part, Awe and Five Eight on a Notre-Dame rooftop.

Five Eight and Earth Crusher for the 2013 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Click on the latter link for a better shot of the complete wall (but not of Five’s part).

Letters in the bottom right corner of this mural by Omen for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival.

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

On the Canada Malting abandoned building.

Gene Pendon and Five Eight on this Plateau house.

Five Eight (letters) and Omen (figure) in an abandoned building.

Rooftop piece high above Plateau End. See next for a bird’s eye view.

Bird’s eye view of the above rooftop piece over Plateau End, from Google Earth.

Five Eight (letters) and Omen (figure) in an abandoned building.

On a Petite-Patrie bike trail.

Throw found in an abandoned building.

Throwie.

Throwie.

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Tags

Amongst other tags and a bird by ROC514.

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Stickers

Mateo – real name Mathieu Bories – was born in France but has left a trail of murals around the world, particularly in Latin America as well as in Montreal where he has come to study. His work is recognizable by the integration of stencilled elements, particularly to create textures and motifs. His Montreal catalogue includes a good share of walls created for the program Tandem from the Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie borough.

The photo gallery below only features exterior work done in Montreal. To see what Mateo has created elsewhere or in interior settings, or to see the evolution of his Montreal murals, you can check out mathieubories.com or his Instagram and Facebook pages. This article at StoriesMTL will tell you a bit more about the artist himself. Also very interesting is this photo interview for 7H42.com.

Mateo, de son vrai nom Mathieu Bories, est un artiste d’origine française un peu bohème qui a laissé un grand nombre d’oeuvres murales un peu partout de par le monde, particulièrement en Amérique Latine et à Montréal où il est venu étudier. Son style est reconnaissable par les textures et motifs répétés, imprimés à l’aide de pochoir. Plusieurs de ses plus grandes oeuvres à Montréal ont été créées dans le cadre du projet Tandem de l’arrondissement Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie.

La galerie-photo ci-dessous ne présente que les oeuvres extérieures produites à Montréal. Pour voir ce que Mateo a créé à l’étranger, pour ses oeuvres intérieures, ou pour voir l’évolution des ses murales Montréalaises, vous êtes invités à jeter un coup d’oeil à mathieubories.com, ou à visiter ses pages Instagram et Facebook. Cet article de StoriesMTL vous permettra d’en apprendre un peu plus sur l’artiste. Cette photo entrevue pour 7H42.com est aussi des plus intéressantes.

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painted 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.

In Mile End.

In Mile End.

In Mile End.

In Mile End.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Mile End.

In Mile End.

In Mile-Ex.

Downtown mural. Scroll down for details.

Downtown mural, detail 1/3.

Downtown mural, detail 2/3.

Downtown mural, detail 3/3.

In Hochelaga.

In Wynwood, Miami for the 2018 edition of Art Basel.

With his buddy Shine for the Ru street fair on Mont-Royal.

In Villeray. See close-up below.

Close-up of a the above mural in Villeray.

With his buddy Shine in Villeray. See below for close-up.

Close-up detail from the above Villeray mural with buddy Shine.

In Villeray.

In Rosemont.

Small stencil in Mile End.

Stencil in Mile End.

Stencil in Mile End garage door window.

In centre-sud. Check below for a different angle showing most of what the tree is hiding.

Same centre-sud wall as above, different angle.

Stencil in Mile End.

At the Marché Jean-Talon.

A stencil mural in Villeray.

On a restaurant’s side wall in the Quartier Latin.

In a St-Michel park (photo 1/3).

In a St-Michel park (photo 2/3).

In a St-Michel park (photo 3/3).

In Rosemont-Petite-Patrie.

On the side of a church in Petite-Patrie.

A bit of extra stencil on the wall next to the above mural.

Collaboration between MC Baldassari (character) and Mateo (stencilled pattern around character) for the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Contribution to the 2016 edition of Mural Festival.

Bus covered in stencils and wheatpastes for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival (angle 1/3).

Bus covered in stencils and wheatpastes for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival (angle 2/3).

Bus covered in stencils and wheatpastes for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival (angle 3/3).

Stencilled flowerpot on Amherst for the 2016 edition of the MTL En Arts festival.

Another angle of the stencilled flowerpot on Amherst for the 2016 edition of the MTL En Arts festival.

Short-lived stencil in the fashion district.

Stencil inside the abandoned Transco.

In Petite-Patrie.

This wall is located across the street from the one on Papineau shown further down in this gallery.

For a 2015 VHS – Van Horne Station block party.

On Plaza St-Hubert post (2 sides shown).

Contribution to the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

On Papineau for Tandem Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie. You can see a video of the making of this mural on Vimeo.

In Rosemont for Tandem Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie.

In Petite-Patrie for Tandem Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie.

In Rosemont for Tandem Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie. This wall has been graffitied over and is now always half hidden by a garbage container, so I’m showing this photo © Mathieu Bories.

In Villeray.

Detail of the Villeray wall above, showing the fake window and various stencilled elements.

Contribution to the 2013 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

In upper Rosemont.

In Mile-Ex for Tandem Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie.

In a Rosemont alley.

Signed Bobo in Mile End.

More ‘Bobo’ stencils in Mile End. Pasted between them is a wheatpaste from You Go Girl.

These garage doors in Hochelaga look like they are from Mateo’s hand, but they are actually from a friend of his using some of his stencils.

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wallpaper paste-ups

Inspired by the success of his paintings on patterned carpets which he sells in galleries, Mateo developed these streets versions on strips of wallpaper.

Suite au succès de ses oeuvres sur tapis qui connaissent beaucoup de succès en gallerie, Mateo a développé ces variations sur papier peint, idéales pour la rue.

Set of two in the Plateau.

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wheatpastes / collages

This wheatpaste in Mile End was first seen on the bus Mateo did for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival (scroll up to view).

Poster on the boarded up Club Sandwich for the 2016 edition of the MTL En Arts festival.

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stickers / autocollants

This one is above the digital screen of a parking meter.

To mark the departure of El Moot Moot, I have put together this anthology of the work he created while in Montreal. In just slightly more than four months this French artist has left an incredible amount of art in the streets and alleys of our city. Not only was he prolific, but he has left his mark from the Old Port to Villeray, from St-Henri to Hochelaga, and probably beyond. Rarely have I seen an artist take over this city with such speed and presence.

My first encounter with El Moot Moot’s work took place in late February when I found his first stickers here and there in centre-sud and the Quartier des Spectacles. Within a week I started finding small paste-ups. I must admit I wasn’t that impressed at first with the little creature with its arms in the air and its tongue sticking out. I started finding it drawn or painted on walls in early March even though there was still snow on the ground and most of our local artists had not yet gone back to the streets. As Spring (slowly) set in and the weather warmed up, so did my appreciation of the little fella. By the time I found the first ‘mural’ in mid-May I was hooked. In his last month in Montreal El Moot Moot had started to collaborate with some of our locals, namely Waxhead. The pair worked side by side on a few mural pieces and even had some stickers printed featuring their characters together.

The image gallery below shows just a fraction of what El Moot Moot has left on our streets. There isn’t much more online to be found about this artist, but a quick search on the internet should lead you to work done outside Montreal, namely in Rennes and Toulouse.

Pour marquer le départ d’El Moot Moot, j’ai mis sur pied cette compilation d’oeuvres créées au cours de son séjour à Montréal. En à peine plus de quatre mois cet artiste français a laissé une quantité incroyable d’art dans les rues et ruelles de notre ville. En plus d’être très prolifique, El Moot Moot a laissé sa marque sur un très grand territoire, du vieux port à Villeray, de St-Henri à Hochelaga, et probablement au-delà. J’ai rarement vu un artiste prendre d’assaut notre ville avec autant de rapidité et de présence.

Mon premier contact avec El Moot Moot s’est produit vers la fin février lorsque j’ai trouvé son premier autocollant ici et là dans centre-sud et le quartier des spectacles. Une semaine plus tard je commençais à trouver de petits collages. Je dois admettre ne pas avoir été très impressionné au départ par cette petite créature avec les bras dans les airs et la langue pendante. Puis à la mi-mars sont apparues les premières pièces peintes ou dessinées, alors que la ville était toujours sous la neige et que nos artistes locaux n’avaient pas encore repris la rue. Alors que le printemps s’est (lentement) installé et que j’ai commencé à la croiser un peu partout, j’ai finalement commencé à apprécier la petite créature en question. Quand la première ‘murale’ d’El Moot Moot est apparue à la mi-mai, j’étais déjà un fan. Au cours du son dernier mois passé à Montréal, El Moot Moot s’est mis à collaborer avec certains de nos artistes locaux, dont Waxhead. Ce dernier et El Moot Moot on travaillé côte à côte sur quelques pièces murales et ont même fait imprimer quelques autocollants avec leurs personnages.

La galerie-photo ci-dessous ne montre qu’une fraction de ce qu’El Moot Moot a laissé dans nos rues. On trouve très peu d’information en ligne sur cet artiste, mais une recherche rapide sur l’internet devrait surement vous permettre de trouver des pièces créées ailleurs qu’à Montréal, particulièrement à Rennes et Toulouse.

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mural pieces

This was the first mural piece piece I found, in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In Mile End.

Summer creation, again in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Next to the above is this collaboration with Waxhead.

Waxhead (top) and El Moot Moot (bottom), for the Chromatic block party.

Collective work featuring Waxhead (left and bottom corner), Turtle Caps (above ladder), Futur Lasor Now (above door), Deadliest Rosa (middle bottom), Loks (right) and El Moot Moot (right wall)

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smaller pieces

A sign of El Moot Moot’s quick integration in our city’s scene: he added his own touch to this St-Dominique house featuring on its front the works of many of Montreal’s best and most known artists.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Petite-Patrie.

In the alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

The piece in white is by an unidentified artist.

In Mile End.

On the George General d’Auto Reparation.

On St-Laurent.

In the alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

In Petite-Patrie.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark. Also visible are tags by Feros and Thief! as well as a piece by some unidentified artist.

In the Plateau.

In Centre-Sud.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark. The bird sticker and wheatpaste are from ROC514.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Mile End.

Teasing Mr Chose‘s cat in Centre-Sud. Also visible are tags by Debiel and Kelen.

In the Plateau.

In Mile End.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Plateau End.

In Rosemont.

Downtown.

In the Champs des Possibles.

Waxhead (blue) and El Moot Moot (yellow) on a Plateau’s roof edge. This was hidden from ground level until the building in front of it was demolished in 2020.

This one was found in Quebec City.

In Petite-Patrie.

Trackside in Petite-Patrie.

Trackside in Petite-Patrie.

Trackside in Petite-Patrie.

Trackside in Petite-Patrie.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Mile End.

In Mile End.

In the Village. Also visible is a tag by Thief!.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Centre-Sud. The pink piece on the left is by an unidentified artist.

In the Plateau, framed by great tags by Scaner.

Seen through the windows of an abandoned industrial building.

In a centreal graffiti back alley.

In the Quartier des Spectacles.

In Centre-Sud.

In the Plateau.

In Petite-Patrie.

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paste-ups

The bird is from an unidentified artist.

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stickers

Collaboration between Waxhead and El Moot Moot.

As above, different colours.

As above, different colours.

Collaboration between Waxhead and El Moot Moot.

As above, different colours.

As above, different colours.

Peru143 is known for his murals and has contributed to projects for En Masse. He sometimes works within Wastoids, an unofficial ‘crew’ featuring his friends Cabin aka Cabe, Faser and Anode. For more information and photos of Peru143’s art, check out Peru143.com and his Instagram page. Older material is still found at his apparently abandoned Flickr and WordPress pages.

Peru143 est reconnu pour ses murales et a participé à divers projets du ‘collectif’ En Masse. Il fait partie de Wastoids, un ‘crew’ non-officiel dont font aussi partie ses amis Cabin (Cabe), Faser et Anode. Pour plus d’information sur Peru et pour plus de photos de son travail, voir Peru143.com et sa page Instagram. Ses pages Flickr et WordPress semblent avoir été abandonnées depuis quelques années, mais on y trouve toujours une grande quantité de photos.

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For the 2025 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

On a skating ramp in parc Lafontaine.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Little Burgundy.

At the Olympic skatepark.

In Rosemont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In the inner courtyard of a disused building.

At a Mile End skatepark.

For the 2023 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

In a downtown alley, near-full frontal view. See angled shots below.

In a downtown alley, view from the left end. See other angles above and below.

In a downtown alley, view from the right end. See other angles above and below.

In a downtown alley, view from the right end. See other angles above.

Peru (ground) and Astro (above) for Breaking Walls / Meeting Of Styles.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

On a St-Henri park container.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Petite-Patrie.

Collaboration with Zek and Deep in NDG.

Segment 1/3 of a long wall in Hochelaga. See below for the rest of this wall.

Segment 2/3 of a long wall in Hochelaga. See above and below for the rest of this wall.

Segment 3/3 of a long wall in Hochelaga. See above for the rest of this wall.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Peru bookending a portrait by Monk.e, in Rosemont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Big mural in a Rosemont alley.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

On a Verdun school, photo 1/2.

On a Verdun school, photo 1/2.

Inside an abandoned church.

In Mile End.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the Lhasa de Sela park.

At the Lhasa de Sela park, opposite side of the above, with his crew Wastoids.

On garage doors in Monkland village, with assistance from Fiefo.

On garage door in Akira’s alley.

Truck/van side. See below for opposite side.

Truck/van side. See above for opposite side.

Minivan side.

Opposite side and back of the above.

Minivan side, presumably for Mu.

On one of the pillars of the Van Horne|Rosemont overpass.

In alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In the Rosemont-Petite-Patrie borough.

“Diversitree” in NDG.

On St-Denis.

On a Plateau garage door.

In a Plateau back alley.

Peru143 (left) and Fiefo (right) in a Plateau alley.

The left part of the above Peru section after it was restored in 2023.

On the side wall of a Plateau laundromat, perhaps in a collaboration with someone else.

On the side-wall of a Plateau drugstore.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark. Notice the Wastoids throwie (in yellow) on the right.

Detail of the En Masse piece at Espace Go.

Another detail (bottom left) of the En Masse piece at Espace Go (most of what is visible top right is by Tyler K Rauman).

Chris Dyer (left), his brother Peru143 (top right) and MSHL (bottom right) in upper Plateau.

Another brotherly collaboration between Chris Dyer (left) and Peru (right), this one in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

This is a segment of the 2016 Sun Youth front wall production involving at least a dozen artists. It shows Waxhead top left around letters by Getso, Cryote in pink top right, Meor in the middle beneath Cryote, Peru143 middle right yellow name piece, Mole Patrol bottom left, Cryote bottom middle and Pound Puppy middle right.

On Plateau alley doors.

Taking back his pace with this throwie.

A golden throwie from 2016.

Highwayside throw.

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tags and throws

Close-up on Peru’s throw on the tribute wall to Scaner at the 2024 edition of Mural Festival.

Representing Wastoids.

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stickers

A sticker tag

Astro is another one of our street artists that history should remember. After making his name as one of Montreal’s top graffiti artists, he was roughly arrested and consequently now concentrates on legal street pieces and studio work. He is a member of DUC crew (with Pask, Koal, Sino, Stare etc.) as well as the French crew EB (which also includes Otek from Montreal). He has also been part of the now defunct La Paria crew with Zema, Frank Lam, etc. For more info on the artist or for photos of his studio work or his street work outside Montreal, see his personal website as well as his Instagram and Behance pages.

Astro est un autre de nos artiste de rue que l’histoire ne devrait pas oublier. Après s’être illustré comme un des tops graffeurs à Montréal, il a été arrêté (une ‘arrestation musclée’ pour utiliser les termes de l’artiste) et en conséquence il s’en tient maintenant aux oeuvres légales et au travail en studio. Il fait partie du DUC crew (avec Pask, Koal, Sino, Stare, etc) ainsi que du crew français EB (qui inclut aussi Otek de Montréal). Il a aussi fait partie du défunt crew La Paria avec Zema, Frank Lam, etc. Pour plus d’information sur l’artiste et pour voir des photos de son travail de studio ou ses oeuvres de rue hors-Montréal, voir son site web personnel ainsi que ses pages Instagram et Behance.

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

Les pièces de la galerie sont présentées en ordre chronologique inverse approximatif, de la plus récente à la plus vieille.

For the 2025 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

Tribute to Scan in the Plateau.

In Rosemont.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Above 3 photos: Astro’s contribution to the 2024 edition of Canettes de Ruelle in 3 different angles.

In the Plateau.

In Montreal-Nord.

Peru143 (ground) and Astro (above) for Breaking Walls / Meeting Of Styles.

In Old Montreal. See ends of containers in angled shots below.

In Old Montreal. Frontal shot above.

In Old Montreal. Frontal shot above.

In Rosemont.

Sank featuring characters by Astro, in Rosemont.

In Hochelaga. A few more characters found their way in a piece by Monk.e next to it, see below.

In Hochelaga, over an older piece by Monk.e. These are extra characters to a full piece next to this, see above.

Astro’s contribution to the 2020 Lachine graffiti jam.

MSHL piece with characters by Astro, at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In a Verdun alley.

“CoronAstro” in Rosemont.

In Montreal Nord.

In Rosemont.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall (1/2, see next).

At the PSC legal graffiti wall (2/2, see above).

With Borgê on letters, in Rosemont.

Under a bridge.

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

In Verdun for Mu.

In a Rosemeont alley. See below for a close-up detail.

Detail of the above wall in a Rosemeont alley.

Tribute to Scaner at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel. Visible above is an older piece by Kare.

On a Hochelaga garage door.

Astro’s part in Ashop‘s Hip Hop You Don’t Stop project on the walls of a NDG garage.

In Rosemont.

For a daycare in a Hochelaga alley (part 1/3).

For a daycare in a Hochelaga alley (part 2/3).

For a daycare in a Hochelaga alley (part 3/3).

In Petite-Patrie for Plaza Walls.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Astro’s part in a big production in St-Henri.

In Rosemont.

On a sidewalk panel on Amherst for the 2016 edition of the MTL En Arts festival.

On containers in a Plateau schoolyard, angle 1/2.

On containers in a Plateau schoolyard, angle 2/2.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Quickie found inside the abandoned Transco.

On a container in a Plateau park.

One of two contributions to the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

The other of two contributions to the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Above 4 photos: Both sides and ends of a container in a Plateau park.

In Rosemont.

Inside an abandoned tunnel.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen, summer 2014.

With DUC crewmate Koal.

With DUC crewmate Pask on the opposite side of the above.

On an abandoned warehouse in Hochelaga.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. Photo © Astro.

In Hochelaga. This is a detail of a wall also featuring DUC crewmate Pask and Robe/Fore.

Interrupted by the police in an abandoned industrial building.

In centre-sud.

This Koal piece next to the one above also features a character by Astro.

In Hochelaga near the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. This is a detail of wall also featuring Axe.

The Axe piece next to the one above also features a character by Astro.

La Paria’s contribution to the 2013 edition of Mural Festival.

In Rosemont. Photo © Astro.

In Rosemont. Photo © Astro.

Photo © Astro.

Collaboration with Skepa on Napoleon (left half).

Collaboration with Skepa on Napoleon (right half).

In Hochelaga.

In Montreal West.

With defunct crew La Paria (with Zema, Frank Lam, etc.) on one of the pillars of the Van Horne|Rosemont overpass.

Side view of the above pillar by La Paria.

Another wall by La Paria, this one near the Champs des Possibles.

Inside an abandoned industrial building.

Collaboration with Scaner (left) and Zeus (right) on Clark. Photo © Astro.

In a Plateau alley.

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other

Repeated print put up by the city in the windows of closed businesses. This is a close-up detail, see below for context.

Repeated print put up by the city in the windows of closed businesses. See above for close-up detail.

In his own words, Monk.e is “…a multi-talented thinker who expresses himself through his paintings, his poetry and his daily actions” (my translation). He is indeed a great communicator who leads two careers in parallel: urban visual artist and hip hop MC with already many albums to his credit. He is mainly known in the streets of Montreal for his community-oriented work often done alongside other members from K6A or for Ashop. He his mostly recognised for his figurative murals bringing together man and nature, but he also does graffiti deconstructed to near-abstraction.

Even though the image gallery below mostly shows Montreal creations, Monk.e is also very active in the rest of Quebec as well as in many other places around the world, particularly in Latin America and in Africa. To view his work outside Montreal or for info about his musical career check out his Facebook and Instagram pages.

Monk.e se dit être “…un penseur aux multiples talents qui exprime ses pensées les plus profondes à travers sa peinture, sa poésie et ses actions au quotidien”. Il est effectivement un grand communicateur et mène deux carrières en parallèle, celle d’artiste visuel urbain et celle d’emcee hip hop ayant déjà plusieurs albums à son actif. Il est surtout reconnu dans les rues de Montréal pour ses oeuvres à caractère communautaire, souvent effectuées en tandem avec ses collègues de K6A ou pour Ashop. Son art balance entre du figuratif très axé sur l’humain et la nature, et du graffiti déconstruit à la limite de l’abstraction.

Bien que la galerie-photo ci-dessous montre surtout des oeuvres créées à Montréal, Monk.e est aussi très actif dans le reste du Québec ainsi qu’à plusieurs autres endroits de par le monde, particulièrement en Amérique latine et en Afrique. Pour des photos de son travail à l’extérieur de Montréal ou pour de l’information sur sa carrière musicale, jetez un coup d’oeil sur ses pages Facebook et Instagram.

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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.

In a Hochelaga alley.

Inside an abandoned church.

Tribute to Zilon at the Foufounes Electriques, painted shortly after the artist passed away.

A tribute to Fredy Villanueva in Villeray.

Monk.e (mostly left) and Luvs (mostly right) for the 2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

A garage door in Mile End.

Monk.e added the character and background on the left to an earlier of his mural in Hochelaga (scroll down for the full original). Also featuring a few new characters by Astro in the bottom right corner. See below for a close-up on the main character on the left.

In Hochelaga. This is a close-up on a section of the piece shown above.

In the Plateau.

Portrait by Monk.e bookended by letters from Peru.

In Ahuntsic. See below for an alternate angle.

Alternate angle of the above Ahuntsic mural.

In Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

Back of truck.

In Hochelaga. Scroll down for close-ups.

Close-up on the left half of the Hochelaga wall above.

Close-up on the right half of the Hochelaga wall above.

A small piece from a prod in St-Henri.

In Hochelaga, next to a schoolyard.

From a semi-private jam in the Plateau.

In Mercier.

In Rosemont.

Monk.e and Ankh One representing Ashop on the wall of a Hochelaga school.

Monk.e and Ankh One representing Ashop for the Surfaces outdoors artshow.

Monk.e in collaboration with Haks and Jimmy Baptiste on a South West high school (front view; see next for side view).

Monk.e in collaboration with Haks and Jimmy Baptiste on a South West high school (side view; see above for front view).

In Ville St-Laurent.

In Hochelaga.

In a Ville-Emard school playground.

Collaboration with Ankh One in a Mile End alley (click to zoom in).

Mural in Rosemont.

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

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

For the Festival de Canes in Longueuil.

Ashop wall featuring Shadow (middle ground level), Zek (above, plus background), Monk.e (left) and Ankh One (right).

Monk.e (left), Strike (middle) and Flying Eric (right) for Ashop‘s Hip Hop You Don’t Stop project on the walls of a NDG garage.

For the 2016 edition of the Hip Hop You Don’t Stop Festival.

The opposite side to the above is a collaboration between Tiburón (characters) and Monk.e (around).

At Plaza Walls.

Collaboration with Tiburón at Plaza Walls.

Close-up on Monk.e’s part in a mural collaboration with Axe and Awe in Ahuntsic.

For the Chemin Vert block party organised by Ashop.

Monk.e’s part in the 2016 Amalgam Festival in Sherbrooke.

In Petite-Patrie for the Rosemont-Petite-Patrie borough.

With Ygrek on the left, in Hochelaga.

Near St-Laurent, done off-Mural Festival 2016.

Parc Laurier container, photo 1/2.

Parc Laurier container, photo 2/2. Top right is a laminate by National Zombi which was integrated by Monk.e into the art instead of being removed.

Parc Lafontaine, photo 1/3.

Parc Lafontaine, photo 2/3.

Parc Lafontaine, photo 3/3.

With the help of Smilé/Smilee at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

In a Hochelaga alley.

On a container in Mile End.

Side of the above container.

Back of the above container.

In the Plateau.

Truck piece, with Mastrocola in the front half.

The 2015 edition of this Hochelaga mural with Axe for K6A.

On garage door in St-Henri.

Contribution to the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Near St-Laurent.

Baldwin pool, Fullum side. For Ashop.

Baldwin pool, Rachel side, left half. For Ashop.

Baldwin pool, Rachel side, right half. For Ashop.

In Petite-Patrie.

This is the 2014 edition of a Hochelaga mural with Axe for K6A.

Monk.e on wheels.

In Ahuntsic-Cartierville for Ashop; photo © Monk.e.

Monk.e did the background for this piece by Chris Dyer / Positive Creations.

Monk.e (left), Scaner (right letters) and Axe Lalime (right character) in Hochelaga.

Near St-Laurent.

This Hochelaga mural also served as the cover for one of Monk.e’s albums.

Well hidden in St-Henri/Little Burgundy.

In lower Mile-End, view from the street.

Same as above, view from the alley.

In Hochelaga.

This is the 2013 edition of a Hochelaga mural with Axe for K6A.

Collaboration with Clandestinos (Shalak and Bruno Smoky) in the Plateau.

In Little Italy for the Rosemont-Petite-Patrie borough. You can view the making of this mural on Youtube.

In the Plateau.

In a Hochelaga back alley, blending in with Mastrocola on the left.

Representing K6A on a city of Montreal building on Marie-Anne.

Same as above, frontal view (click to view bigger).

At the abandoned “Jailspot”.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont for the Rosemont-Petite-Patrie borough.

One of the pillars of the Van Horne|Rosemont overpass.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Collaboration with Bonga, Becors, Jotapepax and Shalak in the Plateau.

Collaboration with Bruno Smoky and Shalak in Hochelaga.

Underneath expressway.

Overgrown with vines in Hochelaga.

Plateau wall from 2007; photo © Monk.e.

In a Plateau alley.

A very old piece on a Pointe St-Charles basketball court.

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figurative and 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.

In Rosemont.

In Hochelaga.

For the Halloween themed Sinojam at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the 2025 edition of Meeting Of Styles.

Above 2 shots: inside an abandoned building.

Inside an abandoned building.

Monk.e (left and letter background) and Mr Myl (right) for the 2025 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

In Hochelaga, featuring Zeus on the letter piece.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

In Hochelaga.

Above 3 photos: a diptych by Monk.e at the Papineau legal graffiti wall, close-ups on each half and full shot.

Monk.e’s contribution to the prod put together to save the Projet 45 skatepark.

Inside an abandoned building.

Monk.e and Awie collaboration mural in St-Henri.

With Opire (wolf) for the 2024 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Homage to Slimka at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel, a collaboration with Axe Lalime.

Homage to Shreez at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

In Rosemont.

A collaboration with Mr Myl for the 2023 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

In St-Henri.

In a Hochelaga alley.

A collaboration with Luvs for Breaking Walls / Meeting Of Styles.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Collaboration between Monk.e and Ankh One in Ville St-Laurent.

Collaboration between Monk.e and Ankh One in Ville St-Laurent.

Tribute to rapper Jeune Loup a few months after he was shot dead.

In a Rosemont alley.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel featuring Draw Or King on the red face and eye.

In the Plateau. See below for close-ups on each of the 4 panels.

Above 4: close-ups on the panels of a 4-panel mural in the Plateau.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Tribute to Vice Verses in Hochelaga.

In a central graffiti alley.

Collaboration with Maliciouz in the McGill ghetto. See below for a close-up on Monk.e’s part.

Monk.e’s part on a collaboration wall with Maliciouz (see above for full wall).

In Rosemont.

In the McGill Ghetto.

Tribute to Scaner on truck side for the 2017 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

In Rosemont.

In Little Italy.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Monk.e (left letters and background) and SBU One (figurative material) at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Parc Jeanne-Mance container, photo 1/3.

Parc Jeanne-Mance container, photo 2/3.

Parc Jeanne-Mance container, photo 3/3.

2016 updated version of the Mural Festival wall seen above, with new letters at the bottom.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. Also visible at the top is a wheatpaste by Lovebot.

In a Hochelaga alley.

Axe (left character and letters) and Monk.e (centre and right) in Hochelaga.

Representing K6A on the Plateau.

Serak, Monk.e and Saer from 2003 in Parc-Ex.

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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.

For the Halloween themed Sinojam at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Inside an abandoned building.

In Hochelaga.

Inside an abandoned building.

Monk.e on letters featuring characters by Axe Lalime, in Hochelaga.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

With Axe Lalime inside an abandoned church.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In St-Henri.

With Axe Lalime on character, a section of a long mural in Hochelaga.

In St-Henri.

In Rosemont.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Monk.e on letters and Axe Lalime on fox, at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Turf One over calligraphy by Monk.e in Petite-Patrie. Different angle below.

Turf One over calligraphy by Monk.e in Petite-Patrie. Different angle above.

Doing Dali’s name shortly before the Divina Dali live event in which he participated.

In a Rosemont alley.

In a Mile End alley.

This segment of a multi-artist production in Hochelaga features Monk.e on letters and Omar Bernal on bird.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Monk.e on letters at ground level, and Grils above, in Villeray.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

A huge 3D piece in Lasalle.

Calligraphy / graffiti on a Mile End fence.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

In an abandoned building in the South West.

Truck side.

In St-Henri.

Truck side for the 2019 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Monk.e’s part on the K6A wall for the 2019 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Stretching it with the help of a sliding door in an abandoned warehouse.

Calligraphy in an abandoned building. See below for other half.

Calligraphy in an abandoned building. See above for other half.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In the Plateau.

In St-Henri.

Monk.e on letters and Rouks on character, in Rosemont.

With Fleo and Dodo Osé on K6A‘s wall for the Chats de Ruelle Festival (Canettes de Ruelle 2017).

In St-Henri. The making of this piece was filmed by Bombing Science, view here.

Tribute to Scaner with Monk.e on letters (Scan’s name) and character by Tiburón.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

From a K6A jam in St-Henri.

In Rosemont.

In a Hochelaga alley.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

For the 2016 edition of the graffiti jam at the Lachine legal wall.

On a container in Mile End.

Side of the above container.

Monk.e on background letter with Sermob from Mexico on figurative parts.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

In Rosemont.

In a Hochelaga alley.

In a Hochelaga back alley.

In a Hochelaga back alley.

An unofficial piece in Rosemont.

In Hochelaga.

‘Deconstructivism’ in a Rosemont back alley.

This 2002 piece is fading and the wall has been extensively patched, but it is worth showing here because it presumably is Monk.e’s (or perhaps anyone’s!) oldest graffiti still up in this city.

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contribution to multi-artist murals

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.

Collective K6A crew wall in St-Henri featuring, from left to right, Serak, Awie, Arpi, Axe Lalime and Monk.e. See close-up on Monk.e’s piece below.

Close-up on Monk.e’s contribution to the large K6A crew wall shown above.

The 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’s name piece is split in three: top left, right of the buddha character and to the right of the right window. He also worked on the characters below the right window and to the right side of the middle fence.

In front of the above Under Pressure 2020 wall, Serak and Monk.e also covered the side of this bin with the names of K6A crew members.

Calligraphy by Serak and Monk.e and insect by Dodo Osé on a side of a bin in front of the K6A crew wall for the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival (scroll up to view the wall).

Monk.e (red/orange parts), Jimmy Baptiste (blue parts), Deluxo (light green) and DRPN aka Drippin’ Soul (beige/greenish parts), in Hochelaga.

The K6A crew wall from the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival features Monk.e mostly in the left third (scroll down for close-up). Also featured on this huge wall are Ankh One, Axe Lalime, Fleo, Serak, Otak, Awe, Snikr, Royal, Rekal and Saer.

Close-up on Monk.e’s section on the huge K6A crew wall from the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival

K6A wall at the Festival de Canes, featuring Axe, Dodo Osé, Fleo, Saer, Serak, Monk.e and OstiOne (click to zoom).

Ashop creation on a Plateau school by Bryan Beyung, assisted by Ankh One and Monk.e.

This Ashop wall on a Verdun high school was designed and created by Zek, with Monk.e as an assistant.

This huge wall from the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival features Hsix (bottom left), Sermob (bears), Bryan Beyung (horse) and les Hommes de Lettres (top), all tied together by Monk.e.

The K6A wall done during the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival features Monk.e as well as Axe, Fleo, Phile and Dodo Osé.

The K6A wall done during the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival features Monk.e alongside Fleo, Dodo Osé, Serak, Axe, Dkae and Saer.

Fanny Aishaa, assisted by Monk.e and Guko.

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