This image gallery brings together 100 great murals and other painted street art pieces from 2021. 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 artists, I have set a maximum of 4 pieces per artist. Collaborations by two or more artists count as one entry.
See also:
– Retrospective of 2021 pasted street art and installations
– Retrospective of 2021 graffiti
Cette galerie-photo présente 100 murales et autres pièces de street art peint créées en 2021 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 2021 pourraient ne pas y figurer.
Les pièces apparaissent ci-dessous en ordre alphabétique d’artiste/crew. Pour que la liste ne soit pas totalement accaparée par quelques artistes populaires, j’ai fixé un maximum de 4 pièces par personne. Les collaborations entre deux ou plusieurs artistes sur un même thème ne comptent que pour une entrée.
Voir aussi:
– Retrospective 2021 street art collé et installations
– Retrospective 2021 graffiti
Adida Fallen Angel for the 2021 edition of Under Pressure
Adida Fallen Angel‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
Aldarwin on a Hochelaga fence
Aldarwin on a fence in Hochelaga.
double dose of Alors on a road ramp
Alors painted dozens and dozens of her bright colourful flowers all over the city in 2021, here’s a double one found in Hochelaga.
Ankh One mural downtown
Ankh One mural downtown.
Arpi wall painted off Under Pressure 2021
Arpi‘s wall painted
off the
2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
Arpi in St-Henri
Arpi in St-Henri.
Arpi in St-Henri
Arpi in St-Henri
Above 2 photos: two angles of a
Arpi piece in St-Henri.
Art Du Commun mural in Lachine
Art Du Commun mural in Lachine.
Art Du Commun mural in Pointe St-Charles
Art Du Commun mural in Pointe St-Charles.
Astro in Hochelaga
Astro in Hochelaga.
Beaf and Mask in Lachine
Beaf and Mask in Lachine
Beaf and Mask in Lachine
Above 3 photos: Beaf and
Mask collaboration in Lachine.
Beaf and Mask each also made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti with solo graffiti pieces.
Omar Bernal’s section of a multi-artist mural in Hochelaga
Omar Bernal‘s part in a multi-artist mural in Hochelaga.
Omar Bernal mural in Mercier
Omar Bernal mural in Mercier.
Omar Bernal at the Rouen legal graffiti wall
Omar Bernal at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Omar Bernal in Verdun
Omar Bernal in Verdun.
Bryan Beyung and MSHL collaboration in Pointe St-Charles
Bryan Beyung and
MSHL collaboration in Pointe St-Charles.
Scroll down to the latter artist’s name as well as to ‘Gentil Crew’ for more work in this retrospective.
detail of Bibi Una’s contribution to a multi-artist wall
Detail of
Bibi Una from a multi-artist mural in Hochelaga. The small character visible bottom left is by
Max.
Bibi Una in a Plateau alley
Bibi Una in a Plateau alley.
Birdo’s mural for the 2021 edition of Mural Festival
Birdo‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Mural Festival.
Mix of paint and mosaics by Borrris and Melanie Stuy in NDG
Mix of paint and mosaics by
Borrris and Melanie Stuy in NDG.
Borrris in an abandoned building
Borrris in an abandoned building.
Borrris in an abandoned building
Borrris in an abandoned building.
Bosny’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Bosny‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Scroll down to ‘Gentil Crew’ for more work by Bosny in this retrospective.
He is also a graffiti artist and some of his letter work has made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
Danae Brisso in the Village
Danae Brissonnet mural in the Village.
Cryote in the Plateau
Cryote in the Plateau
Above 2 photos: a pair of pieces by
Cryote in the Plateau.
Raphael Dairon for the 2021 edition of Under Pressure
Raphael Dairon‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
Deps at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Deps at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Deps at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Deps at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Deps at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Deps at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
He has also made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
DMT in an abandoned tunnel
DMT in an abandoned tunnel.
A collaboration between him and Deep has made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti (under ‘Deep’).
Dodo Osé and LNK mural for the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Dodo Osé and
LNK‘s collaboration for the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Dodo Osé mural in Lachine
Dodo Osé in Lachine.
Dodo has also contributed to the K6A wall at Under Pressure and therefore appears in the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti (under ‘K6A’).
Collaboration of Ekes and Marchandise TT for the 2021 ediition of Canettes de Ruelle
Ekes and
Marchandise TT‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Ekes and MarchandiseTT for the 2021 edition of Under Pressure
Ekes and
Marchandise TT‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
Ekes has of course made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
Emerge mural in Petite-Patrie
Emerge mural in Petite-Patrie.
Resok, Eskro, Joh and Coler for the 2021 edition of Under Pressure
Eskro,
Resok,
Joh and
Coler‘s collaboration for the
2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
Eskro and Resok both have solo work into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
Filco’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Filco‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Filco mural in Hochelaga
Filco in a Hochelaga alley.
Filco mural on a Villeray school
Filco on the wall of a Villeray school.
Fleo’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Fleo‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Fleo is also a graffiti artist, find some of his letter work in the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti (solo under his name as well as in collaboration under ‘K6A’).
Fluke mural in Lasalle
Fluke mural in Lasalle, assisted by
Five Eight.
Pascal Foisy’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Pascal Foisy’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle, in negative
Above 2 photos:
Pascal Foisy‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle. The first photo is the actual shot, the second one shows the piece in negative, as it was painted by the artist in reverse.
VF Vibes in a Hochelaga alley
Viviane Fortin in Hochelaga.
She also appears on the Rude crew wall seen further down this list.
Grof in a Plateau alley
Frog in the Plateau.
collaboration of Gallium Beaumer, JKL Two, Waxhead and Labrona in Villeray
Gallium featuring
JKL Two on the blue dragon and a collaboration of
Waxhead and
Labrona on the door. In Villeray.
Scroll down to Waxhead and Labrona for more work by these artists in this retrospective. Waxhead also has work under ‘Grils’.
The Gentil Crew’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Under Pressure, featuring MSHL, Bosny, SBU One, Loopkin, Le Monstr, Diane Roe, Maylee Keo, Tshokodile and Nikki Küntzle
The
Gentil Crew‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival featuring
MSHL,
Bosny,
SBU One,
Loopkin,
Le Monstr,
Diane Roe,
Maylee Keo,
Tshokodile and
Nikki Küntzle. Check out the latter Under Pressure link for close-ups.
MSHL, Bosny, SBU One, Tshoko and Nikki Küntzle all have solo work in this retrospective, scroll to their names to view. Loopkin and Tshoko each have more work here under ‘Rude’, MSHL under ‘Beyung’ and Le Monstr under ‘MSHL’.
Grils in Hochelaga
Grils in Hochelaga.
Grils in Ville Emard
Grils in Ville Emard.
This huge Villeray mural was painted by multiple artists at the invitation of Grils and LNA.
Ground level from left to right: a snail by
Grils over a background by
LP Montoya,
Hary on the box, a door by
Waxhead surrounded by E’s from
EK Sept, a platypus-like creature designed by
Hozek and painted by Grils, the central character by
LNA, a name piece by
Hoar with a creature by
Salamanca, and a lizard by
Hary.
Upper level from left to right: a turbine-like creature by Alex Boya, a squirrel by
Amer over a calligraphy background by
Rizek and the rest all by Grils.
Hary also made it into this retrospective alongside his Lama brothers, scroll down to ‘Lama’ to view. Waxhead has more work here under his name and under ‘Gallium’. Scroll down to LNA for more work by this artist as well.
Grils, Hary, EK Sept, Hoar, Rizek and Amer also made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti (Amer under ‘LTG’ and ‘TRU’, others under their name).
Hest in a Hochelaga alley
Hest in a Hochelaga alley.
Hest in a Rosemont alley
Hest in a Rosemont alley.
Hest is one of this city’s best graffiti artist, it is no surprise that some of his letter work also made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
I Hate Stencils in St-Henri
I Hate Stencils stencil in St-Henri.
Izabelle Duguay in Mile Ex
Izabelle Duguay mural in Mile Ex.
Jetset in St-Henri
Tribute mural to Marie-Soleil Tougas by
Jetset in St-Henri.
River June and Henri Papy’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
River June and
Henri Papy collaboration for the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Nikki Küntzle’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Nikki Küntzle‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Nikki Küntzle
Nikki Küntzle‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
Scroll up to ‘Gentil Crew’ for more work by Nikki in this retrospective.
Labrona mural in Hochelaga
Labrona mural in Hochelaga.
Scroll up to ‘Gallium’ and down to ‘Waxhead’ for more work by Labrona in this retrospective.
Labrona is also a pasting artist, check out the
Retrospective of 2021 pasted street art and installations for some wheatpastes.
part of the Lama brothers’ contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
part of the Lama brothers’ contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
part of the Lama brothers’ contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
part of the Lama brothers’ contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Above 4 photos:
Lama‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Hary from this collective also contributed to a huge wall in Villeray, scroll up to ‘Grils’ to view.
Kevin Ledo painting his young son on Plaza St-Hubert
Kevin Ledo‘s mural in Petite-Patrie. The subject of the piece is his young child.
Lino in a Hochelaga alley
Lino in a Hochelaga alley.
Lino guested on the TRU wall at Under Pressure in 2021, check out the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti under ‘TRU’ to view.
LNA, Moule and Abir on the wall of a community centre in Côte des Neiges
Collaboration of
LNA,
Moule and
Abir on a community centre in Côte des Neiges.
Moule has also contributed to the Rude crew wall at Canettes de Ruelle, scroll down to view that.
Both she and LNA made stickers in 2021, some of them have made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 pasted street art and installations.
LNA in Villeray
LNA in Villeray.
She painted the central character of a huge multi-artist wall in Villeray, scroll up to ‘Grils’ to view.
Lost Claws in the Plateau
Lost Claws on a Plateau rooftop.
Lost Claws in Petite-Patrie
Lost Claws in Petite-Patrie.
Lost Claws is also a pasting artist, check out the
Retrospective of 2021 pasted street art and installations for some wheatpastes.
Maliciouz’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Maliciouz‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Mart for the 2021 edition of Under Pressure
Mart‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
She has also contributed to the Rude crew wall at Canettes de Ruelle, scroll down to view.
Medusa in a Mile End alley
Medusa in a Mile End alley.
She has also contributed to the Rude crew wall at Canettes de Ruelle, scroll down to view that.
Collaborations with Deep have made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti (under ‘Deep’).
Monk.e (mostly left) and Luvs (mostly right) for the 2021 edition of Under Pressure
Monk.e and
Luvs‘ contribution to the
2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
Tribute to rapper Jeune Loup by Monk.e
Monk.e‘s tribute to rapper Jeune Loup in Hochelaga.
Monk.e in Rosemont
Monk.e in Rosemont.
Monk.e in the Plateau
Monk.e in the Plateau.
He has also painted calligraphy as a background to a mural by Turf One, scroll down to view.
Being one of this city’s best graffiti artist, some of his letter work is also found in the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
Mono Sourcil mural in Hochelaga
Mono Sourcil in Hochelaga.
She has also contributed to the Rude crew wall at Canettes de Ruelle, scroll down to view that.
MSHL and le Monstr in a Hochelaga alley
MSHL and
Le Monstr collaboration in Hochelaga.
Both artists have contributed to the Gentil crew wall at Under Pressure, scroll up to view.
MSHL mural in Centre Sud
MSHL mural in Ville-Marie.
MSHL also collaborated on a mural with Bryan Beyung in this retrospective, scroll up to view.
Origami Explorateur, Allegoria, Her and 3CLO5 at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
This collaboration of
Origami Explorateur,
Allegoria,
Her and
3CLO5 at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel on the 50th anniversary of the death of Jim Morrison had people constantly stopping to take photos.
Her has also contributed to the Rude crew wall at Canettes de Ruelle, scroll down to view that.
Julian Palma’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Julian Palma’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Above 2 photos:
Julian Palma‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Pane and Regar’s contribution to the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Pane and
Regar‘s collaboration for the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Pane and Regar in an abandoned building
Pane and
Regar in an abandoned building.
Pane also made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
Paynt in a Hochelaga alley
Paynt in a Hochelaga alley.
Paynt also contributed to the LTG/POM/H2K wall at Under Pressure which has made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
segment of a long wall by Peru in Ville-Marie
segment of a long wall by Peru in Ville-Marie
segment of a long wall by Peru in Ville-Marie
Above 3 photos: this year
Peru143 painted this long Hochelaga wall with what is now the longest mural in Canada (there is barely any overlap in the 3 shots above, they add up to the complete 150-meter wall).
Peru also collaborated with Zek and Deep on a huge mural in this retrospective, scroll down to Zek’s name to see.
Polographe at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Polographe painted a number of fantastic creatures at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel in 2021. It would be nice now to see him move to painting murals that would stay a bit longer!
Polographe at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
Polographe at the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Repus
Repus
left section of the Rude wall at the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle featuring Tshoko, Loopkin, Her, Mart, Medusa and Moule
right section of the Rude wall at the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle featuring Lora, Mono Sourcil, Sam, Mos Geez and VF Vibes
Above 2 photos: the all-female Rude Crew wall for the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle (in 2 shots because it is very long) featuring, from left to right,
Tshokodile,
Loopkin,
Her,
Mart,
Medusa,
Moule, Kawaz (on ‘Rude’ header),
Lora,
Mono Sourcil,
Sam’19,
Mos Geez,
Viviane Fortin.
Tshoko, Mart, Medusa, Mono Sourcil and Viviane Fortin all have solo work in this retrospective, scroll to their names to view. Loopkin and Tshoko contributed to the Gentil Crew wall above. Her collaborated on a wall with Origami Explorateur while Moule collaborated with LNA, scroll up to see each one of these collaborations.
Figurative and letters by SBU One
Double layers of
SBU One on a bridge pillar.
SBU also contributed to the Gentil Crew wall higher up in this list.
He also made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
Seork in a Plateau alley
Seork‘s part on a space-themed multi-artist mural in the Plateau.
Seork also contributed to the LTG/POM/H2K wall at Under Pressure which has made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
Rafael Sottolichio mural downtown
Rafael Sottolichio‘s huge downtown mural painted with assistance from Bosny, Nikki Küntzle, MSHL, Diane Roe and Julian Palma, amongst others.
Tshoko in an abandoned building
Tshokodile in an abandoned building.
She has collaborated on the Gentil crew and the Rude crew walls above, scroll up for that.
She has also contributed to the TRU wall at Under Pressure which has made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
Turf One and Monk.e collaboration in Petite-Patrie
Turf One and Monk.e collaboration in Petite-Patrie
Above 2 photos:
Turf One over a calligraphy background by
Monk.e in Petite-Patrie.
Monk.e has solo work in this retrospective, scroll up to his name to view that.
Waxhead in a Plateau alley featuring Labrona on the small door
Waxhead featuring
Labrona on the door, in a Plateau alley.
Waxhead and Labrona collaboration in a Plateau alley
Waxhead and
Labrona collaboration in a Plateau alley.
These artists have another collaboration in this retrospective, scroll up to ‘Gallium’ to view. Waxhead also painted a door in a multi-artist production visible under ‘Grils’. Labrona also made it into this retrospective with a solo mural, see it under this name.
Benny Wilding in Petite-Patrie
Benny Wilding in Petite-Patrie.
He is one of this city’s finest graffiti artists and has made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti (under ‘Cemz’).
Sophie Wilkins and Anik Favreau in Rosemont
Sophie Wilkins and
Anik Favreau in Rosemont.
collaboration of Zek, Peru and Deep in NDG
Zek mural in NDG with
Peru143 on colour letters as well as
Deep.
Peru also painted a solo wall which made it into this retrospective, scroll up to view.
Zek and Deep are both also graffiti artists and have made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti with letter pieces.
Zek mural in Ville-Marie
Zek mural in Ville-Marie.
Zen aka Johnny Crap in Rosemont
Zen in Rosemont.
Zen aka Johnny Crap in a Plateau alley
Zen in a Plateau alley.
Zen is also a master of 3D graffiti and some of his work has made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
graffiti mural by Zep in Rosemont
A mandala-style mural featuring some graffiti by
Zep in Rosemont.
A name piece by Zep has made it into the
Retrospective of 2021 graffiti.
Zola for the 2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle
Zola‘s contribution to the
2021 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.
Zola is also a pasting artist, check out the
Retrospective of 2021 pasted street art and installations for some wheatpastes.