If only one name is known to even the most casual of Montreal street art followers, it is Omen’s. Not only because he was the most prolific muralist in this city (until he moved away in 2016), but also because his work appealed to a large spectrum of people, from the casual fan to the most hardcore vandal taggers who respect his work and very rarely hit his walls.

Omen has been ‘taking it to the street’ since the late 1990s. He started writing graffiti but eventually moved on to murals and other figurative street art work. His recognizable style quickly garnered the attention of Montrealers. His reputation gradually grew outside of Montreal and he was commissioned to bring his art to many other places in Canada, in the States and the rest of the world.

For more information and for more photos than what appears in the image gallery below, please see his official webpage and his Instagram page. Additional reading: this Art-Facto.Today interview. Recommended viewing: Omen’s TEDx Talk titled “Graffiti is not the problem”.

Si quelqu’un ne connait le nom que d’un artiste street oeuvrant à Montréal, c’est celui d’Omen. Il a acquis cette réputation parce qu’il était un des artistes urbains les plus prolifiques en ville (jusqu’à son départ de Montréal en 2016), mais surtout parce que son oeuvre est d’une qualité exceptionnelle. Son style plait aux amateurs occasionnels autant qu’à ses pairs graffeurs. Même les plus vandales des taggeurs respectent son travail et vandalisent très rarement ses murs.

Suite à ses débuts dans le monde du graff à la fin des années 1990, Omen s’est éventuellement mis aux murales et autres oeuvres figuratives publiques. Il s’est rapidement affirmé comme un des préférés des montréalais. Sa réputation a depuis débordé de Montréal et son art est maintenant ‘affiché’ dans les rues de plusieurs villes canadiennes, américaines et internationales!

Pour plus d’information ou plus de photos que ce qui apparait dans la galerie-photo ci-dessous, jetez un coup d’oeil à son site web officiel et à sa page Instagram. Lecture recommandée: cette entrevue avec Art-Facto.Today. A voir aussi: présentation TEDx par Omen intitulée “Graffiti is not the problem”.

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Murals and other painted pieces

In an abandoned warehouse.

For the 2015 VHS – Van Horne Station event.

In the Plateau.

Off-Muralfest2016 piece.

Tribute to Warshaw’s Mrs Levy by on the back wall of where Warshaw used to be.

Portrait of Gaston Miron on a wall of a Montreal Nord school. Bottom part is preemptive damage control by the artist himself.

Contribution to the 2013 edition of the Mural Festival. At the bottom are letter pieces by Omen himself as well as Five Eight in the bottom right corner.

In the Plateau

In Old Montreal.

In Mile End.

In Monkland Village.

In the Plateau (on the same wall as the piece below)

In the Plateau (on the same wall as the piece above)

In a Plateau alley (next to the piece below)

Collaboration with Jess in a Plateau alley (next to the piece above it in this gallery).

Same spot as above, but retouched in the autumn of 2015.

In the Plateau.

In Mile End.

In Mile End.

In the Plateau.

In Ville St-Laurent (photo © Mu).

In Petite-Patrie.

Omen (woman) and Five Eight (letters) inside an abandoned industrial building in Rosemont.

Omen (face) and Five Eight (letters) inside another abandoned industrial building, this one in the South West.

In Mile End.

Inside the Omnipac building. Photo © Kris Murray 2010.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

Two pieces in the Plateau.

On garage door in Petite-Patrie.

Collaboration with Kashink on door of the abandoned garage on St-Dominique.

In a Mile End alley (photo © Omen).

Collaboration mural with Other in Plateau End.

In Rosemont (pre-damage photo is welcome).

Smaller piece on Cabot x Gilmore walls.

In the Quartier des Spectacles.

In the Quartier des Spectacles, with Vesk in the bottom right corner.

Drawn pieces

In an abandoned warehouse.

In Mile End.

In central Montreal.

In the Plateau.

In Mile End.

Rooftop piece on St-Laurent.

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Other

Omen’s part for the Surfaces outdoors expo.

Inside paella pan displayed by restaurant during St-Laurent outdoor events.

Unofficial piece on shutters done during the 2016 edition of Mural Festival.

It’s almost impossible to find a back alley between Avenue du Parc and St-Denis without something painted or drawn by Waxhead on some wall or door. Big colourful murals are interspersed with smaller, quickly drawn figures. But his work is not all underground, as a good amount of commissioned art can also be found on storefronts and walls of Plateau/Mile End businesses.

It’s also almost impossible to walk the length of a street between Parc and St-Denis without finding at least a handful or two of stickers with the art of Waxhead on them. Two different types of stickers can actually be found. The stickers of the first type usually are post office forms or “Hello My Name Is” labels with small variations of his usual characters drawn or painted over them. Some are in black and white, others are in colour. Because they are not mass-printed, each one encountered is a unique creation.

The stickers of the other type appear to be printed but this doesn’t mean that they are less original, to the contrary. They actually are my favorites. They show small reproductions of old black and white or sepia-toned photos on which Waxhead re-did in his own recognizable style the head of one or some characters. In some cases he has added new colourful characters to the ones already found in the black and white original. This fusion (or should I say clash) of very stiff old-fashioned photos with the crazy world of Waxhead is never boring, sometimes funny or freaky and always makes me wish for a larger version.

This Main MTL interview from 2013 lets us inside Waxhead’s head. A bit of Waxhead at work can see seen in this trailer for a film on the Montreat street art scene that never came to be. You can also see a lot of Waxhead’s art on his Instagram and Flickr pages.

Il est impossible de trouver entre l’avenue du Parc et la rue St-Denis une ruelle sans oeuvre peinte ou dessinée par Waxhead. Les grandes murales très colorées y alternent avec des dessins effectués rapido. Son art n’est pas seulement underground, puisque des pièces commandées se trouvent aussi sur les devantures et murs latéraux de plus d’un commerce du Plateau ou de Mile End.

Il est aussi impossible de marcher le long d’une des artères du même quartier sans y trouver un autocollant créé par Waxhead. L’artiste produit en fait deux types d’autocollant. Ceux du premier type sont habituellement des formulaires postaux ou des étiquettes “Bonjour mon nom est” sur lesquels a été dessiné ou peint un des personnages typiques de Waxhead. Certains sont en noir et blanc tandis que d’autres sont en couleur. Puisque ceux-ci n’ont pas été imprimés commercialement, chacun est unique.

Les stickers du second type sont imprimés, mais ceci ne veut pas nécessairement dire qu’ils sont moins originaux, bien au contraire. Ce sont en fait mes préférés. On y voit d’anciennes photos en noir et blanc ou dans des tons sepia sur lesquelles les têtes des personnages ont été repeintes par Waxhead, dans son style inimitable et coloré. Dans certains cas l’artiste a même ajouté de ses personnages colorés à ceux qui figurent déjà dans la photo. Cette rencontre entre le style rigide des photos anciennes et le monde coloré de Waxhead n’est jamais ennuyante. Le résultat est en fait souvent drôle ou déconcertant. En fait à chaque fois que je découvre un nouveau sticker de ce type, ma seule déception est de ne pas être en mesure de voir l’image en plus grand.

Pour un peu d’information sur les origines de Waxhead et sur sa vision du street art, vous êtes invités à visionner cette entrevue pour Main MTL faite en 2013. On peut aussi voir un peu de Waxhead en action dans cette bande-annonce pour un documentaire sur la scène montréalaise du street art qui n’a jamais vu le jour. En plus de la galerie d’images ci-dessous, il est possible de voir une très grande quantité d’oeuvres de Waxhead sur ses pages Instagram et Flickr.

murals / murales

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

Les murales 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 Pointe St-Charles.

Collaboration with Cryote and Son Nguyeen in Mile End.

Updated collaboration with Cryote in the Plateau.

With Cryote in the Plateau. There is more on the left wall, see below.

Side view of the above collaboration with Cryote.

Waxhead and Cryote on the back wall of a Plateau café.

Waxhead, Cryote, Jess Krav and Labrona collaboration in Mile End. Waxhead did the archer, the small piece above the door, the door with Labrona, and the top part of what’s at the right of the door.

Collaboration with Cryote in the Plateau.

Collaboration with Cryote, with Electric Gold and Labrona on door, in a Mile End alley.

Collaboration with Cryote in a Plateau alley.

In Petite-Patrie.

Mile End alley mural including a few stencils of animals and patterns by Jamie Janx.

Waxhead (left and bottom) and Cryote (top right), in the Plateau.

Waxhead above door, Cryote on the left and unidentified artist on the door. In a Plateau alley.

In a Plateau alley.

Waxhead between doors by Cryote on the left and himself on the right., in a Mile End alley. Also visible in the foliage are woodups by Starkey (right) and Flavor (left).

Waxhead at the forefront, with Cryote in the middle and Labrona on the blue door, in a Plateau alley.

With Cryote at ground level in a Plateau alley.

Waxhead and Cryote collaboration on a Plateau wall.

A restaurant front on St-Laurent.

Waxhead (top half) and Cryote (bottom half) for the 2019 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

One more collaboration with Cryote (snake) for the 2019 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

With Cryote on a St-Laurent rooftop.

On the wall of a Rosemont high school. See below for close-ups.

On the wall of a Rosemont high school, left half. See above for full wall.

On the wall of a Rosemont high school, right half. See above for full wall

Waxhead and Cryote on the side wall of a Plateau book store.

Waxhead (left), Cryote (middle) and Sub Urban Warrior (right) in Plateau End.

Cryote and Waxhead collaboration mural. Waxhead supplied the purple character with the cake and the background foliage.

Cryote (left) and Waxhead (right) in a Villeray alley.

Waxhead (left) and Cryote (right) collaboration on a Plateau wall.

For the 2018 edition of Canettes de Ruelle in a Rosemont alley.

Waxhead’s contribution to the 2018 edition of Mural Festival. Includes letters by Ekes in the bottom right corner. See below for two close-ups.

Close-up of the St-Laurent side of Waxhead’s contribution to the 2018 edition of Mural Festival.

Close-up of the Marie-Anne side of Waxhead’s contribution to the 2018 edition of Mural Festival. Includes letters by Ekes in the bottom right corner.

Cryote (left) and Waxhead (right) in Plateau End.

Cryote and Waxhead mural in a Rosemont alley, part of the Chats de Ruelle Festival (Canettes de Ruelle 2017).

SBU One (left) and Waxhead (right) in a Rosemont alley.

Cryote and Waxhead redid the front of Chez José in early summer 2016.

Cryote and Waxhead were also commissioned to do the front of this St-Laurent pet shop at about the same time as above.

Mural in alley behind St-Laurent featuring Waxhead (left), Ether (centre) and Turtle Caps (right).

Mural in the Cité du Multimédia.

Mural by Waxhead, Cryote and perhaps other members of the then Wzrds Gng in a Mile End alley.

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

alley pieces / ruelles

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.

With Cryote in a Plateau alley.

A playoffs piece in a Mile End alley.

A mural in a Petite-Patrie alley.

Cryote on the door and Waxhead and Labrona mashup characters on the right, in Mile End.

In a green alley in Hochelaga.

In a Villeray alley.

A bit of bonus material to murals created for the 2019 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

In a Plateau alley.

Cryote (left and bottom right) and Waxhead (door, around door and top right) from a tribute prod to Akira in a Plateau alley.

Waxhead (door, bottom right) and Cryote (top right) in a Mile End alley.

Waxhead (middle, foliage and cat), Tiburon (2 heads) and Cryote (above) in Plateau End.

Cryote (central figures) and Waxhead (leafy figures and door) in a Mile End alley.

In a Mile End alley.

Cryote (left) and Waxhead (right) in Mile End.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark. Also visible in the top left corner of the photo is a wood-up by Loks.

Same spot as above, but featuring a new piece after the previous one had been vandalised.

2015 group ‘autoportrait’ by:
top row: Shalak from Clandestinos, Jason Botkin, Kevin Ledo, Chris Dyer, Bruno Smoky from Clandestinos
bottom row: Lovebot, Turtle Caps, Linsey Levendall, Marina Capdevila, Labrona, Waxhead, Dave Todaro.

Another group piece, this one featuring Waxhead (left and barely visible in bottom corner), Turtle Caps (above ladder), Futur Lasor Now (above door), Deadliest Rosa (middle bottom), Loks (right) and El Moot Moot (right wall). In alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

From a 2015 Chromatic block party.

Waxhead (top) and El Moot Moot (bottom) at a 2015 Chromatic block party.

Waxhead (top) and Lyfer (bottom) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In alley behind St-Laurent.

Free5 (left), Waxhead and Turtle Caps in alley off Hotel de Ville.

Waxhead (left) and Camille (right) in alley off Napoleon.

Piece in alley between St-Laurent and Clark

Piece in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark in 2013, see below for the evolution of it. Photo © Mr Mocha.

Piece in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark in 2014, see above for earlier version.

Small piece in the McGill Ghetto.

Entrance of a Plateau alley.

At the back of a Plateau alley.

Waxhead (left), Cryote (top), Gives (grey letters) and VSOP (right letters).

In alley behind St-Laurent.

Waxhead representing Wzrds Gng in alley off Duluth.

Waxhead (right), Gawd (left) in alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

Waxhead and Cryote on Fairmount near St-Laurent (wheatpastes by Futur Lasor Now and unidentified artist as well as painted doors by Turtle Caps also visible).

Same location as above, but one year earlier.

In downtown alley behind Ste-Catherine.

Big mural piece in the Quartier des Spectacles.

doors / portes

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 the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

With Labrona on a Mile End door.

With Labrona on a Plateau door.

With Cryote on a Plateau garage door.

With Labrona on a Plateau door.

On a Plateau garage door.

With Labrona in a Mile End alley.

With Labrona off the 2023 edition of Mural Festival.

With Labrona on a Plateau door.

On a garage door.

On a garage door.

In a Mile End alley.

In a collaboration with SBU One on a Mile End alley door.

On a Mile End alley door.

On a Mile End alley door.

On a Plateau garage door.

In Villeray.

With Labrona on the left, on a Plateau garage door. This is version 2 of this door, scroll down a bit for the original version.

With Labrona in a Plateau alley.

With Labrona on the left, on a Plateau garage door.

In a Plateau alley, featuring Labrona on the small door.

In Petite-Patrie.

On a Plateau alley door.

A collaboration with Grils in a Mile End alley.

In the Plateau.

In a Plateau alley.

On a Plateau alley door.

Collaboration with Labrona on a Plateau door.

On a Mile End alley door.

Collaboration with Labrona on a Mile End door.

Collaboration with Labrona on a Mile End door.

Collaboration with Labrona on a Mile End door.

In Mile End.

Collaboration with Labrona on a Villeray door, with dragons by JKL Two and Gallium Beaumer.

Collaboration with Labrona on a Mile End door.

Collaboration with Labrona on a Mile End door.

Waxhead inside an abandoned building.

Waxhead on the roof of an abandoned building.

On a Petite-Patrie alley door.

Collaboration with Labrona on a Plateau door.

Collaboration with Labrona on a Plateau door.

On a Mile End alley door.

Collaboration with Labrona on the door, with M’Os Geez around.

Collaboration with SBU One on a Mile End alley door.

On a Mile End alley door.

On a Mile End alley door.

Waxhead on the left door and on the right, with Cryote in the middle and Labrona on the right door.

A garage door in Centre-Sud.

In Mile End. Also visible in this shot are a few older drawn pieces by Waxhead.

On St-Laurent.

On St-Laurent.

In Plateau End.

Waxhead (left) and Cryote (right) on the doors of a paint marker manufacturing company.

On St-Laurent.

On St-Laurent.

On St-Laurent.

On a Plateau alley door and 2 bollards.

Waxhead on garage doors and Bosny above, in Villeray.

A garage door in a Plateau alley.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

Collaboration with Cryote in Hochelaga.

Off-Mural door piece.

In Pointe St-Charles.

On a Plateau alley door.

In Old Montreal.

On a Plateau End door.

On a Plateau End door.

On a Plateau door.

On a Plateau door.

On a Pointe St-Charles door.

On a Plateau door.

On the doors of a St-Laurent business (see also next photo).

On the doors of a St-Laurent business (see also previous photo).

On a 3rd floor door in the Plateau.

On a St-Laurent door.

Same St-Laurent door as above.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau. Scroll down for an earlier Waxhead piece on this set of doors.

In a dark nook on a Plateau End door.

In Lachine; photo © Mocha Productions.

Waxhead (top) in Plateau End; also visible at the bottom is an older piece by Cryote.

Yolacocacola (top) and Waxhead (bottom) in Plateau End alley.

Yolacocacola (top) and Waxhead (bottom) in Plateau End alley.

El Moot Moot (left) and Waxhead (right) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Two for the price of one behind an industrial building in Mile End (actually three if you count the small drawing in the bottom right corner). This wall was later redone as a much larger mural with Cryote, keeping the door intact. Scroll up this page for photo.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark

Tribute to Hayao Miyazaki in McGill ghetto.

On a door in a small Plateau alley.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark

Plateau door.

Plateau door.

In the McGill ghetto.

St-Laurent door.

St-Laurent door.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Commissioned work for Sophie Sucrée on Des Pins.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Waxhead on doors of a house on St-Dominique painted over background by Mastrocola. The central done were later redone, scroll up to see.

Collaboration between Waxhead (beige) and Birdo (green) in alley behind St-Urbain, near Prince-Arthur.

Two garage doors by Waxhead from his Wzrds Gng days in alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

In alley between St-Laurent and Clark, with a creature by Cryote (in blue).

On a door in a small Plateau alley.

Representing the Wzrds Gng in St-Henri.

other small pieces / autres petites pièces

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 2024 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

A tryptich in the Plateau.

With Cryote at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

A double piece on a business front.

Off-Mural piece.

A collaboration with Cryote in the Plateau.

On pencil as extra material to a nearby mural; artist above is unidentified.

In a Mile End alley.

This huge 21-artist group mural supervised by Grils and painted in Villeray features Waxhead amongst the 21 artists involved. Front row: Kando, Her, Melsa Montagne, LNA, Fokus, Wuna, Tshoko and Mins. Middle row: Ravens Or Crows, Aldarwin, Moule, Math Lamarre, Omar Bernal, Maliciouz and Mastrocola. Back row: Adi, Derap, Waxhead, Sibo, Grils and Borrris.

In Villeray.

In the Plateau.

SBU One (left and ground) and Waxhead (right and top) on a bridge pillar. The characters were inspired by the 2 old homeless men who hung out at this spot at the time.

A quick one on an overpass pillar.

Collaboration with Grils at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

On the side of a plant pot in a Mile End alley (photo 1/3).

On the side of a plant pot in a Mile End alley (photo 2/3).

On the side of a plant pot in a Mile End alley (photo 3/3).

Rosemont alley collaboration between Bosny, SBU One and Waxhead.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

In the Plateau, see below for opposite side.

In the Plateau, see above for opposite side.

Small piece at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

In Mile End.

In a small Plateau street.

In a small Plateau street.

In a small Plateau street.

With Cryote in Côte des Neiges (photo 1/2).

With Cryote in Côte des Neiges (photo 2/2).

In the Plateau.

On an abandoned shed.

On an abandoned shed.

Collaboration with Pedro Amos during the 2019 edition of Mural Festival.

For the Ru street fair on Mont-Royal.

In Hochelaga.

In the Plateau in a collaboration with Cryote.

On an electrical box.

On canal Lachine.

On canal Lachine.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

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

On St-Laurent, presumably a collaboration with someone else.

Yolacocacola (left) and Waxhead (right) on train.

Waxhead (left) and Yolacocacola (right) on train.

Waxhead (left) and Starkey (right) at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Contribution to the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

On St-Laurent.

On St-Laurent.

Rooftop piece above restaurant in the Plateau.

Small piece at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Waxhead (in blue) and Futur Lasor Now (top left) on Montreal Plateau rooftop.

Waxhead (blue) and El Moot Moot (yellow) on a Plateau roof edge.

Commissioned work for Chez José on Duluth.

Waxhead (right) and Andy Dass (left) at the Cabane à sucre secret gallery.

At the Cabane à sucre secret gallery, between pieces by Miss Me (left), Alysha Farling (right) and M. Abstrakt (around).

Piece done on board wall during the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Waxhead (left) and Pound Puppy (right) in the Plateau.

Small piece on St-Laurent.

On a Plateau house.

More by Waxhead next to the house mentioned above.

Small piece at the Cabane à sucre secret gallery (but done earlier than the rest of the Cabane works).

Mural Festival 2019 street pieces

Waxhead was commissioned to do 13 sidewalk pieces for the 2019 edition of Mural Festival.

Waxhead a reçu la commande de 13 pièces sur trottoir pour l’édition 2019 du festival Mural.

Sun Youth prod

As the 2016 Mural Festival was kicking off, a bunch of mostly local artists were invited by Waxhead to participate in a major production on the front wall of the Sun Youth building. The work that was done is striking, but the other great thing about it is that it brought together street artists and graffiti writers. Only sections involving Waxhead are shown here. To view to complete prod, see the bottom of this post.

Alors que se tenait l’édition 2016 du Festival Mural, une douzaine d’artistes surtout locaux étaient invités par Waxhead à contribuer à une production majeure sur le mur de devant de l’édifice logeant Jeunesse Au Soleil. L’oeuvre globale qui en résulte est extraordinaire, mais elle se démarque aussi par son mélange de pièces figuratives et de graffitis. Seules les sections impliquant Waxhead sont présentées ici. Pour voir l’ensemble de cette production, voir cet article.

SBU One, with creature by Waxhead above and small critter by Starkey at the far left.

Meor, with a bit of Waxhead top left.

unidentified artist, with a bit of Waxhead and Cryote above.

Ekes with some Waxhead above and Cryote at the far left.

Marc Sirus on letters with creatures by Cryote (left) and Waxhead (right and on doors).

Hitem with characters by Waxhead and Cryote.

This wall shows Waxhead top left around letters by Getso, Cryote in pink top right, Meor in the middle beneath Cryote, Peru143 middle right, Mole Patrol bottom left, <Cryote bottom middle and Pound Puppy middle right.

Another Waxhead/Cryote combo at Sun Youth.

Duluth house

Waxhead has been doing and redoing the front of this Plateau house since 2012. See its evolution below in chronological order.

Waxhead a plusieurs fois fait et refait le devant de cette maison du Plateau depuis 2012. Les photos ci-dessous apparaissent en ordre chronologique, vous permettant d’en voir l’évolution.

Earliest photographed version, from 2012.

Later in 2012. Addition of Gawd in the upper part and Waxhead redid the window. Scroll down for more.

2013 edition, still with Gawd at the very top.

The first of two 2014 remakes.

The second of two 2014 remakes.

The first of three 2015 remakes.

The second of three 2015 remakes.

The third of three 2015 remakes.

After an extended break Waxhead finally redid the window of the above house in late 2017. Gawd is still visible above. Drawings in the window are by Waxhead and Sloast.

The 2019 edition of the house has Waxhead on and below the window, Cryote over the door and Gawd remains above them both.

2020 edition.

other painted work / autre art peint

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.

Rooftop piece off the 2022 edition of Mural Festival.

On a Villeray pet shop front.

On public piano. See other angle below.

On public piano. See other angle above.

A ‘Your Face Here’ board done during the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Reverse side of the above ‘Your Face Here’ board from the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

Cement blocks from the 2017 edition of Mural Festival, Sherbooke street end, side 1.

Cement blocks from the 2017 edition of Mural Festival, Sherbooke street end, side 2.

Cement blocks from the 2017 edition of Mural Festival, Mont-Royal street end, side 1.

Cement blocks from the 2017 edition of Mural Festival, Mont-Royal street end, side 2.

Cement blocks from the 2017 edition of Mural Festival, Mont-Royal street end, close-up.

Cement blocks from the 2017 edition of Mural Festival, Mont-Royal street end, close-up.

Cement blocks from the 2017 edition of Mural Festival, Mont-Royal street end, close-up.

Cement blocks from the 2017 edition of Mural Festival, Mont-Royal street end, close-up.

Found in a schoolyard, this was done for a street sale on Mont-Royal at the end of Summer 2016.

Skateboard.

Waxhead (left), Starkey (centre), Oram79 (right) for the 2015 percussion festival in the Old Port.

Street installation for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival (angle 1/3).

Street installation for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival (angle 2/3).

Street installation for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival (angle 3/3).

Back of information panel for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Chromatic production from the summer of 2015.

A side-treat from the above edition of Chromatic.

Next to volleyball field in Parc Jeanne-Mance

This was done during the 2014 edition of Mural Festival and ended being hung in the Cabane à sucre secret gallery.

On wall where eventually would be created the Cabane à sucre secret gallery; photo © Toest

Waxhead art in motion.

hand-drawn work / art dessiné

In a Mile End back alley.

Inside an abandoned building.

Inside an abandoned building.

Inside an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

On a Mile End alley door.

On a Mile End alley door.

In a Plateau End alley.

In Mile End.

On a Mile End door.

On a Plateau alley door.

On a Mile End door.

On a Mile End door.

In a Plateau alley.

In a Plateau alley.

In Mile End.

In a Mile End alley.

In a Mile End alley.

On a Plateau door.

On a Mile End door.

On a Plateau alley door.

In Mile End.

In the Plateau.

In Mile End.

In a Mile End back alley.

In the Plateau.

In Mile End.

In Mile End.

In a Plateau End alley.

In Plateau End.

In a Mile End alley.

In a Mile End alley.

In a Plateau End alley.

In a Mile End alley.

In a Plateau alley.

In a Mile End back alley.

In a Plateau alley.

In a Mile End back alley.

On a Mile End alley door.

In a Mile End back alley.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

In a Mile End alley.

In a Mile End alley.

In the Plateau.

In Mile End.

Unofficial piece done during the 2016 MTL En Arts event.

In a Mile End alley.

On a Plateau door.

On a Plateau alley door.

On a Plateau door.

In alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In Mile End alley.

On door in alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In Petite-Patrie.

Well hidden behind an industrial building in Mile End.

Well hidden behind an industrial building in Mile End.

In Mile End.

In the Plateau.

Drawing or stencil by Dookie3 (in red) ‘extended’ by Waxhead (in black).

In McGill ghetto alley.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau, with Futur Lasor Now and Turtle Caps.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau (artist at the bottom in is unidentified).

Small piece in a Plateau End alley.

Waxhead (white) and Cryote (yellow) in Mile End.

In the Plateau.

In Parc Jeanne-Mance.

In the Plateau.

In a Plateau alley.

Waxhead (bottom) and Neko? (top; looks like Cryote) in the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

In a Plateau alley.

In Plateau End.

In Plateau End.

In the Plateau.

In a Plateau alley.

Small piece in a Plateau End alley.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

In Mile End.

In a Plateau alley.

In a Plateau alley.

In a Plateau alley.

On a Plateau door.

With Cryote on the left, in the Plateau.

printed stickers / autocollants imprimés

This one is by Waxhead for Joh Wax.

Large sticker.

Large sticker.

Both images are also sometimes seen on their own.

With one by Turtle Caps on the right.

hand-drawn stickers / autocollants dessinés

collaboration stickers

Collaboration with ROC514.

Sticker of ROC514‘s iconic bird dressed up in Waxhead’s art (paste-up variation listed below).

Collaboration with ROC514.

Collaboration between Waxhead and El Moot Moot.

As above, different colours.

As above, different colours.

Another collaboration between Waxhead and El Moot Moot.

As above, different colours.

As above, different colours.

This one also features Turtle Caps

Collaboration sticker between Waxhead (blue) and 69 aka 6ara9e (truck)

wood-ups / bois peint

The pieces in this section are wood-ups (wood cut-outs) and bird houses painted by Waxhead and installed all over town.

Les items de cette section sont des pièces de bois et cabanes à oiseaux peintes par Waxhead et installées aux quatre coins de la ville.

In Mile End.

In a Plateau alley.

In Mile End.

In Mile End, with Makenoize on the right.

Birdhouse. View other angle below.

Birdhouse. View other angle above.

Birdhouse.

In Mile End.

In Mile End.

In a Plateau alley.

In Mile End.

In the Quartier des Spectacles.

Starkey (left) and Waxhead (right) in Mile End.

In Mile End.

In the Red Light District.

This one has Starkey‘s own Wabbit at the top, anonymous (middle left), Waxhead (middle right), Kind (bottom left) and IAmBatman (bottom right).

In Mile End.

In the Quartier des Spectacles.

In St-Henri.

Found in Hochelaga.

Oval-shaped wood cut-out found in Hochelaga.

In Mile End.

In Mile End.

This piece was found in Chinatown.

In Plateau End.

On an abandoned house in the Plateau.

other pasted work/ autre travail collé

Poster based on a design previously seen on sticker (see stickers above).

Another poster based on a design previously seen on sticker (see stickers above).

Paint into the grooves.

On record.

Beneath an old Space Invader.

On ceramic tiles, photo © Waxhead.

On ceramic tiles.

On ceramic tiles.

Paste-up of ROC514‘s iconic bird dressed up in Waxhead’s art (sticker variation also listed above).

This is not in great condition, but it is included in this gallery because it’s the only known wheatpaste by Waxhead alone to have been discovered since I’ve been photographing street art.

other / autre

Figurative letters at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

In Rosemont.

Figurative letters at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Waxhead and Turtle Caps graffiti.

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