Murals and Public Art
I create custom murals (paint and mosaic) as well as public art projects including collaborative murals and mosaic sculptures. Creating public art has a way of connecting people that I find to be unique and deeply meaningful. I have been creating murals, collaborative art and community art since 2015, and I have worked on several public art projects in both paint and mosaic through the Twin Cities. I am a part of the mosaic team at Mosaic On A Stick (with lead artist Lori Greene) and I’m also a part of the Minneapolis-based BIPOC-led mural collective Creatives After Curfew. Creating artwork that is accessible and creating spaces to make art with community is important to me, and I am grateful for the mentors and life-long friendship I have made on this journey.
I love creating both indoor and outdoor murals in both painting and mosaic mediums. Please contact me if you would like to commission a mural or if you would like to collaborate on a project.
Wood Dragon / The Horrors Persist But So Do I (2024), St. Paul MN
Mural of the Chinese Wood Dragon and a solar eclipse created for the 2024 Chromazone mural festival. This mural lives on the Roundtable Coffee Works building located off of W Territorial Rd. and Raymond Ave.
Blooming Love (2024), Minneapolis, MN
Commissioned mural created as a backdrop for a backyard wedding celebration in Minneapolis, MN.
Autumn Equinox (2024), St. Paul, MN
Glass mosaic of a blue heron by a river, commissioned for the Kaposia County library in St. Paul, MN.
Wandering Rhythms (2023), St. Louis Park, MN
mosaic sculpture with ceramic tile, steel pipe, high density styrofoam, cement, and fiberglass mesh
Commissioned mosaic sculpture for the Volo Apartments at Texa Tonka in St. Louis Park, MN. Designed and built by Juliette Perine Myers and Lori Greene, with fabrication assistance from Tara Nielson and Alissa Winfield, and installation assistance from Nina Johnson and Alejandra Fabian-Perez.
2023 Joyful World Mural for MN State Fair (2023), St. Paul, MN
Mural of different animals, bugs, and plants native to Minnesota (as well as some fun, unexpected mythological and feline creatures) all flying together in unison as a murmuration to symbolize of joyful coexistence and harmony.
Stories of Womxn (2022)
mosaic sculpture with ceramic tile, steel pipe, Wedi board, cement, and fiberglass mesh
Collaborative, community-engaged project created in collaboration with Lori Greene. Read more abot the project: https://www.mosaiconastick.com/storiesofwomxn
Mural at Timber and Tie Urban Apartments (2022), Minneapolis, MN
Mural created in collaboration with Creatives After Curfew artists Leslie Barlow, Maiya Lea Hartman, and Silent Fox. This mural was commissioned for the community room in the Timber and Tie affordable housing apartments in Northeast Minneapolis.
Fairytale Mural (2022), Minneapolis, MN
Private commissioned mural inspired by fairytales for client’s backyard.
Mystic Portal Mural (2022), Minneapolis, MN
Private commissioned mural for client’s backyard inspired by magic, fairies and moths emerging from an open door in the middle of the woods.
Resilience- Target Mural (2022), Minneapolis, MN
This mural was created in collaborations with Creatives After Curfew artists Leslie Barlow, Maiya Lea Hartman, Silent Fox, Bayou Bay, and Isaiah Hunter. This mural was commissioned by Target (located on Lake Street and Highway 55 in south Minneapolis) and our team given the theme “resilience”. We created our design to honor and commemorate the historical site of the 2020 uprising following the murder of George Floyd, as this Target is located directly across from the burned down 3rd precinct in south Minneapolis - which now stands as a symbol of resistance against police brutality.
Plants and Shrooms for Your Immunes (2020-2021), Minneapolis, MN
Collaborative project painted with local Minneapolis artist, Nell Pierce. The intention of the project was to share and increase access to knowledge about local medicinal plants native to Minnesota. Project lead was Candida Gonzalez, and three other murals were created under the same project with artists from the collective, Creatives After Curfew. This mini-mural lives on a neighbor’s fence facing Powderhorn park in south Minneapolis, MN.
An Unexpected Guest - Mural at Hulaween Music Festival (2019), Live Oak, FL
Mural created on lasor-cut plywood for the annual Hulaween Music festival art installation in Suwanee Live Oak, Florida.
Mural On the Ave (Defend, Grow, Nurture Phillips) (2019), Minneapolis, MN
(photo by Nedahness Rose Greene)
This collaborative mural was created by a total of 13 artists over the course of April-August 2019. This end product is a result of a series of community engagement events, interviews, story-sharing, and research about the history of political resilience in the Phillips neighborhood in Minneapolis. This mural was a collaborative partnership between the Hope Community Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), and is painted on the side of the Project for Pride and Living (PPL) building. Click on the links below to read more about the mural:
http://hope-community.org/power-of-vision-mural-program/
Organizers involved in the creation process: Olivia Levins-Holden (lead artist), Chaka Mkali, Samie Johnson, Crystal Price
Artists involved in the creation process: Juliette Perine Myers, Magdalena Kaluza, Missy Whiteman, Mattie Weiss, Claudia Valentina, Katrina Knutson, Camila Leiva, Nell Pierce, James D. Autio, and Simone Rendon.