Madison Savedra

Artist Corey Pane says he created this mural of Juice WRLD in a viaduct in the 800 block of West Hubbard Street near the Kennedy Expressway to celebrate the life of the Chicago rapper who died in December.

Juice WRLD memorialized in murals downtown and in Englewood

The works by artists Corey Pane and Chris Devins pay tribute to the Chicago rapper who died of an accidental drug overdose last December.

By Madison Savedra

‘Hep Cat Mural,’ painted in 2013, was Tony Passero’s first Chicago mural. It’s at 4820 N. Cicero Ave. — a Kennedy Expressway viaduct.

Murals and Mosaics

Chicago muralist Tony Passero brightening ‘dark and dank’ viaducts one vibrant mural at a time

Some muralists are formally trained artists. Not Passero, who quit his advertising job after a health scare to create brightly colored murals in some of the city’s darkest places.

By Madison Savedra

La Voz Chicago

Arte en movimiento: docenas de estaciones y autobuses de la CTA albergan murales, mosaicos y esculturas

Hay 72 obras de arte público en 61 ubicaciones. Otras 13 estaciones tienen obras de arte temporales.

By Madison Savedra

Kyungmi Shin’s Granville mosaic was completed in 2014, depicting the impressions of buildings surrounding the station.

Murals and Mosaics

Moving art: Dozens of CTA L, bus stations are home to murals, mosaics and sculptures

There are 72 works of public art at 61 locations, and another 13 stations have temporary artwork.

By Madison Savedra

This giant mural of an iguana was painted on a restaurant at 2914 N. Clark St. in Chicago in 2018 by Canadian artist Jerry Rugg, who goes by “birdO.”

Murals and Mosaics

The fruits of Canadian artist’s ‘spray-cation’ in Chicago? A 40-foot mural of an iguana

Jerry Rugg’s public art begs to be looked at. But the artist who goes by ‘birdO’ prefers anonymity, allowing himself to be photographed only in a bird helmet to hide his face.

By Madison Savedra

The late Chicago artist the Rev. Siddha Webber painted this mural, titled, “Earth Is Not Our Home,” in 1981 and restored it in 2015. It’s at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and 40th Street in Bronzeville.

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Rev. Siddha Webber’s King Drive murals offer enduring themes of black hope, spirituality

‘They bring into the African American community that we are not just a people who are in a state of despair,’ the late Chicago artist’s daughter says.

By Madison Savedra

Megan Sterling and her mural “Cityscape” beneath the L tracks at Glenwood Avenue and Columbia Avenue in Rogers Park.

Murals and Mosaics

Giant fingers portray Chicago’s skyline, people in Megan Sterling’s ‘Cityscape’ mural

Painted beneath the L tracks in Rogers Park, the 16 massive fingers are arranged to mimic an urban landscape of high-rises represented by the people of the city.

By Madison Savedra