Murals and Mosaics

A series that aims to capture, catalog and celebrate the beauty of Chicago’s streets, as seen through its public art.

Artists Miguel Del Real and Diske Uno painted a celebration of Mexican culture, history and spirituality.
Andersonville artist John Airo discovered opinions run deep over squirrels while painting an image of one of them on a building.
Newsletters
This week’s murals and mosaics newsletter features a sci-fi mural in Berwyn, mysterious penguin paintings and public art in nearby Milwaukee.
A sprawling mural on Chicago’s Near West Side, viaduct art inspired by Aztec and Mayan art and public art in Kansas City are all featured in this week’s newsletter.
This week’s newsletter features a viaduct mural that brings something beautiful to a gloomy viaduct, religious murals and mosaics and revitalized South Side art.

Interactive map of Chicago’s murals and mosaics

Each point on the map is clickable, with a photo, description and sometimes a link to a story about the mural. You can zoom in to focus on a particular neighborhood or suburb.

“Forces of Pullman Labor” by Bernard Williams depicts Pullman’s labor history, a librarian writes.