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Where to See Jaw-Dropping Murals by Portuguese Street Artists in the U.S. and Canada

Mar 1

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Updated: Mar 13

They started in Portugal. Now Vhils, Bordallo ii, and Add Fuel have created a global portfolio of public artworks. Find out if there's a mural in your city or see them all in an unforgettable road trip.

Street Art by Vhils

Cherokee Portrait, Fort Smith | Photo: Rom Levy, streetartnews.net
American Dreamers, Los Angeles | Photo: obeyclothing.com
Scratching the Surface project, Los Angeles | Photo: @All_Around_California, Pinterest
Scratching the Surface Project, Miami | Photo: Martha Cooper, mymodernmet.com
Joe Freshgoods Portrait, Chicago | Photo: @BrianKay, MASA
Life Sciences Building, Boston | Photo: @vhils, Facebook
Scratching the Surface Project, Detroit | Photo: architecturaldigest.com
"Peanut Jim" Shelton Portrait, Cincinnati | Photo: Arnold's Bar & Grill
Portrait of John Mercer Langston, Cincinnati | Photo: Zachary Ghaderi, Cincinnati Magazine
Program d'Art Mural, Montreal | Photo: André Alves, artpublicmontreal.ca
Scratching the Surface Project, Toronto | Photo: lusolife.ca

Cherokee Portrait | Arkansas, USA

Address: 915 Garrison Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72901, USA

American Dreamers | California, USA

Address: 4314 Effie St, Los Angeles, CA, 90029

Scratching the Surface Project | California, USA

Address: 1107 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA, 90291, USA

Scratching the Surface Project | Florida, USA

Address: Wynwood Walls, 2516 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33127, USA

Unverified that it's still there

Joe Freshgoods Portrait | Illinois, USA

Address: 948 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA

Life Sciences Building | Massachusetts, USA

Address: 142 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

Scratching the Surface Project | Michigan, USA

Address: 225 Gratiot Ave, Detroit, MI, 48226, USA

Down the alley in between Library Street Collective and the Z Park Garage

"Peanut Jim" Shelton Portrait | Ohio, USA

Address: Arnold's Bar & Grill, 210 E 8th St, Cincinnati, OH, 45202, USA

Located inside of the bar

Portrait of John Mercer Langston | Ohio, USA

Address: 1818 Logan St., Cincinatti, OH, 45202, USA

Scratching the Surface Project | Ontario, CA

Address: 1628 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M6K 1V1, Canada

Unverified that it's still there

Program d'Art Mural | Quebec, CA

Address: 6969 Av. De Chateaubriand, Montréal, QC H2S 2P2, Canada

Street Art by Bordallo ii

Plastic Rooster, New Bedford | Photo: datma.org
Family of Foxes, Asbury Park | Photo: Martha Cooper, asburyparkartscouncil.org
Baby Racoon, Pittsburgh | Photo: alleghenyfront.org
Mountain Lion, El Paso | Photo: Jeanette Nevarez, texashighway.com

Plastic Rooster| Massachusetts, USA

Address: 93 Union St, New Bedford, MA, 02740, USA

In front of the YMCA

Family of Foxes | New Jersey, USA

Address: 1000 Ocean Ave N, Asbury Park, NJ 07712, USA

Next to Palmetto Southern Kitchen + Bar

Baby Racoon | Pennsylvania, USA

Address: 214 N Lexington St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15208, USA

In the Construction Junction parking lot

Mountain Lion| Texas, USA

Address: Chase Tower, 484 N Mesa St, El Paso, TX 79902, USA

Street Art by Add Fuel

Native, Fort Smith | Photo: City of Fort Smith, Facebook
Somos Uno, Los Angeles | Photo: Add Fuel
KU Transition, Salina | Photo: Tanner Colvin, addfuel.com
We Here, Fall River | Photo: streetartcities.com

Native| Arkansas, USA

Address: 208 Towson Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901, USA

On the exterior of Snooper's Barn Used Book Store

Somos Uno| California, USA

Address: 300 E 53rd St, Los Angeles, CA, 90011, USA

Inside Dr. Maya Angelou Community Senior High
- Note: This is a public high school, so only students can enter. You can view some of the mural from the street.