Where to See Jaw-Dropping Murals by Portuguese Street Artists in the U.S. and Canada
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
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
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
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
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
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.
KU Transition | Kansas, USA
Address: 138 N Santa Fe Ave, Salina, KS 67401, USA
On the exterior of the Kansas University Schools of Medicine and Nursing
We, Here| Massachusetts, USA
Address: 207 Pocasset St., Fall River, MA, 02721, USA










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