Black Liberation murals

The Bay Area Mural Program is a nonprofit organization of local artists dedicated to facilitating and creating public art. Their vision is to turn bare, blighted walls into artistic gateways into the community’s surrounding environment. See the Black Liberation Walking Tour site for more info.

Dead Eyes mural

Artist: Deadeyes Artist’s Statement: I go by Deadeyes and have been making art in the Bay Area for over 20 years. I usually paint a mask or one of my characters but I decided to do something completely original. This character I wanted to give a regal feel. The high collared jacket was a play …

Third Eye Soul Kitchen mural

Artist: Marina Perez-Wong Description: ELEGUA: head, shell, keysNote from Artist: “Elegua is always mentioned first in any ceremony, because without his permission, the doors to communication with other Orishas stay closed” so I worked on it first and the day after I completed it, Yemaya came to me in a dream in the form of …

Loyal to My Soil mural

Artists: Juana Alicia, Cece Carpio, Robert Liu-Trujillo, Miguel Perez, True Colors, & Erin Yoshi. Trust Your Struggle CollectivePainted: July 2013 – February 2014Project Sponsor: City of Oakland The title for the tile mural is West Oakland Roots: Loyal to My Soil, composed of a total of nine panels. The main and central panel is located …

Ancestral Waters mural

Artists: JAMM the Artist and Daniel Panko A project of Attitudinal Healing Connection. “We held design parties in the park where neighbors of all ages were able to give us input on their favorite colors, animals, books, philosophers and plants—sources of inspiration and excitement about life—we interwove those elements with the ancestral roots of the …

Legacy, Vast Like Us mural

Artists: Alex Bowman and Leah TumermanPainted: 2018 Description: The mural, “Legacy, Vast Like Us,” is a “small selection of women who’ve contributed greatly to Oakland’s civic, cultural, and political identity. The mural was created in a collaboration between Leah and Alex Bowman. It depicts women dressed in their Sunday best, Amanda Wright stands next to …

Woman in Pink mural

Artist: IgnaciaPainted: 2020 Artist’s statement: This piece is to signify the dualities in ourselves. Linked with the night, is the day to the right (Calypso Queen mural). Their instruments are similar to their soul and they are floating on flowers that are also their dresses, showing they are one with nature.

Senior Super Heroes mural

Lead Artists: James Gayles and Natty RebelJr. Artists: AHC youth members Description: Superheroes mural was a Collaboration between St. Mary’s Senior Center and lead artist James Gayles facilitated by Attitudinal Healing Connection (AHC) Youth Organization. The seniors meet with James to design their ideal super heroes. Muralist Andre Jones was brought in to paint the …