Berkeley, CA
Berkeley's mural tradition is inseparable from its history of political activism — the free speech movement, anti-war protests, Black Panther Party solidarity, and environmental justice movements have all found expression on city walls since the 1960s. Telegraph Avenue and the Gourmet Ghetto remain the city's primary outdoor galleries, hosting works that range from Free Palestine statements to celebrations of Bay Area ecology and multicultural community life.
Featured Artists
All artists →Osha Neumann
Berkeley-based activist artist who has been painting political murals in the Bay Area since the 1960s. His work on Telegraph Avenue is inseparable from the history of Berkeley's radical social movements, and his People's Park mural stands as a monument to community land struggles.
Patricia Rodriguez
Co-founder of Mujeres Muralistas, the first female mural collective in the US, whose work in the Mission District and Berkeley pioneered women-centered Chicano public art. Her Shattuck Avenue mural is a landmark of the Bay Area Chicana art tradition.