Boulder, CO
Nestled against the Flatirons with CU Boulder driving a perpetual influx of young artists, Boulder's mural scene is one of Colorado's most intellectually eclectic. Pearl Street's pedestrian corridor hosts work ranging from geological abstraction to social justice portraiture, while North Boulder's industrial pockets attract larger-format commissions.
Featured Artists
All artists →Shepard Fairey
The creator of the OBEY Giant campaign brings his signature red-black-and-cream propaganda aesthetic to Boulder's Pearl Street Mall. "Flatiron Formation" reimagines the sandstone rock formations as a constructivist poster celebrating the geological forces that shaped the Front Range — a fitting choice for a city where outdoor recreation and visual culture intersect constantly.
DALeast
Known for his explosive, wire-like figures that seem to be simultaneously assembling and disassembling, Guangzhou-born DALeast found a natural home in Boulder's industrial North. "Confluence" depicts a great blue heron dissolving at the edges into thousands of metallic shards — a comment on the fragility of the riparian ecosystems that define Boulder Creek.
Alexis Diaz
Puerto Rican artist Alexis Diaz is known for hyper-detailed pen-and-ink–style murals painted at massive scale. "Prairie Sky" on Pearl Street depicts a hawk in flight rendered in thousands of fine stippled lines, the bird's wing feathers transitioning into cloud formations over the Great Plains — a nod to Boulder's position at the meeting point of mountain and prairie ecosystems.