Columbus, OH
Columbus's Short North arts district has been the engine of the city's mural culture for decades, with a density of painted walls that rivals any neighborhood in the country. German Village's historic brick provides a different backdrop for street art, while Franklinton's postindustrial rebirth has created new canvases for a generation of Columbus artists.
Featured Artists
All artists →Devon Reed
Reed has been painting the Short North for fifteen years and is as much a part of the neighborhood's identity as its galleries and restaurants. His High Street murals form a loose narrative about Columbus's transformation from mid-sized Midwest city to a tech-and-arts destination, mixing pop art energy with documentary realism.
Ilsa Braun
Braun is a German-American artist whose German Village murals honor the neighborhood's immigrant heritage while placing it in conversation with contemporary Columbus. Her meticulous research into the neighborhood's architectural and social history produces murals with the weight of primary sources, rendered in rich colors that celebrate the village's preservation.
Malik Johnson
Johnson uses Franklinton's blank industrial walls as platforms for murals that address racial justice, economic inequality, and community resilience in a neighborhood long defined by disinvestment. His W. Broad Street work has become a visual manifesto for Franklinton's arts-led revival, co-created with neighborhood organizations to ensure the community authors its own walls.