Columbia Heights
The most diverse neighborhood in DC, Columbia Heights has become a showcase for Latino muralism alongside African American and international street art. The murals along 14th Street and Columbia Road NW reflect generations of Central American immigration, Black DC culture, and a neighborhood that has always remade itself.
Featured Artists
All artists →Cita Sadeli
Her Columbia Heights work "Together We Rise" was commissioned by the 14th Street Business Improvement District and created in partnership with local youth from the LAYC (Latin American Youth Center). The mural spans three stories on the corner of 14th and Columbia Rd.
Karla Garcia
El Salvador-born muralist based in Columbia Heights since 2012. Garcia's large figurative murals draw on Mesoamerican textile traditions and the lived experience of Central American women in DC's diaspora communities. "Latin Heat" on Columbia Road is her signature DC work.
Byron Peck
"Unity Wall" on Park Rd was Peck's most ambitious community-creation project to date — 47 neighborhood residents from 11 countries contributed to the design over three weeks of workshops before a single line was painted on the wall.