A tour bike leaning on a muraled wall, layers of color at right that lead to a boys face with forehead and chin covered in blue, then a cloudy blue sky left

Art in Chicago, an open air gallery

Shots of street art from Chicago’s South Side

Contact me for half or full day custom guided rides that include these and others similar sites.

 

A tour bike leaning on a lavender based mural of a seated man with hood up and tan pants.
“I can” (DYNAM, 2019) in South Loop (4/14/25). Read the artist’s Instagram post. Done as part of an artist exchange between sister cities Casablanca and Chicago.
A tour bike leaning on a mural showing a smooth pink figure from the chest down walking through pyramids and cacti.
Myron Laban (2022) in Bronzeville (4/11/25). Read the artist’s Instagram post about the theme of always moving forward.
Across an empty lot a tour bike is leaning on a blue, yellow and pink based mural with two chained together black hands and other captive and liberation images.
A blue based mural of at left an older black woman on her knees scrubbing clean a board covered y human figures arranged in the same fashion a drawing of 18th century slave ship holds and at right a Black male teacher addressing a class seen from behind with all of their hands raised.
Creative Liberation (Rahmaan Statik, 2012) in Englewood (4/24/25). This was done when the building was occupied by the Liberation Christian Center. Today it is a Family Dollar. Check out this closeup for everyone involved it its making.
A tour bike leaning on a metal handrail in front of a mural showing four figures from Chinese opera.
Rich Lo (2022) in Chinatown (8/20/25). This the side wall for the Chinese American Museum of Chicago.
A tour bike leaning on a muraled wall, layers of color at right that lead to a boys face with forehead and chin covered in blue, then a cloudy blue sky left
Zimbro (2025) in East Pilsen (8/20/25). The artist’s Instagram post

Contact CBA for a custom guided ride and for gift certificates for the cyclists in your life. Also, check out The Map, where you can plan your own ride or walk around Chicago with friends.

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