A tour bike leaning on a mural of a Central American First Nation man with a headdress of feathers offering a shell with both hands.

The open air gallery of Chicago

I take way more pictures of Chicago murals than I can include in the regular Looking Around posts, so a lot of cool pieces are just sitting on my hard drive. They aren’t going to post themselves so it’s time to do something about it. Some are brand new, some a few years old, one is gone. A big “Thank you!” to the talented people who are bringing ideas to the public streets for everyone to see and enjoy.

Contact me for half or full day custom guided rides and gift certificates, or use The Map to plan your own ride, run, or walk.

A tour bike leaning on a photorealistic mural of a smiling young Black man in a black hoody walking on the street.
Chatham native Common by Chris Devins, 9/15/23. Part of a larger Chatham 2.0 project in 2016. Still looking great after 7 years. in Chatham, 9/15/23
A CBA bike tour rider standing in front of a large format blue and orange base Chicago sports themed mural.
Jappy in Logan Square, 9/23/23. This was done in Aug ’23 as part of the yearly Titan Walls event from Muros.
A tour bike leaning on a wall with a large chicken mural looking directly at the camera.
Juan De La Mora in Wicker Park, 9/23/23. The rooster represents him crossing back and forth between Chicago and Mexico.
A tour bike leaning on fantastical mural with blue indigenous people interacting with technology.
Cranio at Laverngne’s Tavern in Berwyn, 9/28/23. Done in 2018 with the Berwyn Public Art Initiative and Vertical Gallery.
A tour bike leaning on a blue based four story mural of Mae Jameson in a space helmet on multi colored planets below.
Dredske in North Lawndale, 9/29/23. The plaque reads “Inspired by Buckminster Fuller and Mae Jemison: encouraging everyone on Earth to act as a harmonious crew working toward the greater good.”
a tour bike leaning on a mural depicting Black female icons real (Harriet Tubman) and fictional (Storm from the X-Men)
Paint the City in Austin, 9/6/23. Detail
A tour bike leaning underneath a blue based cartoon pointillist like stage among the woods mural.
Sick Fisher in West Ridge/Devon Avenue, 9/7/23
A tour bike leaning on a bright colored mural of the upper half of a Black woman sprinting.
Max Sansing in Woodlawn, 9/15/23. A segment of the larger 2019 Woodlawn Works project, a partnership of the Chicago Public Art Group and the Woodlawn Residents Association. The four artist mural stretches under the 66th & 67th street railroad underpasses.
A tour bike leaning on a mural of a Central American First Nation man with a headdress of feathers offering a shell with both hands.
Matr in Little Village, 9/29/23
A CBA bike tour rider looking at a surrealist mural with an apple with an eye suspended above brown dirt in a green valley.
J Renda in Logan Square, 7/31/23. This one is already gone. I don’t think it was up for a month before being painted over. Let’s get out to see things while we can!

Contact CBA for a custom guided ride that includes some of these sights and for gift certificates for the cyclists in your life. Also, check out the The Mapwhere you can plan your own ride, run, or walk around Chicago.

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