With our In Plain Site byline we feature publicly viewable art, both official and street art, throughout the state of Utah.
North Carolina native Joseph Toney has made Utah his home in part by leaving his mark across the urban landscape with a series of indoor and outdoor murals in Orem, Cottonwood Heights, SLC, Park City and South Salt Lake. Toney may be best known for his sharp, linear […]
The pins on the CV map of Miles Toland’s career are as far flung as Mexico, India, Australia, France and Canada. This weekend he has added a pin in the City of South Salt Lake in Utah. Toland grew up in the artistic incubator of Santa Fe, and […]
With their annual Mural Fest, South Salt Lake is a city on the move, and in case you haven’t noticed, Hayley Barry is spelling it out for you. In large letters. On colorful walls. Barry, who operates as Type Affiliated, has been a sign painter for years. She […]
“Painting murals and doing art for public enjoyments is honestly a dream come true for me,” says Brooklyn Ottens, who has created a mural at Bonwood Bowl (43 W. Oakland Ave.) in collaboration with Matt Monsoon as part of South Salt Lake’s 2021 Mural Fest. “I never wanted […]
Encounters with cougars seem to becoming more and more common. Videos of hikers and trail runners in Utah making their way away from aggressive cats, all the while trying to convince them they will not make a good meal, have gone viral online over the past couple of […]
“Sanación a Madre Tierra” (healing of mother earth), Roots Art Kollective’s contribution to South Salt Lake’s Mural Fest 2021, emerged out of the difficult times of 2020. “We all went through some really hard times last year,” says RAK, “so we asked our followers on Instagram to give […]
Bill Louis’ contribution to South Salt Lake’s Mural Fest 2021 is all about family. Louis started as a graffiti artist but says as he started a family he wanted to “change up the my old ways and start beautifying the community with murals.” His mural on the south […]
This beautifully executed mural by Roots Art Kollective, featuring an image of artist Frida Kahlo, appears on the side of a Mexican bakery in Taylorsville: 5423 S. 4015 West. Discover more art with our Art Lake City map In Plain SiteWith our In Plain Site byline we […]
Along the Jordan River Parkway, a grieving family has turned this nondescript piece of infrastructure into a memorial. Accessible by foot or on bike, it is across the canal from the Khadeeja Islamic Center, 1019 W Parkway Ave, West Valley City. Discover more art with our Art […]
Created in the summer of 2019 by L.A.-based actor/artist Brady Smith, this 480-square foot mural is on the new Brixton residential complex along the S-Line at 700 East. Commissioned by Heath Gregory of Baron Equities, it was completed over a 3-day period. In Plain SiteWith our In […]
Billy Hensler has created murals for a variety of clients: municipalities, hospitals, dentist offices, private individuals. And the subject and style can change with each client, from twinkly, light-filled landscapes ala Thomas Kinkaide to dark, chiaroscuro fantasy villains. Wildlife is a recurring motif in many of his murals. […]
AM Source 2285 S. Main Street South Salt Lake What will South Salt Lake’s downtown area look like in two decades? Who knows. As Evan Jed Memmott’s mural reminds us, “Nothing Lasts.” Right now, however, the area is going through a revival, with hundreds of new residences popping […]
