List of Birmingham murals

This is a List of Birmingham murals including examples within Birmingham proper. The list consists of hand-painted wall murals, whether painted on site or painted onto a backing that was mounted to a wall, indoors or out. Some murals contain advertising, but this list focuses on those where the evident intent is primarily decorative, artistic, or political, rather than commercial.

City Center murals

Title	Date	Artist	Size	Building	Street Address	Neighborhood	Map	Image	Notes
2021 World Games mural	2018	Marcus Fetch		The Waites	715 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South	Southside	map
Angela Davis mural	2021	E. L. Chisolm	25' x 12'		1600 block of 4th Avenue North	Fountain Heights			on canvas
Beetlejuice mural	2024	Shane B.	-	Forstall Art Center parking lot	2000 block of 2nd Alley North	Central City	map		covered 2 previous graffiti tag murals
Before I Die	2019	Cindy Chang / Marcus Fetch / public	-	beneath Rainbow Viaduct	2100 Morris Avenue	Central City	map
Be Kind	2022	E. L. Chisolm		Nelson Building	312 17th Street North	Fountain Heights	map
Birmingham Breadworks mural	2016	Andy Jordan		Birmingham Breadworks	2408 7th Avenue South	Southside	map
Birmingham Color Wall	2018	Marcus Fetch / public	142' w.	Music Center One Stop	1316 1st Avenue North	Central City	map
Birmingham Pledge mural	2000	Michael Richardson / Patricia Martin	140' w.	Birmingham Police Headquarters	1710 1st Avenue North	Central City	map
Birmingham Urban Mural	1996-2000	Space One Eleven "City Center Arts"		Boutwell Auditorium	810 20th Street North	Central City	map		tile mosaic
Black Man Self Love	2022	E. L. Chisolm		Sonya Faye's Tailor & Clothier	1709 3rd Avenue North	Fountain Heights	map
Carrie Tuggle mural	2021	Jamie Bonfiglio	25' x 12'		1600 block of 4th Avenue North	Fountain Heights			on canvas
Flourish	2019	Sara Wood / Bloom Studio		inside wall of UAB 13th Street pedestrian bridge	1240 University Boulevard	Five Points South	map
For The Culture	2022	Pia Muhihu		Lee Building	310 16th Street North	Fountain Heights	map
Freezing Time	2019	Shane B.	90' long x 3-23' tall	retaining wall	behind 1919 11th Avenue South	Five Points South	map		commissioned by Ace Graham of Alchemy213
Hop City mural	2016	Drew Lormand		Hop City	2924 3rd Avenue South	Southside	map
Infinite Love	2024	Meghan McCollum / Blank Space Bham	3,200 sf	Birmingham Sheraton	2100 9th Avenue North	Druid Hills	map	commissioned by BJCC and CityWalk BHAM
It's Nice to Have You in Birmingham (Trim Tab Brewing mural)	2014	Magic City Mural Collective	120' w.	Trim Tab Brewing	2721 5th Avenue South	Southside	map		crowdfunded
John's City Mural	2014	Creighton Tynes / Magic City Mural Collective	50' w.	John's City Diner	112 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North	Central City	map
John Lewis mural	2020	Dewon Moton		Gus's Hot Dogs	1915 4th Avenue North	Central City	map		Former site of "Reading Room"
The Jungle mural	2017	Shane B.		Forstall Art Center	215 20th Street North	Central City	map
Knowledge is Power	2022	Lydia Walker		Infinity Club Connection	1610 4th Avenue North	Fountain Heights	map
LSA CommUNITY Mural	2023	Meghan McCollum & Jamie Bonfiglio		Legal Services Alabama	1820 7th Avenue North	Fountain Heights	map		depicting Fred Shuttlesworth
Martin Flowers mural	2006	Shane B. / Daze / Roke	50' w.		2102 University Boulevard	Five Points South	map
Moving Forward mural	2020	E. L. Chisolm	50' w.	Infinity Club Connection	1610 4th Avenue North	Fountain Heights	map
Nelson's mural	2020	E. L. Chisolm		Nelson Brothers Cafe	314 17th Street North	Fountain Heights	map
One City mural	2018	Marcus Fetch		Watts Realty Building	300 16th Street South	Southside	map
The People Can Fly	2022	E. L. Chisolm		Gay Office Supply	1522 4th Avenue North	Fountain Heights	map
Radical Seeds	2024	Langston Allston		Citizens Express Pharmacy	1513 5th Avenue North	Fountain Heights	map		commissioned by Taproot Earth and The Soze Agency
Rainbow Wall	2019	Marcus Fetch / community volunteers	500' w.	Railroad Reservation / BPA Lot A	2101 Morris Avenue	Central City	map
Red Cape Robot	2018	John Lytle Wilson		5th Row	2105 Morris Avenue	Central City	map
The Revolution of Joy	2018	Trés Taylor	30' x 17'	Alabama Ballet	2730 1st Avenue South	Southside	map
Southtown Court murals	1981	Vance Wesson		Southtown Court	2301-2541 University Boulevard	Southside	map		restored 2007, now partially painted over
Stay Cool Birmingham mural	2019	Marcus Fetch / Sean Gilder		Service Tech Inc.	441 University Boulevard	Glen Iris	map		faces I-65
Steel Magnolias mural	2023	Dewon Moton / Blank Space Bham	260' x 20'	Designer Checks Building	920 19th Street North	Fountain Heights	map		faces BJCC Orange Parking Lot
Theater District mural	2016	Andy Jordan / Blank Space Bham	90' x 30'	Whitmire Lofts	1826 3rd Avenue North	Central City	map		crowdfunded
Time to Be True	2022	Avery Harden		Citizens Express Pharmacy	1513 5th Avenue North	Fountain Heights	map
Tree of Hope	2018	Marcus Fetch		Good People Brewing Company	114 14th Street South	Southside	map		For the Hope for Autumn Foundation
UAB Microgrid Mural	2020	Izzy Looney / Hannah Slatsky / Bloom Studio		side of UAB Solar House microgrid storage container	1637 11th Avenue South	Five Points South	map
University Place mural	2017	Paul Cordes Wilm		University Place Apartments	951 18th Street South	Five Points South	map
Untitled tree mural	1979	Terry Beckham		Lincoln Life Building	1831 1st Avenue North	Central City	map		Birmingham Mural Project, modified in 2003 for Jemison Flats
Upside Down City	2016	Marcus Fetch / Blank Space Bham		Southside Apartment Co.	3118 6th Avenue South	Southside	map
Vulcan Mural Project	2015	Stephanie Guckenberger / Kyle Kruse	33' x 18'	Graves Building	1820 3rd Alley North	Central City	map
Welcome to Birmingham mural	2019–2020	Blank Space Bham	50' wide	Fashions Hair Care	1518 3rd Avenue North	Fountain Heights	map
Willie Mays mural	2024	Chuck Styles & Colossal Media	100' x 50'	Birmingham National Garage	1813–1819 1st Avenue North	Central City	map		Commissioned by Major League Baseball and T-Mobile
Willie Perry mural	2024	Marcus Fetch & Dewon Moton	-	Magnolia Point Building	914–916 23rd Street South	Southside	map		commissioned by Capstone Real Estate Investments
Yankees mural	2012	Stephen Smith		Wininger Law Firm	513 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North	Central City	map

Avondale murals

Title	Date	Artist	Size	Building	Street Address	Neighborhood	Map	Notes
Eyes on Birmingham	2016	Marcus Fetch / Blank Space Birmingham	160'	-	3827 1st Avenue North	North Avondale	map	Updated by Fetch April 2020
I Love Birmingham mural	2022	Shawn Fitzwater	450'	Lee-Rodgers Tire Co. / Hugh Kaul Trail	3500 2nd Avenue South	South Avondale	map
It's Awesome to Have You in Avondale	2016	Rob Clifton		Avondale Brewing Company office	4117 2nd Avenue South	South Avondale	map
Know Your History mural	2017	Tim Kerr		Spring Street Firehouse	412 41st Street South	South Avondale	map
Wall of Respect	unknown			Munchies Food Store	4100 5th Avenue South	South Avondale	map
Wings over Avondale	2018	Marcus Fetch		Painted Shovel Auctions	409 41st Street South	South Avondale	map	vandalized and repainted in 2018

Ensley murals

Title	Date	Artist	Size	Building	Street Address	Neighborhood	Map	Notes
Black Wall Street mural	2020	Dewon Moton	50' w.	V G's Hair Studio	1900–1910 Avenue F	Ensley	map	replaced "Seedling" mural
Ensley Alive mural	2015	Ukuu Tafari / Ensley Color Project		Bethesda Health Center	321 19th Street Ensley	Ensley	map
Ensley mural	1978	Jerel Cunningham		Hope Tee's	1901 Avenue E Ensley	Ensley	map	Birmingham Mural Project
McAlpin Park mural	2006	-	50' w.		McAlpin Park swimming pool	Ensley	map
Personification of Ensley	2019	Jamie Bonfiglio		Gilmer Drugs	413 19th Street	Ensley	map	commissioned by Ensley Alive and Bethesda Life Center
Seedling	2020	Erin LeAnn Mitchell	50' w.	V G's Hair Studio	1900–1910 Avenue F	Ensley	map	with Ensley Color Project and Living Walls of Atlanta, Georgia

North Birmingham murals

Title	Date	Artist	Building	Street Address	Neighborhood	Map	Notes
North Birmingham Community Mural	2010s		Maxway grocery store	2612 30th Avenue North	North Birmingham	map
North Birmingham EcoScape Mural	2016	Shane B.	North Birmingham EcoScape	2930 27th Street North	North Birmingham	map
North Birmingham Mural	1978	Joyce Smith	Birmingham Police Department North Precinct	2600 31st Avenue North	North Birmingham	map	Birmingham Mural Project
The Place of Peace	2015	Ukuu Tafari		1215 31st Street North	Norwood	map

Woodlawn murals

Title	Date	Artist	Building	Street Address	Neighborhood	Map	Notes
Her Voice Carries	2021	Sarah Rutherford	former Value-Mart	5515 1st Avenue North	Woodlawn	map	2021 Magic City Mural Festival
It's Dope to Have You in Woodlawn	2024	-	former City Meats	5535 1st Avenue North	Woodlawn	map	covered former mural advertising business
Untitled	2021	Jamie Bonfiglio	former Value-Mart	5515 1st Avenue North	Woodlawn	map	2021 Magic City Mural Festival
Untitled	2021	Erica Chisholm	former Value-Mart	5515 1st Avenue North	Woodlawn	map	2021 Magic City Mural Festival
Maxwell's World	2021	Nico Cathcart	former Value-Mart	5515 1st Avenue North	Woodlawn	map	2021 Magic City Mural Festival
Sisterhood	2021	Lydia Walker / Jhamasa Lewis-Adams	former Value-Mart	5515 1st Avenue North	Woodlawn	map	2021 Magic City Mural Festival
Untitled	2021	Sophy Tuttle	former Value-Mart	5515 1st Avenue North	Woodlawn	map	2021 Magic City Mural Festival
The Sky's the Limit	2017	Marcus Fetch / Blank Space Bham	117 56th Street South	117 56th Street South	Woodlawn	map
Woodlawn Community mural	2018	Rob Clifton / Moses Pressnell / Blank Space Bham	Cyclorama	6 55th Place South	Woodlawn	map	Commissioned by Project Corporate Leadership

Other murals

Title	Date	Artist	Size	Building	Street Address	Neighborhood	Map	Notes
Change mural	2017	Darryl Grang & Melissa King		Cotu Inc.	321 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard	Smithfield	map	incorporates earlier "Dynamite Hill mural". Defaced in 2019.
Crestwood mural	2015	Paul Cordes Wilm		Crestwood Tavern	7769 2nd Avenue South	Crestwood North	map
Dream the Unthinkable	2014	Magic City Mural Collective / Parker High School		Oddo’s Food Center	232 9th Court North	Smithfield	map
Dynamite Hill mural	2004	G. Bodile Balams		J. C. Discount Beauty Supply	321 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard	Smithfield	map	expanded into "Change mural". Defaced in 2019.
East Lake Park 1902	2015	David Murray / Java Lewis		East Lake Arts	7604 1st Avenue North	East Lake	map
Find Your Magic	2020	Marcus Fetch	175'	The Liquidators	1000 15th Place Southwest	Arlington-West End	map
Fountain Heights mural	2011	Darius Hill / ASFA		retaining wall	1604 18th Street North	Fountain Heights	map
Girls Inc. mural	2019	Merrilee Challiss		Girls Inc.	5130 8th Court South	Crestwood North	map
It's Awesome to Have You in Wylam	-	50' w.		Colston Barber Shop	706 Bank Street	Wylam	map
The Metamorphs	2023	Chip Ghigna		Mojo	2801 7th Avenue South	Southside	map	On glass storefront
Terminal Station mural	2018	Stephen Smith		Saab Tire & Automotive	3030 5th Avenue North	Industrial Center	map
Walter Coke mural	2018	Itsuko Mckinney	250' w.	ERP Coke	3500 35th Avenue North	Harriman Park	map
Watercress darter mural	2015	Roger Peet / Merrilee Challiss / Creighton Tynes	45' w.	Lake Cottage Books	7769 2nd Avenue South	South East Lake	map
Welcome to Birmingham mural	2019–2020	Blank Space Bham	50' wide	Fashions Hair Care	1518 3rd Avenue North	Fountain Heights	map
Welcome to East Lake mural	2015	Moses Presnell / Blank Space Bham	36' w.	Cigar Shoppe of Birmingham	7617 1st Avenue North	East Lake	map

Former murals

Title	Dates	Artist	Size	Building	Street Address	Neighborhood	Map	Notes
Beauty	1970s-?	Martha Johnson	140' wide	Birmingham Realty Annex / Greater Birmingham Arts Alliance	2112 1st Avenue North	Central City	map	Birmingham Mural Project. Painted over before 2008.
Before I Die	2013	Cindy Chang / Marcus Fetch / public	-	Wood Wade Building	1301 1st Avenue South	Southside	map	recreated on Morris Avenue
Bham Strong mural	2020	Shane B	-	Wheelhouse Salon	1820 3rd Avenue North	Fountain Heights	map	donated to Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
City Meats mural	2017	Andy Jordan / Woodlawn High School		City Meats & Vegetables	5535 1st Avenue North	Woodlawn	map
Football players mural	1978-?			Birmingham News production building	417 22nd Street North	Central City	map
Gallery 2	1978-?			Oxford Furniture Galleries	2412 2nd Avenue North	Central City	map	Painted over before 2008.
Geo-Chromatic Progress	1978-2009	Michael Mojher		Adams Design Associates	22nd Street North	Central City	map	Birmingham Mural Project
It's Nice to Have You in Birmingham (Woodlawn mural)	2014-2016	Magic City Mural Project		Freddy's Auto Detail	5512 1st Avenue South	Woodlawn	map
It Takes a Village	-2016	Glenn Wood		vacant store	100 South Park Road	Germania Park	map
Reading Room	2004-2016	Patricia Martin		Gus's Hot Dogs	1915 4th Avenue North	Central City	map	Later site of John Lewis mural
Secrets of the Ages	1970s-?	Elgin Carver			19th Street and 3rd Avenue North	Central City	map	Birmingham Mural Project.
Today to Tonight	1978-2010s	Michael Mojher		Jefferson County EMA	712-714 19th Street North	Central City	map	Birmingham Mural Project
Trees of Ascension	2016	Chip Ghigna		Mojo	2801 7th Avenue South	Southside	map	On glass storefront
Unforgotten	2020	Tyra Robinson		Graves Building	1816 3rd Avenue North	Central City	map
Untitled	1978-1980s	Steve Skidmore			21st Street and 7th Avenue North	Central City		Birmingham Mural Project