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.

Outdoor 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
Before I Die	2019	Cindy Chang / Marcus Fetch / public	-	beneath Rainbow Viaduct	2300 Morris Avenue	Central City	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
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.
City Meats mural	2017	Andy Jordan / Woodlawn High School		City Meats & Vegetables	5535 1st Avenue North	Woodlawn	map
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
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
Eyes on Birmingham	2016	Marcus Fetch / Blank Space Birmingham	160'	-	3827 1st Avenue North	North Avondale	map		Updated by Fetch April 2020
Forstall Art mural	2017	Shane B.		Forstall Art Center	215 20th Street North	Central City	map
Fountain Heights mural	2011	Darius Hill / ASFA		retaining wall	1604 18th 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 Alchemy
Girls Inc. mural	2019	Merrilee Challiss		Girls Inc.	5130 8th Court South	Crestwood North	map
Hop City mural	2016	Drew Lormand		Hop City	2924 3rd Avenue South	Southside	map
It's Awesome to Have You in Avondale	2016	Rob Clifton		Avondale Brewing Company office	4117 2nd Avenue South	South Avondale	map
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
It's Awesome to Have You in Wylam	-	50' w.		Colston Barber Shop	706 Bank Street	Wylam	map
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
Know Your History mural	2016	Tim Kerr		Spring Street Firehouse	412 41st Street South	South Avondale	map
McAlpin Park mural	2006	-	50' w.		McAlpin Park swimming pool	Ensley	map
Martin Flowers mural	2015	Shane B.	50' w.		2102 University Boulevard	Five Points South	map
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 Birmingham Precinct	2600 31st Avenue North	North Birmingham	map		Birmingham Mural Project
One City mural	2018	Marcus Fetch		Watts Realty Building	300 16th Street South	Southside	map
The Place of Peace	2015	Ukuu Tafari			1215 31st Street North	Norwood	map
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
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
The Sky's the Limit	2017	Marcus Fetch / Blank Space Bham		117 56th Street South	117 56th Street South	Woodlawn	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
Terminal Station mural	2018	Stephen Smith		Saab Tire & Automotive	3030 5th Avenue North	Industrial Center	map
Theater District mural	2016	Andy Jordan / Blank Space Bham	90' x 30'	Whitmire Lofts	1826 3rd Avenue North	Central City	map		crowdfunded
Tree of Hope	2018	Marcus Fetch		Good People Brewing Company	114 14th Street South	Southside	map		For the Hope for Autumn Foundation
Trees of Ascension	2016	Chip Ghigna		Mojo	2801 7th Avenue South	Southside	map		On plywood panels
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
Wall of Respect	unknown			Munchies Food Store	4100 5th Avenue South	South Avondale	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		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		Cigar Shoppe of Birmingham	7617 1st Avenue North	East Lake	map
Wings over Avondale	2018	Marcus Fetch		Painted Shovel Auctions	409 41st Street South	South Avondale	map		vandalized and repainted in 2018
Woodlawn Community mural	2018	Rob Clifton / Moses Pressnell / Blank Space Bham		Cyclorama	6 55th Place South	Woodlawn	map		Commissioned by Project Corporate Leadership
Yankees mural	2012	Stephen Smith		Wininger Law Firm	513 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North	Central City	map

Former outdoor murals

Title	Dates	Artist	Size	Building	Street Address	Neighborhood	Map	Image	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
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
Geo-Chromatic Progress	1978-2009	Michael Mojher		Adams Design Associates	22nd Street North	Central City	map		Birmingham Mural Project
Reading Room	2004-2016	Patricia Martin		Gus's Hot Dogs	1915 4th Avenue North	Central City	map
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
Untitled	1978-1980s	Steve Skidmore			21st Street and 7th Avenue North	Central City			Birmingham Mural Project

References

• Massouleh, Tara (July 2017) "Meet the people beautifying Birmingham's walls with colorful murals" Birmingham magazine
• Cook, Sarah (September 2018) "A visual tour of Birmingham's many murals" Birmingham magazine
• "Photos of Every Mural That We Could Find in Birmingham" (June 6, 2019) The Birmingham Times