Last Updated: September 2021
Note: I do my best to update this guide (originally posted in 2017) but it will never be as updated as walls mentioned in the Instagrammable Walls of Edmonton Facebook Group or via the #IGWallsofYEG hashtag on Instagram! Be sure to check those for more recent/new walls. There also more recent / new walls featured in my Instagrammable Wall Walks!
I am obsessed with “Instagrammable Walls!”
Whenever I visit a new city, or when I’m thinking about how to explore my own city, one of my top “things to do” (outside of eating lol) is to seek out pretty walls for photos. Every city has them.
An Instagrammable Wall, to me, is basically just an interesting-looking wall that makes a great backdrop for a photo of yourself or your friends – often posted to Instagram, but not necessarily.
Being ‘Instagrammable’ really just describes the wall’s aesthetic (pretty, beautiful, interesting, different—not just your typical or standard wall).
Instagrammable Walls can be mural walls, colourful walls, graffiti walls, interesting textured-walls – you name it.
I think these interesting walls add to the beauty of a city, and can attract people to a location that might otherwise not be frequented. These walls can often surprise you. You’ve likely walked or driven by Instagrammable Walls but wouldn’t notice it’s ‘Instagrammable’ unless someone pointed it out. Finding them is also a wonderful entry into art appreciation, and learning about artists!
Our first Instagrammable Walls of Edmonton Photo Walk group on June 3, 2017!
I love Instagrammable Walls so much that I started hosting Instagrammable Wall tours! My first Instagrammable Walls of Edmonton Photo Walk took place in June 2017 as part of Make Something Edmonton’s 100 in 1 Day city-building event. Since then, I’ve done countless walking wall tours (often combined with food) and am always so delighted whenever I hear an attendee remark that they’d never noticed this wall before, or that they’d seen this wall before but never considered it would make a pretty backdrop (until now), or that this was their first time exploring an alleyway, a neighbourhood, or learning about an artist!
Edmonton is home to SO many walls and over the years, more festivals, more business associations, more property owners, business owners and artists have been working to create a more beautiful city filled with art, walls, murals, and Instagrammable spaces!
I’m also happy to share as many wall locations as I can find in this post, a guide that has become a great resource for photographers and photo appreciators, locals and tourists alike. It’s consistently one of my most popular, most read blog posts and I love when YOU send me wall reports too (have you seen this wall?—please keep doing that!)
Every city has Instagrammable Walls! This was taken in Medicine Hat.
Many of the mural walls listed are created as a result of a number of different arts festivals in the city, including Rust Magic Street Art Festival coordinated by Real Fresh Canvas (see their specific walls here), Nextfest Arts Festival, The Works Festival, Mural Massive, RADO ALLEY Festival, and more!! Many other walls are just interesting colours, interesting textures, and designs done by independent artists and independent businesses (over the years, more and more businesses and property owners are going out of their way to get Instagrammable Walls added to their spaces!)
This Instagrammable Walls of Edmonton list will be semi-regularly updated, as I explore different areas of the city and find new walls! You may discover some walls no longer exist or were painted over (noo!!!) I’ll do my best to keep this as updated as possible but following along on social media or the Instagrammable Walls of Edmonton Facebook Group and attending my public group tours is also a way to stay on top of the more recent walls.
If you have seen Instagrammable Walls—let me know!! I love wall reports!!
Email, tweet me @lindork or share wall locations/photos on Instagram using #IGWallsofYEG.
Please note: whenever possible (where known), I provide artist name/credit for mural walls. If an artist is not credited to a wall or I’ve incorrectly labelled an artist and you know which artist created which walls, please let me know and I’ll update this post!
I have had so much fun hosting #IGWallsofYEG walks over the years and I also encourage you to do your own self-guided tours as well—feel free to use this list as a guide! Join the Instagrammable Walls of Edmonton Facebook Group to share any wall locations/photos you find, and to get the latest updates on when the next walks will be.
I hope you also click through to learn more about and follow the many artists who created these pieces!! Watch for my walking tours as well, where I share more details about the artist and art work. You can also check out ALL my Instagrammable Wall Guides!
Guide to Instagrammable Walls of Edmonton
Last Updated: September 2021
Please note: I can’t guarantee all the walls listed still exist! There are also a lot more walls being added all the time and old walls being painted over, so my social media accounts and the #IGWallsofYEG hashtag shows more recent/newer walls sooner than I can add on here.
Please note: whenever possible (where known), I provide artist name/credit for mural walls. If an artist is not credited to a wall or I’ve incorrectly labelled an artist and you know which artist created which walls, please let me know and I’ll update this post!
This Guide breaks down walls by area of the city:
- Downtown
- Old Strathcona/Whyte Ave.
- 124 Street
- Alberta Avenue
- South Edmonton
- East Edmonton
- North/Central Edmonton
- Edmonton Area
Downtown
LOCATION: ‘Xena’ Wall at 103 Avenue and 96 Street
(behind Uncle Ed’s Exchange)
ARTIST: Fatima & Ovas (www.fatimadejuan.com)
103 Avenue and 96 Street (behind/next to Uncle Ed’s Exchange).
LOCATION: Red Art Wall at 103 A Avenue and 97 Street
(north side of avenue in front of Royal Alberta Museum)
103 A Avenue and 97 Street.
LOCATION: Shiny Red Brick Wall at 102 Avenue and 97 Street
(Criminal Law Office)
102 Avenue and 97 Street.
LOCATION: Magpie Wall at 102 Avenue and 97 Street
(Oil Lamp Greek Restaurant).
102 Avenue and 97 Street (Oil Lamp Restaurant).
LOCATION: Northern Lights and Animals Wall at 103 Avenue and 101 Street (behind Joey Bell Tower Restaurant).
103 Avenue and 101 Street (behind Joey Bell Tower Restaurant).
LOCATION: ‘Adelita Ammo’ Wall at 101 A Avenue and 97 Street
ARTIST: Nelson ‘Dedos’ Garcia (www.nomadicalternatives.org)
101 A Avenue and 97 Street.
LOCATION: Colourful Shapes and City Wall at 104 Avenue and 100 Street (near CN Tower).
ARTIST: Kris Kanaly (@pyramidguy)
104 Avenue and 100 Street (near CN Tower).
LOCATION: Mother Nature Wall at 104 Avenue and 100 Street
(near CN Tower).
ARTIST: Giselle Denis (www.giselledenis.com)
104 Avenue and 100 Street (near CN Tower).
LOCATION: Vignettes Wall at The Backyard (100 Street and 103A Avenue)
ARTIST: Vignettes (www.vignettesyeg.ca)
100 Street and 103A Avenue by Vignettes.
LOCATION: Escape into Action Wall at 10148 105 Street
ARTIST: Mast (@indeliblefunk)
10148 105 Street (Shade Club Wall).
LOCATION: Birds and Forest Wall at Jasper Avenue and 104 Street
(Beaver Hills House Park, Amiskwacîw Wâskâyhkan Ihâtwin)
ARTIST: Destiny Swiderski and AJA Louden
Jasper Avenue and 104 Street (Beaver Hills
LOCATION: PichiAvo Mural (103 Avenue and 106 Street)
ARTIST: Pichiavo
PichiAvo Mural at 103 Avenue and 106 Street. Artist: PichiAvo
LOCATION: Edmonton Mural
(103 Avenue and 106 Street, north side of building)
ARTIST: OG Slick
Edmonton Mural at 103 Avenue and 106 Street (north side of building). Artist: OG Slick.
LOCATION: Geometric Butterfly Wings Wall at Norquest 10215 108 St.
ARTIST: Norquest Students Association
LOCATION: Girl & Jellyfish Wall at 10040 105 Street
(near Chez Pierre Cabaret)
ARTIST: Carly Ealy (@carlyealy)
10040 105 Street (near Chez Pierre Cabaret).
LOCATION: Mezzo Wall (115 St. and 106 Ave.)
ARTIST: Judi Chan and Keith-yin Sun of Artello
Wall at 115 St. and 106 Ave. by Judi Chan and Keith-yin Sun of Artello. Photo credit: @CBCRadioTara (Twitter)
LOCATION: Tongue Face Wall at 106 Avenue and 114 Street
106 Avenue and 114 Street (by the Mustard Seed).
LOCATION: Interlocking Brick Wall at 100 Avenue and 108 Street
100 Avenue and 108 Street.
LOCATION: Black and White Pattern Wall at Jasper Avenue and 107 Street (side of BLVD)
Jasper Avenue and 107 Street (BLVD).
LOCATION: Colourful Brick Wall at Jasper Avenue and 105 Street
Jasper Avenue and 105 Street.
LOCATION: Interesting Rock Wall at Jasper Avenue and 117 Street (Page the Cleaner and Tailor Wall)
Jasper Avenue and 117 Street (Page the Cleaner and Tailor Wall).
LOCATION: Wolf and Skull Wall at 99 Avenue and 110 Street (along the tracks)
ARTIST: EN MASSE
99 Avenue and 110 Street (along the tracks).
LOCATION: Colourful Shapes and Whale ‘Time to Change’ Wall at 10210 111 St (Alley behind Top Draw Inc.)
ARTIST: Seve Estevez
Wall at 10210 111 St (Alley behind Top Draw Inc.) by Seve Estevez.
LOCATION: Colourful Scenic Wall at Alberta Blue Cross (10009 108 St.)
ARTIST: Adriana Cruces (Adielle Design) / Curio Studio
LOCATION: Blue with Yellow Wall Jasper Avenue and 120 Street
ARTIST: Real Fresh Canvas (@realfreshcanvas)
Jasper Avenue and 120 Street.
LOCATION: River Valley Animals Wall under the James Macdonald Bridge
(east of the Rossdale Power Plant, along the Edmonton Commonwealth Walkway, near 98 Avenue and 100 Street).
ARTIST: Nomadic Alternatives
Artists unknown. Part of the Rossdale Community’s Under the Bridge July 2019 arts project.
124 Street (and area)
LOCATION: City Skyline Wall at 108 Avenue and 124 Street
108 Avenue and 124 Street.
LOCATION: Green Wall at Jasper Avenue and 124 Street
Jasper Avenue and 124 Street.
LOCATION: Red Geometric Lines Wall at 106 Avenue and 124 Street (Alley)
106 Avenue and 124 Street (Alley).
LOCATION: Living Wall at 103 Avenue and 124 Street
103 Avenue and 124 Street (Living Wall).
LOCATION: Living Wall in alleyway behind Floc Boutique (10106 124 St.)
LOCATION: Lime Green Wall at 106 Avenue and 123 Street (RGE RD).
106 Avenue and 123 Street (RGE RD).
LOCATION: Neon Duck Wall at 107 Avenue and 123 Street (Alley).
LOCATION: Terrazzo Wall at 10350 124 Street (Bloom Cookie Co.)
10350 124 Street (Bloom Cookie Co. Wall).
LOCATION: Floral Wall at Manchester Square (107 Avenue and 121 Street)
ARTIST: Alixandra Jade Art & Design
Beautiful floral wall at Manchester Square (121 St. 107 Ave.) by Alixandra Jade Art & Design.
LOCATION: The Lady of Manchester Square (107 Avenue and 121 Street)
ARTIST: Alixandra Jade Art & Design
Wall at 107 Avenue and 121 Street by Alixandra Jade.
LOCATION: Manchester Square Facade (107 Avenue and 121 Street)
Manchester Square (121 Street and 107 Avenue).
LOCATION: Rainbow Stairs at Majesty and Friends in Manchester Square
(12016 107 Ave.)
Rainbow Stairs at Majesty & Friends Manchester Square (12016 107 Ave.) Photo Credit: @britl (Instagram)
Old Strathcona / Whyte Avenue
LOCATION: Okuda San Miguel Wall at 8230 Gateway Boulevard
(behind El Cortez)
ARTIST: Okuda San Miguel (@okudart)
8230 Gateway Boulevard (Okuda San Miguel 6-storey mural behind El Cortez).
LOCATION: Black Battle Scene Wall at 8230 Gateway Blvd.
(behind El Cortez)
Artist: Cleon Peterson
8230 Gateway Blvd. (behind El Cortez).
LOCATION: Rainbow Road at Malt & Mortar
(Old Strathcona – 104 St. and Whyte Ave.)
ARTIST: Amos Kajner-Nonnekes (design, etc.)
Rainbow Road at Malt & Mortar (Old Strathcona – 104 St. and Whyte Ave.)
LOCATION: Crush Beers not Dreams Wall at Commercial Hotel
(Old Strathcona – 103 Street and Whyte Ave.)
ARTIST: Pete Nguyen
Crush Beers not Dreams Wall at Commercial Hotel (Old Strathcona – 103 Street and Whyte Ave.)
LOCATION: Green Forest Wall at 104 Street and Whyte Ave. (Old Strathcona)
ARTIST: Jill V Stanton
Green Forest Wall at 104 Street and Whyte Ave. (Old Strathcona)
LOCATION: Mr. Chi Pig Mural (104 Street and Whyte Ave. (Old Strathcona)
ARTIST: Lacey Jane & Layla Folkmann
Wall at 104 Street and Whyte Ave by Lacey Jane and Layla Folkmann.
LOCATION: Pride Wall at TD Bank (10864 82 Ave.)
LOCATION: Shrimp and Jellyfish Wall at 82 Avenue and 99 Street
(Back Entrance Alley of The Tea Place)
ARTIST: Clay Lowe (www.claylowedesign.com)
LOCATION: Welcome to Oilers Country Wall at 82 Avenue and 104 Street
ARTIST: AJ Starlight
82 Avenue and 104 Street (Army & Navy) – Artist: AJ Starlight.
LOCATION: Green Graffiti Wall (Alley behind Army & Navy 10411 82 Ave)
Green Graffiti Mural (Alley behind Army & Navy 10411 82 Ave).
LOCATION: Wildlife Wall at 82 Avenue and 104 Street (behind Village Goods)
ARTIST: Alex Labarda
Photo Credit: Laura Petterson (@alex573072)
82 Avenue and 104 Street (behind Ten Thousand Villages). Photo Credit: Laura Petterson (@alex573072 on Twitter)
LOCATION: Blue Wall at 82 Avenue and 105 Street
82 Avenue and 105 Street.
LOCATION: Distorted Clock Wall at 82 Avenue and 105 Street
82 Avenue and 105 Street.
LOCATION: For the Sake of Paint Wall at 82 Avenue and 106 Street
(Back of Varscona Hotel).
ARTIST: Lacey Jane & Layla Folkmann
82 Avenue and 106 Street (Back of Varscona Hotel).
LOCATION: Animal Wall at 8109 101 Street (behind Maki Maki)
ARTISTS: Kram & Eledu (kram.es)
8109 101 Street (behind Maki Maki).
LOCATION: Space Race Wall at 10050 81 Ave.
(behind K&K Auto Repair Centre)
ARTIST: DABS1
10046 81 Ave.
LOCATION: WOODEN PALLET WALL AT 8116 101 St.
(behind Jimmy’s Tailor & Drycleaning)
8116 101 St.
LOCATION: Tropical Oasis at Woahnuts (formerly DangerKat Waffles) 8116 101 St. (Alley)
ARTIST: Jill V Stanton
LOCATION: RADO ALLEY (Back Alley north of 82 Ave. between 107 St. and 108 St.)
ARTIST: Various Artists including Grady Wallace, Josh Harnack, Robyn Schnierer, That Cinel Guy, Nathan Panousis
LOCATION:Angel Wings at Knox Evangelical Church (8403 104 St.)
ARTIST: Connor Cantelon
LOCATION: Grindstone Theatre / Boocha / Back Alley Walls (Mural Massive) along 10023 81 Ave.
ARTIST: Various Artists (see Old Strathcona Mural Map) including Grady Wallace
LOCATION: Bee and Carton Wall at 10021 82 Ave. (behind Tirecraft)
ARTIST: AJA Louden
10021 82 Ave. (behind Tirecraft).
LOCATION: Free River Over Easy Wall at 10329 83 Ave. (Varscona Theatre).
ARTIST: Luke Ramsey
10329 83 Ave. (Varscona Theatre).
LOCATION: Nothing Gold Can Stay Wall at 10148 82 Ave.
(parking lot of Track ‘N Trail).
ARTIST: Justin Moose
LOCATION: Curious George Wall at 10148 82 Ave.
(parking lot of Track ‘N Trail).
ARTIST: Nomadic Alternatives
LOCATION: Pink Wall at Strathcona Spirits
South Edmonton
LOCATION: Midway Bar 6107 104 Street (Calgary Trail)
Midway Bar at 6107 104 Street (Calgary Trail)
LOCATION: Pink Gorilla Wall at Pink Gorilla Pizzeria (7018 109 St.)
Artist: Lacey Jane and Layla Folkmann
Photo and Wall Credit: Lacey Jane and Layla Folkmann
LOCATION: “The Conversation” / Western Wall in Parkallen at Second Skin Laser / Urge Tattoo (6551 111 St.)
Artist: Jean Paul Langois
“The Conversation” / Western Wall in Parkallen at Second Skin Laser / Urge Tattoo (6551 111 St.)LOCATION: Edmonton Wall at Global Edmonton Studios 5325 Allard Way (alley)
ARTIST: AJA Louden
Edmonton Wall at Global Edmonton Studios 5325 Allard Way (alley) ARTIST: AJA Louden.
LOCATION: Geometric Rainbow Wall at the Strathcona Bottle Depot (10347 73 Ave.)
LOCATION: Slow Fashion / Angel Wings at EMMYDEVAUX (6924 104 St.)
ARTIST: Josh Harnack
LOCATION: Feather Wings and Butterfly Wings Walls at Southgate Mall (near the Dairy Queen, inside the mall)
LOCATION: Southwood 1880 37 Street. (Submitted by Lily Le)
University of Alberta Area
LOCATION: Yellow Wall at Butterdome (87 Avenue and 115 Street)
LOCATION: Year of the Pig / Rat at Lucky 97 Supermarket 10725 97 St.
ARTIST: Rath
LOCATION: Soup Wall at 105 Avenue and 104 Street
(The Lingnan Restaurant).
ARTISTS: Kram & Eledu (kram.es)
West Edmonton
LOCATION: Graffiti Owl Space Wall at 14410 118 Avenue
|(The Brain Candy Studio)
ARTIST: @fresco.d.graffito and @joshcr8onart
Wall by @fresco.d.graffito and @joshcr8onart located at 14410 118 Ave. Edmonton.
LOCATION: Graffiti Alley at 14410 118 Avenue (The Brain Candy Studio)
ARTIST: @hasr_oner, @fre780, @chiefnottribe, @mr.crayon55 and @billnylonthescienceguy (and more—note the art on this wall changes!)
Love this graffiti alley at The Brain Candy Studio.
Art at The Brain Candy Studio by artists @hasr_oner, @fre780, @chiefnottribe, @mr.crayon55 and @billnylonthescienceguy.
Art at The Brain Candy Studio by artists @hasr_oner, @fre780, @chiefnottribe, @mr.crayon55 and @billnylonthescienceguy.
This cute shark at The Brain Candy Studio by @hasr_oner.
LOCATION: Jasper Place Curling Mural (16521 107 Ave.)
ARTIST: Jill V Stanton
16521 107 Ave. Wall by Jill V Stanton.
16521 107 Ave. Wall by Jill V Stanton.
LOCATION: Balloon Girl Wall at Gateway Mechanical (14605 118 Ave.)
LOCATION: Various Walls inside Drive Go Karting at West Edmonton Mall
LOCATION: Red Wall at 87 Avenue and 172 Street (old Target at West Edmonton Mall)
LOCATION: Blue Wall at 87 Avenue and 159 Street (Meadowlark)
LOCATION: Teal Wall at 100 Avenue and 170 Street (Badass Jack’s)
LOCATION: 100 Avenue and 156 Street (The Orange Hub)
LOCATION: Blue Brick Wall at 100 Avenue and 169 Street (Goodwill).
LOCATION: Lime Green Wall at 100 Avenue and 170 Street
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LOCATION: Colourful Lines Wall at 100 Avenue and 156 Street
|(behind the Foody Mart).
LOCATION: Colourful Lines Wall at 153 Street and Stony Plain Road
(behind / next to alley of Jasper Place Hotel)
East Edmonton
LOCATION: Nature Scene Wall at 101 Avenue and 71 Street
LOCATION: Floral Wall at 101 Avenue and 72 Street
ARTIST: Bi Y. Cheng Min Ma
Alberta Avenue (118 Ave)
LOCATION: ‘Relfy’ Colourful Wall at 91 Street and 118 Avenue
(Alberta Avenue).
ARTIST: Northern Pacific (@northern_pacific)
LOCATION: Avenue Theatre Murals – there’s a few here in the front, back and alley and the art on these walls can change! (9030 118 Avenue)
ARTIST: AJA Louden
LOCATION: Coloured Walls outside The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse (9351 118 Avenue)
North/Central Edmonton
LOCATION: White Wall at 1 Kingsway Mall (Hudsons Bay, south side of mall)
LOCATION: CHROMA YEG Wall at Kingsway Mall (main floor)
ARTISTS: Michelle Hoogveld & Rhys Farrell
CHROMA YEG – Kingsway – Michelle Hoogveld Rhys Farrell Instagrammable Wall Mural
LOCATION: Keep Edmonton Weird Wall at Stadium Yards (near Westmount Store Fixtures at 8520 106A Ave.)
ARTISTS: Stadium Yards
LOCATION: Commonwealth Recreation Centre (Afghan Mural Wall).
LOCATION: Various Walls as part of Paint the Rails Instagrammable LRT Station Project
ARTISTS: AJA Louden, Carla Rae Taylor, Dana_Belcourt, Matthew Cardinal
LOCATION: Angel Wings in Stony Plain, Alberta at The Barn Owl (4912 52 Ave., Stony Plain)
LOCATION: A Charm Wall in Spruce Grove, Alberta at 93 McLeod Ave., Spruce Grove
ARTIST: Lacey Jane & Layla Folkmann
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Whoa, you made it all the way to the end?! lol
I hope this guide helps you find fun photo op spots, discover new artists, gain a greater appreciation for the arts in Edmonton, and enjoy exploring the city!!
It’s not an EXHAUSTIVE list but it’s certainly the most thorough one you’ll find for Edmonton area!
I’ll try to keep the list as updated as possible as I explore different areas of the city and find new walls, and new walls are created.
As mentioned, you’ll get the latest walls sooner than they get updated on this post on social media. And I’ll add them as you— readers—submit your suggestions too!
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5 Comments
Absolutely love this list, Linda! So many incredible artistic walls in Edmonton (and Alberta) to enjoy!
What a superb visual guide for much of Edmonton’s public art and cool spaces! Many thanks for your tour!
This is fantastic! Summer goals!
Gold mine!! Thank you for putting this together!! I will definitely be using this list to send to clients who are trying to decide where to get photos done!
Love th walls!
Is the first wall in Edmonton with the wolf and skull?
Can I please have the address.
Thanks