I was honoured to lead my community to create public art at Hackett Park in the new Amphitheater! Today it will officially open at noon with a ribbon cutting and a blessing followed by music and dancing ππ» πΆ π Oh my heart! β€οΈ After so long apart , I’m SO excited to come together again and celebrate with all of you! @secheltbc @secheltart
My next mural location & you’re invited to paint this Saturday June 18th!π¨ ππ²πΆπ. @secheltbc @dakotaridgebuilders @gopro #gopro @quikstory #quikpro #quikstories
Happy International Women’s Day!!!Today I’ve been reflecting on how grateful I am for the women in my life & the women everywhere who are working to make the world a better place. I want to celebrate and honour women today and everyday!!! ππΎ
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Shout out to the amazing female artists I had the privilege of collaborating and creating with last year! The famous comedian comic artist Lynn Johnston with this crazy cool octopus-couch @khadway @fborfw_official π¨ The awesome students from Chatelech Secondary! Team work makes the dream work π¨ Of course my old paint pal @oxana_gaida for fun @ourcommunitybikes , π¨ @chrystalsparrow for @vanmuralfest / π¨/
and @priscillayuart ! Lastly myself with wings I painted for @thedimensionsgallery and a femme inspired chalk art for the Burnaby Chalk Experience(2018) made possible by who? Another wonderful women! @shelleytwist.art
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πHappy Valentines Day β€οΈπππππ I love LOVE, not just today but everyday! Love to the moon and back, Love as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky! Just like the moon loves the Earth, Love is the strongest force in the Universe β¨π«
Glow in the dark mural for @thedimensionsgallery ! #love #heart #mural #glowinthedark #blacklightmural
Surfs up! It’s Saturday friends π missing you and wishing you a great weekend wherever you might be.
Another mural I painted for that fun gallery in Gastown @thedimensionsgallery Go check them out for your next “vacation” π
#surfsup #mural #muralartist #surfart #illusion #illusionmural #muralgallery #artgallery #waves #surf #surfing #painting #paint #yvr #yvrartist #gastown #dimensionsartgallery #emilygrayart #painter #surfergirl
Happy Chinese Lunar New Year // "XΔ«nnián hΗo" (ζ°εΉ΄ε₯½), literally meaning 'New Year Goodness'! Bring on the year of the Water Tiger , we need the strength of the tiger to persevere the pandemic marathon. I was born in the year of the fire tiger, so hopefully that’s a good thing!
Here is a mural I painted for @thedimensionsgallery modelled by the fabulous @riabobea . I highly recommend visiting Dimensions in Gastown , Vancouver . It’s a ton of fun to pose in the murals and experience the optical illusions!
Ms. Gray’s Graffiti Jam at the Sechelt Rotary Skatepark - to finish my teaching practicum I led a group of students to paint the skatepark by their school. It’s been exceptional year and I am beyond grateful I could come home to the Sunshine Coast and give a lil back to my community π It was a complete honour to do my practicum with @shawminator who taught me when I was in high school. It’s been a complete journey, words can’t explain complexity for emotions these days. But you get the idea β€οΈπ§‘ππ€£π€¨π₯Ίπ₯΅ππ΄π₯°π Nice shot of us in the Coast Reporter too! #streetart #skatepark #mural #streetartist #emilygrayart #graffitijam #graffitiart #graffiti #sechelt #bc #sunshinecoast #coastreporter
Octopus couch /Mural π π¨ It was a real treat to paint this mural at the studio of Canadian comic artist Lynn Johnston - who wrote For Better For Worst for nearly 3 decades! It was inspiring to hear her stories and to see how her creativity continues to take new eccentric forms. I really had fun being a part of this project! #octopus #mural #emilygrayart @fborfw_official
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Here’s a fun clip from the Mural I Painted last summer in Lynn Valley!Beforeβ‘οΈAfterβ‘οΈInspiration β¨Thank you @justjash for making me look so cool! π²
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Recently Spyglass mural has been getting some love on the socials. It’s lasted the test of time over the past 7 years! This was a community project in tandem with @citystudiovan and @cityofvancouver . I designed the mural and painted it with 100 + volunteers over 2 days. It was so much fun! While painting I met one of my best friends and a huge inspiration in life and art β¨ @oxana_gaida
The plaza is slated for a facelift. When that happens I’m dreaming of anchoring my sailboat in false creek , paddling to shore and painting this mural all over again.ππβ¨β΅οΈπ¨π #cityofvancouver #seawall #streetart #mural #spyglass #falsecreek #vancouver #urbanart #streetphotography #painting #streetartist #muralart #urbanspace #streetartistry #streetartlovers #yvr
April Showers
Bring May flowers
Wash your hands
And cancel your plans
Thank you for keeping apart
A part of us in your heart β€οΈ Together we are stronger
If we stay home a little longer
Thank you @tumbletownvan it’s a pleasure painting your windows. If you have a child to entertain, they are offering online classes! Please support this great local business, they educate children about movement and gymnastics.
Thank you @abbycutshairandthere , cross-hemisphere poem collaboration!
Fall feels π»β¨π sunflowers are so full of cheer , they are the cheer leaders of autumn. The fireworks before winter comes. -
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I’m excited to be a part of the Vancouver Mural Fest Exhibition with nearly 100 artists who have participated in the festival over the last 4 years! This 12’x12’ piece is available and titled “Saltwater” wether it’s tears , sweat or the sea, I believe that saltwater can cure most things, (matters of the heart that is, for health issues pls see your doctor) I’ve always seven fascinated by the sea, since I can remember growing up on a remote oyster farm. Over the last 4 years I’ve rediscovered my love for the sea through sailing. This has led me to epic adventures and some of the most beautiful places in the world right here on the west coast π #vmf #emilygrayart #saltwater #ocean #sea #seaoflove #sailing #westcoast #beautifulbc
Scouty is right, Everyday is Earth Day! Listen People We are all connected and we are are in this together πππππππ Repost π· @whereisscouty #emilygrayart #earthday #earthday2019 #earth #mural #streetart #streetartdaily #yvr
πΆ On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a Raven in a beer tree. π² πΊ One of my paintings on display @naamrestaurant and available for purchase through my website www.emilygray.ca #emilygrayart #raven #painting #birdpainting #paint ! #yvrartist #canadianartist
Deck the halls with my paintings! π€ I’ve put together an art show at @naamrestaurant in Kitsilano. Come by for a healthy vegetarian meal and you might just find a unique gift π
Portrait of the late great Gord Downie who passed away this day last year. I hope you are rolling π in your grave now that weed is legal! #legalizeit #gorddownie #canada #eh