Murals & Public Art · Ongoing

Murals & Public Art

Murals, public art, and placemaking projects that activate neighborhoods and bring art into everyday public spaces.

Sheena Garcia contributes to murals and public art projects that transform neighborhoods and bring contemporary art into everyday public spaces. Working in collaboration with community members, artists, and cultural organizations, her mural practice honors place, history, and the people who make each neighborhood home.

Role: Artist, Collaborator
Year: Ongoing
Category: Public Art

Gallery

Mural of a young girl holding a peach surrounded by green leaves, at 56th and Market Streets, Philadelphia — Girl in the Center of Mural Painting by Sheena Garcia on the Collaborative Mural Sowing Desire at 56th & Market Streets, Philadelphia.

Community gathered at the Sowing Desire mural reveal celebration in West Philadelphia — Mural Reveal Celebration of Sowing Desire.

Collaborative Mural on the Spring Garden Bridge

Sheena Garcia painting a floral panel for the Spring Garden Bridge mural — Sheena Garcia painting panels to be installed on the Spring Garden Bridge, Philadelphia.

Artists painting colorful mural panels in the studio for the Spring Garden Bridge installation — Sheena Garcia painting panels to be installed on the Spring Garden Bridge, Philadelphia.

Completed Spring Garden Bridge mural with Philadelphia skyline in the background — Photo from Mural Arts Public Archives.

Wide view of the finished Spring Garden Bridge mural along the roadway — Photo from Mural Arts Public Archives.