Murals
Eileen Mosca has never seen a wall she didn't want to paint. She has done murals in New York, Boston, and Jerusalem as well as in Vancouver and its suburbs. In addition to residential, institutional and commercial murals, she has worked with school children and community groups on large and small-scale mural projects.
The Florida Market mural, shown above, was completed in July 2003. It involved over 30 community residents who participated in what was called "Vancouver's largest paint-by-number project."
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Click to jump to section: School Murals • Institutional Murals • Commercial and Residential Murals • Community Murals
School Murals
Every Spring since 1992, Eileen has worked as artist-in-residence in numerous Vancouver elementary schools. She has worked with grade 3 and 4 students at Garibaldi, Dickens, Mackenzie, Mt Pleasant, Tillicum False Creek, and other schools to create indoor and outdoor murals. Every child in the selected grade participates in planning, discussing, designing and painting the mural with Eileen.
Every Spring since 1992, Eileen has worked as artist-in-residence in numerous Vancouver elementary schools. She has worked with grade 3 and 4 students at Garibaldi, Dickens, Mackenzie, Mt Pleasant, Tillicum False Creek, and other schools to create indoor and outdoor murals. Every child in the selected grade participates in planning, discussing, designing and painting the mural with Eileen.
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Graham Bruce Elementary
Eileen recently worked with grade 5 and 6 students at Graham Bruce Elementary School in Vancouver to create a mural based on a sustainable future. These classes have been connected to the UBC Farm program, and through gardening and field trips they are very familiar with environmental and local food initiatives. After spending time discussing and brainstorming the content of the mural with all 50 students, Eileen worked with a smaller group of kids to turn everyone's ideas and drawings into a mural design that expressed their views and hopes for a 'green future.' She outlined this on a 100 ft wall and then each child spent an hour or more painting the mural with Eileen's guidance. |
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Charles Dickens Elementary Eileen worked with students to paint the lockers of a Dickens Elementary hallway with scenes inspired by the students' love of the outdoors. |
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Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary In collaboration with young students at Mackenzie Elementary, Eileen helped create murals all over the school and its grounds. The painted scenes include butterfly gardens, outer space, First Nations culture and of course, the school's mascot: Dragons! |
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Garibaldi Annex Eileen helped cover an unsightly earthquake box with a forest mural, and the hallways of the annex school were also brightened up with her art. |
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Tillicum Community Annex Eileen worked with grade 3 and 4 students from this small Vancouver school to liven up their outdoor play area with a mural that sends a message: "Welcome to Tillicum". |
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More school murals From left to right: -Core Education and Fine Arts Kindergarten in North Vancouver -Rolling Shutter Mural at Cooking School on E Hastings |
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Institutional Murals
BC Children's Hospital, Sunnyhill Hospital and facilities in Surrey and Burnaby feature murals designed and painted by Eileen.
BC Children's Hospital, Sunnyhill Hospital and facilities in Surrey and Burnaby feature murals designed and painted by Eileen.
British Columbia Children's Hospital
Eileen has had a longstanding friendship with BC Children's Hospital, and has painted many murals for them over the years. Right: A collection of murals designed and painted by Eileen throughout various departments of the hospital. |
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Left: Here are the photos from a mural project at BC Children's Hospital that was completed last spring. I worked with some amazing parents and patients adding flowers and butterflies to the hallway leading to the Oncology Ward. In September we painted in the main section of the ward, working with kids and parents who fill me with awe and admiration for their strength and positive attitudes. -Eileen
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Right: This recent mural project at BC Children's Hospital transformed a windowless, institutional looking tub room into a brighter and friendlier place for kids to enjoy bath time. This mural was sponsored by the terrific Team Finn Foundation. |
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Left: An undersea themed mural in the MRI Waiting Room. |
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What do kids see when they are lying on a table in an examination or treatment room at BC Children's Hospital? In many rooms, they are looking at ordinary while ceiling tiles. But BCCH is changing that...this is the second set of ceiling tiles I've painted. The first was parrots and musical notes. The tiles are popped out of the ceiling in the morning and brought out for me to work on. They are completed and ready for reinstallation at the end of the day. These tiles are alternated with plain tiles in a pattern centred on the patient's point of view. -Eileen
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New October 2017 mural
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Sunnyhill Health Centre for Children
Before and after photos of a tropical hallway mural. |
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Commercial and Residential Murals
Eileen has created several murals by commission for many local businesses and companies, and even in people's homes.
Eileen has created several murals by commission for many local businesses and companies, and even in people's homes.
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Skylight Well Mountain Mural A mural commission in North Vancouver involved working from the top of a ladder in a skylight well. Before and after photos are shown. |
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Office Project Before and after photos of a Vancouver themed mural commissioned for an office. |
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Gourmet Warehouse Cooking themed mural on storefront in the East Village neighbourhood of Vancouver. |
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Anton's Pasta Bar Mural at an Italian Restaurant in Burnaby, BC. |
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Residential Murals Eileen has been asked to brighten up people's homes by painting her murals in residential settings. |
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Community Murals
Designing and organizing community murals in connection with the Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre's anti-graffiti program is one of Eileen's favourite volunteer activities. She creates simple designs that are suitable for painting by people of all ages and artistic abilities, outlining the mural elements and indicating the colours for each area.
Designing and organizing community murals in connection with the Grandview-Woodland Community Policing Centre's anti-graffiti program is one of Eileen's favourite volunteer activities. She creates simple designs that are suitable for painting by people of all ages and artistic abilities, outlining the mural elements and indicating the colours for each area.
Laneway Boats Mural (Commercial Drive)
Florida Market Flowers Mural (Commercial and Napier)
2005 Vancouver Mural (Victoria and Kitchener)
Orca Mural (William and Victoria)
Musical Laneway Mural Project (Commercial Drive)
McSpadden Community Garden Mural
On September 29th about 50 people came out to paint a community mural at the garden at McSpadden Park on Victoria Drive. Eileen's design, created after consultation with a panel of gardeners, was approved by the Parks Board.
On September 29th about 50 people came out to paint a community mural at the garden at McSpadden Park on Victoria Drive. Eileen's design, created after consultation with a panel of gardeners, was approved by the Parks Board.
Grandview Park Fieldhouse Mural
Over 60 community volunteers of all ages participated in a giant paint-by-number mural that wraps around the fieldhouse in this well used local park on Commercial Drive. After just a week, the mural was damaged by graffiti taggers, but volunteers quickly restored it. This was a "temporary art installation", as just months later the park was closed for redevelopment and renovation.
Over 60 community volunteers of all ages participated in a giant paint-by-number mural that wraps around the fieldhouse in this well used local park on Commercial Drive. After just a week, the mural was damaged by graffiti taggers, but volunteers quickly restored it. This was a "temporary art installation", as just months later the park was closed for redevelopment and renovation.
BC Hydro Padmount Transformer Project
In late March 2009, Eileen used the kids' art to paint a padmount transformer. This one, at the foot of Davie Street on the seawall in Vancouver, includes the images and words from children attending the workshops she conducted at Trout Lake, Strathcona and Roundhouse Community Centres. Hundreds of people passed by and commented positively on this high visibility padmount. Neighbours and tourists expressed their appreciation of the children's words and pictures as well as their wish that similar electrical boxes in the city be transformed in this way. (Apologies for the poor quality photos).
In late March 2009, Eileen used the kids' art to paint a padmount transformer. This one, at the foot of Davie Street on the seawall in Vancouver, includes the images and words from children attending the workshops she conducted at Trout Lake, Strathcona and Roundhouse Community Centres. Hundreds of people passed by and commented positively on this high visibility padmount. Neighbours and tourists expressed their appreciation of the children's words and pictures as well as their wish that similar electrical boxes in the city be transformed in this way. (Apologies for the poor quality photos).
For information on custom murals, please contact the artist: info@eileenmosca.com
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