The complete Guide 2 Public Art in Buffalo and Western New York
2 On Your Side has visited more than 270 locations where murals, paintings, and sculptures can be viewed from the car, on streets and sidewalks, and around parks.
From Hertel Avenue to Hamburg, from Allentown to Niagara Falls, it’s tough not to notice all the public art going up in Western New York in recent years.
Some of the art can easily be spotted while driving. Other art might be tucked away in alleys and tend to be best spotted while on foot.
2 On Your Side checked out more than 270 locations where public art can be found while in the car, walking on sidewalks, or cruising around parks. You can check out the gallery below. They are broken down into WNY neighborhoods.
Walk around, explore your own neighborhood. Drive around, visit an area you’ve never been to before. Visit these locations, snap photos, post them to social media, then tag them with #BeOn2 share them with us. For directions, check out the public art map.
We'll continue to add to the list as new art pops up in Western New York.
Allentown 19 locations
Allen Street Hardware Cafe
Address: 245 Allen Street
Cantina Loco
Address: 191 Allen Street
Could B Wild!
Address: 41 Elmwood Avenue. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
El Buen Amigo
Address: 114 Elmwood Avenue
Founding Fathers Pub
Address: 75 Edward Street
Hamilton Houston Lownie Architects
Address: 172 Allen Street. Artist: Christopher Guerra
Mothers Restaurant
Address: 33 Virginia Place
Mundy Cakes
Address: 220 Allen Street
Nietzsche's
Address: 248 Allen Street
Old Pink
Address: 223 Allen Street
Rainbows on Allen
Address: Crosswalks at Elmwood Avenue and Allen Street
Resting Lion
Address: 475 Delaware Avenue
Secondary Occupants
Address: 245 Allen Street. Artist: Julian Montague
Sun Ray
Address: 124 Elmwood Avenue. Artist: Sun Ray
The Iron Fireman
Address: 245 Allen Street
Tiger
Address: 478 Delaware Avenue. Artist: Nympha "Averie" Montagu
Tribute to Spain Rodriguez
Address: 233 Allen Street. Artist: Ian de Beer
Tribute to Tony Goldman
Address: 245 Allen Street
Voyage
Address: 224 Allen Street. Artist: Chuck Tingley
Black Rock/Riverside 9 locations
Armed Forces Mural
Address: 25 Review Place. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Black Rock Geology
Address: 388 Amherst Street. Artists: Marissa Lehner and Marcus L. Wise
Black Rock Heritage Trail War of 1812
Address: On wall along Tonawanda Street, near Amherst Street. Artists: Cynthia Van Ens, Doreen De Both, J. Tim Raymond, Russell Mott and Jerome A. Mach, Joe Tempski
Buffalo Cider Hall
Address: 155 Chandler Street. Artist: Chuck Tingley
For Ken Price
Address: 140 Chandler Street
Polish Buffalo
Address: 927 Grant Street
Niagara Street bridge
Address: Crosses over Niagara Street, near Bridge Street
Vision of Olmsted
Address: 1500 Elmwood Avenue, on the south side of McKinley High, along a bike path. Artist: Augustina Droze
We Are ... Black Rock
Address: 1875 Niagara Street. Artist: Chris Piontkowski
Canalside 10 locations
Buffalo Iron Works alley
Address: 49 Illinois Street
Buffalo Sabres Alumni Plaza
Address: 31 Perry Street. Artist: Jerry McKenna
Edward M. Cotter Fireboat
Address: 157 Ohio Street
Go!
Address: 95 Perry Street. Artists: Augustina Droze and Bruce Adams
Milo's
Address: 126 Michigan Avenue
Povinelli Grinding Services Inc.
Address: 161 Perry Street
Shark Girl
Address: Along Commercial Street, near Perry Boulevard. Artist: Casey Riordan Millard
Tim Horton
Address: Northwest corner of Main Street and Marine Drive. Artist: Jerry McKenna
Two Waterfronts
Address: 100 Washington Street
Wilkeson Pointe sculptures
Address: 225 Fuhrmann Boulevard
Downtown 34 locations
Bacchus
Address: 56 West Chippewa Street
Big Ditch Brewing Company
Address: 55 East Huron Street
Buffalo Proper
Address: 333 Franklin Street
Buffalo Roam
Address: 678 Main Street
Central Registration Center
Address: 33 Ash Street
City Hall
Address: 65 Niagara Square
Colored Musicians Club
Address: 145 Broadway. Artist: William Cooper
Conservative GovernMENt
Address: 505 Main Street. Artist: Chow Monstro
Decorators classic ads
Address: 700 Main Street
Diver and Sea Creatures
Address: 513 Main Street. Artists: Matt Groat, Chuck Tingley and Max Collins
Freestyle Faces of Main Street
Address: 517 Main Street. Artists: Matt Groat, Chuck Tingley and Max Collins
From Niagara Falls to Buffalo
Address: 73 Cherry Street
Greetings From Buffalo, New York
Address: 461 Ellicott Street. Artist: Casey William Milbrand
Hard Work Works Hard
Address: 268 Main Street
Homeless Jesus
Address: southwest corner of Main and Church. Artist: Timothy P. Schmalz
Lucky Day Whiskey Bar
Address: 320 Pearl Street
McClelland Small Animal Hospital
Address: 455 Ellicott Street
Misuta Chow's
Address: 521 Main Street. Artist: Taka Sudo
NAPA Auto Parts
Address: 681 Michigan Avenue
Niagara Square
Address: 65 Niagara Square
Noodle in the Northern Lights
Address: 710 Main Street. Artists: Jessie and Katey
Old Editions Book Shop
Address: 74 East Huron Street
Old Spain
Address: 658 Main Street
Optichromie—BUF
Address: 681 Main Street. Artist: Felipe Pantone
Pan-Am Grill & Brewery
Address: 391 Washington Street
Picasso in Buffalo
Address: 505 Main Street. Artist: Chow Monstro
Shooting Stars
Address: 678 Main Street
Spirit of Transportation
Address: 149 Swan Street. Artist: Sarah Fonzi
Starlight Studio
Address: 340 Delaware Avenue. Artist: Steve Robinson
The First Pitch
Address: 275 Washington Street. Artist: William Koch
Top Hat
Address: 700 Main Street
Typewriter
Address: 468 Washington Street
Walking Back Time
Address: 5 East Huron Street. Artist: Logan Hicks
Wildflowers for Buffalo
Address: 465 Washington Street. Artist: Louise Jones
East Side 21 locations
Chow Monstro
Address: 400 block of Exchange Street. Artist: Chow Monstro
Crucial Human Services
Address: 230 Moselle Street
Dance Everyday
Address: 537 East Delavan Avenue. Artist: Shantell Martin
Fish Out of Water
Address: 400 block of Exchange Street
Flowers and Faces
Address: West of Larkin and Roseville streets
Flowers at Larkin Square
Address: 745 Seneca Street. Artist: Casey Kelly
Greetings from Larkinville
Address: 745 Seneca Street
Hey!
Address: 437 Doat Street. Artist: Chuck Tingley
Island Food Mart
Address: 1635 Genesee Street
Larkinville
Address: 149 Van Rensselaer Street. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Legs
Address: 829 Seneca. Artist: Christopher Kameck
Our Colors Make Us Beautiful
Address: 1131 Broadway. Artist: Muhammad Zaman
Paintball
Address: Thomas Street, north of Howard Street. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Seneca-Babcock
Address: 1168 Seneca Street. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Shine Bright/Explore
Address: 239 Oneida Street
Stars and Stripes
Address: 290 Larkin Street
Swan Street Diner
Address: 700 Swan Street
The Mothership
Address: East Delavan Avenue and Longview Avenue. Artists: Team Razor Wire
Twilight Grill
Address: 494 Howard Street. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Welcome Wall
Address: 751 Fillmore Avenue. Artists: Keir Johnston and Ernel Martinez
Work and Play
Address: 617 Fillmore Avenue. Artist: Otecki (Wojciech Kolacz)
Elmwood Village 22 locations
ABCs
Address: 793 Elmwood Avenue. Artist: Joanna Angie
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Address: 1285 Elmwood Avenue
Birds Excited Into Flight
Address: southwest portion of Soldier's Circle. Artist: Larry Griffis
Butterfly
Address: 463 Elmwood Avenue. Artist: Nicole Cherry
Don't Worry, Bee Happy
Address: 1086 Elmwood Avenue. Artist: Chris Piontkowski
Eden
Address: southeast corner of Elmwood and Potomac avenues. Artist: Judith Shea
Elmwood Pet Supplies
Address: 706 Elmwood Avenue. Artist: Nicole Cherry
Elmwood Village
Address: 1055 Elmwood Avenue. Artists: Michael Gelen and Bill Jankowski
Feast
Address: 938 Elmwood Avenue. Artists: Bruce Adams and Augustina Droze
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Address: 1411 Delaware Avenue
Forty Thieves
Address: 727 Elmwood Avenue
Garden Walk
Address: 831 Elmwood Avenue. Artist: Cassandra Ott
Joseph Calasanctius
Address: 1300 Elmwood Avenue. Artist: Josef Slawinski
Leisure and Luxury
Address: 736 Elmwood Avenue
Lip Service
Address: 712 Elmwood Avenue
look and see
Address: 444 Forest Avenue. Artist: Jim Hodges
Red Siren
Address: 976 Elmwood Avenue
ShopCraft
Address: 773 Elmwood Avenue. Artist: Casey William Milbrand
Spirit of Community
Address: 444 Forest Avenue, Hotel Henry north entrance. Artist: Daniel Shafer
The David replica
Address: Just south of the 198, by Hoyt Lake
Untitled
Address: northwest corner of Elmwood Avenue and Summer Street. Artist: Chuck Tingley
Untitled
Address: 735 Elmwood Avenue
Fruit Belt/Maston 18 locations
Anchor Bar
Address: 1047 Main Street
Beautiful Health Fphacze
Address: 134 High Street, south side. Artists: William Y. Cooper, James J. Cooper III, and Jennifer Fuentes
Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts
Address: 450 Masten Avenue
Buffalo Renaissance
Address: southeast corner of Jefferson and Woodlawn avenues. Artist: John Baker
Dream Keepers
Address: 1221 Main Street. Artist: Alice Mizrachi
Family Portrait
Address: 298 Northampton Street
The Freedom Wall
Address: corner of Michigan Avenue and East Ferry Street. Artists: John Baker, Julia Bottoms-Douglas, Chuck Tingley, and Edreys Wajed
Gut Flora
Address: Allen-Medical Campus Station. Artist: Shasti O’Leary Soudant
Homespace Corporation
Address: 1030 Ellicott Street. Artist: Mark Madden
Keep Buffalo A Secret
Address: 810 Main Street. Artist: Ian de Beer
Masten Park murals
Address: 369 Best Street
Masten Park pool
Address: 369 Best Street
Metamorphosis #5
Address: 1665 Main Street. Artist: Tavar Zawacki
Nexus
Address: 134 High Street, north side. Artists: William Y. Cooper, James J. Cooper III, and Jennifer Fuentes
Pathways to Hope
Address: northeast corner of Ellicott and Carlton streets. Artist: Ellen Steinfeld
Ray of Light
Address: Masten Park, steps by Masten Avenue and Edna Place. Artist: Augustina Droze
Skateland Arena
Address: 33 East Ferry Street. Artists: Chuck Tingley
Walk Through
Address: 87 Carlton Street. Artist: Beverly Pepper
Hertel Avenue 21 locations
Alyssa Capri
Address: 2458 Delaware Avenue. Artist: Alyssa Capri
Buffalo Map
Address: 1297 Hertel Avenue. Artist: Mario Zucca and Zoom Copy
Buffalo/BFLO
Address: southeast corner of Hertel and Saranac avenues. Artist: Arc Iron Creations
Daily Planet Coffee
Address: 1862 Hertel Avenue
Dragon
Address: 1126 Hertel Avenue
Goo Goo Dolls
Address: 1212 Hertel Avenue. Artists: Philip Burke and Zoom Copy
Gord Downie
Address: 1673 Hertel Avenue. Artist: Rory Allen
Gramma Mora's
Address: 1465 Hertel Avenue
Hertel Alley
Address: Hertel Alley. Artists: Vinny Alejandro, Chuck Tingley, Nicole Cherry, Mark Madden, Chris Piontkowski, Mark Adamusik, Elyssa Harper, Tom Holt, Ashley Kay, Chris Main, and more
Hide Your Head Inside A Dream
Address: 211 Colvin Avenue. Artist: Sarah Hemingway
Jerry Garcia
Address: 1172 Hertel Avenue. Artist: C. Gallagher
Lookin' Good
Address: 1472 Hertel Avenue. Artist: Casey William Milbrand
Magic Buffalo
Address: 1318 Hertel Avenue. Artist: Bunnie Reiss
Murray's Tavern leprechaun
Address: 2455 Delaware Avenue
Scissor Wings
Address: 1534 Hertel Avenue
Spiral
Address: 1215 Hertel Avenue. Artist: norm4eva
Untitled
Address: 1188 Hertel Avenue. Artist: Eduardo Kobra
Untitled
Address: northeast corner of Hertel and Parker avenues. Artist: Kimberly Ostolski-Hardy
We Are Here
Address: 1260 Hertel Avenue. Artist: White Bicycle
weego
Address: 1507 Hertel Avenue. Artists: Chuck Tingley and Matt Grote
Welcome to Hertel Avenue
Address: 1859 Hertel Avenue. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Niagara Falls 12 locations
Arch on Old Falls Street
Address: northwest corner of 1st and Old Falls streets. Artist: Jesse Walp
African Heritage Food Co-op
Address: 2616 Highland Avenue. Artist: Tyshaun Tyson
Boundary Waters
Address: Centennial Circle. Artist: Jeff Laramore
Let's Fall In Love
Address: northeast corner of Old Falls Street and 1st Street. Artist: Casey William Milbrand
Limitless
Address: 463 3rd Street. Artist: Chuck Tingley
Niagara
Address: 1900 Military Road
Niagara Falls Art Alley
Address: 425 3rd Street. Artists: Jonathan Rogers, Rob Lynch, Fritz Proctor III and IV, Tom Proctor, Kyle Baillargeon, Tricia Butski, A.J. Fries, Brandon Celi, Tom Holt, Chuck Tingley, TamMarie Mitravitch, Madonna Pannell, Hussalonia, Rick Nickel, Dave Buck, Yames Moffitt, Matt Grote, Dan Lusk, Phil Mohr and Tom Lowe.
Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center
Address: 825 Depot Avenue. Artists: Ashley Kay, Casey William Milbrand, Madonna Pannell, Jonathan Rogers, Christal Smith, Natalia Suska, Tyshaun Tyson, Edreys Wajed, Imani Williamson and Muhammad Zaman
Pac-Man
Address: 114 Buffalo Avenue
Power City Eatery
Address: 444 3rd Street. Artist: Rob Lynch
Prophet Isaiah's Second Coming House
Address: 1308 Ontario Avenue
The Rapids Theatre
Address: Building to the south, facing the theater
Niagara Street 12 locations
1800s Bikes in Vines
Address: 1330 Niagara Street. Artist: Nicole Cherry
Anchor
Address: 896 Niagara Street
The Barkyard
Address: D A R Drive, LaSalle Park
Centennial Pool mural
Address: Wall along Porter Avenue, LaSalle Park
Fish
Address: 1315 Niagara Street
Homeland, Perhaps It Is Because I Wish to See You Fly, That My Flight Continues to Be Yours
Address: 585 Niagara Street. Artist: Betsy Casanas
Niagara Street
Address: 996 Busti Avenue. Artist: Yames Moffitt and Edreys Wajed
Random artwork
Address: Visible from Broderick Park, 1170 Niagara Street
River Front Auto Sales
Address: 1379 Niagara Street
Roberto Clemente
Address: 472 Niagara Street. Artist: Max Collins
Sunrise/Sunset
Address: 448 Niagara Street. Artists: Tricia Butski and Patrick Foran
Somalia
Address: southwest corner of Niagara and Carolina streets. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
South Buffalo 22 locations
3xLP
Address: 658 Ohio Street
1927
Address: 20 Smith Street
Cascade
Address: 658 Ohio Street. Artist: Roger Schroeder
Dyohsowah Trail/Reflection Spaces
Address: Silo City Row
Edge Bowling Center
Address: 2071 Clinton Street
Elevator B at Hive City
Address: Silo City Row
Energy Weave
Address: 658 Ohio Street. Artist: Larry Griffis III
Flatman
Address: Greenway Nature Trail. Artist: Larry Griffis III
Flowers
Address: 581 South Park Avenue. Artist: Nicole Cherry
From Dusk Till Dawn
Address: 162 Kentucky Street
Jump The Shark
Address: 359 Ganson Street
Kaisertown
Address: 1841 Clinton Street. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Mise Eire
Address: 245 Abbott Road. Artist: Judi Witt
Old First Ward
Address: 491 South Park Avenue. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Old First Ward shop
Address: 129 Louisiana Street
Packard, America’s Rolls Royce
Address: northeast corner of Louisiana and Mackinaw. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Riddle Sticks
Address: 658 Ohio Street. Artist: Dylan Burns
Sky's the Limit
Address: 150 Fulton Street
The Old First Ward
Address: Along Republic Street, between Vincennes and Alabama streets. Artists: Vinny Alejandro and Yames Moffitt
The Worker
Address: Along Republic Street, between Kentucky and Tennessee streets. Artists: Nick Miller, Tom O'Brian, Chris Kameck, Nicole Cherry, Amanda Gala Roney, Suzie Molnar Goad, and Vinny Alejandro.
Vivid windows
Address: 402 Louisiana Street
Welcome to South Buffalo
Address: 2277 South Park Avenue. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
University/Kensington 22 locations
72 Jewett
Address: northeast corner of Jewett Avenue and Halbert Street. Artist: Daniel Galas
Bailey Avenue
Address: 3162 Bailey Avenue
Buffalo
Address: 3108 Main Street
Building a Better Buffalo
Address: Alley off Custer Street, west of Main Street
Eight Days of Hope
Address: 852 Kensington Avenue
Green Kaleidoscope
Address: 2303 Main Street. Artist: Augustina Droze
Heighten the Heights
Address: On West Northup Place, west of Main Street
Jesus
Address: 3104 Main Street
Nottey's Soul Food Fa Real
Address: 464 Leroy Avenue
Parking lot
Address: 3231 Main Street
People's Park
Address: People's Park, 2435 Main Street. Artist: Isabelle Pelissier
The Protector of Dreams (Lion)
Address: 3133 Bailey Avenue. Artists: Team Razor Wire and Edreys Wajed
The Protector of Dreams (Pyramids)
Address: 3148 Bailey Avenue. Artists: Team Razor Wire and Edreys Wajed
Shark Girl at the Deli
Address: 300 Kenmore Avenue
Signature Ink
Address: 2321 Main Street
Stocks Are Rising
Address: 3196 Bailey Avenue. Artists: Team Razor Wire
Tower of Power
Address: 100 Leroy Avenue. Artists: Team Razor Wire
Try Our Pizza
Address: 3337 Bailey Avenue
University at Buffalo crosswalk
Address: Putnam Way on north campus
University Heights
Address: On West Northup Place, west of Main Street. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
What you think, you become. What you imagine, you create
Address: People's Park, 2435 Main Street. Artist: Muhammad Zaman
Yellow Bird
Address: 3168 Main Street
West Side 23 locations
As Is
Address: 329 Porter Avenue. Artist: Casey William Milbrand
Balancing Act II
Address: 44 Brayton Street. Artist: Aakash Nihalani
Bella Tootsie
Address: 365 Connecticut Street. Artist: Elvi-Jo
Botanical Blueprint
Address: 244 Dewitt Street. Artist: Hillary Waters Fayle
Boys & Girls Club of Buffalo
Address: 370 Massachusetts Avenue
Burmese God of Happiness/portraits
Address: 220 Grant Street. Artist: Prish Moran
Essex Arts Center
Address: 28 Essex Street
Family Timeline
Address: 456 Massachusetts Avenue. Artist: Max Collins
Fighting Peacock of Burma
Address: 417 Massachusetts Avenue. Artist: Nick Miller
Freddy J's BBQ
Address: 195 Grant Street. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Ganesha
Address: 133 Grant Street. Artists: Ian de Beer and Liz Ives
Grant Street Global Voices
Address: 185 Grant Street. Artist: Augustina Droze
Ink Assassins
Address: 429 Grant Street
Marketplace murals
Address: 296 West Ferry Street
On Women's Recipes
Address: 50 Rees Street. Artists: Beatriz Flores and Sonia Malfa
Providence Social
Address: 490 Rhode Island Street. Artist: Blair Rudin
Puerto Rico
Address: 319 Massachusetts Avenue
PUSH
Address: 271 Grant Street. Artist: Max Collins
Random art
Address: the corner of Massachusetts and West streets
Tribute to Ray Jackson
Address: 15th Street, between West Utica and Rhode Island streets
Weaving the Colors of the World
Address: 25 Grant Street. Artist: Chuck Tingley
West Buffalo Charter School
Address: 113 Lafayette Avenue. Artists: Rachel Zogaib and Liz Vesneske
West Take Out
Address: 1032 West Avenue
Western New York 26 locations
Alchemy
Address: 20 Union Street, Hamburg. Artist: Chuck Tingley
Alix Rice Peace Park Skatepark
Address: 1615 Amherst Manor Drive, Williamsville
Artpark
Address: 450 South 4th Street, Lewiston. Artist: Chuck Tingley
Aurora Theatre and Popcorn Shop
Address: 673 Main Street, East Aurora
Bar-Bill Tavern
Address: 185 Main Street, East Aurora
Big Tree Pediatrics
Address: 4470 Bayview Road, Hamburg. Artist: Gretchen Weidner
Black Iron Bystro
Address: 3648 South Park Avenue, Blasdell. Artists: Team Razor Wire
Buffalo Sports Food Bus
Address: 2693 South Park Avenue, Lackawanna
DHU Strand Theatre
Address: 540 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda. Artist: Chuck Tingley
Divided Sky
Address: 141 Robinson Street, North Tonawanda. Artists: Team Razor Wire
Guardian of the Waters
Address: 51 Main Street, Lockport. Artists: Bruce Adams and Augustina Droze
Historic Clarence
Address: 10641 Main Street, Clarence
Imperial Art Studio
Address: 2353 Sheridan Drive, Tonawanda
Kenmore Buffalo
Address: Near 2827 Delaware Ave in Kenmore, in an alley between Warren and Euclid avenues. Artist: Ramon Dennis
Movement Stretch Therapy Of Buffalo
Address: 4230 North Buffalo Street, Orchard Park
New Era Field parking lot
Address: northwest corner of Abbott Road and Community College Drive. Artist: Vinny Alejandro
Ray's Way
Address: 634 Main Street, East Aurora
River Art Gallery & Gifts
Address: 83 Webster Street, North Tonawanda
Riviera Theatre
Address: 57 Webster Street, North Tonawanda
Studio on Main
Address: west side of 618 Main Street, East Aurora
Tanglewood
Address: Bassett Park, 359 Klein Road, Williamsville. Artist: Shayne Dark
The Fish Place
Address: 141 Robinson Street, North Tonawanda
Tres Chic Pet Boutique, Grooming & Daycare
Address: 660 Persons Street, East Aurora
Wally's Pizza & Subs
Address: 39 Goundry Street, North Tonawanda
Welcome to Eggertsville
Address: 1274 Eggert Road. Artist: Chris Piontkowski
Welcome to Lockport
Address: corner of Gooding and Clinton streets, Lockport. Artist: Jeffrey Sidebottom
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