Benalla Street Art
Over a weekend in March 2015, Victoria's first Regional Urban Contemporary Street Art Festival called Wall to Wall was born.
Ex-local resident Shaun Hossack and Juddy Roller Studios brought together a collective of home grown and international street artists to transform the town of Benalla.
Thousands of locals and 'out-of-towners' toured the various murals to watch the artwork appear in front of their eyes. The results were amazing with 14 high quality colourful murals created by world reknowned street artists. In November 2015 a piece by Adnate, was voted 8th best in the world earning international acclaim!
The Benalla Street Art Festival (renamed from Wall to Wall) is now an annual event held in April that seals Benalla as the street art capital of Australia. The next Benalla Street Art Festival will be held on 11 - 13 April, 2025.
Check out a map of the murals created before 2024. Note that a number of murals in this list have been painted over. If there is no photo below, then I was unable to find the mural during a visit in mid 2024.
Since my visit, Benalla Street Art Festival 2025 took place in April 2025.
1. Fintan Magee (Waves)
52 Nunn Street
2. Cristen Brunner
15 Mair Street Carpark
White-haired naked angel on a black background with paint streaks for wings.
3. Sam Wilkinson (Leans), Xana Denruyter
15 Mair Street Carpark
A large and soft wall of different fabrics, textures and geometric shapes.
4. SIRHC (Chris Henderson)
5. Tarsha Davies and P-12 College Benalla
Benalla P-12 College, 85 Nunn Street
Based on Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal art, this artwork was a collaboration with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning and highlights the distinct relationship between land, its waterways and the life that it holds, and how sustainable energy can keep it thriving for years to come.
6. Rone
85 Nunn Street
Side profile of a woman.
7. Rone
85 Nunn Street
A side profile of a woman.
8. Dvate
9. Clinton Levy (Alpha Omega)
Denny Street carpark laneway
A ferocious tiger grasping the serpent with the words 'Alpha Omega'.
10. Caratoes
11. Kaff-eine and Friends
12. Leonard Siaw
13. George Rose
14. Rosie Woods
43b Bridge Street
A beautiful portrait of a woman with red hair and many flowers around her.
15. Goodie
43 Bridge Street
Quirky faces and inanimate objects along the laneway.
16. Elle Street Art
17. Tom Gerrard
Denny Street carpark
A red and white painting of a house on the corner of a small brick building with the artist's trademark moustached man.
18. Loretta Lizzio
Denny Street carpark
A lady resting with a slight wedge of sunlight shining upon her.
19. Adnate (Dallas)
Denny Street carpark
A portrait of Dallas aka Dally Da Kid.
20. Edie Black (Unpaid Artist)
Denny Street carpark
A duo of two stencil-like artworks, one with a woman conducting a ring of fire, the other a kid balancing on a chair.
21. Skinny (Michelangelo and Raphael)
Denny Street carpark, 56 Carrier St
A portrait of Raphael patting Michelangelo's head.
22. Cristen Brunner (Molly Brunner)
Denny Street carpark, 54B Carrier St
A portrait of the artist's niece.
23. Julian Clavijo (Joyous Innocence)
19 Carrier Street
Capturing the joyous innocence of childhood, behind this artwork is a message that the true essence of humanity, it's children are the true victims of conflict, harmlessly in the middle and end up paying the ultimate price.
24. Anton Pulvirenti (Serafina)
19 Carrier Street
This work is dedicated to the migrants who stayed in the Benalla Migrant Camp from 1949 to 1967. It uses the artist's style of superimposing a rabbit's head onto a body.
25. Cristen Brunner (Clown Girl)
23 Carrier Street
A crazy clown girl looks onward from the darkness.
26. Kitt Bennett (Flying Man)
31 Carrier Street
A bicycle crashing can result in two different situations, flying off the handle or falling down to the ground as the bicycle breaks into pieces.
27. Tim Bowtell
35 Carrier Street
A powerful piece bringing to light the online bullying that is becoming commonplace in this day and age and the lives that it ruins. A dramatic, exploding phone screen and the shrapnel that it causes brings untold scarring and trauma. Sticks and stone really do break bones.
28. Rone
29. Jenny McCracken
30. Ears
111 Bridge Street
A grotesque portrait of a gentleman.
31. Ears
111 Bridge Street
Abstract portrait of a face with emphasises on facial features other than ears.
32. SIRHC (Chris Henderson)
117 Bridge Street
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A flock of cockatoos along the highway, with a giant kangaroo in the foreground. Roadkill on the side has been painted with a red/pink X, which is usually seen with those marked for removal.
33. Tim Bowtell (Eye for an Eye)
121 Bridge Street
A portrait of Gandhi with one of his famous lines: An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.
Dedicated to the memory of Max.
34. 23rd Key
35. Askew
36. Skinny
37. Putos
38. Choq
39. Sofles
40. Guido Van Helten
41. Andrew J Bourke
42. Pseudechis Porphyriacus (Sirum)
164 Bridge Street
A red-bellied black snake with a quote from Ned Kelly, written in jail when he was just 16 years old. "Everyone looks upon me like a black snake"
43. Claire Foxton
44. Adnate (Burmese Girl)
The Shed, 126-128 Bridge Street)
45. Insane
46. Julian Clavijo (Hugo)
The Shed, 126-128 Bridge Street
Based on a photograph of a child at 15 months of age, this artwork is a reminder for the child within all of us to explore, be adventurous, play and be free.
47. Akid One (Congkak)
11 Lowry Place
48. Dvate
49. Lisa King
50. Kaff-eine (Ice Cream Unicorns)
100-102 Bridge Street
Unicorns prancing along the wall. This artwork was set up as a colour-by-numbers wall to encourage the community to paint parts of the horses.
51. Sirum
52. Jagung
44 Bridge Street
Translating to "One minute on stage, ten years of hard work off stage", this artwork highlights the immense amount of time and effort that goes into honing one's skill for a moment of brilliant performance that lasts for a moment.
53. Clinton Levy (Gravity Hold Onto Me)
44 Bridge Street
On a background of green streaks and concentric circles, the words 'gravity hold onto me' are written in a slanted and wave aspect, with a green figure holding one's self closely with scissors and two roses as she cuts loose the rope around her neck.
54. Zenisis
44 Bridge Street
A mix of stencil artwork and a portrait of a girl with the assistance of Jasmine Jensen and Bryan Tatong.
55. Kate Thaus
44 Bridge Street
Greyscale artwork - paintbrush on the right, cigarette on the left.
56. Matt Davis (Daughter Zoe)
44 Bridge Street
The artist's stylish representation of his daughter Zoe, which also paints the reflection of the photographer in her shades.
57. Tim Bowtell
58. Elle Street Art (painted over in 2025)
Benalla Skatepark, 26 Fawckner Drive
59. Choq (painted over in 2025)
Benalla Skatepark, 26 Fawckner Drive
60. Danielle Webber (painted over in 2025)
Benalla Skatepark, 26 Fawckner Drive
61. Mayonnaise
62. Kitt Bennett
Benalla Skatepark, 26 Fawckner Drive
63. Kaff-iene
64. Rudy Kistler
65. Paint by numbers / Community art
66. Robyn Grove
67. Justine McAllister
68. Justine McAllister
69. Squid Licker (Thylacine Fever Dream)
15 Fawckner Drive
Laying down on a dreamy cosmic entity holding a girl in a dream state. A banksia is held by the ghostly entity and the extinct thylacine is featured on the girl's shirt.
70. Mayonnaise and Callum Preston
15 Fawckner Drive
Script-lettering and 45-degree lines on a red and black background.
71. Destroy, Zewm
15 Fawckner Drive
Large motorsport mural referencing both the active auto racing community in the area, as well as many historical architecture and references to the region's past in the background with a stunning sky.
72. Dvate (Squirrel Glider)
Rear Commercial Hotel, 2 Bridge Street
A close up of the Squirrel Glider and small flowers of the Leafy Templetonia. A glossy surface and a reaching paw gives it a feeling of an approach.
73. Alex Lehours
74. Skiny and Trog
75. Callum Preston
76. Kaff-eine (Stampede of Unicorns)
Cnr Hannah Street and Commercial Road
Dedicated to young rural LGBTQI+ folk to stay strong and to find their herd, whether unique or small, but understanding.
77. Adnate - 'Sophia'
78. Tim Bowtell
79. Michael Larkin and Tim Bowtell
80. Michael Larkin
81. Welcome to Benalla - Community group sign.
82. Davidson Lopes and Sophie Wilson (Sophletta)
115 Sydney Road
An Amazonian woman meditating into the geometric of the brilliance of the cosmos above.
83. Tim Bowtell
84. Andrew J Bourke and Reset
85. Michael Larkin - CFA Mural
2024 Benalla Street Art Festival Additions
A low resolution map of the additional murals from the 2024 Benalla Street Art Festival is:
01. Merda
Benalla Rural City Council, 1 Bridge Street East (Mair Street side)
Geometric representations of normal everyday objects such as picture frames, shoes and a crystalline-looking object on a 3D plane.
02. Buff Dis (Living Hill view to Benalla)
26 Bridge St E
Buff Diss creates linear works that celebrate place. The lines themselves explain topographic details, here the contour lines looking back to Benalla from Powers Lookout. The abstract quality of line and restricted colour are signature motifs of his work.
03. Sofles
Benalla Library underground carpark, 2 Fawckner Dr
A vibrant, whole-surface painted kaleidoscope of colour and pattern, of squiggles and swirls, on the pillars and ceiling of the underground carpark of the Benalla Library.
04. Minna Leunig
Benalla Library rear, 2 Fawckner Dr
This mural is a dedication to the creatures of the Strathbogie Forest - the only remaining secure habitat within the entire Strathbogie Ranges for hundreds (if not thousands) of forest dependant species, as well as to the local community who has fought tirelessly to protect it over the years. The mural has beautifully stylised Aussie animals and birds.
05. Melanie Caple (Kingfisher)
Back of Treasure Hunter, Fawckner Dr
The beautiful kingfisher sparkles in the night sky, perched upon a pair of skulls with burning leaves surrounding.
06. Tommy Day
Senior Citizens and Community Centre, 18 Fawckner Dr
This painting refers to local Dreaming and Songlines, drawing inspiration from the environment surrounding. Tommy Day is a Gunditjmara, Wemba Wemba and Yorta Yorta man.
07. Lisa King (Polished Agencies & Galleria) (painted over in 2025)
100 Bridge Street E
08. REKA (Mother Nature)
Hide's Bakery, 115 Bridge Street E
09. David Bromley
(Tricia Vale & Associates, 120 Bridge Street E)
A mural with the artists' signature nostalgic images of childhood. Pastel colours and images of children reminiscent of book illustrations from the 1950s reflect the artist's style. A number of 'framed' memes of self-portraits by Vincent van Gogh are included in the mural.
10. David Lee Pereira
The Shed, 126 Bridge Street E
11. Tim Bowtell, Sam Bowtell (Bear, Atlas, Ollie and Chooky)
(Rear SEC building, 11 Lowry Place
Painting of Sam's two children (and Tim's grandchildren), accompanied by the family dog and a chook in danger.
12. Neryl Walker
Bertolli's Arcade entrance, Denny Street carpark
13. Amanda Valdes
Denny Street toilet block, Denny Street carpark
Amanda Valdes' Garden with luscious roses, the symbol of Benalla.
14. DXTR (Berlin to Benalla)
Back of Cheap as Chips, Denny Street carpark laneway
The Berlin-based artist has created a complex visual connection between his home town and Benalla. Using his well-known pixelation style, he has created a combination of German and Aussie animals and symbols. You can see the city logos of both Benalla and Berlin - the German bear is the centrepiece of the first wall. Also an Australian frill-necked lizard, a koala, an ant and a honeyeater. There's also a peace dove, snake and an ant. The rose is a common symbol for both cities, and if you look closely, you'll see the names of both cities spelled out.
15. Travis Price
West End Car Wash, 110 Bridge Street West
16. Reka (One Belonging)
The Shed, 126 Bridge Street E
2025 Benalla Street Art Festival Additions
A map showing the new murals in 2025 is:
01. Gus Leunig
Benalla Art Gallery, Benalla Botanical Gardens (Indoors - Bennett Gallery)
02. Aurora Campbell
Visitor Information Centre, 14 Mair Street (Lake side)
03. Creature Creature
Bertallis, 19 Carrier Street (Silo)
04. Yan Yan Candy Ng
Fruits n Fare, 164 Bridge Street East (Carpark)
05. Adnate (Collaboration with DREZ)
The Shed, 126.128 Bridge Street East
06. DREZ (Collaboration with Adnate)
The Shed, 126.128 Bridge Street East
07. Meggs
The Shed, 126-128 Bridge Street East
08. Claire Foxton
Polished Agencies and Galleria, 100 Bridge Street East
09. Spencer Harrison
Benalla Skatepark (off Fawckner Drive)
10. HWJ
GOTAFE Benalla, 2/24 Bridge Street East (Carpark off Fawckner Drive)
Other Street Art Not on the Maps
Mike Larkin, Tim Bowtell (Chris Stolz Benalla)
82-86 Nunn St
A historical image of the Chris Stolz family business, which has held a place in the Benalla community for more than a century and a significant part of different buying groups. The photograph was taken circa 1903, when the family business first opened for business.
Ling (Bearded Man)
The Shed, 126-128 Bridge St E
D.R. Close (Ned Kelly)
Benalla Costume & Kelly Museum, 14 Mair St
Featuring Ned Kelly both in full body and with his mask off, looking out from the sky.
Benalla Bowls Club Mural
25 Arundel Street
Benalla Art Gallery Sofles Murals (no longer there)
97 Bridge Street
Taking Flight Arthur Baird Memorial Sculpture by Alex Sanson (2024)
Entrance Benalla Library, 2 Fawckner Drive
Taking Flight honours Arthur Baird's engineering and aviation achievements. It is based on a de Havilland DH-50 aircraft and stands more than five metres high.
The work, constructed entirely of satin-finish marine grade stainless steel, is deliberately incomplete, suggestive of half-built models, parts and prototypes, referencing Baird's engineering background. The sculpture is particularly designed to suggest a wind tunnel prototype and to work effectively as an airfield windsock, carefully balanced to move freely in the wind. This location was selected so the sculpture could be seen almost 'flying' amongst the gum trees, visible to traffic passing along Nunn Street.
Wilfred Arthur Baird 1889 -1954
Wilfred Baird, or Arthur as he preferred to be known, was born in Benalla in 1889 and was schooled locally before moving to Melbourne in 1905 to study mechanical engineering.
In 1909, he commenced an apprenticeship with W. Anderson & Sons in Richmond. By 1915, he had completed his apprenticeship and joined the Australian Flying Corps as an instrument fitter and mechanic. Arthur enlisted in WWI in February 1916 and served in the Middle East with distinction.
Arthur's ability to solve complex problems with British-built aircraft operating in the extreme conditions of the Middle East during WWI earned him a Meritorious Service Award, one of only 34 awarded to the 2,694 members of the Australian Flying Corps.
Upon returning to Australia, Arthur joined Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd (Qantas) founders Paul McGuiness and Hudson Fysh in 1921 as chief engineer of the fledgling airline.
In 1921, Arthur assisted Dr Archibald Michod, the first flying doctor in Queensland, by modifying an aircraft to allow patients to be flown to and from Longreach for treatment. This was the start of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Arthur initiated the construction of seven de Havilland DH-50 and one DH-9 aircraft for Qantas in Longreach between 1926 and 1929.
As Qantas grew, he established and supervised the operation of the additional support infrastructure at Brisbane, Sydney, Darwin, Perth and Singapore.
Following the fall of Singapore during VVWII, Arthur and his staff modified five officially obsolete-Catalina aircraft to fly record-breaking distances between Perth and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), to ensure that the vital mail link between Australia and England remained open.
These flights set records, and remain the longest elapsed time scheduled passenger flights by a piston engine aircraft, with the flights taking up to 32 hours non-stop.
In his 28 years with Qantas, Arthur was deeply invested in the development of 400 apprentices, instilling in them Qantas' renowned commitment to safety. In 1942 Arthur mentored a young apprentice, Connie Jordan, who went on to become the first female ground engineer for Qantas.
Arthur was inducted into the Australian Aviation Hall of Fame in 2013.
Location
Bridge Street East, Benalla 3672 Map
Web Links
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