Eastside Arthouse Alley Murals Off of Loma Vista Street

The Eastside Arthouse, led by Juan Navarro @luvmonsterz, arranged for five or six muralists to paint murals along an alleyway (1948 Loma Vista Street; just off of Ottawa Ave. and Loma Vista Street) in the Eastside of Riverside.  This post shows an overview of the project with the sign labeling the project, as well as photos of two of the smaller murals in the middle.  One of the individual murals shows Bryan June Garcia as the artist. The other is unlabeled and the artist is unknown.  

#RiversideMurals #EastsideArthouse #InlandEmpireArtists #Eastside

Focus on Cars Mural and Painted Facade

The Focus on Cars automotive repair shop on Main Street (2867 Main St, Riverside, CA) has a new car-themed mural and an interesting and colorful painted facade.  The mural and painting were done by @trippy_hitsone. 

#RiversideMurals #InlandEmpireArt #AutomotiveArt #CarRepair

Park Avenue Traffic Circle Mural

The traffic circle on Park Avenue has been painted with a colorful new mural.  It is unsigned so the artist is unknown.  

#Eastside #PaintedTrafficCircle #ParkAvenue #RiversideMural #InlandEmpireArt

New Eastside Arthouse Mural

The back wall behind the Eastside Arthouse (4177 Park Ave, Riverside, CA) has been painted with a new mural.  It can be seen from the parking lot to the south. The mural is unsigned.  

#EastsideArthouse #InlandEmpireArtist #RiversideMural 

New Immanuel Lutheran Elementary School Mural

The mural on the playground of the Immanuel Lutheran Elementary School (5455 Alessandro Blvd, Riverside) has been repainted and now sports a roadrunner, the school mascot, on a rainbow with a cross in the sun.  The artist is Natalie Nicole @nat_spiralz.  

#InlandEmpireArtist @RiversideMurals #schoolmural #LutheranArt

250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Mural

A new mural commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence has recently been painted on the building that holds the Brickwood bar (3653 Main St, Riverside, CA 92501). It features the saying e pluribus unum, out of many, one. The mural is unsigned but I believe that it was painted by Juan Navarro @luvmonsterz.  

#DowntownRiverside #DeclarationofIndependence #250thAnniversary

Colorful Flor y Canto Mural Downtown

A brightly colored new mural entitled, "Flor y Canto" has been painted in the side of the Art Works Gallery - RI International (3741 6th St, Riverside, CA) in downtown.  The mural was painted by local muralist Mano Mirande @_mano_man.

In the morning light. 

In the late afternoon light. 

#DowntownRiverside #Riversidemuralists #InlandEmpireArtists #FloralMurals #IloveRiverside

Renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the Main Street pedestrian mall in downtown Riverside (3900 Main St.) has recently been renovated. The statue is largely unchanged but the surrounding walkway and seating are new.  There are also some plaques with quotes from Dr. King and some recognizing key organizations involved with the memorial.  Close-ups of the statue and a view of the old memorial can be found here.  The artists involved in designing and creating the new memorial are not known.  

#MLK #MartinLutherKingJr #DowntownRiverside

New Central Middle School Murals

Central Middle School (4795 Magnolia Ave., Riverside) has many new murals illustrating bear cubs, the school mascot, their paw prints, and polkadots, as well as labels with aspirational messages. The artists who made all of these are unknown. 

#CentralMiddleSchool #RUSD #RiversideUnifiedSchoolDistrict #SchoolMascot #BearCub #Cub

Tiger-themed Murals at Taft Elementary School

A series of murals have recently been painted at Taft Elementary School (959 Mission Grove Pkwy N, Riverside, CA).  They have a tiger theme and are related to the school mascot.  They are unsigned and the artists are unknown.  Update: May 22, 2026.  There is a similar new mural on a small new building near the bus drop-off area to the northeast of the main building (photo below).   

#TaftElementarySchool #TaftTigers #RUSD #RiversideMurals 

Timoi Mural at University and Victoria Ave.

I recently stumbled upon an older mural featuring three large-eyed cartoon heads near the corner of University and Victoria Avenues (3844 Victoria Ave., Riverside, CA 92507).  The mural is by Susana De Leon who goes by the name of Timoi.  According to their website, Timoi is an acronym that stands for Trapped In My Own Imagination and Trusting In My Own Imagination.  

#Timoi #cartoonart #InlandEmpireArt #RiversideMurals #RiversideArtist