Art Out in Surry Hills; Self-Guided Tour

Suggested route below (but start anywhere or in either direction) featuring Galleries, Street Art, Cafes & Bars

Elizabeth Street Art

Comic artist Evie Hilliar’s up on The Wanderer’s back wall – can start off or end your trip here with a beer and a shot at the (original) Mario Kart – ace place for games night (Virtual Tour)

M2 Gallery

Gallery on the edge of Surry Hills with gorgeous natural light, among M2 Gallery’s latest exhibitions was Morgan Stoke’s ‘Homophone;’ a rumination on the virtual world and the role technology played in our lives in 2020 (Virtual Tour)

Orto Trading Co

Stop in for a coffee at Orto Trading Co and check out Surry Hills Artist Mark Hanham’s works up on the wall high above (Virtual Tour)

Little Collins Street Art

Venture down one of Surry Hills’ most tucked-away streets to find Amok Island’s 2017 contribution to Sydney write large – the Dutch artist is based in Perth and has features throughout inner Sydney (Virtual Tour). Amok Island draws inspiration from naturalists’ scientific illustrations and technical drawings used for identification purposes; producing naturalistic plant and animal-centric works with another work just over on Lacey Street (Virtual Tour)

Sophia Street Art

The third towering work by Dutch artist Amok Island in as many streets, ‘Koala,’ commissioned by Canva in December 2019, is the Artist’s response to witnessing the fire season’s effects on wildlife en route to Sydney from their home in Perth; urging donations to the Rural Fire Service and for Australian politicians to take immediate action on climate change (Virtual Tour)

Little Riley Street Art

Via freelance Visual Artist & Muralist Xander Zee – July 2017 (Virtual Tour)

Foveaux Street Art

Apparition Media’s 2020 Mural of Dual Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes was one of the most highly sought after murals of the year (Virtual Tour)

If you’re feeling peckish Pizza Fritta’s 2020 Crown Street Mural depicting Sophia Loren, Mount Vesuvius & the Managers’ family and history via Silly Pear is right across the road (Virtual Tour)

Fanny Place Art

Australian Artist Sophi Odling’s murals can be found across Sydney (including Chippendale and Redfern) as well as in American, Thailand & Nicaragua (Virtual Tour)

El Divino

Evoking El Divino’s founders’ affection for Barichara, Colombia, El Divino’s Art (Virtual Tour) is surrounded by a precinct featuring works from Crisp & Reubszz on Fitzroy Lane (Virtual Tour) & Hutchinson Street (Virtual Tour)

You can find more works via Crisp in Newtown & Enmore, with various works via Reubszz throughout Newtown

Hutchinson Place Art

With this towering Surry Hills feature completed in 2016, Visual Artists and Husband and Wife team DabsMyla’s works emphasise micro points-of-view in larger scopes of vision via painting, mixed media and sculpture (Virtual Tour) with Suzie Q Coffee and Records’ vinyl and coffee collections right across the way (Virtual Tour)

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