Weston Wallz returned to Weston-super-Mare for its fifth year with another series of murals. The town once again becoming a vibrant open-air gallery. A total of 19 new murals appearing on buildings across Weston.
Organised by Upfest in collaboration with Weston Town Council, Super Culture, and Arts Council England. The festival has become a key feature on the street art map over the past few years. Steadily establishing Weston-super-Mare as a great place to see street art.
Street Art Map of Weston Super Mare
Map of Weston Wallz Murals
Range of Artists
As ever the festival featured a range of more established and emerging artists. The walls ranging from large scale to spaces in more intimate settings. Headliner artists this year included Dale Grimshaw, Sophi Odling, Shauna Anseo, Hazard One and L7matrix. With SNUB23, Kate Elkington, Jimmer Willmott and Philth also creating prominent pieces across the town.
Community Building
Artists making their first major public murals also included Jodie Haslam and Luke Knight. Painting in Weston Wallz as part of the festivals ScaleUp scheme. They were mentored by popular muralists Bex Glover and Andy Council. A mural from Kid Crayon was also co-created with the North Somerset Youth Justice & Prevention Service. Similarly Aumairah collaborated with ‘Refugees Welcome North Somerset’ to create her piece.
Diverse Styles
Other featured artists included Jenks, Carla James, Melo, Sprite, Rosie McLay and Michael Macqueen. Works ranging from graphic comic inspired lettering to illustration based painting. All adding to the ever growing series of creative landmarks in and around Weston centre.
Weston Wallz Murals 2025
Headliners
Dale Grimshaw (UK) – Otium, Carlton Street
A portrait blending striking portraiture with nature and graffiti inspired elements. Dale Grimshaw is known for his work which often feature people from the indigenous cultures of the Pacific. He will blend his paintings with other elements to create striking compositions. Here the use of figs, leaves and graffiti swirls surround the portrait. The result is a Green Man inspired work. One that blends nature with the people that live in harmony with nature itself.
HazardOne (UK) – Loves Cafe
Returning to a spot that Hazard first painting 5 years ago. She has refreshed and updated the work she calls the Weston Super Mermaid 2nd Edition. Speaking on her instagram she explains how repainting has allowed her to reflect on that original concept. Saying how she felt the “complete freedom to tweak and play” with that initial idea. Adding that it also brings a whole new meaning to the term “wavy hair”.
L7Matrix (Brazil) – RNLI Shop, Marine Lake
A Brazilian artist known for his movement inspired paintings of the natural world. Here in Weston, what he describes as his ‘Iridescent Jellifish’ overlooks the marina.
Shauna (Ireland) – 14 Baker Street
‘Guinevere Claims Her Own Heart’ is the title of the work from Irish artist Shauna at Weston Wallz 2025. It is part of a wider series of works in her ‘Myths and Legends’ series. Queen Guinevere, she says, is forever tangled in the shadow of Arthur. Often reduced to a pawn in the myths of Camelot. She’s portrayed as a faithless wife, a damsel and an object. Guinevere says Shauna “rarely gets to speak for herself”. Now though in this work she has had enough.
She’s broken free from the old scripts and rewritten her own legend, no longer defined by kings or knights. She’s fled the confines of Avalon and stolen herself away to the twinkly seaside lights in Weston-super-Mare. She’s claimed her own heart.
Sophi Odling (Australia) – The Captains Cabin
‘Wonder’ is a piece from Australian artist Sophi Odling. It is, she says, “A piece inspired by the remarkable things in life that we take for granted. That give us so much through life in these troubled times”.
Featured & Contributing Artists
Carla James – The Sovereign, Salisbury Terrace
Jenks – MT Games, North Street
Jimmer Willmott – Bare Grills, Richmond Street
Kate Elkington – Dolphin Square Kitchen, George Street
Melo Grafic – The Sovereign, Salisbury Terrace
Michael Macqueen – The Sovereign, Salisbury Terrace
Philth – Samsara, Station Road
Rosie McLay – Meadow Street
Snub23 – Elm Tree, Meadow Street
Sprite – The Sovereign, Salisbury Terrace
ScaleUP Emerging Artists
Jodie Haslam – Melrose Car Park
A fun mural featuring some of the local wildlife and features around Weston-Super-Mare. A whale featured in the water park next to the mural carries a traditional flatbed boat. They used to be used to fish in the area due to the tidal range. In the boat there is a Sprat Fish, an Oyster Catcher and a Donkey. All creatures that have connections with the beach and sea around the town.
Luke Knight – Melrose Car Park
A mural called ‘Fearless’ from illustrator Luke Knight. Featuring a series of comic book inspired characters it says ‘You don’t need to be Fearless. Doing it Afraid is just as Brave’.️
Community Collaborations
Collaborations with the local community is always important at an event such as Weston Wallz 2025. Two artists Aumairah and Kid Crayon worked with groups of young people to inform and inspire their own pieces. The results are murals which tell a story of those collaborations. Both inspired by cultures. Aumairah’s focusing on personal background and Kid Crayon’s delving into street art and graffiti.
Aumairah
Kid Crayon
Weston Wallz 2025 was produced by Upfest with support from POSCA, MTN Spraypaint, Super Culture, and Weston Town Council. It was held from 19-27 July 2025 and visited by Inspiring City on the 27th.
For more Inspiring City articles you will like, take a look at…
- Where to Find Street Art in Weston Super Mare
- Weston Wallz Street Art Murals of 2023
- Dale Grimshaw the Campaigning Artist from Accrington
- Wom Collective Women’s Day Paint Jam
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