The ultimate Melbourne street art collection

MELBOURNE is famous for it’s laneways and street art. Here are some of our top picks.

Victoria University has commissioned renowned street artist Baby Guerrilla to add another giant mural to its Footscray Park Campus to reinforce its commitment to public art and its vision to reinvigorate Footscray as a university town. Connections, a 15-metre-high work depicting an African woman and a young boy defying gravity while holding hands.

1/22Victoria University has commissioned renowned street artist Baby Guerrilla to add another giant mural to its Footscray Park Campus to reinforce its commitment to public art and its vision to reinvigorate Footscray as a university town. Connections, a 15-metre-high work depicting an African woman and a young boy defying gravity while holding hands.

2/22Hosier Lane. Picture: Norm Oorloff

3/22Matt Adnate, the artist behind Hosier Lane’s mural, has painted one in St Kilda. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

Hosier laneway has had a stencil created by artist Banksy painted over. Banksy, who created several stencils in Melbourne on a visit in 2003, is regarded as the world’s foremost street artist.

4/22Hosier laneway has had a stencil created by artist Banksy painted over. Banksy, who created several stencils in Melbourne on a visit in 2003, is regarded as the world’s foremost street artist.

5/22Hosier Lane nears competition with some amazing graffiti artwork

6/22Bowen and Whitsunday Photography Group image by Jo Cora, taken at Hosier Lane in Melbourne.

7/22ANZAC street art in Hosier Lane ahead of the ANZAC DAY March on Saturday, April 25, 2015, in Melbourne, Australia. Picture: Hamish Blair

8/22Street art on exterior walls of fabric warehouse owned by Dean Sunshine in Brunswick, Melbourne.

9/22Franco Cozzo with art work of himself on the side of his building in Footscray. Picture: David Smith

A Streetart project is underway painting the iconic things of Yarraville. It has come under some controversy as a no paid parking reference was removed by order of the council.

10/22A Streetart project is underway painting the iconic things of Yarraville. It has come under some controversy as a no paid parking reference was removed by order of the council.

Artist Heesco and Maribyrnong Mayor Nam Quach with the new Malcolm Fraser mural. The mural has recently been painted on the wall of the Asylum Seekers Centre in Footscray. The Mayor's parents arrived by boat from Vietnam and, like many in the Vietnamese community, credit Fraser for bringing them to new safer lives in Australia. Picture: Mark Wilson

11/22Artist Heesco and Maribyrnong Mayor Nam Quach with the new Malcolm Fraser mural. The mural has recently been painted on the wall of the Asylum Seekers Centre in Footscray. The Mayor's parents arrived by boat from Vietnam and, like many in the Vietnamese community, credit Fraser for bringing them to new safer lives in Australia. Picture: Mark Wilson

12/22Degraves Place

Pat Cash of Australia poses after painting street art with Melbourne graffiti artist Daniel Wenn (unseen) during the ellesse Tennis Performance Apparel Launch on January 17, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. The new range of tennis performance apparel will be worn by Feliciano Lopez, Elina Svitolina and Monica Puig at the Australian Open. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for ellesse)

13/22Pat Cash of Australia poses after painting street art with Melbourne graffiti artist Daniel Wenn (unseen) during the ellesse Tennis Performance Apparel Launch on January 17, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. The new range of tennis performance apparel will be worn by Feliciano Lopez, Elina Svitolina and Monica Puig at the Australian Open. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images for ellesse)

14/22Collingwood Ruckman Brodie Grundy aged 20 loves exploring Melbourne’s street art Picture: Wayne Ludbey

15/22Photo of Melbourne street art taken by Year 9 King’s Christian College student Hannah Claughton

16/22Melbourne street art

Former professional soccer player Ahilan Ratnamohan is coming to Arts House to do one of his soccer/dance/theatre shows. Outside the North Melbourne Town Hall Ahilan prepares for his upcoming show

17/22Former professional soccer player Ahilan Ratnamohan is coming to Arts House to do one of his soccer/dance/theatre shows. Outside the North Melbourne Town Hall Ahilan prepares for his upcoming show

18/22City of Melbourne commissioned Pinxit. Laneways. Supplied: Tourism Victoria

19/22For EDit: Photo of Melbourne street art taken by Year 9 King's Christian College student Hannah Claughton

20/22Street art on exterior walls of fabric warehouse owned by Dean Sunshine in Brunswick, Melbourne.

n45me902 Laneway cleaned , Hosier laneway has had a stencil created by artist Banksy painted over . Banksy, who created several stencils in Melbourne on a visit in 2003, is regarded as the world's foremost street artist.

21/22n45me902 Laneway cleaned , Hosier laneway has had a stencil created by artist Banksy painted over . Banksy, who created several stencils in Melbourne on a visit in 2003, is regarded as the world's foremost street artist.

22/22City of Melbourne commissioned Pinxit. Laneways. for Weekend. Supplied: Tourism Victoria

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