Lionel Streetart

https://lionelstreetart.ca
https://www.instagram.com/lionel.streetart/

Lionel is an anonymous Canadian street artist known for transforming urban spaces into ad-hacked canvases for social commentary. Their work spans street art installations, paste-ups, and ad-hacks, blending digital techniques with stencils and freehand painting. Rooted in political propaganda, satire, and advocacy, Lionel’s art juxtaposes materials, imagery, and themes to create striking visual statements. By using raw humor to balance serious topics, their work challenges audiences to engage with complex social issues, making activism both accessible and thought-provoking.

Lionel’s connection to Guelph is deeply rooted in their street interventions, site-specific installations, and cultural critiques. Their works, strategically placed in high-visibility areas, challenge social norms and highlight pressing issues. Where Are You Sleeping Tonight? (2022) confronted the housing crisis, while Reign of Colour (2021) explored the city’s colonial past. Do Not Feed Bear (2021) critiqued homelessness through the Begging Bear statue, and Demolition by Neglect (2024) exposed the deterioration of McQuillan Bridge.