Through the Eyes of Artists was initiated in 2003 to creatively celebrate the many cities and neighborhoods Metro serves from the unique perspectives of artists. In the tradition of colorful travel destination posters, Metro Art commissions artists to capture the magic of these wonderfully varied places. Their artworks are then translated into elegant poster designs and displayed inside a fleet of more than 2,500 buses.
Current Poster
Recent Posters
- Alex Gonzalez “Otiswoods”, Westlake
- Levi Ponce, Pacoima
- Rob Sato, Monrovia
- April Bey, Willowbrook
- Sandow Birk, Downtown Burbank
- Roberto Benavidez, El Sereno
- Lindsay Carron, Marina del Rey
- Sandra Low, San Gabriel
- Nuria Ortiz (Ms. Yellow), Wilmington
Publication
This 186-page catalogue features the first 15 years of Metro Art’s award-winning poster series, with images and statements by each artist.
Through the Eyes of Artists catalogue.
Awards
Posters in the series have been mentioned in ART LTD, Public Art Review and garnered a Print Magazine Regional Design Annual Excellence Award, Tranny Merit Award, “Fresh” Illustrations Award from Illustrations Magazine Annual, Los Angeles Society of Illustrators Silver Medal, a Society of Environmental Graphic Design Award, a HOW Magazine In-House Design Award, UTIP (Union Internationale des Transports Publics) Special Recognition, a PIASC Print Excellence Award, and featured in the Pasadena Museum of California Art’s California Design Biennial.
Index
View the full index of the Through the Eyes of Artists series and project information.
| Alhambra, Phung Huynh | Glendale, Edith Waddell | Pasadena, Walter Askin |
| Altadena, Leah Knecht | Griffith Park, Bob Zoell | Pico Rivera, Ramon Ramirez |
| Azusa, Mary Ann Ohmit | Hermosa Beach, Cynthia Evans | Pomona, Sonia Romero |
| Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, Michael C. Hsiung | Highland Park, Raoul de la Sota | San Fernando, Mary Kay Wilson |
| Downtown Burbank, Sandow Birk | Inglewood, Wakana Kimura | San Gabriel, Sandra Low |
| Chatsworth, Danny Heller | Irwindale, William Acedo | San Pedro, Kajsa Sjodin |
| Chinatown, John Trevino | Koreatown, Kyungmi Shin | South Coast Botanic Garden, Eric Ernest Johnson |
| Claremont, Jessica Polzin McCoy | La Canada/Flintridge, Brooks Salzwedel | South Gate, Ja’Rie Gray |
| Compton, Elliott Pinkney | LA County Arboretum, Karen Hochman Brown | Studio City, Jasmine Delgado |
| Eagle Rock, Alexis Disselkoen | Lakewood, Aaron Rivera | Topanga Canyon, Nicholas Fedak II |
| East Hollywood, Ana Serrano | Leimert Park, Sam Pace | Torrance, Randall Von Bloomberg |
| East Los Angeles, Artemio Rodriguez | Little Tokyo, Shizu Saldamando | Van Nuys, Ronald J. Llanos |
| Echo Park, Manny Consentino | Long Beach, Christine Nguyen | Venice, Sarajo Frieden |
| El Monte, Lois Keller | Marina del Rey, Lindsay Carron | Watts, Patricia Fernandez |
| El Pueblo de Los Angeles, Fabian Debora | Miracle Mile, Jody Zellen | West Hollywood, Iris Yirei Hu |
| El Sereno, Roberto Benavidez | Monterey Park, Emi Motokawa | Whittier, Jane Gillespie Pryor |
| Expo Park/USC, Stas Orlovski | Noho Arts District, Karl Abramovic | Wilmington, Nuria Ortiz (Ms. Yellow) |
| Gardena, Jonathan Anderson |
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