Utah Wildlife Walls

29+ monumental murals across Utah

“Wildlife encounters are a big reason why many of us love living in Utah, and we want to celebrate the unique, local species that create those moments of magic found our state's diverse landscape”.

-Chris Peterson

A grassroots-led public art & engagement initiative

Utah Wildlife Walls seeks to celebrate Utah's wildlife diversity and heritage by installing at least one monumental wildlife mural in each of Utah’s 29 counties.

Mojave Desert tortoise & Gila monster, St. George, June 2024

How it Started...

Utah Wildlife Walls is a collaboration between Utah artist Chris Peterson, writer Brett Prettyman and the Utah Wildlife Federation. It began in 2022 with the installation of a 120 foot Bonneville cutthroat trout mural and the first annual Bonnie Ball Street Festival in Salt Lake City. In 2023, we installed three new walls in Midvale, Vernal and Heber....

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Bonneville Cutthroat Trout Mural, Salt Lake, 2022

Photo courtesy of Francisco Kjoseth

How it's going!

With six walls complete halfway through 2024, we are excited for all of the projects we have in the works for this fall and next year, including Logan, Heber, downtown Salt Lake and Antelope Island. We are exploring many more opportunities with interested nonprofit partners, property owners, and local governments. If you'd like to collaborate with us on a monumental wildlife mural, shoot us a note!