Witness the unveiling of the brand-new 486 square foot mural at LCBO Port Credit!

Ray Vidal
Where Land Meets Water by Ray Vidal celebrates the lively community events and members that Port Credit is known for. It embraces Port Credit’s Business Improvement Association’s colours, scenic landscape, waterfront, vibrant businesses and diverse art and music festivities that happen along the waterfront and bring people together. 

Ray Vidal is a multi-disciplinary fine artist, illustrator, muralist, musician and educator. He is passionate about bringing people together through public art engagement, mentorships, workshops and community programming. Currently, he focuses on murals, commissioned base work and teaching community programs and workshops for children and youth in the GTA. He has also recorded 2 full-length albums and a small EP with his MARTY Award winning band the Five and Tens. He currently continues to work on his music and perform all over the GTA, engage in public art initiatives and teach art programs with the Visual Arts of Mississauga and Queen Elizabeth Parkway Community and Culture Centre.

Ashley Beerdat
Future in Abstract by Ashley Beerdat, reimagines a vibrant and serendipitous future for Port Credit. From afar, this work is a colourful mosaic, but with closer inspection it reveals the flourishing life Port Credit has to offer.

Ashley Beerdat is a visual artist, art teacher, and community arts facilitator of Guyanese descent. Beerdat uses oil paint to explore themes of mythology, folklore and storytelling which are intrinsic to her culture as Guyanese-Canadian. In 2020, she completed an artist residency at Visual Arts Mississauga Riverwood. Her work is held in Mississauga’s permanent corporate art collection and has been exhibited at the Small Arms Inspection Building and Latitude 53. As an arts facilitator, she is passionate about delivering arts programming to underserved groups in the community and has facilitated workshops for SKETCH Working Arts, Making Space, Figment Toronto & EmpowHer.

Yen Linh Thai
Freshly Picked by Yen Linh Thai depicts a vibrant ensemble of fresh fruits, vegetables and florals coalesce to form the image of a person visiting the farmers market. With them is a little dog, an homage to the artist’s beloved pet Brownie and all sweet pups! 

Yen Linh Thai is an interdisciplinary artist, muralist and illustrator. Her work is based on personal narratives, explores the whimsical and exists on the cusp of two and three dimensions.

Veronika Benjamin 
Veronika Benjamin piece Artist in Studio depicts the strength and beauty of people of color. As a female artist of color living in Port Credit, she wanted to show the viewer what it takes for her to create art. 

Veronika Benjamin is a graphic artist/art director. She has exhibited at the Art Gallery of Mississauga, Neilson Park, and Visual Arts Mississauga. Currently, she is the president of White Oaks Art Group.

Carla Gonazalez-Casanova
Carla Gonzalez-Casanova’s rhythmic acrylic painting, Meet Me Where The Music Flows, is based on the musician’s life in Port Credit. Swirls of colour depict the continuous flow of energy in this area.

Carla Gonzalez-Casanova was born in Caracas, Venezuela and came to Canada to pursue her dream of becoming a visual artist. She has been creating art, exhibits, and commissions since 1995. She enjoys every medium in the arts and strongly believes in art as a healing form and that all should explore it and find what makes them tick by allowing themselves to paint, draw or sculpt their feelings.

Lynn Taylor
Lynn Taylor’s, Creation Story With Sky Woman is based on the story by the same name told by the Haudenosaunee people. On the outside of the circle, she painted previous abodes of the original peoples, and a simple portrayal of the different cultures, who live here today, hand in hand.

Lynn Taylor has resided in Lakeview and Mississauga for over 25 years. Her Indigenous heritage and culture stems from her mother and is a member of the Oneida Nation of The Thames reserve in Ontario (Turtle Clan). Lynn’s creative abilities began to emerge when she, as a young adult, won government-sponsored poster design competitions 3 years in a row. Her deep appreciation of nature and her growing knowledge of her indigenous background are her biggest influences. She is predominantly a self-taught artist and likes to work with varied subject matters and using a variety of mediums. She recently designed the logo for The Eagle Spirits of the Great Waters Indigenous Arts & Cultures, and is actively involved in this group as Director of Finance.