List of sporting street art in Australia

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Australian athletes have increasingly been painted by street artists since 2000. This artwork is often in prominent locations and celebrates athlete achievements, sporting competitions and events and societal issues. The artworks are often commissioned by sports organisations or sponsors.

Street art is often not permanent and many of the artworks in this list many no longer exist at the location specified.

Athletes or Sport Description Sport Date City Comments
Cathy Freeman Athletics 2016 Townsville, Queensland Located at Angus Smith Sportspower building in Ogden Street. Artists were Shane Keen and John Bradshaw. Freeman from Palm Island, Queensland won the gold medal in the women's 400m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.[1]
Peter Norman, Tommie Smith and John Carlos Athletics 2000 Sydney, NSW Three Proud People located on the side of a terrace at 39 Pine St, Newtown, New South Wales. It represents the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute in Mexìco. By artist Donald Urquhart,[2] [3]
Peter Norman, Tommie Smith and John Carlos Athletics Melbourne, Victoria Located at Kipling Street in Cremorne, Victoria. By artist Hesco. It represents the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute in Mexìco. Norman was a track sprinter from Melbourne.
Adam Goodes Australian football 2020 Sydney, NSW Located at the corner of Foveaux and Crown streets in Surry Hills, New South Wales. It was painted by Hamish McBride, Laura Paige, Megan Hales, Jacqueline Butterworth and Kailin Hegel from advertising agency and art studio Apparition Media. Goodes was the victim of racial abuse during his AFL career.[4]
Lance 'Buddy' Franklin Australian football 2018 Sydney, NSW Located on Flinders St, Darlinghurst, New South Wales. The artwork was painted by Apparition Media to promote 2018 Sir Doug Nicholls round.[5]
Dustin Martin Australian football 2017 Melbourne, Victoria Located Rowena Corner Store, 44 Rowena Parade in Richmond, Victoria. A collaboration between artists Danny Awes, and Dvate, and was all brought together by the Richmond Football Club with sponsor Puma. It celebrated Martin's 2017 Brownlow Medal.[6]
Eliza Hynes, Erica Fowler, Sarah D'Arcy and Ashleigh Brazill Australian football 2019 Melbourne, Victoria Located at corner of Smith and Sackville St in Collingwood, Victoria. Commissioned by CGU Insurance to promoting AFLW competition.[7]
Kevin Murray and Jonathan Brown Australian football 2021 Melbourne Located at Royal Derby Hotel, corner of Alexandra Parade and Brunswick Street in Fitzroy, Victoria. By artist Damien Arena. Club icons of Fitzroy Lions / Brisbane Lions[8]
Eddie Betts Australian football 2021 Melbourne Located on corner of Mcilwraith St and Park St in Princes Hill. Betts a significant indigenous AFL player was subjected to racism during his career with Carlton Football Club and Adelaide Football Club.
Ben Simmons, Liz Cambage, Andrew Bogut, Lauren Jackson and Andrew Gaze Basketball 2019 Melbourne, VIC Located at Marvel Stadium. By graffitti Sofles after being commissioned by Visit Victoria and Basketball Australia.[9]
Marianna Tolo Basketball 2021 Canberra, ACT Located in the car park of the Canberra Centre by Queensland artist MattyBro.[10]
Patrick Mills Basketball 2021 Melbourne Located in Canning St, Carlton, Victoria. Celebrating Mills leading the Boomers to the bronze medal at the . By artist Jarrod Grech.
Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst Beach volleyball 2020 Sydney, NSW Located at Bondi Beach, New South Wales. Celebrates Cook's and Pottharst's gold medal in beach volleyball at the 2000 Sydney Olympics held at Bondi Beach.[11]
Caroline Buchanan BMX 2021 Canberra, ACT Located in Garema Place. By students from her old school, Erindale College, with the guidance of local artist Bohie Palecek. Buchanan represented Australia at the Olympics. [12]
Ellyse and Katy Perry Cricket 2020 Melbourne, Victoria Located in Hosier Lane by local artist Tayla Broekman as part of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Tour.[13]
Mile Jedinak Football 2018 Melbourne, Victoria Located at corner Johnston and Chapel Street in Fitzroy, Victoria. By street artist Scott Marsh. Commissioned by SportsBet to promote the 2018 World Cup.[14]
Michelle Heyman Football 2021 Canberra, ACT Located at 16 Bunda Street by artist Megan Hales. Mural part of a series around Australia celebrating celebrating a few of Australia’s high LGBTQ+ creators. [15]
Sam Kerr Football 2021 Fremantle, Western Australia Located Norfolk Street by artist Fieldey.[16]
Hugh Bowman and Winx Horse racing 2020 Dunedoo, New South Wales On silos and painted by Peter Mortimor with state government grant of $95,000.[17]
Kate Moloney Netball 2019 Melbourne, Victoria Located at Turners Alley, just off Bourke Street Mall. Commissioned by the City of Melbourne as a partner of the Melbourne Vixens, and created by Blender Studios, the mural highlights Melbourne as a 'Vixens City'.[18]
Ricky Stuart Rugby league 2019 Queanbeyan, New South Wales Wall of Queanbeyan’s Bicentennial Hall. Artist Claire Foxton. Stuart was born in Queanbeyan and a member of Canberra Raiders premiership teams.[19]
Cameron Smith Rugby League 2017 Melbourne, Victoria Located in Hosier Lane. By Aaron McAviney to celebrate Smith's record breaking 356th NRL appearance.[20]
Cameron Smith, Will Chambers and Rugby league 2017 Darwin, Northern Territory Located side of Roma Bar on Cavenagh Street. Collaboration led by well-known Darwin artist David Collins and Jesse Bell, featuring designs by Shaun Lee and East Arnhem Land’s Gayili Marika Yunupingu. commissioned by the Northern Territory Government to celebrate the first international to be played in the Northern Territory as part of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[21]
Cameron Smith Rugby league 2019 Melbourne, Victoria Located at Richmond Railway Station, Swan St in Richmond, Victoria. By artist Sid Tapia to celebrate Smith's 400th NRL Game.[22]
Anthony Minichiello, Arthur Beetson, Brad Fittler and Boyd Cordner Rugby league 2018 Sydney, NSW Located at corner of Council and Birrell Streets in Waverley, New South Wales. By artist Sid Tapia. Celebrating Sydney Roosters legends before the 2018 NRL Grand Final.[23]
Greg Inglis Rugby League 2018 Sydney, NSW Located at the corner of Cleveland and Woodburn St in Redfern, New South Wales. By artist Sid Tapia. Commemorates the role of Indigenous sports people in Australia.
John Sutton Rugby league 2018 Sydney, NSW Located at Kensington Oval in Kensington, New South Wales and celebrated his achievement of 300 NRL games, first ever South Sydney Rabbitohs player to reach the 300 game milestone for the Club in its 110 years history.[24]
Israel Folau Rugby union 2019 Sydney, NSW Located at Botany View Hotel, King St in Newtown, New South Wales. By artist Scott Marsh. The mural depicts Folau sitting in front of a yellow Lamborghini begging for money, proffering a sign that reads: "The righteous shall taketh from the punters for the divinity of ones [sic] property portfolio.[25]
Ashleigh Barty and Sam Stosur Tennis 2019 Brisbane, Queensland Located at Queensland Tennis Centre. By graffiti artist Drapl. Barty and Stosur from Queensland are grand slam singles winners.[26]
Ashleigh Barty and Evonne Goolagong Cawley Tennis 2019 Darwin, Northern Territory Located at Darwin International Tennis Centre. The artwork, curated by David Collins was painted by Larrakia man Shaun Lee ‘Hafleg’ and portrait artist Jesse Bell, as a celebration of Goolagong Cawley and Barty, the only two Australian women to achieve the world No.1 singles ranking in the modern era.[27]
Pat Cash Tennis 2014 Melbourne, Victoria By graffiti artist Daniel Wenn during the ellesse Tennis Performance Apparel Launch on January 17, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.[28]


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