Justice Champion Coretta Scott King — Shepard Fairey, Atlanta
Shepard Fairey · 2026 · Sweet Auburn Grande, 229 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Photo: stuffreidlikes, as published in World Art Utopia.
Justice Champion Coretta Scott King is a four-story mural by Shepard Fairey on the Sweet Auburn Grande apartment building at 229 Auburn Ave. NE, in Atlanta’s historic Sweet Auburn district. Fairey and his crew painted it in October 2026, while he was in town for New Day Rising, his first Atlanta solo show at ABV Gallery. Source Source Checked According to Fairey, the wall sits across the street from the former Butler Street YMCA, where Coretta and Dr. King often gathered with activists. Source Reported
Seen Oct 2026: Fairey posted photos of the finished mural on 26 October 2026, and the AJC reported it completed on 28 October 2026. Source Source Checked
💡 4 things to know
- Painted during his first Atlanta showAccording to the AroundATL listing for New Day Rising, Fairey painted the mural while in town for the show’s opening at ABV Gallery, which runs from October 24, 2026 to January 3, 2027. Source Checked
- Across from the Butler Street YMCAAccording to Fairey, the mural sits across the street from the former Butler Street YMCA, where Coretta and Dr. King often gathered with activists. Source Reported
- Why Coretta Scott KingFairey told ArtsATL he is deeply moved by Atlanta’s history of activism, especially Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, which is why he chose to paint her. Source Checked
- A neighborhood partnershipThe mural was curated by ABV Gallery and supported by the Butler Street Community Development Corporation, Gorman & Company and Sweet Auburn Grande. Source Checked
📍 Where it is
On the Sweet Auburn Grande apartment building at 229 Auburn Ave. NE, in the historic Sweet Auburn district of downtown Atlanta. Source Source Checked The AroundATL listing places it a few blocks from the King Center. Source Reported
Opens a map at Sweet Auburn Grande, 229 Auburn Ave. NE.
🗓️ Sightings
- 202623 Oct
Mural announced for Sweet Auburn Grande · ArtsATL
- 202624 Oct
New Day Rising opens; listing says Fairey is painting the mural · AroundATL
- 202626 Oct
Finished mural shown on Fairey’s site, photos by Jon Furlong · Obey Giant
- 202628 Oct
Four-story mural reported completed · AJC
Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark records, events and reports; red stamps mark loss. Publication dates are not camera dates.
🗞️ In the sources
Shepard Fairey’s first solo exhibition in Atlanta pairs politically-charged imagery with message of hope
“The Coretta Scott King mural makes that connection especially powerful.”
ABV Gallery owner Greg Mike, on why the mural matters in Atlanta.
Shepard Fairey’s first Atlanta solo show a message of hope amid the divide
“The four-story-tall mural was curated by ABV Gallery and supported by the Butler Street Community Development Corporation, Gorman & Company and Sweet Auburn Grande.”
✅ The facts
🔗 Related
- New Street Art! (16 Photos) — Vol. 121 — World Art Utopia
- Shepard Fairey (Obey Giant)
- All Artwork Files
All sources & image credits
- obeygiant.com — justice-champion-coretta-scott-king-mural-in-atlanta-ga
- artsatl.org — shepard-faireys-first-solo-exhibition-in-atlanta
- ajc.com — arts-entertainment/2026/10/shepard-fairey-first-atlanta-show
- aroundatl.events — new-day-rising-a-solo-exhibition-by-shepard-fairey
- atlartscollective.com — shepard-fairey-s-new-day-rising-and-a-mural-for-coretta-scott-king
- Hero image: Photo: stuffreidlikes, as published in World Art Utopia (WAU media #11322); the share image is a 16:9 version of it (WAU media #12497).
Last checked: 12 November 2026 · How we verify art