The Dimmeys Mural is a mural painted on the Green street sidewall of the Richmond Dimmeys store in Victoria, Australia. It is a 50-meter long, by 2.8-meter high, 150-year chronological montage of famous, infamous, treasured and memorable Australian people, places and events occurring throughout Dimmeys 150 years of trading. While it depicts a lot of national icons it also has a particular focus on local Richmond and Melbourne history.

I was commissioned to paint the Mural in 2003 to commemorate Dimmeys Stores 150th anniversary.

The mural was painted with acrylic exterior house paints and aerosol spray-paints for shading etc. As well as designing the composition of the mural I also had the task of researching and deciding who and what was depicted in the mural. This was a huge task considering all the Australian candidates that possibly should have their likeness honoured in paint. Considering the research of the ever-evolving subject matter and sheer level of detail it is an unprecedented piece of artwork in Australia.

The Dimmeys Mural has been featured on “Good Morning Australia”, “Coxy’s Big Break” and “The 7:30 Report” television programs. In print there is a 2-page feature in the book: “Street Art Uncut” and featured in “The Age” newspaper on 2 separate occasions. It also provided the subject matter for the painting: “Green Street at 5 o’clock” by renowned Melbourne artist Tony Irving.

The mural has become something of an icon itself and as the building has recently been sold and is cited for development, we can only hope it will stand the test of time.