Corporate · Mural · Site-Specific Commission

Corporate Lobby Mural | Bonus Electric, Chicago

When Bonus Electric asked for a mural in their corporate lobby, the brief was clear from the start: this was not about decoration. It was about identity. About honoring the work, the craft, and the people who show up every day and build something with their hands.

I designed and painted this two-story mural, working from a cherry picker to reach the full height of the lobby wall. The visual language draws directly from Keith Haring, whose bold outlines, energetic figures, and democratic spirit felt like exactly the right framework for a company built on skilled labor and collective effort. But the homage goes deeper than style. Every figure in the mural corresponds to the actual work that Bonus Electric does: the design, the business operations, the electrical and construction labor that defines the company's identity. Employees could walk into their lobby and see themselves in the work on the wall. That was the point and it landed.

The mural transforms the lobby from an entry point into a statement of values. It says: the people in this building matter, the work they do matters, and this organization is proud enough of both to put it on the wall at two stories tall.

Working at that scale, on site, in a functioning corporate environment, is a different kind of challenge than studio painting. The sketch, the process, and the final installation are all documented in the images here, including a time-lapse of the painting process that captures the full arc from blank wall to finished work.

Developed in collaboration with Epic Interiors.