Large public art piece on the building owned by Vickie Marchand of NY2CA Gallery
The Benicia Bridge, By Monica Vaughan, June 5, 2026
A Phoenix has risen on Benicia’s First Street in a new mural with the intention of inspiring hope and lifting each other together through change in uncertain times.
Bay Area artists Kemit Amenophis and Mike D’Amelio began painting the large public art piece in May on the north-facing side of a building owned by Vickie Marchand, who owns NY2CA Gallery inside. NY2CA commissioned the mural through the Global Art Project, an international collective of artists founded by Benicia-based artist Carl Heyward.
Titled “Together We Rise,” the new mural is years in the making and rich with meaning.
Glowing gold against a swirling, colorful sky, a large bird …
[…continued (with many great photos) on The Benicia Bridge.]
Reposted with permission, The Benicia Bridge
Excellent reporting from Benicia’s newest award-winning journalism duo, Monica Vaughan and Laura López González. – Roger Straw
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