MURAL TOUR OF WEST PLAINS
GIFTED ARTISTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TALENTS IN THE FORM OF MURALS TO WEST PLAINS
MURAL & ART TOUR
Ozarks Heritage Welcome Center
2999 Porter Wagoner Blvd.
Greetings from West Plains Mural
Features images in and around West Plains and the Missouri State Bird and motto.
(Artist: Melissa Wharton)
Wings Mural
Look closely for images relating to West Plains.
(Artist: Laura Driskell)
Porter Wagoner’s Guitar Sculpture
When a large oak tree died, this sculpture was created. Inspired by the guitar designed by Greg Rich for Porter Wagoner’s final studio album.
(Artist: Jason Morton, Eagle Ridge Chainsaw Carvings)
Baseball Greats of West Plains Sculpture
Turning another lost tree into art, this sculpture honors Preacher Roe, Bill Virdon and Tedd Gullic.
(Artist: Jason Morton, Eagle Ridge Chainsaw Carvings)
Welcome to West Plains Canoe
A laser-cut canoe greets visitors above the entrance to the welcome center. (Artist: Bob Parker)
Famous West Plainsians Mural
Mural features Bill Virdon, Dick Van Dyke, Jan Howard, Preacher Roe, and Porter Wagoner. Pictured is West Plains area resident Dennis “Haxaw” Bottoms who toured and played with Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton and other well-known musicians.
(Artist: Michael McClure)
The Heights
2105 Hubert Redburn Drive
Greetings from West Plains
Bright and trendy and seen from over a mile away!
(Artist: Cory McMahon)
Missouri Dogwood Mural
Giant state mural.
(Artist: Victoria Carey)
Healthy Smiles Dental
1710 W. Broadway
Tooth Fairy Mural
Line art with a message.
(Artist: Laura Driskell)
Wal-Mart Supercenter
1310 Preacher Roe Blvd.
West Plains Mural
Featuring local wildlife and our West
Plains Zizzers.
(Artist: Dan Ricketts)
The Truck Patch
2105 Hubert Redburn Drive
Several murals inside and out in a store that used to be home to Preacher Roe’s Market.
(Artists: Cindy Temple, Kathy Grigsby)
West Plains Public Library
750 W. Broadway
Fairy Tale Mural
Sweet, colorful mural in the children’s section.
(Artist: Mary-Louise Grisham Nash)
Let There Be Light Mural
Painted to commemorate the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
(Artist: Dr. Bolaji Ogunwo)
Christos House Resale Shop
125 Jefferson
Helping Hands Mural
125 Jefferson St.
Painted during a Domestic Violence Awareness event in 2021
(Artist: Dr. Bolaji Ogunwo)
Missouri State University-West Plains
Various locations around campus
Grizzly Statue
This 10-foot, 1,385-pound bronze sculpture was dedicated in 2003.
(Artist: Dr. Robert R. Taylor)
1963 Mural
1963 Lounge inside Hass-Darr Hall.
(Artist: Laura Driskell)
Ozarks Musical Heritage Mural
Located at the Creative Discovery Center at Drago Hall.
(Artist: Michael McClure)
Past, Present & Future of the Ozarks
This large-scale mural is inside the Garnett Library on the MSU-WP campus.
(Artist: Paul Jones)
Wagon Crossing at Fruitville
This 6×20 foot mural is displayed inside the Ozarks Heritage Research Center on the MSU-WP campus.
(Artist: Farley Lewis)
Art deco pays homage to the West Plains Bike Route.
(Artist: Laura Driskell)
Wildflower Cafe’
207 South Aid Ave.
Cafe’ helps local high school special education students learn job skills.
(Artist: Forrest Ogden)
