October 2021

The Kumeyaay mural pays tribute to the Kumeyaay Native Americans who occupied the area as long as 12,000 years ago. Artist Simon Melnyk created it “to celebrate their [Kumeyaay] culture in its purest untouched state. Imagine what their world was like in the time before European contact. Through this project we can journey back in time and dream of that sacred place.”

Simon Melnyk is a multidisciplinary artist with more than 15 years of experience as a painter/illustrator/photographer/designer. Since relocating to San Diego in 2015, he has specialized in the design and painting of custom wall murals with themes tied to the ocean, nature, lifestyle, and environment and a focus on creating new visual adventures through existing spaces in the community.