About the Artist
Shane Grammer is a muralist, sculptor, and former Disney Imagineer who now lives locally in Rancho Cucamonga. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and the Associated Press. His artistic footprint spans cities worldwide, including Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Cambodia, South Korea, and Dubai, with his paintings displayed in Disney Park Galleries across the globe.
Grammer gained international recognition in 2019 when he transformed the ruins of homes destroyed by the devastating Camp Fire in Paradise, California into powerful murals of hope — a project that changed the trajectory of his career. As the founder of Hope Through Art Foundation, he uses art as a platform for awareness and social change.
Most recently, Shane completed scenic fabrication and sculpture work for "The Shroud of Turin: An Immersive Experience" at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove — a $5 million, 10,000 square foot museum exploring the history and science of the Shroud. He created the Blood Room, including the tomb environment where visitors encounter a life-size replica of Christ's burial place.
Shane was the catalyst who planted the seed for O-Town Walls Muralfest, helping consult on its launch and serving as one of the festival's featured artists.
About the Mural
A woman gazes from the wall, her face emerging from a riot of golden hibiscus and tropical blooms. Flowing ribbons of crimson and violet sweep behind her like flames or feathers. Her skin becomes abstract art — electric blue, cyan, and yellow streaking across her features like watercolors on wet paper.
This is Shane Grammer's signature fusion: photorealistic beauty meeting the raw energy of street art. Precision disrupted by spontaneity. Control meeting chaos and creating something new.
An image of quiet power, vibrant hope, and the beauty that emerges when you let yourself bloom.
About the Sponsor: Holt x Palm
Holt x Palm is a home decor and lifestyle retail experience located at 115 South Palm Avenue, right in the heart of Downtown Ontario's Arts District. Founded by Mia Sophia Melle, the shop occupies a century-old historic building that once served as an auto assembly plant — now completely renovated and transformed into an upscale, highly curated retail space and art gallery.
Holt x Palm's commitment to the Arts District extends far beyond retail. As producer of O-Town Walls Muralfest, host of monthly Art Expos every third Saturday, publisher of The Drop quarterly magazine, and operator of Untitled Gallery, Holt x Palm has become the heartbeat of Downtown Ontario's creative renaissance.
Through real estate investment, community programming, and initiatives like this mural festival, Holt x Palm continues to prove that when you invest in your neighborhood, the neighborhood invests back.