The masked squirrel of Montréal: who is Anyo?
If you walk the Plateau, the Mile End or Old Montréal, you have already met him: a small masked squirrel, stuck to lamp posts, doors and electrical boxes. Behind this now-iconic Montréal sticker is the artist Anyo — and his original works hang at L'Original.
L'Original is a Montréal gallery-atelier with two physical spaces — in Old Montréal (rue Saint-Paul) and on the Plateau (rue Saint-Denis) — representing the city's street-art and pop-art artists.
A sticker that became a Montréal landmark
Sticker art is one of the most accessible forms of street art: fast to place, free to find, impossible to ignore once you start noticing it. Anyo's masked squirrel works exactly that way — a recurring character that turns a daily walk into a treasure hunt and quietly maps the neighbourhoods where Montréal's street culture lives.
From the street to the studio at 4455 Saint-Denis
Like many street artists, Anyo moves between the wall and the canvas. His studio is at 4455 Saint-Denis, in the heart of the Plateau — the same address where L'Original supports a community of urban artists. That is the bridge street art needs: a public character outside, and original, collectible works made just steps away.
Collecting Anyo at L'Original
You cannot own a sticker on a lamp post — but you can own an original Anyo. At L'Original, the masked squirrel becomes a signed, one-of-a-kind painting you can bring home. It is street art at its best: born free in the city, then offered as a real work by a living, local artist.
