Portfolio | Reginald C. Adams

Featured Project

Unity Tunnel

The Unity Tunnel in Austin, Texas, transforms a once-overlooked passageway into a vibrant cultural landmark celebrating the history, creativity and resilience of East Austin. Created through meaningful collaboration with artists, young people and community partners, the immersive mosaic and mural installation reflects our belief that public art is most powerful when the public helps create it. In 2026, the Unity Tunnel received the CODAworx Award for Best Collaboration.

Sankofa Mosaic Mural at IAH Airport: Terminal D, Gate 3, in Houston, TX	Title: HueMan Uprise Location: Houston, TX Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 27'H x 75'W Client: Midtown Management District Date: 2025 Description: A dual mural installation created with CRR’s UpRise team, these pieces combine sacred geometry, symbolism, and abstract portraiture to reflect healing, vision, and spiritual potential.	Title: Absolute Equality: Common Bonds Location: Plano, TX Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 8'H x 12'W Client: Capital One Bank Date: 2024 Description: The painted mural reflects the diversity, inclusion and common bonds between humanity.
Title: Face to Face Location: Almeda Elementary School, Houston, Texas Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 44'H x 125'W Client: SPARK Park Program. Date: 2024 Description: The glass tile mosaic portraits depict students from the campus and community.	Title: Absolute Equality: Peace by Piece Location: Healing House, Galveston, Texas Medium: Glass tile, ceramic, stones, and sea shells Dimensions: 48"H x 48"W Client: Texas Art Educators Association Date: 2024 Description: The mosaic mural captures the creative energy of 25 art educators who attended a hands-on workshop led by Reginald Adams.	Title: Tinsely SPARK Park Mural Location: Tinsely Elementary School, Houston, Texas Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 8'H x 40'W Client: SPARK Park Program Date: 2024 Description: The mural celebrates the school mascot, the tortoise, and depicts children riding the back of the massive turtles.
Title: Absolute Equality: Breaking Boundaries Location: NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 8'H x 40'W Client: NASA Date: 2024 Description: The mural depicts children peering into the future as we prepare to make a colony on MARS.	Title: Absolute Equality: Connecting Cultures Location: Capital One Cafe, Downtown Los Angeles, California Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 10'H x 13'W Client: Capital One Bank Date: 2024 Description: The mural celebrates the cultural diversity of Los Angeles and the pursuit of Absolute Equality and freedom for all.	Title: "Absolute Equality" Location: African American History Resource Center Medium: Acrylic paint on wooden panel Dimensions: 8'H x 120'W Date: 2023 Description: The Absolute Equality Juneteenth Mural Project in Houston celebrates freedom and equality, commemorating the history and significance of Juneteenth.
Title: "In Bloom" Location: University Health System Women's & Children's Hospital, San Antonio, TX Medium: Digital print on vinyl Dimensions: 8'H x 200'W Date: 2023 Description: "In Bloom" is a series of digital murals showcasing San Antonio's flora and fauna, designed to inspire healing and hope at the Women's & Children's Hospital.	Title: "Houston Loves Teachers" Location: Northshore Middle School, Houston, TX Medium: Acrylic paint on brick wall Dimensions: 12'H x 20'W Date: 2023 Description: The "Houston Loves Teachers" mural celebrates Northshore Middle School's academic achievements and cultural icons, honoring the dedication and impact of educators on students' lives.	Title: "We the People" Location: Ft. Bend County EpiCenter, Rosenberg, TX Medium: Digital mural printed on vinyl Dimensions: 8'H x 100'W Date: 2023 Description: A vibrant mural series at Ft. Bend EpiCenter celebrates the rich ethnic and cultural diversity of Ft. Bend County, highlighting community unity and heritage.
Title: "Restorative Justice" Location: Ft. Bend County Justice Center Rosenberg, TX Medium: Digital mural printed on vinyl Dimensions: 12'H x 16'W Date: 2023 Description: A boldl mural at the Ft. Bend Justice Center honors diversity and Restorative Justice, symbolizing community unity, healing, and the pursuit of equitable justice.	Title: The Beacon Location: Kashmere High School, Houston Texas Medium: Glass and ceramic tile mosaics Dimensions: 26'H x 4'Wx4'W Client: Northeast Community Development Corporation Date: 2022 Description: Mosaic mural honoring the history and cultural heritage of the Kashmere Gardens community and the high school.	Graphic mural for the Rockets/PNC Club at the Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Painted mural for the PNC Club at the Toyota Center, Houston, TX	Painted mural for the Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University, Houston,TX	Painted mural for the Foot Locker Bellaire Store at Sharpstown Mall, Houston, TX
Title: Absolute Equality Location: 2211 Strand, Galveston, Texas Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 44'H x 125'W Client: Juneteenth Legacy Project Date: 2021 Description: The landmark mural pays homage to the history and heritage of the Juneteenth holiday.	Title: Restorative Justice Location: S. Dallas Government Building, Dallas Texas Medium: Glass and ceramic tile mosaics Dimensions: 20'H x 7'W Client: County Commissioner Wiley Price Date: 2020 Description: Mosaic mural honoring 12 Legal Legends of Dallas, Texas. Restorative Justice is a glass and tile mosaic mural that tells a story of the delicate and fragile balance of law and order that must exist within a whole and healthy society.	Title: “Ice Cream Dreams” Location: 5515 Kirby Dr. Houston, TX Medium: Glass and ceramic tile mosaics Dimensions: 18'H x 25'L Client: Ben & Jerry's Special Events & Catering Date: 2020 Description: We used the signature Ben & Jerry's Tye Dye pattern for the murals which bookend the north and south facing walls. The front mural depicts a parade of youth from all cultures protesting for "Peace Love, Equality and Ice Cream". The mural reinforces Ben & Jerry's commitment to social justice issues.
Title: I Can't Breathe Location: 3711 Travis, Houston, TX Medium: Painted Mural Dimensions: 8'H x 40'W Date: 2020 Description: The mural pays homage to George Floyd and others who have lost their lives innocently at the hands of law enforcement.	Title: Elements of Change Location: 3810 Emancipation Avenue, Emancipation Park, Houston, TX Medium: Glass and ceramic tile mosaics Dimensions: Vary Client: OST/Almeda Redevelopment Authority. Date: 2019 Description: Mosaic sculptures honoring four founders of Emancipation Park, the oldest public park in Texas.	Title: “Art = Fun" Location: Alexander Milne Elementary School SPARK Park, Houston, TX Medium: Fabricated steel, stucco, glass and ceramic tile mosaics Dimensions: vary Client: SPARK Park Program Inc. Date: 2018 Description: The giant playful sculpture, which is a collaboration between David Adickes and Reginald Adams, offers a cheerful reminder to the playground participants that Art=Fun. Local students incorporated their own handprints onto the mosaics.
Title: “Phillis Wheatley Park” Location: 723 Arthur St, San Antonio, TX 78202 Medium: Glass and ceramic tile mosaics Dimensions: vary Client: San Antonio Housing Authority Date: 2018 Description: The park includes several public art elements including: Memorial walls, play sculpture and custom seating structures.	Title: “Sacred Paths” Location: Columbia Tap Hike & Bike Trail, Third Ward, Houston, Texas Medium: Glass and Ceramic tile mosaics and aerosol paint Dimensions: 12’H x 88’L Client: Harris County Precinct One Date: 2018 Description: The mixed media mosaic mural depicts pictures of eight African American activists in tile mosaics with a colorful background that was inspired by church stain glass windows.	Title: “Healing Hands” Location: Legacy Health Clinic, Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas Medium: Glass mosaic and aerosol paint Dimensions: 10’H x 65’W Client: Legacy Health Clinic Date: 2017 Description: This mural is bursting with colorful glass and tile mosaics mandalas and real human hand prints of all sizes. For this project, Adams says the seven murals are together meant to represent the human chakra system.
Title: “Helping Hands” Location: Dr. Robert L. Hilliard Health Clinic, 901 E. Runnel, San Antonio, TX Medium: Glass and Ceramic tile mosaics Dimensions: 10’H x 16’W Client: University Health System Date: 2010 Description: This public art project honors the legacy of Dr. Robert L. Hilliard, an obstetrician who made significant contributions to East San Antonio.	Title: “Connected” Location: 10611 Westheimer Rd. Houston TX Medium: Aerosol paint Client: Westchase Management District Dimension: 20’H x 45’L Date: 2017 Description: Using sacred geometry we created an imaged that reflects the interconnections of all people.	Title: “Creatia” Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Avenidas Americas, Houston, Texas Medium: Glass and Ceramic tile mosaics Dimensions: 5’H x 15’W Client: Houston First Date: 2017 Description: The Labyrinth, an ancient archetype for self-discovery, is the central theme of the mosaic mural installation. Creatia pays homage to the spirit of the City of Houston as a dynamic, multi-cultural, urban metropolis and the anchor for space exploration in the US.
Title: “Field of Dreams" Location: 2816 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702 Medium: Ceramic tile mosaics Client: Six Square Community Development Corp. Dimension: 10’H x 35’L Date: 2016 Description: Using Art to capture the History and Heritage of Downs Field, the murals depict portraits of 5 African-American major league baseball players.	Title: “Read” Location: Buelah Shepard Library Medium: Acrylic Dimension: 24’H x 36’W Client: The City of Houston Date: 2017 Description: This public art project was proposed and developed to commemorate and celebrate the Super Bowl being in Houston. Over 250 students, teachers, faculty from schools of all districts supported the project by offering their time by painting their very own quilt square. Those quilt square make up the word READ to promote literacy and the importance of education.	Title: "I am Jesse Owens" Locations: 3714 W. Alabama, Houston, TX Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 8'H x 40'L Date: 2015 Description:In honor of the legacy of Olympiad legend, Jesse Owens, students from A+ Unlimited Potential designed and painted a mural as a tribute to Jesse Owens’ achievement of winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
Title: “This is Houston” Location: 2615 Montrose, Houston TX Medium: Ceramic tile mosaics Dimension: 9’H x 36’L Client: Leadership Houston Inc. Date: 2009 Description: Created as a unique art concept and community action project designed to better our city and raise awareness of diversity by Leadership Houston Class XXVII. The mosaic includes images in the categories of art/diversity, education, the environment, healthcare, and leadership.	Title: “We Are the Scales of Justice” Location: 4701 Dickson, Houston TX Medium: Ceramic tile mosaics Dimension: 16’H x 24’L Client: High School for Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Date: 2009 Description: The brilliantly colored tile mosaic mural is filled with symbols of law and justice and incorporates vignettes of classes that the students take to prepare them for a career in law enforcement or criminal justice.	Title: “Prisme De Couleur” Location: Private Residence Medium: Glass, Ceramic and Porcelain tile mosaics Client: Private Dimensions: Vary Date: 2014 Description: Using the entire spectrum of the rainbow, this tile mosaic mural creates a luscious burst of color for the poolside view of this guest house in a Houston area private residence.
Title: “Reflections” Location: 911 E. 11th Street, Austin, Texas Medium: Glass and porcelain tile mosaics Client: City of Austin Art in Public Places Program Dimension: 7’H x 26’L Date: March 2013 Description: The mosaic mural documents the history and cultural heritage of East Austin, one of the oldest African-American communities in Austin Texas. Imagery within the mural embodies various facets of the community.	Title: “Power of the Port” Location: 800 Clinton Dr, Houston TX Medium: Ceramic tile mosaics Client: Port of Houston Authority Port of Houston Visitor’s Center Dimension: 10’H x 120’L Date: November, 2004 Description: The story of the Port of Houston is an epic that belongs to Posterity. This mural series is a six-part visual narrative of the epic which portrays the character, value and potential of this great monument of natural wonder and human triumph.	Title: “Fruits of Fifth Ward” Location: 1501 Schwartz, Houston TX Medium: Ceramic tile mosaics Client: History Channel, City of Houston Dimension: 16’H x 65’L Date: 2006 Description: Using Art to Capture the History and Heritage of the Fifth Ward. The art project documents the history and cultural heritage of one of Houston’s oldest African-American communities, the Fifth Ward. This project is a recipient of the 2005-2006 Save Our History National grant from the History Channel.
Title: "Oasis" Location: 8330 Triola Medium: Mosaic benches and painted labyrinth Client: Boniuk Institute Dimension: vary Date: March 2015 Description: Over two dozen students participated in SSQ5 this year. The students worked alongside Reginald Adams and his creative team to design a series of sacred geometry patterns which were transformed into custom ceramic tiles which embellish two L-shaped concrete benches in the SIS courtyard.	Title: “Blossoms of Kashmere Gardens” Location: 4802 Lockwood, Houston TX Medium: Ceramic tile mosaics Dimension: Vary Client: City of Houston Date: April 2009 Description: In partnership with Citizen Schools, an after-school apprenticeship program, and through a commission from the Houston Arts Alliance, artist Reginald Adams led a team of 15 students in the design and production of 30 mosaic murals that will be incorporated into the neighborhood multi-service center.	Title: “Mickey Leland Memorial Park” Location: Cavalcade, Houston, TX 77026 Medium: Vary Dimension: 1 acre Client: Harris County Commissioner Precint 1 Date: November 2000 Description: The Leland Memorial Park is a moving collection of art, green space and history consisting of an obelisk, sculptures, story walls and an exedra that blend to commemorate the benevolent, humane, community service spirit of one of the all-time favorite sons of the people of Houston.

Unity Tunnel

Sankofa Mosaic Mural at IAH Airport: Terminal D, Gate 3, in Houston, TX

Title: Absolute Equality: Common Bonds Location: Plano, TX Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 8'H x 12'W Client: Capital One Bank Date: 2024 Description: The painted mural reflects the diversity, inclusion and common bonds between humanity.

Title: Face to Face Location: Almeda Elementary School, Houston, Texas Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 44'H x 125'W Client: SPARK Park Program. Date: 2024 Description: The glass tile mosaic portraits depict students from the campus and community.

Title: Tinsely SPARK Park Mural Location: Tinsely Elementary School, Houston, Texas Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 8'H x 40'W Client: SPARK Park Program Date: 2024 Description: The mural celebrates the school mascot, the tortoise, and depicts children riding the back of the massive turtles.

Title: Absolute Equality: Breaking Boundaries Location: NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 8'H x 40'W Client: NASA Date: 2024 Description: The mural depicts children peering into the future as we prepare to make a colony on MARS.

Graphic mural for the Rockets/PNC Club at the Toyota Center, Houston, TX

Painted mural for the PNC Club at the Toyota Center, Houston, TX

Painted mural for the Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University, Houston,TX

Painted mural for the Foot Locker Bellaire Store at Sharpstown Mall, Houston, TX

Title: Absolute Equality Location: 2211 Strand, Galveston, Texas Medium: Acrylic paint Dimensions: 44'H x 125'W Client: Juneteenth Legacy Project Date: 2021 Description: The landmark mural pays homage to the history and heritage of the Juneteenth holiday.

Title: I Can't Breathe Location: 3711 Travis, Houston, TX Medium: Painted Mural Dimensions: 8'H x 40'W Date: 2020 Description: The mural pays homage to George Floyd and others who have lost their lives innocently at the hands of law enforcement.

Title: “Connected” Location: 10611 Westheimer Rd. Houston TX Medium: Aerosol paint Client: Westchase Management District Dimension: 20’H x 45’L Date: 2017 Description: Using sacred geometry we created an imaged that reflects the interconnections of all people.