New ‘Lady of the Lake’ mural unveiled on Rutland building
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Madison Reeve - Jun 13, 2026 / 4:00 am | Story: 619438
Madison Reeve
A new large-scale mural in Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood is turning heads while celebrating local community, public art and women’s empowerment.
The mural, titled Lady of the Lake, was created by local artists Jordan Doody, her husband David Doody and their son Rain Doody. The artwork now spans the north wall of the newly completed Central building on Rutland Road.
''This mural is called Lady of the Lake,” said Jordan Doody. “It was inspired by our trip to Paris.”
Doody said she and her husband drew inspiration from the city’s Art Nouveau style while designing the piece.
The mural also recognizes the Lady of the Lake society in Kelowna.
“The piece is reflecting on the Lady of the Lake society here in Kelowna as well,” Doody said. “And I also want to touch on that to empower women through community and leadership programs. That's really important for my practice and I wanted to highlight that today.”
Doody says her favourite part about the piece is all the colours used.
“We wanted to have a lot of really vibrant colours,” said Doody. “It almost looks like it's illuminated from the back.”
The project marks the 25th mural completed as part of Rutland’s Uptown Mural Program, a milestone the Doody family is proud to be part of.
“My partner David and I have been producing murals in Rutland since 2019,” said Doody. “We've produced now 25, this is the 25th mural up in Rutland that David and I have been part of.”
For the Kelowna-born artist, the project holds special meaning.
“You know, it really means everything to me,” she said. “It's such a dream come true. It's such a beautiful place to live. It's so inspiring to live in Kelowna and to be an artist that's working and being supported by the community here means everything to me.”
David Doody said the mural was more than two years in the making and took just under five weeks to complete.
The artists worked from an articulated boom lift roughly 85 feet in the air.
“It doesn't look as big when you're on the ground, but when you're up on the wall, it's like, I'm just a fly,” Rain Doody said. “I'm just a fly on this massive wall.”
The mural is part of the new Central development, a 114-unit purpose-built rental building with ground-floor commercial space. Kent Harris of Arlington Street Group said public art was always part of the vision.
“We had always envisioned this area as an area that was in a transformation,” Harris said. “We wanted to bring something beautiful to the area.”
Indy Dhial, director of the Uptown Rutland Business Association, said the mural is an important addition to the neighbourhood.
“Oh, it's such an important part of our community,” Dhial said. “We have 25 murals across the community, and it's all about making it beautiful, making our community attractive, and making the residents have a beautiful spot to drive by and see.”
Source: Castanet; Madison Reeve
