Artist behind mysterious Shrewsbury town centre mural identified by seven-year-old fan

Some think this is the work of Banksy, whose art is currently on display at the Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery as part of the special exhibition for the 2023 Shrewsbury Arts Trail.

But seven-year-old art fan Beatrice Day and her mum Sandra Smith have said the work can actually be attributed to the allusive Birmingham-based artist Disney b.32.

Sandra said: "Last year there was a big uproar over the mural at the back of the BT building in Town Walls and everyone thought it was Banksy and it went on for ages.

"My daughter is home educated, she loves Banksy and she got quite excited, so we went down there."

However, Sandra and her daughter soon realised that the work didn't quite look like Banksy's usual style, so they instead decided to do some digging.

"We had a look on Banksy's socials and then Disney b.32's social media popped up – they are a Midlands-based street artist and then a few days later they laid claim to that piece of artwork.

"My daughter absolutely adored it and she said 'Oh wow he does a lot of child-focused ones'.

"She then wrote to him or her via Instagram and they replied saying she was an inspiration and they sent her some signed prints.

"Since then she has had an affinity with b.32."

Sandra confirmed she received a private message from Disney to tell them to visit Blacks over the weekend.

She asked her husband to take her daughter down to visit the new mural, as she was at work at the time.

"I thought it was lovely that they realised we were near the area. They seem like a very generous, kind, nice person whoever they are," Sandra added.

She went on to say that Disney b.32 deserves the same recognition as Banksy for their talent.

Disney confirmed on Instagram this morning that the new piece belongs to them.

To take a look at their work, visit instagram.com/disney.b32/.