4 women created a mural on Roosevelt Road in the South Loop celebrating women’s strength

Artists Beth Swanson, Julie Hernandez, Kristine Campbell and Fantasía Ariel collaborated to create this mural last year at 150 W. Roosevelt Rd. in the South Loop, celebrating women. (Robert Herguth / Sun-Times)

When artist Beth Swanson got the go-ahead last year to create a mural in the South Loop, she decided it would be a piece created by women for women.

She searched on Instagram and found the artists — Julie Hernandez, Kristine Campbell and Fantasía Ariel — she wanted to help bring to life her vision: a mural representing the strength of women.