LostCat is a street art phenomenon in Ithaca, New York

This site is a community-sourced map and gallery of LostCats. The project has been frozen in time and we are not accepting new submissions, please read below.

RIP Gavin
  • The artist behind Lost Cat has passed away. Several years later, I've frozen the site and will keep it up in his memory.
  • Thank you to everyone who has contributed their pictures and everyone who comes to enjoy the cats. I'm happy that this project was able to grow this far. I'm also thankful that I got to meet Gavin through this, and that the site made him happy.
  • I received many kind emails after Gavin's death:
  • "Could hardly believe my ears this morning when I heard... I sure remember his cats George and Abe from childhood."
  • "May his kindness and independence and tomfoolery live on in us all."
  • "Love you, safe travels..."

- the LostCat team