Chuck Sperry

Chuck Sperry

Chuck Sperry lives in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, where he’s made his particular style of rock poster designs for over 20 years. He operates Hangar 18, a silkscreen print studio, located in Oakland.

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Legends Gather at TRPS Festival of Posters 2025

Join us October 18, 2025 for The Rock Poster Society, Festival of Posters in San Francisco’s beautiful Golden Gate Park.

I will not be able to attend TRPS Festival of Rock Posters on Saturday, October 18, 2025, but my well-seasoned “dream team” of Jon, Ron and Rob will represent and smoothly operate my booth – with all my newest rock posters, art prints, test prints, rarities and surprises! So you will be able to acquire my work for sure!

I’ll have a very limited offering of my most very recent posters: Widespread Panic “Juno” •  Dave Matthews, “Courage” • Alabama Shakes at the Hollywood Bowl • art print “Danaide” •  and other rarities and classics. Also, I’ll have a nice selection of blotter art, and a new surprise release!

Of course, I’ll have available copies of my 750+ page rock poster compendium: “Color x Color, The Sperry Poster Archive 1980-2020”.

San Francisco’s annual Fall Clas­sic, the The Rock Poster Society’s Fes­ti­val of Rock Posters is set to go for Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 18th, 2025 at the San Fran­cisco County Fair Build­ing (aka Hall of Flow­ers) in beau­ti­ful Golden Gate Park.

Fea­tur­ing legendary rock poster artists and deal­ers from around the coun­try, this is the biggest rock poster event of its kind any­where. Those of you who have attended this show in the past know that this is the one not to miss. We bring in the best of the best, and you’ll find every­thing from vin­tage psy­che­delic trea­sures to the best of the mod­ern silkscreen move­ment. This year’s ver­sion promises to offer another stel­lar lineup.

The loca­tion is at the cor­ner of Ninth and Lin­coln on the South edge of the Park, not far from the Haight, the DeY­oung Museum, and the Acad­emy of Sci­ences. There are plenty of great restau­rants close by, too. Make it a week­end and bring the fam­ily to enjoy the great weather, an awe­some poster event, and every­thing else San Fran­cisco has to offer.

Festival of Rock Posters: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Hall of Flowers, Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park.

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Cooper Hewitt Opens “Art of Noise” December 12 • Sperry On View

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum • Opens Art of Noise December 12

Art of Noise • Cooper Hewitt • December 12 – July 19, 2026
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street • New York, NY 10128

Art of Noise at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a multi-sensory love song to the designers who devote their artistic vision to music. 

Music is a part of our daily lives. By contemplating how music is amplified by art — the design of album covers and concert posters — Cooper Hewitt’s upcoming exhibition Art of Noise shows us how profoundly this art has shaped our experience of the rhythms and melodies we listened to for over 100 years.

A floor-to-ceiling “temple” of music design — including many hundreds of San Francisco’s psychedelic rock posters and  — will feature rock poster artists and legendary bands of every description. Mid-century modern album covers, as well as hip-hop, punk, and rave flyers complete this expansive display of incredible color and creativity. For Cooper Hewitt’s presentation, the exhibition also includes printed and graphic materials from New York’s folk, rock, disco, salsa, punk, new wave and hip-hop scenes that have become embedded in the collective memory of countless listeners.

Art of Noise is not to be missed by any fan of art and music! This massive exhibition celebrates the icons of concert posters including Victor Moscoso, Wes Wilson, Chuck Sperry, David Singer, Lee Conklin, Bonnie MacLean, Milton Glaser and many others.

Art of Noise is organized by SFMOMA and curated by Joseph Becker, associate curator of architecture and design, with Divya Saraf, former curatorial assistant in architecture and design. The New York presentation of “Art of Noise” is curated by Becker with assistance from Cynthia Trope, associate curator of product design and decorative arts, Cooper Hewitt.

The exhibition opens Friday, December 12 at the museum. You can learn more about this amazing exhibition by following the link below.

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Widespread Panic Richmond “Juno” Poster Wins Award

My Widespread Panic “Juno” Poster has been voted Poster of the Week by Expressobeans members. Thanks to all my supporters, I super appreciate it! Many thanks to Expressobeans.com.

Commissioned by Widespread Panic for two legendary nights at the Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront, Richmond, Virginia, my poster was revealed on the first night as a secret surprise, and sold out by the time the shows ended.

“Juno, Queen of the Gods, graces my Widespread Panic poster for Richmond, Virginia. Mother Goddess, central to the earliest rites that dressed our beliefs in human form. Dancing and losing oneself in music connects us to one of the earliest forms of ritual practice.” — Chuck Sperry

We are the good people
The ones they told you about
One kiss of mother nature
Her spirit waits in light

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Chuck Sperry’s “Juno” Widespread Panic Poster Release

Widespread Panic, Richmond VA
20 x 33.5
Artist Edition of 250
7 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Widespread Panic, Richmond VA
20 x 33.5
Silver Edition of 30
7 colors on silver metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

Widespread Panic, Richmond VA
20 x 33.5
Gold Edition of 30
7 colors on gold metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

Widespread Panic, Richmond VA
20 x 33.5
Satin Black Edition of 25
7 colors on satin black paper
Signed and Numbered

Widespread Panic, Richmond VA
20 x 33.5
Sparkle Foil Edition of 50
7 colors on sparkle foil
Signed and Numbered

Widespread Panic, Richmond VA
20 x 33.5
Lava Foil Edition of 50
7 colors on lava foil
Signed and Numbered

Chuck Sperry’s newest rock poster for Widespread Panic will be available online via EQL launch, Monday through Tuesday, September 15-16, 2025. 

Available starting Monday, September 15:

The online launch of my newest Widespread Panic poster and its variants will open: Monday, September 15, 2025 at 7 am PST. The launch closes on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 7 pm PST. The launch will be open for 36 hours.

6 Live Launches – One for each edition: Regular, Silver, Gold, Satin Black, Lava and Sparkle.
One entry per launch – Multiple entries per launch will be penalized.
One print per household – You may only win 1 print across all launches.

Visit the launch page for the release (countdown and launch + you can set a launch reminder):

JOIN EQL RELEASE

“Juno, Queen of the Gods, graces my Widespread Panic poster for Richmond, Virginia. Mother Goddess, central to the earliest rites that dressed our beliefs in human form. Dancing and losing oneself in music connects us to one of the earliest forms of ritual practice.” — Chuck Sperry

We are the good people
The ones they told you about
One kiss of mother nature
Her spirit waits in light

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Chuck Sperry’s Dave Matthews Band Poster Release

Dave Matthews Band, Shoreline Amphitheatre 2025  
21 x 33.5
Artist Edition of 350
5 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Dave Matthews Band, Shoreline Amphitheatre 2025
21 x 33.5
Lava Foil Artist Edition of 100
5 colors on lava foil
Signed and Numbered

Dave Matthews Band, Shoreline Amphitheatre 2025
21 x 33.5
Sparkle Foil Artist Edition of 30
5 colors on sparkle foil
Signed and Numbered

Wishing everyone a great Labor Day weekend, especially everyone at the Gorge! Take in some sweet music, enjoy your beautiful natural surroundings, and fill your heart with courage.

Available starting Monday, September 1:

The online launch of my newest Dave Matthews Band poster and its variants will open: Monday, September 1, 2025 at 7 am PST. The launch closes on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 7 pm PST. The launch will be open for 36 hours.

3 Live Launches – One for each edition: Regular, Lava and Sparkle.
One entry per launch – Multiple entries per launch will be penalized.
One print per household – You may only win 1 print across all launches.

Visit the launch page for the release (countdown and launch + you can set a launch reminder):

JOIN EQL RELEASE

“My new poster muse for Dave Matthews Band is named “Courage”. I want my work to provoke meditation and emotional responses to its bold colors, balance and symmetry — to give courage, light and beauty to all of us trapped in an ugly historical moment. I think of my work from the last few years as defiant in these dark times. I like to think I give people courage through it. It gives me courage to work on it.” – Chuck Sperry

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Sperry Books: “Color x Color” • “Helikon” • “Chthoneon” • “Idyllion”

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