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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Sperry’s Nick Cave Poster Release x Spoke Art at SDCC

Nick Cave (solo), accompanied by Colin Greenwood (Radiohead), 
25 June 2025, Festival Soeurs Jumelles, Rochefort, France
Artist Edition of 100
23.25” x 28.75” (58 cm x 73.5 cm)
5 color screen print on Fedrigoni paper
Signed and numbered

Chuck Sperry is excited to be joining Spoke Art for a return to one of the biggest pop art events of the year, the one and only San Diego Comic-Con! Spoke Art will be releasing Sperry’s new Nick Cave, Artist Edition poster [Sperry will not be attending]. 

Location: San Diego Convention Center
Dates: July 24 – 27, 2025
Booth: 4900

Online Release: Thursday, July 31st 2025 at 10am Pacific Time on SPOKE ART’S WEBSITE.

On this historic solo tour, rock icon Nick Cave transformed his pain into emotional power. With Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) at his side, Cave delivered an intense concert, carried by his dark voice, masterful writing and musicianship.

Chuck Sperry’s poster was officially available at the Nick Cave concert in Rochefort, France at the Festival Soeurs Jumelles, a festival where image meets music. Sperry was honored to be commissioned by festival co-founder and famed French actress Julie Gayet who emphasizes the festival’s commitment to gender equality and eco-responsibility. Ms. Gayet is also known for being the wife of former President of France, François Hollande. 

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Sperry Solo “Universal” Coming to Paris

Universal, The Art of Chuck Sperry
14 Juin – 14 Juillet • Vernissage: 14 Juin

14 June 2025 to 14 July 2025
Opening: Saturday, June 14, 2025

L’Oeil Ouvert Gallery
1 rue Lucien Sampaix
75010 Paris (metro: République)

PARIS, FRANCE: Chuck Sperry’s solo exhibition “Universal” opens Saturday, June 14 and will be on view through July 14, 2025 at L’Oeil Ouvert Gallery, Paris where Sperry will be showing new works, archive rarities, test prints and a spectacular array of new and archive limited, screen printed, wood panels. Chuck Sperry will be attending; we hope to see you there!

“The artworks featured in the “Universal” exhibition reach for a personal politics, a deeper connection to change and evolution, by connecting with the archetypes at the foundation of our humanist experiment in democracy. I have always maintained that beauty strengthens my message. My current work has much more to do with symmetry and proportion, color and balance. It’s a utopian provocation; while the present era couldn’t be more off balance, more dystopian. I want my work to provoke meditation and emotional responses to its clear 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

Informed by art historical figures such as Gustave Moreau and William Morris, combined with poetry and Greek Mythology, Chuck Sperry has cultivated a distinct style brimming with exuberance and energy. Refining his vision through his masterful printing expertise, Sperry creates ethereal and psychedelically saturated screen prints that draw crowds of dedicated fans around the world.

Creating work for musicians such as Pearl Jam, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, Patti Smith and The Black Keys in addition to his fine art screen prints on wood panel and paper, Chuck Sperry has also used his artwork for social activism and change. The artist describes his political participation – “Freedom of Speech is our most powerful weapon, and it’s a driving force in my art.”

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Sperry in Popland 2025 at KochxBos Gallery, Amsterdam

POPLAND 2025 • GRAND OPENING
Saturday, June 7, 2025 • 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
The Popland exhibition will remain on view until July 5, 2025.

KOCHXBOS GALLERY AMSTERDAM
1e Anjeliersdwarsstraat 36, 1015 NR Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Chuck Sperry will be appearing in Amsterdam on Saturday, June 7 for the opening of Popland 2025, a spectacular group show curated by Ciou at KochxBos Gallery. We hope to see you there! 

Popland is a remarkable group exhibition featuring new, emerging, and established talent from around the world, curated by artist Ciou. Says Ciou: “I am also one of the artists, and as a curator, I find it fascinating to see how the same influences manifest in different cultures. For example, we can observe that artists within Pop Surrealism are inspired by anime, pop culture, and folk art. It is interesting to see how artists from Asia interpret American influences, and how artists from Europe approach art from Japan. It is a continuous cycle of inspiration, a perfect circle.”

Alexandra Lukaschewitz • Aya Kakeda • Caia Coopman • Chris Buzelli • Chuck Sperry • Ciou • Creature Creature • Hazel Ang • Malojo • Mina Wada • Nicomi Nix Turner • Oki Chu • Peter Ter Mors • Robert Steven Connett • Roberto Rodriguez Redondo • Sean Mahan • Sonya Fu • WC Johnny • Yu Maeda

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Chuck Sperry’s Alice Donut Poster

Alice Donut, Brooklyn 2025
Edition of 300
20 x 34.25
6 color on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

In celebration of Alice Donut’s first NYC gig in 15 years! This poster is officially available at the shows in Brooklyn. 

I will make a limited online release of my Alice Donut Poster and its variants via EQL launch opening on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 9 am PST. The launch closes on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 6 pm PST. The ballot will be open for 33 hours. 

As long as you enter during this timeframe, time of entry does not impact your chances of purchase. There will be three live launches: 1 launch for each edition. You are free to register once for each launch. Multiple entries per launch will be penalized. You may only win 1 poster from each of the live launches within this 33 hour period. One per household.

Visit the launch page for the release (countdown and launch)

“Forged in the back alleys and neon-lit dive bars of New York City in the late 1980s, Alice Donut arrived on the scene with a presence that defied categorization … The band quickly established themselves as architects of an off-kilter sound; one that fused the raw aggression of punk with alternative rock, unexpected pop twist, and a healthy dose of experimental chaos a la Frank Zappa … They were central figures in New York’s underground scene and their fearless experimentation and shifting lineups challenged the norms of what a rock band could be and should be … In a city known for its ceaseless reinvention, Alice Donut remains a vivid reminder of a time when music was as unpredictable as the urban jungle it sprang from. Their legacy lives on in every band that dares to blur the lines between chaos and craft — a true blazing tribute to New York’s untamed creative spirit.” – Sydney Taylor, Loudwire

Alice Donut, Brooklyn 2025
Sparkle Foil Edition of 25
20 x 34.25
6 color on sparkle foil
Signed and Numbered

Alice Donut, Brooklyn 2025
Lava Foil Edition of 25
20 x 34.25
6 color on lava foil
Signed and Numbered

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Chuck Sperry’s “The Mystic” & “Iphigenia” Blotters • 
Online Release with EQL

“The Mystic” • Edition of 300 • 6.25 x 9 • Shakedown Gallery • (without border)

Perforated into 900 quarter-inch squares • Signed and Numbered

In celebration of Bicycle Day 2025, my two newest blotters “The Mystic” and “Iphigenia” will be made available to my friends and supporters through EQL!

I will make a limited online launch of “The Mystic” and “Iphigenia” through EQL launch opening on Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 9 am PST. The launch closes on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 9 pm PST. The ballot will be open for 36 hours. As long as you enter during this timeframe, time of entry does not impact your chances of purchase.

There will be two live launches: 1 launch for each blotter edition (“The Mystic” and “Iphigenia”).

You are free to register once for each launch. Multiple entries per launch will be penalized.

You may only win 1 blotter from each of the live launches within this 36 hour period. One per household. I will not match numbers.

Visit the launch page for the release (countdown and launch)

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“Iphigenia” • Edition of 300 • 9 x 11.25 • BC Blotter Co • (with border)

Vegetable based inks • 80# unbleached cotton paper • Signed and Numbered

 

BICYCLE DAY CELEBRATIONS:

LIVE RELEASE: Join Shakedown Gallery on Shakedown Street behind The Tuscany in Las Vegas during the Dead and Company Sphere run on Bicycle Day weekend, April 17-19th – where “The Mystic” will be available.

LIVE RELEASE: Join BC Blotter Co. and celebrate Bicycle Day Saturday, 4/19 and 4/20 at Psychedelic SF Gallery at 1399 Haight Street, San Francisco – where “Iphigenia” will be available.

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

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