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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Chuck Sperry’s 311 Poster Wins Award

My 311 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.

I was commissioned by 311 to create a poster commemorating their show at the Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving, Texas.

My poster shows Kallirhoe nymph of the spring, in ancient Athens, that flows from a shady bank into the Ilissos River.  The lush shores of the Ilissos near Kallirhoe were peaceful, idyllic, even Socrates preferred this very spot to teach.

Kallirhoe means “beautiful flow” – and I think that describes the perfect night out to see your favorite band.

Kallirhoe, a maiden of wondrous beauty … 
for her beauty was not merely human but divine
—not that of Nereid or mountain nymph, 
but of Aphrodite herself.
—Chariton

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Chuck Sperry’s Black Keys London Posters

The Black Keys, London, August 31, 2026
20” x 37”
Artist Edition of 75
5 colors on Fedrigoni paper
Signed and numbered

The Black Keys, London, September 1, 2026
20” x 37”
Artist Edition of 75
5 colors on Fedrigoni paper
Signed and numbered

The Black Keys, London, September 2, 2026
20” x 37”
Artist Edition of 50
5 colors on Fedrigoni paper
Signed and numbered

I am thrilled to offer you my three new posters for The Black Keys’ London trifecta: playing three major venues in London, in three exciting nights!

  1. Eventim Apollo • Aug 31
  2. O2 Academy Brixton • Sept 1
  3. British Airways ARC Olympia • Sept 2

The Black Keys are touring Europe with their brand new album “Peaches!”: a raw, instinctual companion piece to their 2021 covers album “Delta Kream”. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney approached the project using gut instinct, drawing inspiration from crate-digging and their regular “Record Hang” dance parties, to produce a brilliant, gritty return to their musical roots.

I will make a limited online launch of my artist editions of The Black Keys London posters through EQL opening on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 9 am PST. The launch closes on Friday, September 4, 2026 at 9 pm PST.

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I named the piece: Areté
“We are what we repeatedly do. 
Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” 
—Will Durant summarizing Aristotle

– or – 

“Move your booty and your mind will follow”
—Funkadelic

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Chuck Sperry’s 311 Irving, Texas Poster Release

311, Irving Texas
21 x 34.5
Artist Edition of 100
7 colors on cream paper
Signed and numbered

311, Irving Texas
21 x 34.5
Gold Artist Edition of 30
7 colors on gold paper
Signed and numbered

311, Irving Texas
21 x 34.5
Lava Foil Artist Edition of 20
7 colors on lava foil
Signed and numbered

This poster was officially available at the 311 show 8/25/26 in Irving, Texas. I will make a limited online launch of my artist editions of 311 Irving, Texas 2026 poster through EQL opening on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 9 am PST. The launch closes on Friday, August 28, 2026 at 9 pm PST.

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Kallirhoe, a maiden of wondrous beauty … 
for her beauty was not merely human but divine
—not that of Nereid or mountain nymph, 
but of Aphrodite herself.
—Chariton

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Chuck Sperry’s Danaïde Blotter EQL Release

“Danaïde” Blotter 2026 • 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 2026, I released my newest blotter “Danaïde” through Shakedown Gallery – now I’m making it available to my friends and supporters through EQL!

I will make a limited online launch of “Danaïde” through EQL opening on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 9 am PST. The launch closes on Friday, May 29, 2026 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.

You are free to register once for the launch. Multiple entries per launch will be penalized. You may only win 1 blotter from the live launch within this 36 hour period. One per household.

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“Danaïde” wears early spring flowers and carries her terracotta amphora decorated with the winged horse Pegasus. As Pegasus stamps the earth, so bursts a spring; as Hippocrene flows on Mt Helicon, so flows inspiration from the source of the muses.

The myth of the 50 Danaïdes, condemned for all eternity to toil, to endlessly carry water to fill a leaking vessel. Sisyphus fated to bear his heavy stone uphill, only to lose his burden near the hilltop, and to begin again. 

This is our struggle for equal rights, for our democracy. To paraphrase Albert Camus: the struggle itself — to continually work to fill the leaking jar — is enough to fill her heart. One must imagine the Danaïdes happy.

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AVAILABLE NOW: Sperry’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Poster

Midsummer Night’s Dream 2026
22 x 33
Edition of 300
7 colors on cream paper
Signed and numbered

AVAILABLE NOW:  Sperry’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Poster

AVAILABLE NOW: “Midsummer Night’s Dream” original work by Chuck Sperry, created especially for Fort Wayne Ballet  — a very limited allotment from an edition of 300 posters.

This one-of-a-kind piece brings a bold, contemporary vision to Shakespeare’s enchanted world, and we’re so excited to share it with you. In tandem with this special collaboration, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art is exhibiting  “Chuck Sperry: Archetypes”, a stunning new exhibition by Sperry celebrating the Greek Muses—on view through August 9.

The poster launch opens on Friday, May 22, 2026 at 9 am PST. The launch closes on Sunday, May 24, 2026 at 9 pm PST. The poster launch will be open for 60 hours. As long as you enter during this timeframe, time of entry does not impact your chances of purchase. Multiple entries per launch will be penalized. You may only win 1 poster from the live launch within this 60 hour period. One per household.

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

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