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 Solo Tour “Color x Color” Coming to Geneva & Paris

Next Door Gallery
16 rue de l’Arquebuse
Geneva, Switzerland

Opening Night Reception: June 17, 2021, 6pm
Exposition from June 17 to June 26, 2021

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l’Oeil Ouvert
1 rue Lucien Sampaix
75010 Paris 

Opening Night Reception: June 24, 2021, 6:30 pm
Exposition from June 24 to July 15, 2021

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l’Oeil Ouvert Gallery of Paris and Next Door Gallery of Geneva are pleased to present Chuck Sperry’s next world tour “Color x Color” — a traveling solo exhibition by San Francisco-based screen print master. 

For his upcoming solo exhibitions in Paris and Geneva, Chuck will be showing his latest editions on paper, latest editions on oak panel, and he will be presenting his new book “Color x Color: The Sperry Poster Archive 1980-2020”.

Also available: a limited release of archive oak panels, rare test prints and surprises.

American artist Chuck Sperry is known for his ethereal and psychedelically saturated screen prints that draw crowds of dedicated fans around the world. He draws inspiration from graffiti, pop art, Symbolism, Art Nouveau and ukiyo-e.

Moving past his early work devoted to subverting the memes of advertising, trash-culture, and comics — he currently imagines a verdant garden of new work tended by his signature shimmering muses, calling this work a “utopian provocation.”

Chuck Sperry remained committed to cultural activity during the global pandemic — prolifically making prints in quarantine in San Francisco, California and visiting France and Switzerland to support his international gallery partners in October 2020. Touring his art under strict curfews and with safe covid protocols, he made gallery shows in person despite the conditions while honoring various restrictions and quarantines. Sperry is returning this June 2021 as the pandemic restrictions lift — bringing his new work and an eye toward the future. 

“It’s my hope this spring of 2021 that civilization unfolds again like a flower from its winter slumber. Let’s shake off our isolation, find solace in nature and again in our friends, art and music. Let’s heal our broken spirits through carefully tending our future like a garden towards justice.” – Chuck Sperry

Primavera (Pampinea), 2021
20 x 28
Wood Panel Edition of 30
8 colors on oak panel
Signed and Numbered

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Grateful Mahalo

Grateful Mahalo, Bill Kreutzmann’s 75th Birthday Pa’ina
Hosted by Billy & The Kids
with Billy Strings
20 x 35
7 colors on cream paper

This last month of releases has been an exciting one. I love sharing my new art prints and new concert posters as society is beginning to open again and live music returns. Thank you for your support of my art. I appreciate it!

I’ve never been one to brag about my efforts to fight bots and flippers. It’s my belief that this hobby should be fun. I’ve battled the bots for some time. There has been a rising tide of bot buyers and flippers, and I am doing my best to discourage this activity. Over the years, I’ve repeatedly worked with website engineers to block robot IPs. I’ve returned countless orders from suspicious purchases and insta-flippers. But the flippers and bots are cunning and hide behind new names, changing IP addresses, and use ever-advancing software.

Take note that on release of a new print, there are literally thousands of people going for the same prints at the same time. Not everyone can score. They go very fast.

I am pleased with the lottery release of my Grateful Mahalo print. I hope you are pleased as well. The lottery, conducted by my partners at Spoke Art Gallery, helped to make the prints accessible to real fans. 

(In fact, this is the first I’ve shared the Grateful Mahalo print or spoken of it on social media or on my website since it was first released by Fans Live, and Bill Kreutzmann. I didn’t want to unintentionally alert the bot buyers.) 

All winners have been notified. My apologies to those who did not win (if you did not receive a win notification by now – you’re hereby notified that you were not randomly chosen). 

Congratulations to the winners! And again thank you for your support!

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Gov’t Mule Poster by Chuck Sperry

Gov’t Mule
Westville Music Bowl, 2021
17″ x 35″
Regular Edition of 400
5 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Gov’t Mule
Westville Music Bowl, 2021
17″ x 35″
Silver Edition of 25
5 colors on silver metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Gov’t Mule
Westville Music Bowl, 2021
17″ x 35″
Sparkle Foil Edition of 25
5 colors on sparkle foil
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Gov’t Mule
Westville Music Bowl, 2021
17″ x 35″
Lava Foil Edition of 25
5 colors on lava foil
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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My newest poster for Gov’t Mule’s 3-night run at Westville Music Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut.

Gov’t Mule will release 300 posters through their official merchandise at the concerts, divided between the 3 shows.

I will make a very limited online release of this poster and its variants on Monday, May 3, 2021 between 9:00 am and 10:00 am PST.

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Albert Hofmann, Bicycle Day 2021

Albert Hofmann, Bicycle Day 2021
21 x 30.5
Edition of 300
5 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Albert Hofmann, Bicycle Day 2021
21 x 30.5
Silver Edition of 20
5 colors on silver metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Albert Hofmann, Bicycle Day 2021
21 x 30.5
Gold Edition of 10
5 colors on gold metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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In celebration of Bicycle Day 2021 here is my screen print portrait of Albert Hofmann the father of psychedelic medicine. On April 19, 1943 the Swiss chemist and creator of lysergic acid diethylamide, dropped his novel invention LSD and went on a bike trip, and became the first person to trip on acid.

I will be making a very limited online release of this poster and its variants on Monday, April 19, 2021 at 10-11 am PST.

Limited to one (1) per household. Subsequent orders will be cancelled. 

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Shakedown Gallery invited me aboard their psychelicious celebration of the 78th Anniversary of Bicycle Day inspiring my art print (above).

Shakedown will be making an online release of a blotter art version of my portrait of Albert Hofmann (an hour earlier) at 9 am PST on April 19, 2021. 

LINK HERE

So don’t miss the opportunity to get both blotter and art print!

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Chuck Sperry’s books are available HERE

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Primavera (Pampinea), New Art Print by Chuck Sperry

Primavera (Pampinea), 2021
21 x 30
Edition of 300
7 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Primavera (Pampinea), 2021
21 x 30
Silver Edition of 20
7 colors on silver metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Primavera (Pampinea), 2021
21 x 30
Gold Edition of 20
7 colors on gold metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Primavera (Pampinea), 2021
21 x 30
Satin Black Edition of 20
7 colors on satin black paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Primavera (Pampinea), 2021
21 x 30
Sparkle Foil Edition of 20
7 colors on sparkle holographic foil
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Primavera (Pampinea), 2021
21 x 30
Lava Foil Edition of 20
7 colors on lava holographic foil
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Pampinea, the queen of the quarantine from Boccaccio’s Decameron with her crown of laurel and halo of care, intelligence and reason, greets the spring.

It’s my hope this spring of 2021 that civilization unfolds again like a flower from its winter slumber. Let’s shake off our isolation, find solace in nature and again in our friends, art and music. Let’s heal our broken spirits through carefully tending our future like a garden towards justice.

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I will be making a limited online release of my art print and its variants, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at a random time. 

Limited to one (1) per household. Subsequent orders will be cancelled. 

“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 meditations 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 don’t want to fragment my work . . .  not just yet . . . or abstract or dissolve; 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.” – Juxtapoz Magazine, March 29, 2018

Chuck Sperry’s books are available HERE

I want to welcome a lot of newcomers to my site! I’ll quickly explain how my releases on my website are conducted. The Primavera (Pampinea) art print will be available, right here, in this post on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at a random time. A paypal “Buy Now” button will appear under the poster (above) at a random time, and I will announce the price of the poster and reveal variants and their prices at the same time. Good luck to everyone, and as always, I am very appreciative of your support!

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