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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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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Chuck Sperry’s Alabama Shakes Poster Release

Alabama Shakes, Hollywood Bowl 2025
21 x 33
Regular Edition of 775
7 colors on cream paper
Signed and numbered

Alabama Shakes, Hollywood Bowl 2025
21 x 33
Lava Foil Edition of 200
7 colors on lava foil
Signed and numbered

Available Now! The online launch of my Alabama Shakes poster and its lava foil variant through EQL is open now: Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 9 am PST. The launch closes on Friday, August 15, 2024 at 6 pm PST. The launch will be open for 33 hours.

2 Live Launches – One for each edition: Regular and Lava.
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):

JOIN EQL RELEASE

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“Bay Area Then” at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Chuck Sperry’s art is represented through zines, photos, and photocopies showing at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from August 1 through January 25, 2026.

The exhibition features Margaret Kilgallen, Barry McGee, Rigo 23, Ruby Neri, Manuel Ocampo, Nao Bustamante, Carolyn Castaño, Bill Daniel, Alicia McCarthy, Sergio De La Torre and Chris Treggiari, Beatrix Fowler, Mike “Dream” Francisco, Johanna Jackson, Chris Johanson and Ajax Oakford, Arnold Kemp, Josh Lazcano, Eamon Ore-Giron, Gina Osterloh, Spie One and others.

“Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ new exhibition ‘Bay Area Then’ offers a glimpse of San Francisco in the ’90s, before tech and its hyper-driven version of capitalism overtook the city. The show opens with clusters of ephemera: photos, graffiti zines and photocopied flyers. Whether protesting art censorship or advocating for squatting in abandoned properties, the flyers point to a hopeful radicalism that thrived in an age before ubiquitous AI and mass surveillance. These informal pieces lend ‘Bay Area Then’ a grassroots feel that’s rare for a white-walled, capital-A art institution.” — KQED Arts

‘Bay Area Then’ is on view through Jan. 25, 2026, at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (701 Mission St., San Francisco). Curated by Eungie Joo.

“First Strike” screen printed poster for my print studio’s first gallery show hosted by Txutxo Perez, Lawrence El Colacion & Michael Roman at Mission Badlands in May 1998. [a xerox version is showing at YBCA. Photo above: Filth magazine in vitrine, some photos of shows I curated.]

Archives

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

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