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Sperry In Serigraph Invitational Expo at Spoke Art, SF

Spoke SF is pleased to present SERIGRAPH INVITATIONAL, a dynamic group exhibition celebrating screen printing and analog print making as both a medium and a process. This comprehensive survey includes artists from a wide variety of genres including:

Florian Bertmer, Bungaloo, Burlesque Design, Sam Wolfe Connelly, Rhys Cooper, Craig Drake, Matt Dye, Jeremy Fish, Jayde Fish, Icy & Sot, Nikita Kaun, Landland, Aj Masthay, David Moscati, Prefab77, Jermaine Rogers, Justin Santora, Snik, Chuck Sperry, Marq Spusta, Matt Taylor, Jeff Wood and Zoltron

RSVP for opening night via the event page here.

All prints will be available first to attendees at the opening reception on a first come, first served basis and later online. Pre-sales will not be available for this exhibition.

I will be presenting a very limited oak panel edition of “Demeter” at Spoke Art for this show.
Spoke Art will have an allocation of Sperry’s edition on oak panel on opening night only. 

RSVP here.

Demeter, 2017
20 x 30
Edition of 30
7 colors on Oak Panel
Signed and Numbered

Read more about Chuck Sperry & his newest art book here

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Juxtapoz: Spoke Art’s Latest Group Show Focuses on the Aesthetic and Medium of Print Making

From Juxtapoz: Spoke Art’s Latest Group Show Focuses on the Aesthetic and Medium of Print Making by Staff on November 20, 2017.

Spoke Art‘s latest show is titled SERIGRAPH, a dynamic group exhibition celebrating screenprinting and analog printmaking as both a medium and a process. This comprehensive survey includes artists from a wide variety of genres, backgrounds and styles.

Juxtapoz: Spoke Art's Latest Group Show Focuses on the Aesthetic and Medium of Print Making by Staff on November 20, 2017

Each artist brings their unique experience in screen printing from their broad ranging experience in the worlds of gig/rock posters, movie and film work, street art, fashion and beyond. Working with single and multicolor screen prints, each artist has created a new limited edition pushing and melding the boundary of the analog print process. Typically working with art directors and clients for commercial and licensed projects, SERIGRAPH allows this curated artist list a creative freedom not commonly found in their day to day work. This allows for an exploration of artistic practice in a completely restriction-free space has resulted in stunning array of works within the medium.

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Jerry Garcia “Built To Last” Limited Edition Print by Chuck Sperry

Jerry Garcia Winter by Chuck Sperry

Jerry Garcia (Winter), 2017
21 x 32
Edition of 500
9 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

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Introducing “Built To Last”, the fourth and final print in our portrait series with acclaimed artist Chuck Sperry. A limited edition run of 500 prints will be released at GarciaFamilyProvisions.com between 2pm EST and 5pm EST on Tuesday, November 21st. As with prior releases, prints will be restricted to 1 print per fan/household. Subscribe to the Jerry Garcia Newsletter at JerryGarcia.com to be among the first to receive notice when the prints are released.

The Fourth and final in a series of four screen-prints from renowned artist Chuck Sperry celebrating Jerry’s life and legacy. Each print is signed & numbered by the artist in an edition of 500.

“My fourth and final print in my portrait series, “Jerry Garcia (Winter)”, seeks to capture the wisdom and compassion of the Grateful Dead’s lead guitarist. Jerry anchored the concert hall with his good nature, while a wild, free improvisation swirled through him and around him. I wove a psychedelic paisley pattern throughout the design – and running through the iconic black t-shirt area as a matte and glaze black effect – rendered in nine colors, including bright hues, hand-blended metallics and translucent glazes. My aim is to portray the evolved Jerry, the enlightened artist who radiated peace, wisdom and compassion, and made music that was “Built to Last” – Chuck Sperry

I will be making a very limited release of my fourth and final Jerry Garcia portrait, a very special book signing of “Helikon”, and multiple print and wood panel releases – Thursday, December 7, 2017 at 2 pm – through Spoke Art Gallery at Context Art Fair during Art Basel Miami.

As an added bonus, the Dead & Co will be performing in the Miami area the next night (Friday), so twice as many reasons to come join us in Miami for a fun art-filled weekend!

Read More: Sperry’s beautiful new art book, “Helikon, The Muses of Chuck Sperry” (2017)

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The Pioneer: Protest Posters From 1960s to Present Exhibited at SFMOMA by Shoib Ahmadzai

Protest posters from 1960s to present exhibited at SFMOMA
Political posters at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

From The Pioneer: Protest Posters From 1960s to Present Exhibited at SFMOMA by Shoib Ahmadzai

Social justice political posters from the 1960s to present day, including those relating to the Black Panthers and Black Lives Matter, are on display at The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA).

“I really like the juxtaposition of the old and the new posters,” stated Yagna Madala, a Los Angeles resident and modern art fan who visited San Francisco for a vacation.

The exhibit comes at a time of growing political tension in the country which has promoted a deep divide between both political parties on issues such as the rescindment of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), social activist movements such as Black Lives Matter and increased hostilities with North Korea.

Various anti-war, Black Panthers rally, anti-Nazi and pro-free speech posters decorate the glass protected wall in this exhibit, titled “Get with the Action.” It started on Sept. 16 and is scheduled to continue until spring 2018.

The exhibit, located in a small room on the third floor, stands out from the regular photography art displays. According to Ian Wagner, a museum visitor experience assistant at the MOMA, it is one of the most popular exhibits on the floor.

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This is OUR CITY and we can SHUT IT DOWN, Chuck Sperry, 2011.

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The Rock Poster Society, Festival of Rock Posters

TRPS, Festival of Rock Posters, 2017
20 x 35
Edition of 200
7 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered
Sold Out – Thank You!
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This poster will be available at TRPS, Festival of Rock Posters, on Saturday, October 28, 2017.
I will make a very limited online release on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at a random time.

I will have many surprises, rarities, variants, unreleased variants, one-of-a-kind test prints, and black & white tests to offer exclusively at TRPS on Saturday, October 28, 2017!

San Francisco’s annual Fall Clas­sic, the TRPS Fes­ti­val of Rock Posters is set to go for Sat­ur­day Octo­ber 28th, 2017 at the San Fran­cisco County Fair Build­ing (aka Hall of Flow­ers) in beau­ti­ful Golden Gate Park.

Fea­tur­ing 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. 28 at the Hall of Flowers, Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park.

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