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May 8, 2018 By squirt

Sperry at “Mermay” Art Show at Modern Eden Gallery

Siren by Chuck Sperry for Modern Eden Mermay
Siren, 2018
17.5 x 33
Oak Panel Edition of 30
7 colors on oak panel
Signed and Numbered

Originally produced in 2015 as a screenprint on paper for the ocean environmental activist foundation Pangea Seed, my latest print on oak panel, “Siren”, is meant as warning. My imagination has always been drawn to this mythical being – dangerous and enchanting – whose form is an enthralling warning. The Siren dances and sings like the sea itself, seducing us with her sound, movement and beauty.

Long ago, on November 5, 1965, prominent climate scientists Roger Revelle, Wallace Broecker, Charles Keeling, Harmon Craig, and J Smagorisnky met with US President Lyndon Johnson and warned him of their findings on Climate Change. By 1974, Wallace Broekner had modeled his prediction for the affects of accumulated carbon dioxide on the global surface temperature of the Earth.

His predictions remain accurate to this day.

I am alarmed by the state of our planet’s environment. I grew up with the warnings. The predicted changes are here now.

It’s clearly time to act. Please be mindful and give your care to the environment. It’s time to do what you can to become a good steward of the environment.

“Mermay” Art Show at Modern Eden Gallery 

Exhibition Dates: May 12–June 1, 2018

Opening Reception: May 12, 2018  6-9 pm

Wednesday–Saturday, 12 pm–6 pm

Modern Eden Gallery

801 Greenwich Street, San Francisco, CA 94133

(415) 956-3303

Inquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Artists: Redd Walitzki, Kai Carpenter, Kelly McKernan, Sheri DeBow, Chuck Sperry, Glenn Arthur, Stephanie Law, Megan Buccere, Mary Syring, Jackie Gallagher, Kindra Nikole, Lara Dann, Marie Larkin, Jel Ena, Sybiline, Primary Hughes, Tracy Lewis, Julie Filipenko, Marie Eve-Proteau, Vahge, Paolo Petrangeli, Richard Ahnert, Amandalynn, Aunia Kahn, David Natale, Pippa McManus, Phillip Hua, Jessica So Ren Tang, Jessica Dalva, Michael Ramstead, Kurtis Rykovich, Erich J. Moffitt, Avery Palmer, & Rich Pellegrino

Filed Under: Art Prints Tagged With: Amandalynn, Aunia Kahn, Avery Palmer, Chuck Sperry, David Natale, Erich J. Moffitt, Glenn Arthur, Jackie Gallagher, Jel Ena, Jessica Dalva, Jessica So Ren Tang, Julie Filipenko, Kai Carpenter, Kelly McKernan, Kindra Nikole, Kurtis Rykovich, Lara Dann, Marie Eve-Proteau, Marie Larkin, Mary Syring, Megan Buccere, Mermay, Michael Ramstead, Modern Eden Gallery, Paolo Petrangeli, Phillip Hua, Pippa McManus, Primary Hughes, Redd Walitzki, Rich Pellegrino, Richard Ahnert, Sheri DeBow, Stephanie Law, Sybiline, Tracy Lewis, Vahge

March 8, 2018 By squirt

Sperry Installation with Spoke Art at Art on Paper, New York

I’m incredibly excited to be showing my art with Spoke Art (booth 101) at the Art on Paper Fair debuting tonight at Pier 36 in New York City!

Art on Paper, Armory Show, Chuck Sperry

Art on Paper, Armory Show, Chuck Sperry

For the fair, I’ll be exhibiting a brand new panel and paper print (the Sphinx) along with a very limited selection of archive panels and posters.

Attendees tonight will have first chance at picking up panels, paper prints and archived works.

You can learn more about the event by visiting Spoke Art’s website or you can request a complimentary VIP pass by contacting the gallery directly at [email protected].

The fair will be open until Sunday. Please join us!

To learn more: http://thepaperfair.com/ny

Art on Paper, Armory Show, Chuck Sperry

Art on Paper, Armory Show, Chuck Sperry

Art on Paper, Armory Show, Chuck Sperry

Art on Paper, Armory Show, Chuck Sperry

Filed Under: Art Prints Tagged With: Alison Saar, Alphonse Mucha, Andrew Barnes, Armory Show, Art On Paper, Christo, Chuck Sperry, Jae Ko, Lower East Side, Lower Manhattan, Megan Rye, New York, Philadelphia, Rachel Grobstein, Rye, South Street, Sperry, Spoke Art, Tandem Press, Timothy Paul Myers, Watanaki Ltd., Will Kurtz, Yusuke Koshima

February 23, 2018 By squirt

Sperry x Spoke Art at Art on Paper, New York

Spoke Art is incredibly excited to announce our debut at Art on Paper! Find us at Booth #101. For this year’s Art on Paper, we will be exhibiting work by Chuck Sperry, Penny, and select works from our ongoing Moleskine Project.

Complimentary VIP passes are available, to inquire please email the gallery at [email protected].

Art on Paper is located at Pier 36, 299 South Street in Downtown Manhattan.

Fair Hours:

Thursday, March 8th – VIP Preview – 6:00 – 10:00pm

Friday, March 9th – 11:00am – 7:00pm

Saturday, March 10th – 11:00am – 7:00pm

Sunday, March 11th – 12:00 – 6:00 pm

The Sphinx, 2018 by Chuck Sperry

Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 6:00 pm

Release of new editions by Chuck Sperry

We are pleased to announce that we will be releasing an edition of Chuck Sperry’s “The Sphinx” (seen above) on wood panel, as well as an edition and variants on paper. Please note: This release will be first come, first served and there will be no daily allocations and no lottery. Attendees will be able to purchase one panel (while they last), one archive paper print and one copy of “The Sphinx”. Customers must be at least 18 years of age.

Please join us for the opening night reception if you would like to purchase a copy of “The Sphinx” or any of the archive editions that we will have on hand, as we expect these to sell quickly. As always, we recommend lining up early.

Filed Under: Art Prints Tagged With: Art On Paper, Chuck Sperry, Spoke Art

February 8, 2018 By squirt

Edwardian Ball 2018 Poster

Edwardian Ball 2018
15 x 35
Edition of 125
3 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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This poster is officially available at the show in LA. I will be making a very limited online release of this poster on Sunday, February 11, 2018 at a random time.

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It’s Edwardian Ball time again, and as always, it’s a great pleasure to work with Justin Katz, the Edwardian Ball impresario, and once again I had a lot of fun making this poster!

My Edwardian Ball posters always have an edge of social critique in them. They are done with a wink and a nod, in keeping with the enjoyment of attending such an elaborate period pageant.

Most of the attendees also realize that the Edwardian era was one of unabashed and ostentatious oligarchy, unrivaled economic imperialism and a presumed European superiority complex. It’s all of these things that makes the period so bizarre to us today. I’ve always endeavored to reveal this outrageous and bizarre sense of imperial entitlement in my Edwardian Ball posters, and keep them wild and fun.

My poster this year is a fanciful portrait of famed New York titan and oligarch, John Jacob Astor IV, with his pregnant, 18 year old, newlywed wife Madeleine — during their deliciously scandalous honeymoon to France and Egypt — on an evening walk outside the Paris Opera sometime before returning to America aboard the Titanic.

The wealthiest man aboard the doomed ship, and with $25,000 cash discovered frozen in his pocket, Astor went down with the ship. A cautionary tale for the Trump Era.

Read more about Chuck Sperry & his newest art book here

Filed Under: Art Prints, Events Tagged With: Chuck Sperry, Edwardian Ball

January 19, 2018 By squirt

Ron Donovan Memorial in San Francisco

I have been busy printing posters for my old friend and partner Ron Donovan. All of Ron’s friends and family will be gathering to have a big blow out for our dear departed Hawaiian International Silkscreen Superstar! Here’s a tease of three of the six posters which will be released at the Parkside in San Francisco on Sunday, January 21  at 6 pm.

Posters below are by me, Chris Shaw and Winston Smith. Posters by Jon-Paul Bail, Scott Johnson and Jorge Gamboa will be available at the show!

I will be making a very limited online release of my poster on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at a random time!

Chuck Sperry Ron Donovan

Ron Donovan Memorial by Chuck Sperry
18 x 24
Edition of 100
5 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Other posters will be sold by their respective creators:

Ron Donovan Memorial by Chris Shaw
18 x 24
Edition of 100
3 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Ron Donovan Memorial by Winston Smith
18 x 24
Edition of 100
5 Colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

Ron Donovan Memorial bash – this Sunday!

Memorial For Ron Donovan
SUNDAY JANUARY 21, 2018 – 4:00 PM

Live music by:
MCM & The Monster, Ted Zeppelin, The Jackson Saints, Eddy Jennings

MORE INFO:
http://www.theeparkside.com/event/303637

Contributions for the RON DONOVAN LEGACY FUND to:
https://www.gofundme.com/ron-donovan-legacy-fund

THEE PARKSIDE
1600 17TH Street
SF – CA

Filed Under: Art Prints Tagged With: Chris Shaw, Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, The Parkside, Winston Smith

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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. Learn More…

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