Chris Shaw has created hundreds of posters since the mid-1980s using a myriad of styles and techniques, from hand-inked illustrations to deeply layered digital collages. His work is known for pioneering innovative methods that combine traditional for- mats with the most recent production developments. His clients include the Fillmore and numerous bands and venues around the world, and his paintings and posters have been featured in shows and galleries across the country and Europe.

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Courtney Callahan is known for his screen-printed rock posters. A graduate of the University of New Mexico, Callahan cofounded the Psychic Sparkplug artists’ collective with Chuck Sperry, Ron Donovan, Orion Landau and Stew, credited with sparking the revival of screen-printed rock concert posters in San Francisco. In 1995 Callahan launched the Lucky Mule, specializing in fine t-shirt printing and poster art in his Oakland, California studio.

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Gary Houston’s Portland-based Voodoo Catbox is considered one of the country’s top illustration companies. His hand-pulled posters are created with traditional methods like scratchboard and hand-cut rubylith. His work has been commissioned by cultural institutions like the Portland Art Museum and venues like the Crystal Ballroom, as well as dozens of bands. Houston’s client roster is a who’s-who of the music world, from the Grateful Dead to Robert Cray.

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Opening this fall in San Francisco, at the historic entrance to the Haight-Ashbury, the Center will be home to an active artists’ studio and production facility coupled with fine art exhibition galleries. More than just a working museum, the Center not only immortalizes a great American art form but also fosters its preservation and continued relevance by providing traditional production facilities such as silkscreen, woodcut and lithography, as well as innovative, cutting- edge digital production capabilities.