BUD SNOW
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Bud Snow is a multidisciplinary artist, muralist, and sculptor whose bold, large-scale works
transform public space into vibrant, elevated experiences.
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Her murals span Canada, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States, and she has shown in
galleries internationally. Raised by eccentric artist parents and shaped by the subcultures of
skateboarding and graffiti, Snow developed a fearless approach to creative expression.
With over two decades of experience, her work includes murals, sculpture, and public
installations in private, civic, and gallery programs. Combining bold color, symbolism, and
storytelling, Snow’s art invites connection, dialogue, and wonder - and with subversive
undertones, her work is at once Jovial, Political, and Spiritual.
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Through community engagement and an innovative approach, Snow’s work pushes the
boundaries of public art: with her visual language being coined (and in the ouvre of) Post
Vandalism, Psychedelic Narrative Folk, and Pop Street Art. She uses this language as a tool for
sparking thought, contemplation, empowerment and transformation.
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Her work has been collected by The Berkeley Art Museum, The Sonoma County Museum,
Sonoma State University, actress Susan Sarandon, Artist Michele Pred, Sonic Internet, and
bands Tune Yards, U.S Girls, and The Growlers. She was named one of the top 10 female
artists to watch out for by Playboy Magazine, and she has done graphics for Boots Riley’s
feature film, Sorry To Bother You.
She is currently an artist in residence at The Midway and San Francisco Gallery with a solo
show approaching November 2025
BUD SNOW
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MURALS
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2025 Rolling Loud, Los Angeles CA
2025 Bay Area Music Program, Alameda CA
2025 The Starving Musician, Santa Cruz CA
2025 Substack, San Fransisco CA
2025 Golden Gate Park, Non Plus Ultra
2025 The Midway, San Francisco Gallery, SF CA
2025 HoopBus x Valkyries WNBA x Bud Snow, San Francisco CA
2025 IDEO, San Francisco CA
2025 Best Day Brewing, Spark Social, San Francisco CA
2024 Hot Boys, Hayward CA
2024 Wrong Side of the Tracks, Victoria BC Canada
2024 The Lucky Mural, Break Free, Oakland CA
2024 BMW Modesto CA
2023 City of Esquimalt, BC Canada
2023 Rifflandia, Victoria BC
2023 836M Gallery, San Francisco CA
2023 Private Commission, Esquimalt BC Canada
2023 Studio 2 Building, Victoria BC Canada
2022 Few and Far Women, The Ruins, Napa CA
2022 The Fifth Story, Tribune Tower, Oakland CA
2022 Private Commission, Created by Cody Chef Kitchen, Healdsburg CA
2022 Plaza Walls, Oklahoma City
2022 Rabbit Sneakers: Run Fast, The Growlery, Oakland CA
2022 Kaiser (40th), Oakland CA
2022 Music, Margaritas and Murals Festival, Fernely Nevada
2022 Bay Giant Smalls, Elis Mile High Club, Oakland CA
2022 Private Commission, Patio, Oakland CA
2021 Dolphin Arch, Napa Ruins, Sonoma CA
2021 Moxy Hotel Mural Installation, Oakland CA
2020 Housing is a Human Right, Oakland CA (Jingletown)
2020 Call and Response: The Peoples House, Jack London Square, Oakland CA
2019 Ride Free: Visual Discourse on Being Human, Exterior (50’ L x 22’ T), Snosatragrand, Stockholm Sweden
2019 Totem my Heart, Exterior, Zona Romantico, Puerto Vallarta Mexico
2019 Interior, Lacurandera Bar, Patzquaro, Michoacan Mexico
2019 Interior collab. w/ MECK & Safety 1st, Emporium, Oakland
2018 Exterior (62’ T x 25’ L), Roxy Movie Theater, Santa Rosa
2018 Interior, Somewhere Else to go Gallery, El Cerrito
2017 Exterior, 1AM Gallery, SF
2017 Idiot Girl, Interior mural and artist talk, 1AM Generator, Oakland
2017 Alley, The Growlery, SF
2017 Collab. W/ Bigfoot-One, 2 murals, Emporium, SF
2017 Mural Collab (Lead Artist), 16th and Shotwell, Mission SF
2017 Interior, 3 murals, Perch and Plow, Santa Rosa
2017 Interior, Lululemon, Santa Rosa
2016 Public entrance, The Growlery, SF
2016 Public ground murals (2), Julliard Park, Santa Rosa
2016 Exterior, Temescal Studios, Oakland
2015 Interior, Rock Paper Scissors Collective, Oakland
2015 Exterior, Montclair Parking Garage, Oakland
2015 Exterior, Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa
2015 Exterior, Saigon Market, Oakland
2014 Exterior, Babelab, Oakland
2014 Exterior, Stork Club, Oakland
2014 Box Truck, S.P.A.Z., Oakland
2014 Interior, Red Gate Gallery, Vancouver BC
2014 Interior, Smiling Buddha Skate Ramp, Vancouver BC
2013 ‘Out There in the Middle of Everything’ truck, Santa Rosa
2013 Exterior and Interior (3), Sonoma County Museum, S.R.
2013 Public mural, Art Start, Hwy 101 and Hwy 12, Santa Rosa
2013 Exterior, Long Beach Cultural Alliance, Long Beach
2013 Exterior, (2 murals) Jonathan Melrod, Sebastopol
2013 Private mural, Exterior, The Barricklows, Santa Rosa
2013 Exterior, Bolinas Skatepark, Bolinas
2013 Interior, ‘Out of Order’, Graffiti Warehouse Show, Santa Rosa
2013 Exterior, Atlas Coffee
2013 Exterior, Brotherhood Board Shop, Santa Rosa
2012 Exterior, Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa
2012 Exterior, Billboard, City of Santa Rosa
2012 Exterior, The Nines, Vancouver BC
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SELECTED SHOWS
2025​ Best Dayz, San Francisco CA
2025 Hazy LA, Group Show, Los Angeles CA
2025 Love Los Angeles, Group Show, Fire Fundraiser, Phoenix Hotel, SF CA
2024 510 Allstars, Group Show, Nielsen Framing and Arts, Berkeley CA
2023 Everywoman Biennale, Group Show, Superchief Gallery, NFT NYC
2023 Ale Industries, Solo Show, Oakland CA
2022 Mothbelly Gallery, Group Show, Oakland CA
2021 The Fifth Story, Group Show, Tribune Tower, Oakland CA
2020 SF Skate Club, Group Show, Luggage Store Gallery, SF
2019 Group Show, Fringe Festival, Stureplan 6, Stockholm Sweden
2019 Group Show, Good Mother Gallery, Oakland
2019 Push It Forward, SF Skate Club, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco CA
2019 Group Show, Johansson Projects, Oakland CA
2019 Group Show, 180 Makerspace, Santa Rosa CA
2018 Temple Stairs, Faultline Artspace, Solo Show, Oakland CA
2018 Two-person show w/ Bigfoot One, 14th St. Supply, Oakland
2018 Group Show, The Flax Last Show, Curated by The Last Cat, San Francisco CA
2018 Zendo, Solo Show, Albuquerque New Mexico
2018 Digital Calf, Solo Show, Neon Raspberry, Occidental CA
2017 Group show, Faultline Artspace, Oakland
2017 Mortal Portal, The Growlery, Solo show, San Francisco CA
2017 Motel Madmoiselle, 1AM Gallery, Group Show, San Francisco CA
2017 Nina & Bud Snow show, Cathedral Building, Oakland
2017 Street Art: SFO v LA, Art Ventures Gallery, Group Show, Menlo Park CA
2017 Push It Forward, SF Skate Club, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco CA
2017 Flat Files, group show, Nielsen Framing and Arts, Berkeley CA
2017 Show Me Yours, group show, Alena Museum, Oakland CA
2016 SF Art Show // Curators Project, group show, FLAX, San Francisco CA
2016 Creative IQ, Group Show, Oakland CA
2016 Beauty in Chaos, ERA, Oakland CA
2015 Solo show, City Manager’s Office, City Hall, Santa Rosa CA
2015 Group Show, Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa CA
2015 Group Show, Know Lodge, Artist, Curator and Gallery Founder
2015 Hands and Pants, Group Show, curated by John Casey, Faultline Artspace, Oakland CA
2015 Group Show, Griffin Map Design, Petaluma CA
2014 Sonoma County Museum, Group Show, Santa Rosa CA
2014 Outliers, Solo Show, Naming Gallery, Oakland CA
2014 Tony Evjenth Memorial Skate Jam, Group Show, Santa Rosa CA
2013 Long Beach Cultural Alliance, Group Show, Long Beach CA
2013 Solo Show, Art Start, Santa Rosa CA
2013 Solo Show, The Electric Owl, Vancouver BC
2012 Solo Show, with the band Nu Sense, Interurban Art Gallery, Vancouver BC
2012 11 foot painting for front window display for Kimble Clothing, San Rafael CA
​2012 Tony Envjenth Memorial Skate Jam group show
2011 Church of Make Out, Arlene Francis Center For Spirit Art and Politics, Santa Rosa CA
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POLITICAL ACTIONS
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​​2025 Hooprail, DIY basketball hoop to skate-able rail conversion installation, Martin Luther King BLVD
2024 Palestinian Beating Heart Animation
2024 Photograph, Marching in NYC in my Protection Dress, front screen of the Berkeley Art Museum for 3 weeks
2022 SAVEARTSPACE: Billboard for Reproductive Rights, Detroit MI
2022 “Extinguisher” - Performance of Ruining my ‘Pussy’ Mural, Tribune Tower, Oakland CA
​​​2021 No Crime Art Jackets (painted and circulated between 2015 and 2021)
2020 March in Hand Painted Satin Wide Awakes Cape, with the Wide Awakes via Hank Willis Thomas, Manhattan NYC
2020 Equal Rights: A Walking billboard, Neon Purse Collaboration with feminist artist Michele Pred at Johansson Projects, Oakland CA
​2020 Vote Feminist Parade via Michele Pred, Oakland CA
2020 Oh Say Can You See: Critical Reinterpretations of the American Flag, Political Flag Flying, curated by Michele Pred at Miami Basel
2020 Panel Discussion Podcast for Equal Pay Day via Michele Pred and The Female Quotient
2020 Vote Campaign for the Petaluma Arts Center
2020 Photograph, Butterfly Wide Awake in front of the New York Stock Exchange, NYC NY
2019 Radical Love Parade via Michele Pred, Stockholm International Fringe Festival, Sweden
2019 Faros Music directed by Ventiko, Music Video, Mask Performances and Costumes, Radio Beach, Oakland CA
2018 We Vote Parade via Michele Pred, Nancy Hoffman Gallery NYC
2015 Useless Objects, Illegal Public Sculpture, Oakland CA
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LIVE ART
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2025 Live Painting, Rolling Loud Hip Hop Festival, Los Angeles CA
2025 Live Painting, via Best Dayz Brewing and Spark Social, San Francisco CA
2024 Live Painting, Outside Lands Music Festival, San Francisco CA
2024 Live Drawing, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco CA
2023 Live Painting, Wrong Side of the Tracks, Esquimalt BC
2022 Live Painting, Few and Far Women, Napa Ruins, American Canyon CA
2022 Live Painting, Mural and Graffiti Jam, Esquimalt BC
2022 Live Painting, Plaza Walls Mural Expo, Oklahoma City OK
2021 Live Painting, International St and 26th Ave, Oakland CA
2020 Live Painting, East 12th St. and 23rd Ave, Oakland CA
2017 Live Drawing, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco
2016 Live Drawing, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco
2015 Live Drawing, Drawing Rally, Railroad Square Music Festival, Santa Rosa
2015 Live Painting, Oakland Music Festival, Oakland
2015 Live Painting, Art Murmur, Oakland
2015 Live Painting on Box Truck at polling stations, Oakland
2015 Live Painting on Box Truck at the Oakland Art Museum
2014 Live Painting, Le Qui Vive Gallery, Oakland
2013 Live Drawing w/ Stanley Mouse at Aubergine, Sebastopol
2013 Live Drawing, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco
2013 Live Painting, North Bay Music Awards, Santa Rosa CA
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ILLUSTRATION, EDITORIAL, COMMERCIAL, PRINT
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2025 Art Card Dispatch, Slide Shoes, Denver CO (sent country wide)
2024 Ain’t Normal Cafe, Coffee Bag, (Silver Behance Award)
2022 Painting The Streets: Political Oakland Murals, Art Book by Nomadic Press, forward by Angela Davis
2022 Tomorrow Skateboards, Series of 3 Pressed Skateboard Graphics
2021 The Imaginists, Sticker Graphic
2018 Sorry to Bother You, Marketing Illustrations for Feature Film by director Boots Riley, via Ana Purna Pictures
2018 Tune Yards and U.S. Girls World Tour, Merchandise Illustrations
2018 Sonic Internet, Ad Campaign and North Berkeley Bart Station Takeover
2017 Mortal Portal, Full Color Catalog, Self Published
2017 City of Santa Rosa Map and Merchandise
2017 Hungry Skinny, Album Artwork
2017 Snow Angel, Album Artwork
2016 Oakland Music Festival, T-shirt design
2016 Culture Abuse, Art Collab for Album PEACH
2016 Self Published small zine series
2016 Shady Oak Barrel House, Electric Relaxation, homage to Tribe Called Quest, Beer Label
2015 Ted The Block, T-shirt design
2015 Gabby La La and Snow Angel, poster artwork
2015 La Luz, Poster, Arlene Francis Center, Santa Rosa
2015 Lake Merritt Yacht Club, Painted Book Covers, Merchandise etc
2014 City of Santa Rosa “Out There In The Middle of Everything” Campaign, product illustration
2014 Santa Rosa Public Art Master Plan, Graphics
2014 “Holding Opposites“ art book and tape release, cover art
2013 Shop Party, poster and t-shirt artwork for Santa Rosa CA
2013 The Growlers and Night Beats Tour, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Poster Art and Art Show
​2013 Self Published small zine series
2013 Starskate, Vinyl Record Artwork
2012 North Bay Bohemian, cover art “Made In The North Bay”
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LECTURES AND GROUP ORGANIZING
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​2021 NFT Room Host, Regular Speaker on NFT Education
2018 Social Justice Mural Painting, Sonoma State University
2017 Social Justice Mural Painting, Sonoma State University
2017 Co-organizer of a volunteer group to Standing Rock
2016 Co-founder of Know Lodge Gallery & Community Art Space
2016 Social Justice Mural Painting, Sonoma State University
2015 Lecture on Creativity, Sonoma State University
2014 Lecture to Seniors, Roseland University Prep, Roseland
2014 Public Sculpture, The Cardboard Castle, Santa Rosa
NOMINATIONS, GRANTS & AWARDS
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2024 CA Award of Excellence in Design
2024 Behance Design Award, Silver
2015 Innovative Newcomer at the Oakland Indie Awards
2014 Emerging Artist Award, Sonoma County Arts Council
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PRESS & INTERVIEWS
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2024 Birdy Magazine, via Art Card Dispatch, Denver CO
2022 Playboy Magazine: 10 Ten Female Digital Artists to Watch For
2021 Diverse Emotions TV Podcast, Episode 3
2020 The Guardian: How Times Square Became an Unlikely Hub for Resistance Art with The Wide Awakes via Hank Willis Thomas
2018 NBC News: Protect Net Neutrality: Sonic Internet pairs up with Artist Bud Snow
2018 The Press Democrat: Sonoma Stories: The Artist known as Bud Snow takes on a 62 foot tall palette in Santa Rosa
2018 Juxtapoz Magazine, Promoting my Solo Show Mortal Portal
2017 Juxtapoz Magazine, The Growlery Hosts Muralist Bud Snow’s Mortal Portal
2014 Fill Up The Jag, Sunday Drive Digest, Interview
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EDUCATION
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Oakland Public Art Workshop, Year Long Civic Program
M.E.W.P Certification in the moving and operation of Mobile, Elevated, Work, Platforms including Lifts and Swing Stages
Porcelain and Steel Firing Techniques
UC Berkeley Transfer Student
Santa Rosa Junior College Alumni
Focal Point Private University
Empowerhouse Acting Studio: The Meisner Technique
Camp Winnarainbow, Wavy Gravy
The Fools Society
Film Acting with Mark Brandon
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COLLECTIONS
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Susan Sarandon
The Berkeley Art Museum
Jean Chadbourne
Michele Pred
Todd Hode
Laura Marshall
Private collectors in Canada, U.S.A, Mexico, and Brazil