Wyatt Hersey is an illustrator, painter, and muralist based in Santa Cruz, CA. His work explores themes of relational ecology and combines them with a love of contemporary illustration and folk art from around the world. Working with a printmaker’s graphic sensibility his work bursts with a simplified color palette and celebrates the power of life on earth.
Clients
CamelBak
Parks Project
Patagonia
Bedrock Sandals
Hipcamp
Local Kitchens
Swift Industries
Butte College
The New York Times
Phish
Mollusk Surf Shop
American Farmland Trust
Point Blue Conservation Science
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Yakima Chief Hops
Friends of the Yuba River
Awards
American Illustration Chosen 36, 37, 38, 40
American Illustration Selected 41
Society of Illustrators 63, 64
Exhibitions
2018 - "Just Lying on the Grass" Solo Exhibition, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA.
2018 - "Atlas of Decivilization" Group Show, Toby's Gallery, Point Reyes Station, CA.
2017 - "Earth Walker" Solo Exhibition. The Back House Gallery. Petaluma, CA.
2017 - "Inverness Almanac Retrospective" Group Show, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA
2017 - "A Gathering of Wings" Group Show, The Great Highway Gallery, SF, CA
2017 - "Dwellings" Solo Show, Naked Lounge, Chico, CA
2016 - "Cosmic Vibrations" Solo Show, Naked Lounge. Chico, CA.
2016 - "Observation" Solo Show, Great Northern Coffee. Chico, CA.
2014 - "Handstands" Solo Show, New Moon Cafe. Olympia, WA.
2010 - "Tsunami Pop-up Show" Group Show, Fairfax, CA.
2008 - "These Hills" Revolution 9. Group Show, Fairfax, CA.
2006 - "Hersey Family Art Show" Revolution 9. Group Show, Fairfax, CA.