Sirron Norris, born in Cleveland, Ohio graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, he then settled down in San Francisco in 1997. Since his arrival he has been busy. In 2002 he was the recipient of the prestigious Wattis Artist in Residence from the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. His most notable mural, “Victorion: El Defensor de la Mission” located in the historic “Balmy Alley” has been featured in several magazines, books and advertisements such as “Lonely Planet Travel Guide,” “ComputerArts Magazine” and “Latino Future Magazine.”
Sirron was the lead artist in an animated pilot for the FOX network “Bob’s Burgers” ,worked with the Bay Area Video Coalition, featured on the PBS news Hour with Jim Lehrer, a recycling campaign for San Francisco Environment, and the front page of the Bay Guardian magazine..
In 2010 Norris’s next big project was the opening of his art studio & gallery located in the Mission district. Norris aims to offer art for the family and hopes to serve as an inspiration to up and coming artists. Children and adults can watch Norris paint live in his studio and right next door they may purchase reasonably priced finished items in his gallery at 1406B Valencia St.
