Sirron Norris facts for kids

Sirron Norris is an American artist who does many cool things! He is an illustrator, a muralist (someone who paints big pictures on walls), and an arts educator (he teaches art). You might know his work from the animated TV show Bob's Burgers. He is also famous for his cartoon-style public murals. You can find these murals in places like Balmy Alley, Clarion Alley, and Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco. His murals often share important messages, show local themes, and feature his special blue bear character. Sirron Norris has also worked with groups that help the community, like SPUR and El Tecolote.

Sirron Norris has his art studio and gallery in the Mission District, San Francisco.

Early Life and Art Journey

Sirron Norris was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He is from a Black family. He has shared in interviews that growing up in the Midwest was a challenging time for him.

Sirron Norris studied art at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. After finishing his studies, he moved to San Francisco from Pittsburgh in 1997.

Amazing Art Career

Painting Murals

Sirron Norris started painting murals in 1999. He used them to show off his artwork. His very first mural is on the outside of a corner store at 20th and Bryant Street. Before he started painting murals, he worked on graphics for video games. He didn't have any special training in painting murals, but he learned quickly!

You can also find his murals inside buildings. For example, he painted murals in the emergency rooms for kids at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. The San Francisco Arts Commission and SPUR helped make this possible. In 2019, he was asked to paint a Mickey Mouse mural at the Walt Disney Family Museum.

Working on Bob's Burgers

Sirron Norris was the main artist for the first episode (the pilot) of Bob's Burgers. He designed all the backgrounds for the show. The buildings you see in the show were inspired by the homes around him in the Mission District. The creator of the show, Loren Bouchard, lived close by. He hired local artists, including Sirron Norris and the show's character designer Jay Howell, to work on the pilot. In 2016, Sirron Norris painted a mural of Bob and Linda Belcher from the show on the outside of his house. The homeowner later removed it in 2017 because of copyright rules.

Other Cool Art Projects

In 2012, Sirron Norris designed the poster for the San Francisco Public Library's Summer Read SF program.

In 2013, he worked with a health company called Basis. He helped design cool wristwatch bands for their activity trackers. In 2017, a company called Whistle Labs asked him to paint a mural outside the Dog Eared Books bookstore. This was part of a special campaign to help charity.

Sirron Norris also had his art featured in the 2018 collection of Hearts in San Francisco. This project raises money for the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.