12 Facts About Sirron Norris

Sirron Norris is an American illustrator, muralist, and arts educator.

Sirron Norris is known for his work on the FOX animated television show Bob's Burgers and for numerous cartoon-style public murals, including ones at Balmy Alley, Clarion Alley, and Mission Dolores Park, and galleries around San Francisco.

Sirron Norris has worked with several local non-profits, including SPUR and El Tecolote.

Sirron Norris is from a Black family, and has cited in interviews how living in the Midwest was a difficult experience.

Sirron Norris graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and moved to San Francisco from Pittsburgh in 1997.

Sirron Norris began painting murals in 1999 as a means of advertising his work.

Sirron Norris was commissioned to paint a Mickey Mouse mural at the Walt Disney Family Museum in 2019.

Sirron Norris was the lead artist on the television pilot of Bob's Burgers and designed the backgrounds for the show.

Sirron Norris designed the poster for the San Francisco Public Library Summer Read SF program in 2012.

Sirron Norris was featured in the 2018 collection of Hearts in San Francisco benefitting the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.

Sirron Norris's critics have claimed that since his work is commercial in nature, he is "selling out or betraying the street art tradition" and perceive him to be a "gentrification" artist.

Sirron Norris has since apologized about repainting the existing mural and has worked with the original artist on a new piece at the same location.