zuri louis

Zuri has been creating art since she could hold a crayon. Born in New Jersey into a creative family of visual artists, writers, and musicians…her path was set at a very early age. She got her first professional design job in middle shcool hand-lettering wedding invitations. In high school…she took every art class offered and participated in numerous art competitions, even winning a few awards along the way.

Between her junior and senior year in high school, she attended Rhode Island School of Design’s Pre-College Summer Program majoring in Fashion Illustration. During her senior year, she commuted to NYC on weekly to take classes at F.I.T. (The Fashion Insitute of Technology) studying commercial art. After graduation, she attended F.I.T. studying Graphic Design for their BFA program. After a year, she took time off to work various jobs. In the summer of 1995, she studied Film and Multi-Media Design at The School of Visual Arts in NYC.

In 1999…Zuri moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma where she quickly discovered its vibrant art and music scene. In 2001, she returned to art school and finally completed her BFA in Graphic Design at The University of Tulsa School of Art. She met many amazing artists there that would help shape her future in the Tulsa Art Scene. She and fellow TU graduate, Steve Cluck, started Louis & Cluck…a Tulsa-themed t-shirt company. She also began life as a freelance graphic designer which she continues to do today. 

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