![Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/gary-houston-profile-2019.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1)
Portland-based Gary Houston is well known as the “Blues Fest” poster artist of Portland and for his illustration company, Voodoo Catbox. Houston’s posters are handmade using traditional methods like scratchboard illustration or hand cut Rubylith, and then hand pulled. Since 1995, Houston has humbly operated under the moniker of Voodoo Catbox, a well-known entity in the poster industry. But he is most well known as the signature artist for the Portland Blues Festival, which his unique scratch-board style has become the timeless branding of the festival since 2001. Houston calls the work he does as: hands-on, physical, creative and romantic. “It’s leaving a little bit of history,” Houston told Oregon Music News in 2009.
Besides the Waterfront Blue Festival, Houston has done work for: Oregon Music Hall of Fame, Portland Art Museum, Crystal Ballroom (with Northwest acts like Mel Brown, The Decemberists, Robert Cray, The Dandy Warhols, Sallie Ford and Death Cab For Cutie). “Inspired by the music and musicians themselves as well as Northwest Native American art, Houston’s work often contains a message and humor, but it wouldn’t be rock and roll without eagles and skulls and flaming guitars,” writes Vortex magazine of Houston’s body of work.
Houston has always been a notable artist of his craft, locally and nationally, doing visual works for such national acts as: Willie Nelson, Ben Harper, Moonalice, Steve Martin, Little Feat, Los Lobos, The Grateful Dead, Social Distortion, David Byrne, The Black Crowes, Wilco, and many others.
March 14, 2021 – Gary Houston Art Studio Tour
Moonalice posters by Gary Houston
![Commemorative East Coast Fall Tour 2011 poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2011-10-11_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=900%2C457&ssl=1)
![M466 › 4/20/12 420 Tribal Pow-Wow at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2012-04-20_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=900%2C668&ssl=1)
![M481 › 6/3/12 Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival, Sunnyvale, CA poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2012-06-03_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M570 › 4/20/13 420 Tribal Pow-Wow at Slim's, San Francisco, CA silkscreen poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2013-04-20_00_GaryHouston-Silkscreen.jpg?resize=463%2C900&ssl=1)
![M595 › 5/11/13 Alhambra Theatre, Portland, OR poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2013-05-11_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M630 › 8/23/13 Eugene Celebration, Eugene, OR poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2013-08-23_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M650 › 10/24/13 Alhambra Theatre, Portland, OR poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2013-10-24_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M678 › 4/20/14 Gathering of the Tribe at Slim's, San Francisco, CA](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-04-20_0c_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=459%2C900&ssl=1)
![M700 › 5/02/14 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, CA](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/2014-05-02_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M727 › 7/25/14 Midnight Ramble at The Barn - Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014-07-25_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M742 › 8/16/14 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-08-16_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M763 › 10/23/14 Alhambra Theatre, Portland, OR](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-23_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M778 › 12/20/14 Slim's, San Francisco, CA poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2014-12-20_8_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=900%2C668&ssl=1)
![M795 › 4/19/15 Gathering of the Tribe at Slim's, San Francisco, CA](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-04-19_00_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=523%2C1024&ssl=1)
![M821 › 5/09/15 The Barn, Levon Helm's Studio, Woodstock, NY with The Midnight Ramble Band](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2015-05-09_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M835 › 6/12/15 Alhambra Theatre, Portland, OR](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-12_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M846 › 7/12/15 Ritz Sauna & Showers at Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, OR](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-12_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M875 › 10/11/15 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-10-11_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![M876 › Oregon Fall Tour 2015 silkscreen poster by Gary Houston with David Nelson Band](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2015-10-12_GaryHouston-silkscreen.jpg?resize=466%2C900&ssl=1)
![M893 › 420 Gathering of the Tribe, Slim's, San Francisco, CA](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-20_M893_GaryHouston-silkscreen.jpg?resize=459%2C900&ssl=1)
![M944 › 4/20/17 420 Gathering of the Tribe, Slim's, San Francisco, CA silkscreen poster by Gary Houston with Doobie Decibel System](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017-04-20_M944-GaryHouston-preview.jpg?resize=631%2C1024&ssl=1)
![M969 › 5/12/17 Art & Soul: A Concert in Honor of Dave Hunter at Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-05-12_M969_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=669%2C900&ssl=1)
![M987 › 6/16/17 Analog Theater, Portland, OR poster by Gary Houston with Garcia Birthday Band](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-16_M987_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=900%2C669&ssl=1)
![M990 › 6/21/17 Surrealistic Summer Solstice Jam at Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco, CA silkscreen poster by Alexandra Fischer, Chris Shaw, & Gary Housto](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-06-22_M990_Fischer-Houston-Shaw.jpg?resize=645%2C1024&ssl=1)
![M1023 › 4/20/18 420 Gathering of the Tribe SHOW at Slim’s, San Francisco, CA silkscreen poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-04-20_M1023_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=454%2C900&ssl=1)
![M1065 › 7/27/18 McMenamins Mission Theater & Pub, Portland, OR](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-07-27_M1065_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=900%2C669&ssl=1)
![M1089 › 4/20/19 420 Gathering of the Tribe, Slim’s, San Francisco, CA silkscreen poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-04_20_M1089_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=459%2C900&ssl=1)
![M1124 › 7/3/19 Union Square Live, San Francisco, CA poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-07-03_M1124_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=900%2C669&ssl=1)
![M1159 › 11/15/19 Fernwood Tavern, Big Sur, CA poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019-11-15_M1159_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=900%2C669&ssl=1)
![7/25/20 Full Moonalice poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-07-25-GaryHouston.jpg?resize=669%2C900&ssl=1)
![M1260 › Moonalice 4/22/22 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA silkscreen poster by Gary Houston of Voodoo Catbox](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2022-04-22_M1260_GaryHouston-Purple.jpg?resize=788%2C1280&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-04-20_M1320_ChristopherPeterson.jpg?resize=761%2C1024&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-04-20_M1316_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=525%2C1024&ssl=1)
- M420 › Commemorative 2011 East Coast Fall Tour silkscreen
- M466 › 4/20/12 San Francisco, CA
- M481 › 6/03/12 Sunnyvale Art & Wine Festival, Sunnyvale, CA
- M570 › 4/20/13 Slim’s, San Francisco, CA silkscreen
- M595 › 5/11/13 Mt. Tabor Theater, Portland, OR
- M630 › 8/23/13 Eugene Celebration, Eugene, OR
- M650 › 10/24/13 Alhambra Theatre, Portland, OR
- M678 › 4/20/14 Slim’s, San Francisco, CA silkscreen
- M700 › 5/2/14 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, CA
- M727 › 7/25/14 Levon Helm Studios, Woodstock, NY
- M742 › 8/16/14 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH
- M763 › 10/23/14 Alhambra Theatre, Portland, OR
- M778 › 12/20/14 Slim’s, San Francisco, CA
- M795 › 4/19/15 Slim’s, San Francisco, CA silkscreen
- M821 › 5/09/15 The Barn, Levon Helm’s Studio, Woodstock, NY
- M835 › 6/12/15 Alhambra Theatre, Portland, OR
- M846 › 7/12/15 Ritz Sauna & Showers, Veneta, OR
- M875 › 10/11/15 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR
- M876 › Oregon Fall Tour 2015 silkscreen
- M893 › 4/20/16 Slim’s, San Francisco, CA silkscreen
- M944 › 4/20/17 Slim’s, San Francisco, CA silkscreen
- M969 › 5/12/17 In Memory of Dave Hunter, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
- M987 › 6/16/17 Analog Theater, Portland, OR
- M990 › 6/21/17 Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco, CA silkscreen by Alexandra Fischer, Chris Shaw, & Gary Houston
- M1023 › 4/20/18 Slim’s, San Francisco, CA silkscreen
- M1065 › 7/27/18 McMenamins Mission Theater & Pub, Portland, OR
- M1089 › 4/20/19 Slim’s, San Francisco, CA silkscreen
- M1124 › 7/3/19 Union Square Live, San Francisco, CA
- M1159 › 11/15/19 Fernwood Tavern, Big Sur, CA
- M11xx › 7/25/20 Full Moonalice poster by Gary Houston – Cancelled
- M1260 › 4/22/22 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA silkscreen
- M1316 › 4/20/23 The Chapel, San Francisco, CA silkscreen
Roger McNamee posters by Gary Houston
![R36 › 9/17/15 Doobie Decibel System poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-09-17_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![R45 › 10/03/15 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-10-03_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![R84 › 7/30/16 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2016-07-30_R84_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=668%2C900&ssl=1)
![Roger McNamee 5/13/18 Sweetwater Mill Valley, CA poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2018-05-13_R105_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=669%2C900&ssl=1)
![R152 › DDSQ 6/12/20 The Hog Farm Hangout, Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville CA poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2020-06-12-GaryHouston.jpg?resize=900%2C669&ssl=1)
![R154 › 10/30/20 Solano County Fairgrounds, Vallejo, CA poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-10-30_R152_GaryHouston.jpg?resize=669%2C900&ssl=1)
- R36 › 9/17/15 Zodiacs, Petaluma, CA
- R45 › 10/3/15 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
- R84 › 7/30/16 Fur Peace Ranch, Pomeroy, OH
- R105 › 5/13/18 Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley, CA
- R15x › DDSQ 6/12/20 The Hog Farm Hangout, Black Oak Ranch, Laytonville, CA – Cancelled
- R154 › 10/30/20 Solano County Fairgrounds, Vallejo, CA
Art & Political posters by Gary Houston
![Wanker Doodle Dandy poster by Gary Houston, 2016. (2 sided - front)](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-doodle-dandy-gary-houston.jpg?resize=535%2C720&ssl=1)
![Wanker Doodle Dandy poster by Gary Houston, 2016. (2 sided - back)](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/2016-doodle-dandy-gary-houston-back.jpg?resize=535%2C720&ssl=1)
![Proposition 64 poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-prop64-gary-houston.jpg?resize=900%2C669&ssl=1)
![P12 › 4/23/20 Corona Virus 2020 poster by Gary Houston](https://i0.wp.com/moonaliceposters.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-23_P012-Corona-GaryHouston.jpg?resize=669%2C900&ssl=1)
- 9/14/16 I’m Wanker Doodle Dandy poster by Gary Houston (2-sided)
- Prop 64 #4 › 11/3/16 Proposition 64 poster by Gary Houston
- P12 › 4/23/20 Corona Virus 2020 poster by Gary Houston
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