For me it’s all about staying curious, always learning, sharing and exploring creativity.
— Moira Hampson
Photograph By Dom JacksonDriven by passion
Somehow I’ve always been an artist, from crafting as a kid to taking photos for my first instagram in 2012. Loving art lead me around the world and back home multiple times. As a published writer and multidisciplinary artist, I bring a background in cultural reporting, creative research, and along with that a collaborative and adaptable approach to creative work. I’m passionate about contemporary art, independent publishing, and building meaningful connections through storytelling, visual culture, and community engagement. Creating art and creative community are both part of my life and work. This passion is more than my hobby, it’s the legacy I am building.
Creative Work
Selected Publications
Rebranding Street Art: An Examination of Street Art and Its Evolution into Mainstream Advertising, Branding, and Propaganda — Portland State University, 2018
Dead End RX Skulls on 10 Years in the Street Art Community — UP Magazine, 2019
Who is the Voice of Rome? — Voxx Romana — UP Magazine, 2019
Portland: An Approachable Community — UP Magazine #3 Community, 2020
Citizen of Outer Space — CTDZN the Alien — UP Magazine, 2021
OBEY: An Introduction to the Iconography of Shepard Fairey — UP Magazine #5 Icons, 2022
Her Admiration & A Long Road — 86 Logic Issue 6, 2022
Creative Projects & Community Initiatives
Self-published Volume Photo Series Books 1–5, 2021
Founder of Creative Creature Meet-Ups, a Portland-based creative networking and community arts initiative, 2022
Selected Exhibitions
Night Marchers — Colours PDX Monster Mash of the World Group Exhibition, 2022
A Series of No Preferences — No Preference Coffee, Portland, Oregon, 2024
A Veiled Thread — Dead World Theory soundtrack release collaboration, 2024
Only Child Cowgirl — Solo Exhibition, Queen Anne Private Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2024
Don’t Be Square About It — Colours PDX Coping Mechanism Vol. 2 Group Exhibition, 2024
Blasphemous Bloom — Collaboration with Living Haus Beer Co. and Abbey Labrum, 2025
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies
Urban Honors College, Portland State University — Portland, Oregon
2018
Photograph By Dom Jackson
I’m passionate about contemporary art, independent publishing, and building meaningful connections through storytelling, visual culture, and community engagement.
— Moira Hampson