Ray Noland (b. 1972, Chicago) lives and works in Berlin. His work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions at Chicago Urban Art Society, Chicago, IL; HVW8 Art + Design Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; and Wertz Contemporary, Atlanta, GA. He has exhibited in group exhibitions at the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL; Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL; and South-Side Community Art Center, Chicago, IL. Press includes Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post and ArtSlant. In 2006, Noland created 'GoTellMama' and gained national U.S. attention as the creator of the Obama Art Movement. In 2009, Noland wrote the foreword to "Hope: A Collection of Obama Posters and Prints by Hal Elliott Wert.