Perrion Hurd was born in Hughes, Arkansas and grew up in Memphis, TN. He is the founder of HurdWiredStudios and an accomplished self-taught visual artist. He is an illustrator, painter, printmaker, and muralist and his visual language is what he calls 'Afrofuturistic Geometric Symbolism.' He has exhibited his work around Arkansas, Memphis, TN, and Atlanta, GA. His work is internationally collected by private collectors. Hurd is the 2020 Signature Artist for Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock, AR. He has recently completed eight exterior mural banners and has an exhibition 'Wonders & Signs' that explains his artistic journey and runs from Feb 6th until August 8th, 2020. Hurd's work has been featured in the Arkansas Democratic-Gazzette, the Arkansas Times, Arkansas Life magazine.