Noland has spread his work around Chicago and beyond, through sheer determination - this was not Noland's day job, but a labor of love, begun when Obama was considered a longshot...
-- PROXIMITY MAGAZINE
The idea for a poster campaign came to Noland in the summer of 2006, when he was home recuperating from a serious bicycle accident. He had been pedaling through an intersection when a turning car broadsided him. Noland woke the next day in the hospital with tubes in his arms, a broken cheek bone, two missing teeth and a dislocated shoulder. Recovering in bed for six weeks, he started thinking about what he wanted to do with his life. "I wanted to do something to make an impact. After the accident, I felt like, 'Man, this is another chance at life. You better make it good."
-- Chicago Tribune

This year, as voter turnout in primary elections hits record numbers, Americans are looking for a president who can unite the country around a common purpose. Barack Obama, a Junior Senator from Illinois, hopes to be that president, and lead a new generation of American leadership against the perils of the 21st century. Among the thousands of people Senator Obama has already inspired, is independent artist Ray Noland. With his venture GoTellMama.org, Noland uses a mixture of "fine art, politics, marketing, and strategy" to spread awareness and create enthusiasm about the Obama campaign...
-- URB MAGAZINE

Ray Noland, a graphic designer working out of his apartment, crafted a series of inspirational, retro-looking Obama images that began appearing, graffiti-style, around Chicago on abandoned buildings and light posts last summer. The exuberent "Go Tell Mama - I'm for Obama" t-shirts and a line of posters featuring the words "dream" and "hope" make us think a little bit of Andy Warhol and a lot of MLK, Jr....
- Chicago Style Magazine

Ray's OBAMA ART was also featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal last week.