About Deckaid

Value Statement

Here at Deckaid, we believe in the potential of skateboarding to create inclusive, healthy, and vibrant communities. Skateboarding transcends barriers of age, culture, gender, and ethnicity while inspiring creativity, self efficacy, and personal growth for all who participate. It is our intention to bring people together, to share, to innovate, and to lift up others with every exhibition. 

What we do

Each Deckaid exhibition is unique, bringing to light often unseen collections of skateboards, original art, and ephemera. Every Deckaid event brings people together in the spirit of nostalgia and care for community. 

Our Mission

Deckaid collaborates with artists, collectors, and skateboarders to showcase and create awareness of skateboard art history, with an emphasis on supporting marginalized youth.

OUR IMPACT

Since 2013,  Deckaid has held 11 skateboard art exhibitions which are always free to the public while supporting nonprofits that work directly with marginalized youth. 

To date Deckaid has-

  • Contributed towards the Nyack Skatepark & Ormond Spencer Skatepark

  • Funded a community food pantry in Washington D.C.

  • Supported education for unhoused preschool children in Boston

  • Assisted a youth arts program in Chicago

  • Provided complete skateboards for youth in Tampa, Jersey City and the Pine Ridge Reservation

  • Procured much needed supplies for a Columbus shelter for unhoused adolescents

  • Contributed towards community programming in Albany

  • Helped fund employment and education programs in Los Angeles. 

Our Team

Sarah Anderson- President Sometime around 2011, Sarah, a NYC public school teacher, placed a bet with her husband Tim: if she could procure the land for a local skatepark, he would display his unseen collection of skateboards as part of a fundraiser
Tim Anderson- Vice President In 2005, Tim created the Bobshirt website, a low-tech tribute to the history and art of 90s skateboarding. Over time he archived everything from stickers, to Big Brother mags, VHS tapes, skateboards… and the original art
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Steve Lenardo- Treasurer Steve is the co-owner of the renowned NJ Skateshop, as well as a husband, father of four, and elementary school teacher. The NJ shop, located in both Jersey City and New Brunswick, has been a staple of the NJ skateboarding c
Jay Croft-Director Jay is an artist from Akron, Ohio. His paintings and characters have been seen all around the world, from solo exhibitions to board graphics ridden worldwide. His love of the art and culture of the scene grew from his early days o
Niki Williams- Director Niki Williams is a USC School of Cinema & Television Arts Production alum. Working for incredible visionaries such as Steven Spielberg, Debbie Allen, will.i.am, Andre 3000, Tom McGrath (Boss Baby), PJ Hogan (Peter Pan, My Bes
Thomas Zimmermann- Graphic Artist Thomas Zimmermann has been supporting Deckaid since its inception as our primary graphic designer and has created every Deckaid show flyer as well as the logo (a nod to 101 Skateboards). He has designed apparel and