Slimm Buick of Sacramento, California, is a San Francisco native and Northern California Area artist, custom bicycle builder (art bikes), vintage DJ and antique aficionado and collector. These interests often collide and influence his art, whether kinetic, sculpture, watercolor, musical or visual. Slimm has been creating Art Bikes for 25 years that have been featured at local galleries, and such notable venues as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Oakland Museum and others. Several of his Art Bikes have also appeared in movies such as Rent (Sony Pictures, 2006) and Automorphosis (Harrod Blank, 2008) an award-winning documentary film being shown internationally as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs American Documentary Showcase.

Slimm and his works have been featured in television documentaries such as Weird Wheels (Discovery Channel) and Late Nite Sinners (online). Slimm Buick is also mentioned in several books such as Swing! (V. Vale, 1998) along with photos and an entry in the Index of Critical Mass: Bicycling’s Defiant Celebration (Randy Albright, 2002). During the 1990’s Slimm was also a bicycle advocate/activist with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.

Slimm has also lectured on some of his favorite subjects, such as vintage jazz, in several venues including a cruise ship with his old friend, the late, great Cab Calloway. He has presented and given historical lectures on Jazz, music and history of the early 20th Century for the Art Deco Society of California, Hayward Historical Society, The Ahwahnee Hotel at Yosemite National Park, and others.

Slimm and his works have been featured in television documentaries such as Weird Wheels (Discovery Channel) and Late Nite Sinners (online). Slimm Buick is also mentioned in several books such as Swing! (V. Vale, 1998) along with photos and an entry in the Index of Critical Mass: Bicycling’s Defiant Celebration (Randy Albright, 2002). During the 1990’s Slimm was also a bicycle advocate/activist with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. He and his wife, Justine, are currently active members of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Bridge Art Space (Richmond, CA) and founders of the Bicycle Art Salon a group dedicated to art and cycling in the East Bay.

Slimm has also lectured on some of his favorite subjects, such as vintage jazz, in several venues including a cruise ship with his old friend, the late, great Cab Calloway. He has presented and given historical lectures on Jazz, music and history of the early 20th Century for the Art Deco Society of California, Hayward Historical Society, The Ahwahnee Hotel/Yosemite National Park, and others.

He and his wife and singing partner, Justine tenZeldam currently perform at parties and events, as well as open mic venues such Martuni’s in San Francisco, and their favorite place, The Alley, a piano bar in Oakland where they met in 2004. When not performing, doing events, or creating art, Slimm likes to repair and refurbish old furniture, lamps and record players out of recycled items. He also does mobile bike repairs, and builds custom bicycles for those who have something special and customized in mind. He can be contacted at slimm@slimmbuick.com or by calling 510-237-0772.

In addition to performing and assisting Slimm, Justine (Cubbage) tenZeldam is a writer and online marketing rep. She is active on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and others, along with digital media and web content management skills. During the 1990’s she published two separate small newspapers, and produced a radio show, from her home office in Calaveras County. Both publications, the Gold Country Times and West Point/Upcountry News, are still in publication today. During that time, she also worked as a stringer (field reporter) for the Stockton Record, Amador Ledger Dispatch and Calaveras Enterprise and produced public access television shows, such as “Gold Country Women in Action” which she hosted as well. For more, please view Justine’s Professional Website.