Pizza Art

We started an art contest in the mid-1980s and have continued the tradition every few years or so since then. We now have over 300 pieces of Zachary’s pizza art from the past three decades! The winning artwork decorates the walls in all five of our restaurants. We love the art and the artists and are excited and honored to be able to share some of the art on our website!

Illustration of a red bridge and hills on a blue sky background. A bold red circle surrounds Zacharys Chicago Pizza in the center, with the phrase I left my heart at written above in cursive.

Kirstin Ineich

2012

I always like looking at the different posters created by Zachary’s patrons. When the opportunity came to create my own, I had just come back from San Francisco, and I knew I wanted to incorporate it into my piece. The Zachary’s logo integrates well with the Golden Gate Bridge, so, I chose to paint the iconic bridge. When I think of San Francisco, I always think of Tony Bennett’s “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” playing after a Giants’ home-game win at AT&T Park and the way it makes me feel. And, every time you eat at Zachary’s, you get the same feeling. So, I tied the whole thing together with the tagline “I left my heart at Zachary’s.”

Childs drawing of a cowboy on a rearing horse, lassoing a pizza in the sky. The text reads Lasso a Zacharys Pizza! The background features cacti, a sun, and desert hills. The artists name and age, Emma Jones, Age 10, are noted.

Emma Jones, age 10

Hey, thanks for scrolling over my artwork! Waiting around for your food to come isn’t fun unless you’re at Zachary’s Pizza and gawking at all of the colorful, original artwork. So when I saw my shot to bring some joy to the casual diners, rolled up in this huge blank piece of paper for a contest, I couldn’t wait to get going. The paper really is huge, so one of the tile hallways in our house was promptly converted into an art studio (my Mom is legendary)! Over time I lost interest in finishing my piece, despite walking past it every day, however I was encouraged to finish it and now I’m so glad I did. Thank you again to Zach’s for this honor, and for bringing the taste of sweet home Chicago to the Joneses on their California detour.

Retro sci-fi poster titled Forbidden Pizza features a robot holding a pizza. It advertises pizza with titles like Psycho Spinach and Bleu Velvet Cheese, with a UFO and alien landscape in the background.

Bill Crews

2009

Silhouette of a howling wolf in front of a red crescent moon with the word Zacharys in red across the wolf. Perko is signed in the bottom right corner. Background is white surrounded by black.

Eric Perko

2015

Illustration of a smiling figure resembling a Buddha holding a pizza slice on a string. The figure sits with a box labeled Zacharys Chicago Pizza, under a red Zen circle with the word Zen inside. Text reads Zacharys Chicago Pizza Inc.

Tom Galvin

2009

Colorful abstract painting featuring the bold word Zacharys in gold against a blue background, with swirling patterns and bright shapes in red, green, yellow, and orange surrounding it.

Starry Night

2005

Beata Engl

Illustrated poster of Zacharys Pizza with two pizzas on motorcycles racing along a desert highway. The pizzas have sunglasses and wheels made of pepperoni slices. There are cacti and hills in the background.

Lynn Smull

2005

Rianne Myers

2015

A retro-style illustration of a woman with a shocked expression, hands on cheeks. Text reads, AARGGHHHH you didnt order Zacharys?! in bold, varying fonts.

Cindy Chan

“.. we love Zachary’s Pizza; it’s the best, combined with the high energy of the staff and how everyone seems to be having a great time, it’s like a party that never stops.” – Cindy Chan

Cartoon cat wearing sunglasses, sitting with a pizza slice as a bow tie. Speech bubble above says: Pizza on my mind, pizza on my face, Zacharys... always my favorite place! Background is a colorful abstract pattern.

Stephanie Kwan

2007

Poster of a stylized illustration featuring a person holding a pizza above their head, with text Zacharys Chicago Pizza Inc. The background is divided into yellow and red.

Kevin Brown

2003

Cartoon image of Sir Zachary wearing a horned helmet, holding a sword against a green dragon breathing pizza flames. The background shows a purple hill and a castle. Text reads Sir Zachary conquers the Pizza Dragon.

Leo Gould, 11 years old

2009

Vintage-style poster for Zacharys Pizza, featuring a woman in a dynamic pose holding a pizza slice and a pie. She wears a green-striped dress and hat, with the text Le meilleure Pizza en ville below.

Robin Gilas

2005

Cartoon of a person with exaggerated, large hair and blue glasses holding a big pizza. Text reads Big hair! and BIG pizza! at the sides. The name Zacharys is written at the bottom.

Craig Mcintire

1999

Childs drawing of a yellow dog wearing a blue collar with Zach on it, surrounded by two pizzas with slices. Zacharys is written in red at the top. A small Morgan 8 is written in the bottom left corner. The background is blue.

Morgan Marsh

2015

A surreal painting of a pizza slice with a human face, featuring blue eyes and a red mouth. It wears a blue hat and suit, holding a movie camera. The background has Zacharys Chicago Pizza written in red.

Chris Papa

2001

A man in a suit and bowler hat holds an umbrella, standing with his back facing the viewer. He gazes at an abstract artwork featuring dynamic red, black, and white swirls. The name Zacharys is at the top, with Its a matter of taste below.

Hannah de Vries

2015

My name is Hannah de Vries and art has been my passion from a very young age. My entry was inspired by a famous Norman Rockwell painting called “The Connoisseur.” I alluded to the uniqueness of Zachary’s Pizza by making comparisons to the historical context behind Abstract Expressionism of the 1940’s, a subject that I have studied in school. I worked tirelessly for about three days at a wonderful art gallery called ArtU4ia in downtown Martinez to complete this piece. The most fun I had working on it was by far doing the drip pizza; I loved getting messy and wild with the house paint!

I always loved seeing the art that hung on the walls at the Zachary’s College location, and I aspired to enter their art competition for years! Once the Pleasant Hill location opened up closer to my home town, I finally took the opportunity to create something that I was proud to call my own.

Picked Fresh Daily

2005

Kelly Lee Avery

Childrens drawing of two dolphins jumping from the water, each with a girl in a rainbow swimsuit on their back. A red pizza slice sun is in the sky above Zacharys Chicago Pizza Inc. Blue sky and water background.

Elena S, age 9

2012

My name is Elena and I am currently 10 years old. I was born in Tokyo, Japan, but moved to America when I was 4. I now live in San Ramon, and am about to graduate from Coyote Creek Elementary School.

Martial arts, drawing, and painting are my favorite hobbies. I also like singing and music and will keep continuing it until I am too busy. In martial arts ( karate),I am a brown white stripe belt. If I have any free time I would love to read, draw, or play video games (until my parents stop me).

I entered the Zachary’s art contest in 2008 and again in 2010 because I love drawing, painting and eating Zachary’s pizza. I was so happy when my school received the $1,500 for the award in 2008. That money was spent on the art program at Coyote Creek, and helped make the art very exciting all through out Coyote Creek.

Thank You Zachary’s!

A vibrant abstract painting depicting a pizza restaurant with tables, chairs, and pizzas. Signs include Open, Pizza Specials, and We Make It U You Yum. The artwork uses bold yellow, red, and blue colors, with playful geometric shapes.

Ernst

1990’s

Artist Unknown