Known in Reno’s art scene as ‘Doomed Movement’ Terrence Hammond is the kind of artist that doesn’t ask for permission. He finds the wall, brings the paint, and leaves a message you didn’t know you needed. What started as a clothing brand became much deeper.
The name Doomed Movement might sound unserious, but for Hammond, it's about full commitment.
“It came from a song I was listening to called Bring Me the Horizon but over time, it's come to mean going all in, win or lose,” he explains.
Hammond's journey didn’t start on a gallery wall, it started in the margins, literally. As a kid, his grandma told him to stay in the lines and he didn’t. Instead, he copied what he saw around him from Nintendo characters to comic books. This eventually led to his creative and cost efficient sticker art. Using USPS labels he’d cover it with art and give it out to friends, family, even strangers. It was renegade, low cost, and pure.
His creative lens widened as he traveled the world with his brother and friends.
“Japan in 2018 changed me. Then Spain in 2019 and Barcelona was laid back. I focused on doing things for the joy of it,” he said.
When he came back to Reno, working a Starbucks shift next to a poke bowl shop, he brought that same spirit with him. He showed the restaurant owner his portfolio and got his first mural gig. The owner of Poke King paid for the supplies and till this day you can find Doomed Movement’s first mural that sparked it all and even more around the city.
“You learn as you go. You just gotta speak up,” he tells the students he now mentors in classrooms ranging from kindergarten to high school, even veterans programs. “Closed mouths don't get fed.”
Skateboarding has been his lifelong companion, just like art. At 28, he still skates at least three times a week and proudly rides for Classic Skate Shop in Reno.
“Getting sponsored changed how I saw aging. It gave me a reason to keep going, physically and mentally,” he says.
His garage is filled with over 50 decks, all of which are his. Some broken, some whole, and many repurposed into art or given away to kids who just need something to roll on.
For Doomed Movement, it's more than murals and graffiti. It’s a world populated with characters like ‘King Doomed,’ a box headed figure that looks like a cross between his logo and a spray cap.
“He’s the creator. The faceless energy behind it all,” Hammond explains.
It was a college printmaking class that taught him linoleum block carving. A method that dates back centuries in East Asian Culture. The process of carving and printing turned therapeutic. One design led to 25 t-shirts sold, which launched his clothing brand. He wore his prints at Starbucks instead of his apron and would sell to customers then and there. But by 2023, he retired the brand.
“As people got older they stopped saying yes to the adventure, I didn’t want to keep going alone.”
Now it's every other art piece you can think of from canvases, wooden canvases, graffiti, skateboards, murals and much more. By the end of 2024, he counted 43 completed murals around Reno, Carson City, Las Vegas, and Fernley. Some paid and others just for the sake of it.
“Money doesn’t come with you, but the experiences do,” he said in confidence.
Born and raised in Reno, Hammond transformed his grandmother's garage into a studio. What once used to be only a tiny space in the corner of the garage became his sanctuary after his grandma's passing and getting it all cleaned up. His art even extends beyond the garage as he has even created a mural for himself in the backyard.
His work ethic speaks for itself with twelve hour paint sessions, which for him, isn’t a rare occasion. He teaches, volunteers, paints in public, and works with organizations like the Veterans Hospital, offering free art therapy sessions.
“Art can heal,” he says, “and there’s a time and place to get paid but there’s also a time to just show up.”
With support of his girlfriend, brothers, and tight knit family, he’s grounded and grateful.
“I’ve had to let some people go but, the ones who stayed, they’re everything.”
In five years, Hammond sees himself living off murals and illustration commissions, and not generic requests but meaningful collaborations. He’s also considering pursuing a master’s in painting.
“I hate school,” he laughs, “but learning from your environment, that’s real education.”
He’s already made three full length skate videos that trace his evolution from skateboarder to artist. The last one, ‘What Comes After’ came out in 2023. He still watches them and tears up.
“They’re my time capsules from Reno to Tokyo to Amsterdam and more. That’s my story.”
And it's still unfolding. One mural, one sticker, one skateboard and one character at a time.