Zack Orsborn is a writer, multidisciplinary artist, and creative energy coach based in Memphis, Tennessee. His practice includes mixed media collage, writing, photography, and music.
He founded Like Really Creative, a creative wellness platform and community that helps artists sustain creative energy and avoid burnout. The platform connects artists across disciplines through events, interviews, workshops, and collaborative programs, fostering experimentation and mutual support.
Orsborn created The Four Codes of Creative Energy, a framework focused on community, craft, clarity, and condition, developed through years of experimentation with creative practice and community engagement.
In addition to his artistic work, he supports artists through coaching, creative direction, and community programming to help them clarify their vision and maintain their creative practice.
He is a member of The Ugly Art Co. Collective.
Highlights
12 years of award-winning creative direction, marketing, content creation, graphic design, and social media strategy
Designer for Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalism series, The Backchannel
Memphis American Advertising Federation 2026 Mosaic Award nominee
Member of the Artist Advisory Council for Music Export Memphis
Paid $4,000+ to local artists across 37 creative community events through Like Really Creative
Featured artist in the Memphis Museum of Science & History’s Memphis LGBTQ History Exhibition
Three-time Associated Press award winner
Featured artist in Urban Art Commission Movable Art Collection
Featured cover artist for The Pinch Literary Magazine
Writer of the Creative Wellness column in Focus Magazine
Author of Rare Materials
“Zack is doing amazing work that is obviously needed here. He has hit a nerve in the city and is responding in a genuine, caring way. I am grateful for his good community work and happy he is able to grow his personal practice along the way.”
MARY JO KARIMNIA, ARTIST
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