Gawker Artists 
drawing
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photography
Travis Dubreuil
Travis Dubreuil was born and raised in the light of De Luz, California. He spent his childhood and adolescence walking and exploring, which allowed for excessive amounts of creative thought. Travis left the middle of nowhere at 18 and moved to the coast. Traveling soon became a strong passion and led him to Europe, the Caribbean, and Central America. Brooklyn is now home and he spends his days photographing faces, spaces and places. Travis has degrees in digital imaging and graphic design as well as commercial photography. His work has been shown on both the West and East coasts. More » -
photography
Carrie Villines
Los Angeles native Carrie Villines received her BA from UCLA and her MFA from Parsons. Her work has been exhibited internationally, and has been published in "ARTnews," The Associated Press and "Graphis." She lives & works in Bushwick. More » -
mixed media
Donna K.
I used to live in the city where I liked buildings and attractive people. Now I live in the country where people have more cars than teeth. More » -
painting
Morgan Thomas Anderson
Hailing from Philadelphia, PA, Morgan Thomas has spent the majority of her life in observation of the people around her. She has studied art and art history around the world and graduated in 2007 from Williams College with two degrees (in studio art and sociology). Thomas' main subject is human but strives to examine more emotion and communication than the classic portrait. Utilizing a semiotic vocabulary built up through the existence of the human race, Thomas records the world around her as she perceives it visually and spiritually. She aims to communicate to her audience the honest image and heartfelt meaning of a moment in time as it can be understood through form, color, and symbolic imagery. Thomas' work is sociological, allegorical, and historical record. It does not try to comment on an event, but rather represent it for the audience to bring judgement to. More » -
photography
Dustin Fenstermacher
Dustin Fenstermacher is an emerging self-taught photographer based in Philadelphia. He spent his formative years conjuring ways to escape Pennsylvania; ever since he picked up a camera, he never wanted to leave. Aside from capturing images in the first person and writing in the third, Dustin enjoys creating and consuming music. He dislikes driving but loves discovering new places. Dustin used to have a cat named Raygun, whom he adopted from a Siamese rescue agency. Raygun is 5 years old. More » -
mixed media
Jason Bronkhorst
I find myself exploring themes of loss, ennui and disillusion through layers of drawings, using often humorous symbols and characters based on my professional output - painting and repainting the surface as the ideas manifest during the course of the process. I have painted on canvas before, but I found my previous technique of simply projecting smaller sketchbook drawings and then filling in the gaps was far too limiting. I've since started drawing straight onto the canvas, layering with several different media- pencil, acrylic, ink, oil stick, charcoal, coffee, collage, tippex. Essentially I'm now freely drawing onto the canvas, sketching, creating ideas and images as I go along. More » -
mixed media
Zoltron
Zoltron is an enigma. A self proclaimed 70's teen idol, Zoltron's wave hairdo and unique California accent epitomized a certain level of cool, which inevitably paved the way to his success as a graphic designer, poster and street artist, pretend photographer and vinyl sticker aficionado. Zoltron is the founder and creative director of the infamous self-titled design company as well as notorious silkscreen sticker printing company, Sticker Robot. Zoltron's artwork has been shown across the country, published in magazines, both nationally and internationally and was once called, "Pretty heavy" by a transient who was urinating on a dumpster, as Zoltron walked by. More » -
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street art
Billi Kid
The notorious harmonious Billi Kid is a street artist determined to find his voice while leaving an indelible mark on both the oversaturated urban and cyber landscapes. A life-long doodler, art enthusiast and design junkie, his work blur the lines between graffiti, pop culture, graphic design, iconography and art. Never to busy to look, feel and listen, his collaborative workswith artist from around the world have been celebrated in both the media and street art communities. His passion for the streets has led him to curate ground breaking exhibitions that have helped bridge the gap between the urban landscape and the sterile indoor environment. More » -
painting
Royce Bannon
Royce Bannon is a born and bread NYC artist whose infamous Monsters can be seen pasted on doors and walls throughout the five boroughs. As a member of the street art collective the Endless Love Crew Royce has participated in various live painting events group art shows and solo art shows throughout New York and the world. Currently Royce is the art director for Diamond Headz NYC: a new clothing line promoting the life and culture of socially conscious city kids. On any given day you can find Royce painting monsters, silk-screening t-shirts, spraying stencils, or slapping stickers up on various spots in New York. More » -
painting
The Dude Company
Stencils on paper, cardboard, wood, wall of New York, Lille, Brussels, London ... More » -
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photography
Emiliano Granado
A lot of artists will use these /bios/ or /statements/ to ramble on and on trying to give their work additional power or legitimacy. Not here. My photographs are what they are. Straight up reality. I'm just using my camera as an excuse to peer into peoples' lives and observe them. More » -
painting
Aaron Nickels
Reason for starting this, i spend my time making art to some people it never really seems like a great job, but its more about the raw emotions i can convey to others through my art. This and many other reasons is why i do this, Its not a job but a life style for me and has always comes naturally, so i hope you enjoy and feel free to take what you want comment also, Have a Great day! And I'll be here, to hear what you have to say, Late More » -
digital
Neonsandwich
Neonsandwich is the creator of the artform Pop-Taoism. Pop-Taoism is inspired by Neonsandwich's 5 years of study with Taoist master, Dr. Wang Xue-Zhi, whose distinguished family history originates from the imperial court system in the Forbidden City of pre-revolutionary Beijing. Neonsandwich trained in the art of Taoist Philosophy, Qi Gong, Tai Chi, & 5-animal Play. Based on several years of study with Master Wang Xue-Zhi, Neonsandwich has taken the ideas of Jia-Taoism/Philosophical Taoism and merged them with western culture,and New Media, creating the new art form Pop-Taoism. The interplay of Yin/Yang philosophy and formal study under a Taoist master are key to Pop-Taoism. More » -
photography
Dominic Rouse
Life can be likened to a movie that is shown only once to a captive audience of - a darkened room in which the level of illumination is a decision for the occupant alone. To see the light we must first acknowledge that we are in the dark. More » -
painting
Cori Dantini
Cori was born (and mostly raised) in Washington State. After graduating with a BFA in painting from WSU, she is currently living and working in Pullman, WA. Her art embraces the idea "of moving past awkward moments and growing...branching out...flying away or perhaps just blooming, despite them". You can find her art online at Etsy.com and you can also buy prints online from Charmingwall. More » -
painting
Brendan Lott
I find images and email them to master oil painters in China. This process leaves me free to focus solely on curating the world as I see it. And by participating in the global economy in this manner, I am making art in a way that aligns with my time and place. It also removes me from the burden of craft, as the craft of the painters is consistently excellent. By only dealing with images of strangers, I am able to further remove myself from the standard autobiographical tropes of contemporary art, at least superficially. The world is still beautiful. More » -
painting
Julianna Bright
I'm a self taught artist working primarily in gouache and graphite. I hand stain my paper to evoke the feel of an old book or map. More » -
painting
Patrick Byrnes aka (PPat)
Death, desire, closure, idealism, and beauty. My work develops the outlook on life. It emphasizes the role of the aging process. The figures show what a toll growing older has on the mental and physical being. Illuminating the final outcome of growing old; the inevitable death which follows. More »
