WIZARDSKULL Solo Exhibition at Jan Arnold Gallery, Vienna Austria 2018
WIZARDSKULL Is an artist living and working in Brooklyn NY. As a teenager he started skateboarding, and immersed himself in the subculture by designing t-shirts and skateboard graphics, and skateboarding in local shop videos. His artwork has been featured on over 200+ skateboard graphics for companies from Norway, Russia, England, and all over the US and rest of the world. Both he and his art has appeared in numerous skateboard magazines including Thrasher.
Adopting the moniker of Wizard Skull and abandoning freelance design work, he began wheat pasting his art all around New York. One of his most often wheat pastes was "Sexy Ronald", a buff version of Ronald McDonald wearing only underwear with fries popping out of them. People began photographing and sharing images of it on social media which led to the image going viral several times and getting bootlegged, then sold on t-shirts in Thailand. This also led to his art being exposed to a larger audience.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS2010 Board Art, Slingluff Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2011 Ramp Heads, Slingluff Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2013 WizardSkull, Mishka, Brooklyn NY
2014 Re-Animator, Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn NY
2014 Free Donuts, Scumbags & Superstars, Brooklyn NY
2015 Cel Fee, Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn NY
2016 What aBart Bob, Kayrock, Brooklyn NY
2017 Straight Lines, A Shop Called Quest, Los Angeles CA
2017 Five Flavors, Galerie F, Chicago, IL
2018 WizardSkull, Jan Arnold Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2019 On My Level, Lazy Susan Gallery, Chinatown, NYC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECT)
2007 Untitled, Curated by Cey Adams, Eye Jammie Fine Arts Gallery, NYC
2012 Four Boob Bozwangler, Curated by Cupco, Grass Hut, Portland OR
2014 Surplus Candy, Curated by Hanksy, Abandon House in East Village, NYC
2014 Color Theory, Clutter Gallery, Beacon NY
2015 Bootleg Bart, Curated by Be Street, Los Angeles CA
2015 Paste Modernism 4, Ambush Gallery, Sydney Australia
2015 Tiny Trifecta, The Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn NY
2015 The Newsstand, curated by Lele Saveri, Ocean of Images: New Photography, MOMA, NYC
2016 Red Envelope Show, Grumpy Bert, Brooklyn NY
2016 Cartoon, Moosey Art, Norwich, United Kingdom
2016 NEW YORK SHITTY AN OFF-OFF ARMORY SHOW, Con Artist Collective, NY NY
2016 Weekend With Bernie, Wayfars Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2016 Clown, Curated by WizardSkull, Grumpy Bert, Brooklyn NY
2016 Rainbow Hugs and Kisses: a Doomsday Celebration, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn NY
2016 Like A Rainbow In The Dark - A Black Lite Show, Flowers For All Occasion, Brooklyn NY
2016 The Peanut Gallery, Meltdown Comics, Los Angeles CA
2016 A Group Show, Arlenes Grocery, New York, NY
2017 Red Envelope Show 2, Grumpy Bert, Brooklyn NY
2019 Pop Up, JC Rivera & WizardSkull, Chicago IL
BOOK & ART FAIRS
2011 Ramp Heads, Slingluff Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2013 WizardSkull, Mishka, Brooklyn NY
2014 Re-Animator, Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn NY
2014 Free Donuts, Scumbags & Superstars, Brooklyn NY
2015 Cel Fee, Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn NY
2016 What aBart Bob, Kayrock, Brooklyn NY
2017 Straight Lines, A Shop Called Quest, Los Angeles CA
2017 Five Flavors, Galerie F, Chicago, IL
2018 WizardSkull, Jan Arnold Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2019 On My Level, Lazy Susan Gallery, Chinatown, NYC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECT)
2007 Untitled, Curated by Cey Adams, Eye Jammie Fine Arts Gallery, NYC
2012 Four Boob Bozwangler, Curated by Cupco, Grass Hut, Portland OR
2014 Surplus Candy, Curated by Hanksy, Abandon House in East Village, NYC
2014 Color Theory, Clutter Gallery, Beacon NY
2015 Bootleg Bart, Curated by Be Street, Los Angeles CA
2015 Paste Modernism 4, Ambush Gallery, Sydney Australia
2015 Tiny Trifecta, The Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn NY
2015 The Newsstand, curated by Lele Saveri, Ocean of Images: New Photography, MOMA, NYC
2016 Red Envelope Show, Grumpy Bert, Brooklyn NY
2016 Cartoon, Moosey Art, Norwich, United Kingdom
2016 NEW YORK SHITTY AN OFF-OFF ARMORY SHOW, Con Artist Collective, NY NY
2016 Weekend With Bernie, Wayfars Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2016 Clown, Curated by WizardSkull, Grumpy Bert, Brooklyn NY
2016 Rainbow Hugs and Kisses: a Doomsday Celebration, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn NY
2016 Like A Rainbow In The Dark - A Black Lite Show, Flowers For All Occasion, Brooklyn NY
2016 The Peanut Gallery, Meltdown Comics, Los Angeles CA
2016 A Group Show, Arlenes Grocery, New York, NY
2017 Red Envelope Show 2, Grumpy Bert, Brooklyn NY
2019 Pop Up, JC Rivera & WizardSkull, Chicago IL
BOOK & ART FAIRS
2014 Printed Matter, NY ART BOOK FAIR / Moma PS1, NYC
2014 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2015 Printed Matter, NY ART BOOK FAIR / Moma PS1, NYC
2015 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2016 Philadelphia Art Book Fair / The Print Center, Philadelphia PA
2016 Printed Matter, NY ART BOOK FAIR / Moma PS1, NYC
2016 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2017 Toronto Art Book Fair / Toronto ON
2017 Printed Matter, NY ART BOOK FAIR / Moma PS1, NYC
2017 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2017 4Heads / Governors Island Art Fair, Governors Island, NYC
2018 Printed Matter, NY ART BOOK FAIR / Moma PS1, NYC
2018 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2019 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2014 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2015 Printed Matter, NY ART BOOK FAIR / Moma PS1, NYC
2015 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2016 Philadelphia Art Book Fair / The Print Center, Philadelphia PA
2016 Printed Matter, NY ART BOOK FAIR / Moma PS1, NYC
2016 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2017 Toronto Art Book Fair / Toronto ON
2017 Printed Matter, NY ART BOOK FAIR / Moma PS1, NYC
2017 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2017 4Heads / Governors Island Art Fair, Governors Island, NYC
2018 Printed Matter, NY ART BOOK FAIR / Moma PS1, NYC
2018 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2019 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2019 YoHood, Streetwear festival, Mishka Booth / Shanghai, China
2019 ComplexCon, McCormick Place / Chicago IL
2019 DesignerCon, Beyond Eden, Anaheim Convention Center / Anaheim, CA
2019 ComplexCon, McCormick Place / Chicago IL
2019 DesignerCon, Beyond Eden, Anaheim Convention Center / Anaheim, CA
ART RESIDENCIES
2018 StreetArtPassage, Q21 / MusuemsQuartier, Vienna, Austria
PRESS
Huck Magazine https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/art-2/wizard-skull-you-need-35000-social-media-followers-to-see-this-art-show/
VICE http://www.vice.com/read/photos-of-women-with-elephants-on-tinder
VICE http://www.vice.com/read/meet-the-artist-ruining-your-favorite-cartoons
HUFFINGTON POST http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5023990.html
BEDFORD AND BOWERY http://bedfordandbowery.com/2014/11/wizard-skull-just-stripped-my-little-ponies-of-their-last-shred-of-dignity/
ABSOLUTE MAG http://theabsolutemag.com/19371/art/wizard-skulls-re-animator-takes-a-edgy-twist-to-classic-cartoons/
SNEAKY MAG http://www.sneakymag.com/design/devo-art-wizard-skull/
BOMARR BLOG http://bomarrblog.com/blog/wizardskull
GOTHAMIST http://gothamist.com/2014/01/11/photos_inside_an_abandoned_east_vil.php
FRANK 151 http://frank151.com/wizardskull-gets-weeeeeird/
WECREATE https://creator.wework.com/city-guide/wizardskull-says-goodbye/
BUSHWICK DAILY http://bushwickdaily.com/bushwick/categories/arts-and-culture/656-the-sexy-life-of-wizard-skull
DIASNOW http://www.daisnow.com/artist-interview-wizardskull/