WIZARDSKULL Solo Exhibition at Jan Arnold Gallery, Vienna Austria 2018
WIZARDSKULL - real name Jack Johnson - Painter and street artist Wizard Skull’s humorous and often raunchy riffs on cartoon characters and mascots poke fun at pop culture and commercialism. Wizard Skull transforms recognizable characters from Homer Simpson and Mickey Mouse into hybrid mashups, and squiggly portraits. Best known for his street art, Wizard Skull creates wheatpaste posters and murals that have become fixtures throughout New York City and elsewhere. One of his most famous wheatpastes —Sexy Ronald, which depicts a strapping Ronald McDonald wearing only underwear with French fries popping out from the waistband —went viral on social media, bringing greater attention to his work. Involved with skateboarding culture from a young age, Wizard Skull has designed graphics for skateboard decks and t-shirts and produced illustrations for skateboarding magazines.
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
2021 WizardSkull & Zachary Benson, La Luz, Los Angeles
2024 WizardSkull & Matthew Belval, Krause Gallery, NYC
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
2021 WizardSkull & Zachary Benson, La Luz, Los Angeles
2024 WizardSkull & Matthew Belval, Krause Gallery, NYC
BOOK & ART FAIRS
2014 - 2018 Printed Matter, NY ART BOOK FAIR / Moma PS1, NYC
2014 - 2019 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2016 Philadelphia Art Book Fair / The Print Center, Philadelphia PA
2017 Toronto Art Book Fair / Toronto ON
2017 4Heads / Governors Island Art Fair, Governors Island, NYC
2014 - 2019 Printed Matter, LA ART BOOK FAIR / Geffen Contemporary, LA CA
2016 Philadelphia Art Book Fair / The Print Center, Philadelphia PA
2017 Toronto Art Book Fair / Toronto ON
2017 4Heads / Governors Island Art Fair, Governors Island, NYC
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/