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Samples of Work

Exhibitions/Performances:
June 2005: Car Artist: Fremont Fair. Seattle, Washington, USA.
March 2005: Drag performance: Private party. Redmond, Washington, USA.
February 2005: Artist: Seattle Outsider Art Project. Seattle, Washington, USA.
February 2005: Drag performance: SACBO fundraiser. Seattle (Ballard), Washington, USA.
October 2005: Car Artist: Sea-Compression. Seattle, Washington, USA.
September 2004: Car Artist: Art Car Fest. Berkeley, California, USA.
August 2004: Roadie: World Bagpipe Band Championships. Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
June 2004: Car Artist: Fremont Fair. Seattle, Washington, USA.
August 2004: Car Artist: Art on the Ave. Tacoma, Washington, USA.
August 2004: Car Artist: Olympia Seafair Parade and Outdoor Cinema. Olympia, Washington, USA.
July 2004: Car Artist: The Ave Project (street reopening). Seattle, Washington, USA.
1990-1992: Producer: Burien Little Theatre. Burien, Washington, USA.

About Gary:
Gary grew up in Spokane Washington. Other than destroying anything he could get his hands on, and rebuilding it in hids image it was a pretty normal childhood. He participated in theater all throughout his youth and had hopes of a career in music playing the trumpet. After a cycling accident damaged his teeth, and ended his trumpeting dreams he discovered the banjo, then percussion. He has been playing a musical instrument ever since, albeit badly. Which explains why most of the time he can be found in the studio pounding metal, or painting.

In the summer of 1990 he joined the Burien Little Theatre. The Burien Little Theatre is a nonprofit dramatic organization for the production of performances, community activities, and workshops. Eventually, a move to the Eastside of Seattle brought him to Redmond. During a long period of creative exploration, a chance meeting with a member of the Redmond Arts Commission lead him to the discovery of Art Cars. At the same time, a chance purchase of a snow-white VW van brought him a canvas to build an Art Car on. Learning of other car artists, he started a correspondence with the people who produce the Seattle Art Car Blowout at the Fremont Fair in Seattle. A timely move to a farm brought with it a large area to work on his artwork, and develop as an artist. A short time later his vehicles were being displayed in shows and parades from British Columbia, Canada, to southern California. In 2005 his sculptures and fine art were first shown in the Seattle area. Another summer job, this time as a barker with the Cirque Du Soleil, introduced Gary to the circus arts. Gary is currently attending animation school, and is a volunteer with Circus Contraption, Cirque De Flambe, the Fremont moisture festival and is studying juggling, fire dancing (poi and staff) and the unicycle. He also volunteers with several fundraisers to raise money for “camps” that attend the Burning Man Festival in Black Rock City, Nevada.

Gary has dedicated his life to bringing fresh ideas and inspiration to the arts while incorporating influences from all around him. It is his passion as an artist to always look for new opportunities to train and enhance his skills and experience.