30' and 40' black light truss pyramids. These iconic structures have been at Art Outside in the past as well as Burning Man, Flipside, the Silo in Houston, and more.
Jimmy Kuehnle
Jimmy Kuehnle received an MFA in Sculpture in 2006 from the University of Texas at San Antonio and continues to make sculpture and performance work. In 2008 he researched public art and worked in the studio as a Fulbright Graduate Research Fellow and artist in Japan. In the summer of 2009 he is a resident artist at Atelje Stundars in Vaasa, Finland. In the fall of 2009 he will be the Philip C. Curtis Artist in Residence at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. Upcoming exhibitions include "I Don't Like Cold Weather" at the Bobbitt Visual Arts Center and a solo exhibition of new work at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. In the summer of 2010 Kuehnle will be a resident artist at Sculpture Space in Utica, New York. His work have been featured in nationally and internationally and has received critical acclaim in magazines, newspapers and television. Recently PrimeEights Design made a short film about his work.
Meres was born in the South Bronx and raised in Queens, New York. Taking on an interest in graffiti at the early age of 13, Meres developed his craft starting with tags and throw-ups. In 1991, he started TD4 (The Deadly 4mula) crew, which consisted of other artists with similar interests. By the mid-90’s, Meres changed over to piecing. He painted hundreds of pieces in all 5 boroughs as well as Florida, Connecticut, Ohio, New Jersey, North Carolina and, Holland. In 2001, Meres took over Phun Phactory in LIC, Queens, which had been closed for almost a year. Over the course of the past 5 years Meres transformed the destroyed (tagged and vandalized) building into an outdoor museum called 5 Pointz, The Institute of Higher Burnin™. He is working towards adding on a school for aspiring aerosol writers. 5 Pointz is visited by and caters to thousands of fans and writers from all over the world.
Casey Warr
Casey Alan Warr was born March 1, 1980 in Ft. Stockton, Texas, a small town in the middle of the west Texas desert. Here he lived, riding dirt bikes with his dad and dodging tornados until 1988. His family moved to a house outside of Cloudcroft, New Mexico in the Sacramento Mountains. With no television or neighbors for the next 7 years, he learned to explore the vast expanse of natural phenomenon surrounding him atop the freedom of his dirt bike which would later provide inspiration and foundation to his work. In 1994, Casey moved yet again with his family to Albuquerque, New Mexico where he attended Cibola High School and began to explore painting. He attended college at UNM, where he worked at Rodey Theater as master welder and carpenter beginning in 1998. Once he learned how to weld, he was inspired to use the skills he had acquired building sets for the theater in more creative ways. Studying under the tutelage of sculptor Steve Barry, he has refined his distinctive sculptural style and ideas, incorporating complex geometry, imploding and exploding space and experimental scale. In 2005, he received recognition for his work and accepted an award from the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium. In 2006, Casey participated in an exhibition for the New Mexico Art In Public Places and displayed a large scale work in Silver City, New Mexico. His work is currently on display throughout Texas and New Mexico. In Albuquerque his work can be seen at the Hess Sculpture Garden on the corner of Girard and Campus, The Art is OK gallery on Menaul, and a commissioned installation at Asado’s Grill near I-25. He continues to develop works locally and has hopes to do large-scale public works worldwide.
Rajiv has been experimenting with live painting, figure drawing, set design, decor, performance and hitchhiking for over 30+years now. His homebase these days is the Catalyst loft in downtown Los Angeles, where he host weekly figure drawing sessions.
Scott Specht
I am an architect and artist based in Austin and New York. My work incorporates found and unusual items that are not a part of the typical building materials palette. My work has been featured in a number of creative publications, including Dwell and Wallpaper magazines, and my art work has been featured in several independent exhibitions.
Laura Lea was born and raised in Austin, Texas. She exhibited artistic talent from a very early age and went on to study formally at Idyllwild Arts Academy and Pratt Institute. Laura Lea is currently finishing a masters degree in philosophy at Texas A&M with a specialty in philosophy of art. She conducted her thesis research at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, and her philosophical writing explores the significance of viewer interaction and participation in aesthetic experience.
Internationally award-winning ice sculptor (4th place in Asahikawa, Japan). We have been free-lance ice sculptors in the Houston area for the past 24 years. Recently hosted "Luna" at our ranch.
Part mad scientist, part AV nerd. Jason creates sculptures with all manner of materials from metal to paper, light to sound. Its all about experimentation and inspiration.
Joseph Santandrea has been making art with words for over 20 years. His influences range from the ancient, rapturous poetry of Rumi to the contemporary word art of Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger and Ed Ruscha. His sculpture generally involves found objects and sign letters but paint, canvas and industrial supplies are often included. He has traveled extensively and incorporates the universality of the human condition in his works. Joseph lives in Austin, Texas.
Baruzuland Originals. Baruzula deconstructs tired not-so funky clothes & resurrects them into unique freakishly stylish articles of fashion phenomenon. From functional to fantastical .Everything 95% repurposed & ready for a second chance at a new life
Jamie Panzer
Bio: BFA Carnegie-Mellon MFA UT @ Austin - exhibiting in Maryland, NY, DC, and Texas since 1986. exhibited in 2009 Texas Biennial
I'm a local photographer from San Antonio, TX. I picked up a camera at a young age because of my intense shyness. Photographing my surroundings is how I relate to and understand the world. I'll continue to photograph until the day I die.
I grew up as a military brat with a pad of paper and a box of crayons. Having to move around so much, I absorbed cultural diversity that flourished my creativity. Art is a part of who I am. As time goes on, I continue to explore my artistic talents to see which direction it will take me. Attending San Antonio College, I obtained an associate degree with a focus on interactive design. During my years at San Antonio College I took a year off to do a little “soul searching.” I moved to the beautiful mountains in Northern California. There I worked at a local ski and board park and snowboarded everyday. I gained knowledge about life, love, and who I was. I returned with a new attitude, ready to take on anything. Currently residing in the live music capital of Austin, Texas, I’ve started to work as a freelance graphic designer while continuing my education online at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. My latest project is Song Fashions, a collaboration between my sister Victoria and I. As my waves of creativity hit me, I grab on and ride them out. Nothing brings me more joy then exploring my visualizations and forming them into expressive art. Whether it be graphic design, fine art, fashion, or jewelry making my creativity will never cease.
I'm a sixteen year old photographer who has traveled around North America with my Family, www.BareNakedFamily.com, in an RV collecting photographs of our travels. Our name BareNakedFamily simply represents shedding one American Dream and trading it for another, our own. We have been featured on national and international media outlets including ABC Nightline providing more insight to our approach on life. My photos are a representation of my life as a traveling young adult meeting people and experiencing life on the road.
Gary Wimmer My name is Gary L. Wimmer and I have a very unique talent I would like to present at Art Outside 2009. For over 30 years I have given thousands of psychic readings for people using playing cards and Lithomancy, a method of reading patterns in stones that covers a three month period and I have consistently received positive feedback about my accuracy. For information SEE: http://garywimmer.com/psychic/index.html. For excerpts from my book on this methodology SEE: http://www.garywimmer.com/writer/litho_book.htm. I give readings for individuals over the phone and in person and have worked extensively at private parties, conventions, psychic fairs, festivals, on cruise ships in the US and Europe, etc. For these events I do short readings for several people. I am very accurate and your clients would find this entertaining, insightful, relevant, and enlightening. I also work for The American Association of Psychics. Other professional references are available. Gary L. Wimmer 7209 Whispering Oaks Dr. Austin, TX 78745-5237 (512) 707-0836
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Kesley White
As a traveling, roadschooled, and independent artist with free creative vision given by my Family, I'm a young fashion designer with a focus on headwear. I'm 14 with a taste and sense of self that has not been formed or limited by conditions and lifestyles of more mainstream young adults my age, allowing my mind to create intense and unique art. I have created my own line of headbands that are geared to help empower others to unleash their inner fun and wild side by simply wearing pure art.
Potter-Belmar Labs n/a
Potter-Belmar Labs is Leslie Raymond and Jason Jay Stevens, collaborating artists since 1999, with internationally exhibited work including live cinema performance, single-channel video, and installation art. The duo specializes in audience-participatory, multimedia spectacles and curiosities. They were awarded Best Video Installation at Orilla '06 at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Santa Fe, Argentina, and first prize in three performance competitions, including the Unreal Tournament at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Their latest video short, Double Thunder, won Honorable Mention in Experimental Moving Image at the Fargo Film Festival. In May 2008, Potter-Belmar Labs took their audience-participatory live cinema performance to cities throughout the U.S. Southwest and West Coast, with stops including San Francisco's Other Cinema and Echo Park Film Center in Los Angeles. In the spring of 2009, they traveled to upstate New York on an Artpace travel grant to conduct research on the rich media art ecology there. http://potterbelmar.org
Trisha Kummer
Artist from North Dakota went to school in Minneapolis dropped out to move to San Francisco heavily involved in Burning Man for a few years worked on my own art and photography inspired by SF florist and gardener to make a living and because I love it moved to Austin married a brilliant man and became an art teacher gave birth to and now raising the beautiful Imogene Anastasia began my own photography business still just an Artist.
Marc Cooper
BFA, Univeristy of North Texas Portfolio of Inukshuk work: Flickr; tofur8
I have traveled most of my life on the road as the youngest of the BareNakedFamily. Traveling around all over North America, I've been privileged to play and eat in some of the most delicious places on earth. I'm a simple minded kid that loves all things culinary and the official eater and kitchen master on the road and here at home. Constantly working on new handmade foods and fun things for the kitchen, it's where I'm happiest. Kitchens to me are like a playground, a place to create, play, smell, and dress up. My parents have recently set up an Airstream on the side of the house to help me manufacture my new culinary design, handmade aprons for all. My aprons resemble the fun, creative, eclectic, and childhood memories that I have gathered from the road and from our Family's traditions. I love the idea of my kitchen wear to be as crazy and tasteful as the foods that can be created with a little imagination. My kitchen wear is designed for kids and adults inspiring kids to cook and bringing back kitchen memories for adults.
Kimberly Woo has ten years experience in photography and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her subjects are focused mainly on people of all realms. Her work has been showcased in student galleries and received recognition in Nikon's Best of College Photography.
Thoricatha is an astral being who summons totems of spiritual energy. Crafted in a ritualistic trance, his artwork is an alchemy of countless layers, materials and processes channeled from the ether into physical form. Every piece is infused with conscious energy and blessed with sacred ashes and water from the Ganges river in India.
I am a freelance photographer based out of Austin,TX. I take pictures of concerts and festivals which include Burning Man, Coachella and Bonnaroo. Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque has been a source of magic that has helped to inspire and motivate alot of my creative aesthetics. Street Drum Corps is another group that help me keep navigating the beat when it comes to photography.
I am an airbrush artist. I have been doing paintings and body art for more than 25 years.
James Farias
Attended art school at SVA in New York graduated in may. Originally from Austin and recently returned. member of Art collective known as the Co-Op a group dedicated to creating unique creative shows combining many different media. past exhibitions may be seen at www.theco-op.us
I am a dancer/choreographer from Austin. I grew up training in a studio until I graduated from Garza Independence High School. Upon graduation, I moved to Los Angeles where I continued to learn from inspirational teachers and dancers. Now that I am back in Austin, I teach dance and participate in rehearsals for a music video shoot in October. I have been eager to find more performance opportunities where I can display my choreography. I have worked with Art Outside in the past, where I had the opportunity to collaborate with the fashion designers and have a few shows! It was a great creative experience and I would be so excited to be a part of it all again.
Hi! I'm Miss Amberry Jam. I studied fashion and costume design for several years and used those skills to start my own business, making special order one of a kind outfits and accessories (with a large focus on hats). Working with lots of people who knew they wanted something (but weren't sure what that was) motivated me to start a new line of ready to wear hats as well: www.Classic-Harlequin.com Check it out, because EVERYONE looks good in a top hat.
Aaron Geiser is a photographer and web developer that has travelled internationally photographing creative folk, performers, and events using light painting techniques and digital compositing to achieve the dark and painterly look that is often found in his images.
My name is Brandi Bautell, designer behind Maris Rae Handbags. About five years ago, my husband bought me my first sewing machine. I didn't request one. ..goodness, I didn't even know how to thread one! I had never sewn before(which is absolutely unbelievable to me today, considering my passion for design and fasion now!), but he knew I had a creative mind and thought I might like one. I'm ashamed to say that it sat in the box for a couple months before I was brave enough to take it out and attempt to make anything. Once I started, I couldn't stop! I found the fact that I could MAKE something so unique and functional with only fabric and thread utterly exciting! My main focus from the beginning has been handbags, and I have worked very hard to design and produce a quality handbag to be proud of. While living in upstate New York in 2006, I began my line, Maris Rae Handbags, and my sister started helping me sew to meet demand. We pride ourselves on the quality of sewing and hard work we put into each bag and accessory. Maris Rae is my Momma's name. She has always whole-heartedly supported me in any endeavor I choose to tackle, never telling me I was dreaming too big or trying to achieve the unachievable.
My name is Hannah Rose and I am a professional face and body painter from San Marcos. I have been painting for over 5 years and I own a buisness called Painting Outside The Box which services the central Texas area. My art background is vast as I have dipped into numerous other areas of interest such as sculpting and fashion, basically I have a pure love and passion for creating eccentric art in any form. My recent endeavors have including glass bead making and large scale canvas paintings which I have exhibited in showcases at First Friday in San Antonio. You can also find me giving instructional videos on how to face paint at expertvillage.com.
Living, playing music and making art in Austin for 20 years, Azarian writes his own songs about life and death and the every day struggles we all encounter. His paintings are whimsical, surrealistic landscapes involving cows, chairs, shoes, sharks, houses, ect.
Interactive Art TV: A piece where participants can actually be on TV (and make an audience in front of them. There's a wooden base that holds a gutted big screen TV. Once inside a microphone is available that is connected to an obvious sound system. Different sound effects are also included. The TV is lighted inside by multi colored lights.
Paint, sculpt, draw for over 30 years. Study in Amsterdam and Florence Italy, Marylhurst University and Pacific Northwest College of Art.
Monte Patterson
Traveling artist, born in Houston. Grew up street painting and creating digital art. Now for a living I paint murals, design, and co-own a creative services business: Hue-ology
David Karave creates new cinemas. His most recent artworks combine cinema, robotics and pyrotechnics within one single, intensive showing. The subject of Karave's art include issues of propaganda, the nature of war, and the struggle for human autonomy.
Multi-media artist with works from paintings to photography,hair peices and sculpture. My influences consist mostly of sea life, the colorful and strange, as well as childhood memories inter-warped into the present.
Emily devotes herself to a method known as glass fusing. She chooses a variety of glass, cuts and arranges the pieces into a unique design, then fuses them in a kiln at temperatures up to, and sometimes exceeding, 1,500 degrees. Each composition may be fired in the kiln multiple times before it is complete. Emily finds inspiration for her glass designs in traditional fabrics from around the world. She sees exceptional beauty in the vibrant colors and intricate motifs such as those used in African Kente cloth and brilliant Indian prints. The repeating patterns and bold colors are closely reflected in her work.
I am an art car artist and I build fire art. My art cars have won 1st place in the Houston art car parade 2 times. I have rigged the propane on 5 of the last 6 effigies at flipside.I also did the propane rigging for the clock tower burn in Austin on NYE 08.I will bring the Flaming Blues Monkey, Fflaming Picture Frame, my art car The Iron Maiden and a couple of fire cannons.
Amy Auchey
Paintings in acrylic.
Ken Crimmons
Bio: creator of the SILO , multi funtion entertainment hall in Houston. creator of several art cars and environmental art works.
Leila Hijazi
In 1997, I studied painting in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and that's when my love of Mexican folk art and "Day of the Dead" began. I love creating art everyday-I feel very blessed!
I started designing jewelry in 2005 after I inherited my great-grandmothers old jewelry pieces and fabric. I never wore jewelry until I made my own that would represent my personal style. Then others began to purchase it off of me when I wore it. I have evolved into metal smithing, hand firing enamel, and custom bridal jewelry. I went to Kenya, Africa in 2007, and since have decided to create with a purpose. I donate 50% of my proceeds to Bongoma (a village in western Kenya) we have a friend that lives there and she directly goes and purchases Cows, or whatever is needed to help develop and support them. Its a great gift to be able to help people that you have met and know that it is helping to save lives.
We are two sisters and a Mom. Auvi 16, Zoe 14, and Mom. We live fulltime on the road in our traveling home. We have been touring North America for 2 years now. As we explore the world we are inspired by the places and people that we meet. Most of our pieces are made with recycled stained glass windows, vintage post cards, stones, dominoes, rocks and vintage jewelry. Each piece has a story behind it and a memory that we would like to pass on to you. If you’re looking for something totally original and unique, we have a piece of jewelry just for you.
Ronald Moses has been making art on leather for over forty years.
Travis Bush
Along with my colleague, Herb Wright, we have been creating art since the 90's, but have only recently branched out into the public view. We paint in acrylic and incorporate several types of other media into our work. Much of it is collaborative work that is created at the scene. This seems to draw crowds and it allows for the festival patron to witness the process from start to finish.
Kanya Lyons is an accomplished stop motion interactive digital artist. Her project Anda Mandala has been featured at Maker Faire 2008 in Austin, First Night Austin 2009 (as part of RE:growth), Plutopia 2009 (an official SXSW interactive party), and Maker Faire 2009 in the Bay Area where she won an Editor's Choice Award. Kanya graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Radio/Television/Film in 1999. After nearly a decade of freelance video and film work, she found her niche as Public Information Specialist at the Austin Public Library. Visit www.andamandala.org to see her previous work.
David Garcia is a self taught mixed media graffiti artist using acrylic, spray paint, and markers.
Jessica Edberg
Currently I am working on a series that involves figurative and abstract pieces which highlight pin-ups from the 40's/50's. The content is juxtaposed by the theme- some pieces are more gestural and loose and the theme is tightly wound with corsets and constricted bodies and/or faces.
Handmade Collective
Handmade Collective is a T shirt printing company, started in 2007. We design our own shirts for sale, and offer professional custom screen printing services with focus on high quality and efficiency. We print all orders ourselves with great care and individual attention.We can provide custom designs for your printables. Our artist received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is available to help you create an original design.
I am a true street artsist. I do mixed media graffiti. I promote amongst the youth. That you dont have to tag on walls and get in trouble to do graffiti.
I'm an abstract/surreal oil painter. I also paint murals. I try to express emotion and feeling in my work through my interpretation of the human form. I use vibrant as well as subdued colors.
He first studied design in high school acquiring graphic design knowledge. Then studied industrial design in college at ITESO University in Guadalajara (Mexico). It was there were he was first exposed to the metalsmith workshop in which he learned the jewelry disciplines such as, silversmithing, & metal forging. Being trained on a well founded design background, having worked in the fields of, graphic design, industrial design, furniture design, lighting fixture design, web design, accesories design, & clothing design, thus giving him the aptitudes to innovate in the jewelry design field. He thrives on original ideas and thoughts committed to deliver the most unique jewelry design on the market All of this based on his 6 year experience on the art of jewelry design.
I create colorful visionary artwork with an earth centered, divine feminine theme. I like to use patterns and images from nature combined with the beauty of the human form as a way to make a connection between humanity and the natural world which supports us. I also like to play with symbols and metaphors, twisting traditional stereotypes and to form a synthesis that creates new ideas and images.
Hand painted silk scarves. I find painting silks a wonderful combination of art and utility. I am inspired by the stunning colors that the dyes achieve on the silks.
Joshua Meadows & Tea Kerr
Joshua Meadows and Tea Kerr create additive sculpture in organic mixed media, predominately bone. They are standing members of the Texas Society of Sculptors with ambitions of promoting Shamanic art as a way of establishing sacred space within the home and mind.
The WonderCraft is a community-centered, mobile craft studio offering classes to students of all ages through partnerships with local businesses and community groups, traveling wherever the need for artistic expression exists. The WonderCraft also offers customized crafting parties; teaches crafty demos and "make and take" projects at arts events; and sells handmade products and DIY craft kits created by local artists. Vending kits based on our classes, along with handmade jewelry, stationery, t-shirts and toys created by The WonderCrafts owners. Conduct demos of the classes from our 32 foot airstream studio.
Being self-taught I started painting scenes from childhood summers spent in Arkansas with my grandparents. I began painting after my grandmother passed. My very first painting was from a picture of my grandmother bending over petting a dog. Her body positioning in the painting was the same as the photograph, I added a house, trees and a fence. Although, the image was very raw, I felt I had stories to tell, from memories of women connecting in intimate circumstances. I create narrative figurative work using bright and bold colors that tell stories of everyday people largely women facing ordinary life challenges and joys. I rarely paint figures with faces, and would rather let body language and clothing to help address a figure’s character. Artistic influences include Diego Rivera, his use of color, political content and composition, the simplicity Jacob Lawrence’s shapes and the complexity of Romare Bearden’s collages. My formal art training includes a printmaking, commercial art, 2-dimensional art, silk screen and film class. I consciously seek information on traditional and contemporary artist to help improve my skills. My artistic goals are to continue to create images I find interesting, while earning a living through my art.
Chels-E was born and raised in Texas, but has always had a passion for travel. In her years abroad, she has gained a Japanese influence over her work and style that mixes with some of her more "American" aspects. Colourful digital prints, eclectic handmade books, and handblown artisan glass.
I was born and raised in Austin, Texas. My art displays various emotions from with in and is definatley inspired by my city, the music with in it and the many cultures found through out.
Preston W. Riggs
Preston W. Riggs grew up in Dallas, Texas. He recently graduated, studying art, and digital media out in Denver where he played for Denver Open Media and constantly immersed himself in the beautiful Rocky mountains, taking photographs, and creating metaphysical works of art known as orgonite.
Ken Chicosky
Ken Chicosky is a native of Austin, Texas. He is 32 years old and has traveled the world as a musician and artist. He currently lives in the SOCO area of Austin and shows art at festivals and shows around the city.
Mike Robbins
The art that I provide to society is purely out of finding a connection with someone. I love flirting with concepts of humor, absurdism, and ridiculousness. Life is a canvas.
Alberto Penuelaz
Black and white photography.
Eric & Angelique Pearson
Sensei and Madame Strange dabble in a variety of arts, from the arcane to the mundane. Seven foot tall wooden Chinese-style dragon whose head appears to follow those who walk by.
