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Education
Master of Fine Art, Rutgers’ Mason Gross School of Art (2025)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Calarts (2011)
Solo Exhibitions
I Moved Back to New Jersey at Mason Gross Gallery New Brunswick NJ, 2024
Gayme Night of Dread at HM157 Los Angeles, 2021
Gaymer Cave at Human Resources Los Angeles, 2016
Who is Ken Sugimori? at Human Resources Los Angeles, 2015
The Great Pokemon-athon at Chin’s Push Los Angeles, 2014
Legendaries and Mega-Evolutions at Sunday Los Angeles, 2014
Abiogenesis at Pehrspace Los Angeles, 2014
Group Exhibitions
OnlyFins as part of All That is Hidden at Mason Gross Gallery New Brunswick NJ, 2025
With Casey Kauffmann at Human Resources Los Angeles, 2022
Into the Woods at Ruschman Gallery Chicago, 2022
We Heart Japan at Azusa Pacific College Azusa CA, 2016
Made in LA with Kchung Radio at the Hammer Museum Los Angeles, 2014
Performances
Touched at West Chester College West Chester PA, 2025
Justfor.Fins as part of All That is Hidden at Mason Gross Gallery New Brunswick NJ, 2025
Touched as part of Smoking Wall/Invisible Heat at Mason Gross Gallery New Brunswick NJ, 2024
Touched as part of Human Resource’s 12th Birthday Los Angeles CA, 2022
Cosplay Fashion Show at the Hammer Museum Los Angeles, 2015
Untitled Shake Weight Performance at MOCA Geffen Los Angeles, 2014
American Grizzly at MoCA Geffen Los Angeles, 2013
American Grizzly at Night Gallery Los Angeles, 2013
American Grizzly at Pehrspace Los Angeles, 2013
“CROCS” for Butt Magazine, 2013
Touched at the Irvine Fine Art Center Irvine CA, 2012
Touched at the Bureau of Experimental Speech and Holy Theses!
Pomona College Museum of Art Pomona CA, 2012
Frontman/lead vocals for American Grizzly, 2011-2014
Fake Ass Habitat at the Eternal Telethon at Belly Flop Gallery Los Angeles, 2011
Relationships Between Facebook and Wildlife at the Eternal Telethon on the moon, 2011
Infinity +24 with the Eternal Telethon at Machine Project, 2011
“Celebrity Skin” with Pangea at Vince Lombardi High School Pomona CA, 2011
“Believe” with Antone Konst at California Institute of the Arts Graduation Valencia CA, 2011
Art School Pokemon Tournament at California Institute of the Arts Valencia CA, 2010
Teaching and Lectures
Lecturer: Collage, Drawing, and Queerness in Comics at Mason Gross School of Art, New Brunswick NJ, 2023-2025
Visiting artist lecture at West Chester College West Chester PA, 2025
Sea shanty group sing workshop at Mason Gross School of Art, New Brunswick, NJ 2025
Miniature painting workshop at Mason Gross School of Art, New Brunswick NJ 2024
Pre-K through 3rd grade art teacher at Westfield Friends School, Cinnaminson NJ, 2022-2024
Visiting Artist Lecture at Cornell, 2021
Interview on the Pokemon Fandom at the Regent Theater, 2016
Pokemon at the Hammer Museum Los Angeles, 2014
Open Drawing at Center For the Arts Eagle Rock CA, 2013-14
Open Drawing at Concord Gallery Los Angeles CA, 2012-2013
Comics for kids at Center For the Arts Eagle Rock CA, 2011-2014
Visiting Artist Lecture: Eco-Writing with Claire Phillips at Calarts, 2013
Visiting Artist Lecture: Science Fiction Writing with Claire Phillips at Calarts, 2012
Open Drawing at California Institute of the Arts Valencia CA, 2008-2011
Podcasting, Talk Shows, Radio, TV
Super Gay, a podcast for comic book gays with Alexandro Segade on the Linoleum Knife network, 2018-2021
Interviewed with David Gilbert on The People, 2018
Interviewed on The Razorcake Podcast, 2018
Interviewed on The Sewers of Paris: It’s Worth it to be Passionate with Matt Baume, 2018
Daytime at Machine Project Los Angeles, 2016
LA Zine Fest 2015 Panel: New School, Old School, 2015
"My Little Brony" Segment on A&E's Storage Wars, 2014
Outbreak: Comics and More with Brent Freaney on Kchung Radio, Los Angeles, 2014-2016
JungleGuts with Johnnie JungleGuts on Kchung Radio, 2011-2014
Real Talk, 2010
Selected Writing
Collected Writings Published by Closing Press and designed by Brent Freaney with a foreword by Leslie Dick, 2017
Interview with Brontez Purnell cover story for Razorcake, 2020
Video Game Characters who are Secretly Drag Queens for Into (Grindr), 2018
“Alexandro Segade’s Future St. at the Broad” Theater Review for LA Weekly, 2017
Dave Gibbons Interview for Observer, 2017
Fiona Staples Interview for Observer, 2017
Julie Newmar Interview for Observer, 2017
We the Geeks of East L.A. Interview for LA Weekly, 2017
A Theme Park Designer Tries to Imagine Nintendo Land (interview with Dave Cobb) for VICE, 2017
Bad Stories and Really Bad Stories zines for the LA Zine Fest, 2015
“I May be Crazy but I’m not Stupid” for Night Papers (Night Gallery), 2013
Sea Horse Birth zine for the Anarchist Book Fair Los Angeles, 2011
Curation
Final Fantasy Art Show at Human Resources Los Angeles, 2016
Video Game Art Show at Chin’s Push Los Angeles, 2014
Avalanche at Kchung Radio Los Angeles, 2013
Press
“Life Ain’t Easy for a Boy Named Sue- Susanne Huber on Casey Kauffmann and John de Leon Martin” at Human Resources, LA (Texte Zur Kunst, 2022)
“Pick of the Week: Casey Kauffman and John de Leon Martin at Human Resources, LA" (Artillery, 2022)
Ep 60: Johnnie Martin and David Gilbert: The People (2018)
“An Artist Tried to Draw More Than 700 Pokemon for a One Night Exhibition" (LA Weekly, 2015)
“Catch ‘Em All: Can a Pokemon Tournament Be An Artwork?" (Art in America, 2014)
“Networked Television as a part of Kchung" (Artforum, 2014)
“One Artist’s Bizarre Campaign To Win The Hammer Museum’s Art Prize” (LA Weekly 2014)
“Painting on a Radio Canvas as a part of Kchung" (New York Times, 2014)
“Hammer Host’s Pokemaniacs at Pokemon Panel" (Daily Bruin, 2013)
Residencies
The Parkfield Retreat in Parkfield CA, 2014
Camp CARPA in Joshua Tree CA, 2014
The Michelle Lund Calarts/Earthfire Residency at Earthfire Animal Sanctuary in Tetonia ID, 2011
Arts Organizing
Social Media Apprentice at ForYourArt, 2014
Radio Station Manager at Kchung Radio, 2011-2016
Social media manager for Comics Vs. Toys, 2013-2020
Project Manager for the LA Art Book Fair, 2013-2014
Organizer and Programmer for the Eternal Telethon, 2010-2015
Albums
“Show Your Teeth” by American Grizzly (frontman/lyrics), 2014
“For Faris” on Kchung Tapes, 2014
Animal Welfare (volunteering)
The Great 24 Hour Pokemon-Athon! to raise money for Sante D’or Animal Shelter at USC, 2015
Sante D’Or foundation Los Angeles CA, 2015-2016
Earthfire Institute Tetonia ID, 2011
Equilibrio Azul Puerto Lopez Ecuador, 2010
Gibbon Conservation Center Saugus CA, 2008-2014
Castaic Animal Shelter Castaic CA, 2008-2011
Philly PAWS Animal Shelter Philadelphia PA, 2008-2009
Communidad Inti Wara Yassi Villa Tunari Bolivia, 2007 and 2010