about the artists

chris shary

Chris Shary is a world renowned punk rock artist, having been actively involved primarily with bands since the late 80's. He began as a teen designing punk shirts for himself before transitioning into legitimate commission from bands like The Stupids, Hard-Ons, Libido Boys, and eventually Chemical People, Big Drill Car and ALL. In 2011, Chris' idea for DESCENDENTS fake ugly Christmas sweater kicked off a genuine craze which has , oddly, continued to gain momentum. His Sharpie sketches have graced the cover of records as well as the movie poster for Descendents' FILMAGE documentary. While Chris is primarily know for his work with DESCENDENTS/ALL he has worked with Rancid, NOFX, FLAG, DEVO, The Lemonheads, Biz Markie The Damned, TSOL, Channel 3, The Interrupters, The Dickies, Agent Orange, Turbonegro, Lagwagon, 7SECONDS, Teenage Bottlerocket, Bad Cop Bad Cop, The Muffs, Adolescents, Gorilla Biscuits, The Aquabats, .....you get the idea. In the summer of 2017 Chris began working on a series of color block portraits of punk/pop culture icons. During the past few years Chris has been switching back and forth from Sharpie black and white pieces, to color block portraits that he has begun turning into acrylic paintings.

lori herbst

California based textile artist, Lori Herbst has been a consistently contributing or featured artist at top galleries in both Southern and Northern California and has art around the globe.

Lori began her sewing career as a stage costumer and built those skills, with her first show in 2014, into a full time art career. She uses painstaking research and fabric construction to create photo realistic and portrait pieces that have a classical art feel. The use of modern fabrics, and the techniques that she invented, give a new, revolutionary direction to her pieces that is visual, tactile and durable.

Lori creates images inspired by popular culture with a specific interest in film, music and mid-century sensibilities.

Lori enjoys giving back to her community through her artwork and has given dozens of portraits to different charities to auction for fundraisers. Lori believes if we all use our abilities to help one another, we can solve many of the problems that have divided us.

bob rob medina

Bob Rob (Medina) is an educator, author, and prolific artist originally from Denver, Colorado. He is known for his narrative linocuts and expressive ink drawings. He also penned several books, including his series, Denvoid and the Cowtown Punks documenting Colorado's rich underground music history, Bob Rob has been in the classroom for nearly thirty years teaching Visual Arts domestically and abroad. Currently, he resides in San Diego with his family.

wendy brasher

Wendy Brasher (she/her) is an Art Educator and lifelong Bay Area resident. She graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in World History and a minor in Fine Arts. Her life’s goal (she says it’s a calling) is to be an Educator. She has spent the last 33 fun filled years teaching Middle School students that messes and mistakes help us grow as artists and creativity leads to happiness. When asked what her favorite art making medium is, she replies, “Teaching is my art.”

marijane anthony

Marijane is a retired high school studio art teacher and current clay artist. She is from Davis, “I love teaching, performing and creating. My dream job was getting to hang with high school kids and work with them to discover their creativity. I was fortunate enough to do that for 27 years. What could be better?”

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