I'm an artist currently living in a small seaside town in Northern California. Originally I'm from down south in San Diego, but I moved up to Bay Area where I studied for two years at San Francisco State University, and then transferred to the California College of Arts and Crafts, where I received my BFA in 2002 in Painting and Drawing.
Over the years my work has shown throughout the US and abroad. I've done illustrations or have contributed my work to: Chronicle Books, Giant Robot, Tiny Showcase, Urban Outfitters, Fantagraphics, San Francisco General Hospital, Chipotle, Poketo, Park Life, The Exploratorium, Volcom, The Howard Hugh's Medical Institute, The Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, The LA Weekly, and Nylon Magazine.
I'm also a zine maker. My first one was when I was 17, and I've tried to make one each year since. Most of them are collections of my drawings for each year, but I also venture in documenting and history zines. These days I plan my vacations around possible zine fairs to table at.
My work is informed by my interest in nature, exploring, and wordless storytelling. If there was a way of describing my work it'd be a suggestive narrative with romantic/depressive images. If you're looking to contact me you can you can email me at dethpsun (at) gmail.com. You can also find me on Facebook and Instagram.
Exhibitions (Solo Shows in Bold)
2020
Nov 6- Jul 3 This One's For You (curated by Paul Roberts) Melting Pot (Birmingham, UK)
Aug 8- Aug 26 Solo Show Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Jun12-Jul 3 Salut Show V Nucleus Portland (Portland, OR)
Feb 7- Mar 1New Best Friends (c: Karl Deuble) Stranger Factory (Albuquerque, NM)
Feb 1- Mar 27Chapter 1 Brea Gallery (Brea, CA)
Feb 5- Mar 29 Red Envelope Show (c: Grumpy Bert) Chinese American Museum (LA, CA)
Jan 29-Feb 17 Red Envelope Show (c: by Grumpy Bert) Dekalb Market Hall (Brooklyn, NY)
2019
Dec 1- Dec 19 Post It Show Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Dec 7- Dec 9 East Bay Print Sale Max's Garage (Berkeley, CA)
Nov 8- Dec 4 Salut Show IV Nucleus Portland (Portland, OR)
Oct 4- Oct 31 Duo Show with Sarah Logan North Coast Artists Gallery (Fort Bragg, CA)
Oct 5- Oct 23 Revival Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Sep 7- Dec 30 Cult of Meow Gristle Tattoo+Art Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)
Jul 2- Jul 30 A Sleep & A Forgetting Mendocino Art Center (Mendocino, CA)
Jun 14-Jun 16 Giant Robot Hawai'i ARS Cafe Gallery (Honolulu, HI)
Mar 23-Mar 24 Mr. Sparkle Group Show (c: Brian Bulter) Subliminal Projects (Los Angeles, CA)
Feb 1- Feb 28 Dark Dungeons (c: Jon Vermilyea) Secret Headquarters (Los Angeles, CA)
Jan 12-Jan 23 Fast Forward Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Jan 5- Jan 27 Red Envelope Show (c: Grumpy Bert) Flushing Town Hall (Flushing, NY)
2018
Dec 7- Dec 9 East Bay Print Sale Max's Garage (Berkeley, CA)
Dec 1- Dec 9 Post It Show Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Nov 16-Dec 6 Salut Show III Nucleus Portland (Portland, OR)
Nov 2- Nov 30 Group Show Tim Carmody Arts (Ft. Bragg, CA)
Sep 1- Oct 31 Solo Show MeloMelo Kava Bar (Berkeley, CA)
Aug 4- Aug 15 Giant Robot: GR2 at 15 Years Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Aug 4- Aug 15 Plant Show Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
May 5- May 26 12x12 Spoke Art (San Francisco, CA)
May 4- May 30The Infinite Well Nucleus Portland (Portland, OR)
Apr 29-Apr 30 Push it Forward 3 The Luggage Store Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Mar 23-Apr 15 Duo Show with Jen Tong Grumpy Bert (Brooklyn, NY)
Feb 23-Mar 15 Red Envelope Show Grumpy Bert (Brooklyn, NY)
Feb 10 -Feb 28 Flockworks Presents Oddfellows Building (Mendocino, CA)
Jan 31-Feb 26 My Furry Valentine North Coast Artists Gallery (Fort Bragg, CA)
2017
Dec 2- Oct 10 Post It Show 13 Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Nov 19- Dec 6 Salut Show II Nucleus Portland (Portland, OR)
Sep 30-Oct 15 10/15/17 Duo Show with Ryan Bubnis Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Sep 29-Oct 31 Think Positive Presented by The Last Cat RVCA (San Francisco, CA)
Sep 13-Oct 15 Fury Friends Welcome Grumpy Bert (Brooklyn, NY)
Aug 19-Sep 5 Divergent Everymen with Henry Jones Volcom Gardens (Austin, TX)
Jul 29-Aug 30 Go Get 'Em Tiger Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Jul 15-Jul 23 Meow That's What I Call Art Sketchpad Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Apr 8- Apr 30 Friends Show North Coast Artists Gallery (Fort Bragg, CA)
Apr 7- Apr 30 Deth Squad Presented by The Last Cat RVCA (San Francisco, CA)
Apr 5- Apr 30 Bird is the Word Oslokaffe Artspace (Berlin, Germany)
Feb 4- Feb 19 Red Envelope Show Grumpy Bert (Brooklyn, NY)
2016
Dec 9- Dec 24 Familiar Faces Galerie F (Chicago, IL)
Dec 3- Dec 11 Post It Show Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Dec 2 Exploration Exploitation Proef Space (San Francisco, CA)
Nov 1- Nov 19 Hocus Pocus Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Jun 4 - Jun 30 "Giant Robot Hawai'i 2016" Ars Cafe (Honolulu, HI)
May 13-Jun 12 "Deth P. Sun and Gemma Correll" Grumpy Bert (Brooklyn, NY)
Apr 24-July 1
Apr 1- May 7 "Journey-Scape" Gene Siskel Film Center Lobby (Chicago, IL)
Mar 12-Apr 2 Solo Show Cat Town Cat Cafe and Adoption Center (Oakland, CA)
2015
Nov 29- Dec 31"All Kinds of Friendly" Fayes Video and Cafe (San Francisco, CA)
Oct 9- Oct 19"New Paintings" Foe Gallery (Northampton, MA)
Sep 18-Oct 30"Nine Lives" presented by the Last Cat RVCA (San Francisco, CA)
Aug 8 -Aug 26"Flatness" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Jun 19 "Contempo #Artshop" Honolulu Museum of Art (Honolulu, HI)
May 29-Jun 21"Lost in Space" Grumpy Bert (Brooklyn, NY)
Apr 25-May 25 "Being and Nothingness" Grumpy Bert (Brooklyn, NY)
Feb 6 -Mar 5"Companions" curated by Kayvon Siadat Seeing Things Gallery (San Jose, CA)
2014
Dec 17-Jan 7 "Multimatters Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Nov 6- Nov 29"Friends and Makers" curated by Ryan Bubnis Flatcolor Gallery (Seattle, WA)
Sep 5- Sep 28"2nd Annual Coaster Art" La Luz De Jesus Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Aug 23"Lost in Light" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Aug 8"SF Mixtape" presented by the Last Cat 111 Minna Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Apr 19-Jun 27 "SuperAwesome" Oakland Museum of California (Oakland, CA)
Apr 12-May 7Solo Show Leeds College of Art (Leeds, UK)
Feb 6-Feb 28 Group Show Flatcolor Gallery (Seattle, WA)
2013
Oct 29-Nov 4 "Monster Club" The Parlour Showrooms (Bristol, UK)
Oct 19-Nov 30 "Story Time" Monkey House Toys (Los Angeles, CA)
Oct 5-Oct 30 "Imaginary Movies" Rock Paper Scissors (Oakland, CA)
Oct 5-Nov 2 "VOLO CALVARIAM" 1975 Gallery (Rochester, NY)
Sep 13-Oct 5 "When Night Comes" Foe (Northampton, MA)
Sep 6-Sep 29 "Beer is Art" La Luz De Jesus Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Jun 6 -Jun 26 "MAKE" Espace Tilt (Lausanne, Switzerland)
Jun 1 -Jun 30 "Cake Show" Foe (Northampton, MA)
May 31-Jun 30 "This is my Jam" Grumpy Bert (Brooklyn, NY)
May 1 -Jun 1 "Wider Than a Postcard" Breeze Block Gallery (Portland, OR)
Apr 5-Apr 30 "Galaxy" Telegraph Gallery (Charlottesville, VA)
Mar 16-Apr 3 "Seasonal Change" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Feb 2-Feb 20 "Year of the Snake" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Jan 30-Mar 2 "Love Nest" Craftland Gallery (Providence, RI)
2012
Dec 17-Jan 9 Printed Matter Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA) Dec 12-Dec 31 Teppei's Show Rock Paper Scissors (Oakland, CA) Nov 16-Nov 30 100 Houses The Tobacco Factory (Bristol, UK)
Nov 16-Dec 9 "Neopopstreetfunk 4" Gallery M Squared (Houston, TX)
Oct 27-Nov 30 "Monster Show VII" Domy Books (Austin, TX)
Sep 22-Jan 20 "Giant Robot Biennale 3" Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA)
Sep 9 -Oct 6 "They Come At Night" Hatch Gallery (Oakland, CA)
Aug 5 -Aug 25 "Oakland Now" Spoke Art (Oakland, CA)
Jul 14-Aug 26 "Summerland Fun" Wonderland (Los Angeles, CA)
Mar 24-Apr 26 "New Works" Domy Books (Houston, TX)
Jan 11-Jan 26 "Printed Matter" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
2011
Nov 11-Dec 11 Group Show Double Break (San Diego, CA)
Oct 29-Nov 30 "Monster Show VI" Domy Books (Houston, TX/Austin, TX)
Oct 24-Dec 31 Grumpy Bert Group Show Grumpy Bert @ DeKalb Market (Brooklyn, NY)
Oct 14-Nov 12 "Yes!" Buonaccorsi+Agniel (Providence, RI)
Oct 6 -Oct 30 "Nature of the Beast" Flatcolor Gallery (Seattle, WA)
Sep 24-Oct 17 "Robots" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Aug 29-Sept 26 "Smoke and Mirrors" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Aug 8 -Aug 30 "Crowded Teeth and Friends" Wonderland (Los Angeles, CA)
Jun 10-Jul 1 "Get Lost" Foe (Northampton, MA)
Mar 19-Apr 13 "Water Works" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
2010
Dec 10-Dec 31 "Feeling Better Already" Double Punch (San Francisco, CA)
Dec 2 -Jan 30 "111 at 111" 111 Minna Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Nov 27-Dec 18 "The Bridge is Over" Lopo Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Nov 20 "Viva LA Art" First and Hope (Los Angeles, CA)
Oct 30-Dec 2 "Monster Show V" Domy Books (Houston, TX/Austin, TX)
Oct 10 "Passport 2010" San Francisco Arts Commission (San Francisco, CA)
Oct 2-Nov 3 "Fare Thee Well" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Aug 14-Sep 8 "Look Alive" Double Punch (San Francisco, CA)
Aug 6-Sep 12 "A Decade with No Name" Jack London Square (Oakland, CA)
Jul 1-Jul 31 "We Haven't Felt This Way in Years II" Gallery Heist (San Francisco, CA)
Jun 20-Sep 12 "Secret Drawings" Palo Alto Art Center (Palo Alto, CA)
Jun 19-Jul 7 "Post It 5 Show" Giant Robot New York (New York, NY)
Jun 17 Group Show Medicine Agency (San Francisco, CA)
Jun 3-July 3 "Strangers" Bold Hype (New York, NY)
Apr 29-May 24 Group Show Together Gallery (Portland, OR)
Mar31-Apr 3 "52" Calm Air All Ice (Bristol, UK)
Mar 28-Apr 14 "Small Favors" Giant Robot New York (New York, NY)
Feb 26-Mar 28 "Bro Palace" Park Life (San Francisco, CA)
Jan 30-Feb 24 "Dogs In School" 1416 NE Alberta (Portland, OR)
2009
Dec 12-Jan 29 "From Me to You" Show and Tell Gallery (Toronto, CAN)
Dec 9-Jan 10 "Post-It 4 Show" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Dec 5-Jan 13 "Printed Matter VII" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Nov 21-Dec 10 "We Haven't Felt This Way in Years" Double Punch (San Francisco, CA)
Nov 14-Dec 2 "Please Be Brave" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Nov 13-Nov 30 "Various Visions" Periscope Cellars (Emeryville, CA)
Oct 31-Dec 3 "Monster Show 4" Domy Books (Houston, TX/Austin TX)
Oct 24-Jan 24 "Giant Robot Biennale" Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, CA)
Jul 11-Aug 5 "Printed Matter VI" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Jun 20-Jul 15 Giant Robot 15 Year Anniversary Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Jun 13-Jun 13 "2009 Auction Fundraiser" Intersection for the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
May 16-Jun 17 "Pencil Pushers" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
May 9-Jun 3 "Printed Matter V" Giant Robot New York (New York, NY)
May 8-Jul 3 "Trace Elements" San Francisco Arts Commission (San Francisco, CA)
May 2-May 31 "Skate or Die IV" Young Blood Gallery (Atlanta, GA)
Apr 18-Jun 13 "Tree Show V" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Apr 3-Apr 25 "Heroes & Villians" Rock Paper Scissors (Oakland, CA)
Mar 27-Apr 15 "Game Over II" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Mar 14-Apr 15 "Year of the Ox Show" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Feb 27-Feb 27"Monster Drawing Rally" Southern Exposure (San Francisco, CA)
Feb 2-Feb 27 "The Science Fiction and Fantasy Art Show" Periscope Cellars (Emeryville, CA)
Jan 25-Apr 26 "Tales from an Imaginary Menagerie" Palo Alto Art Center (Palo Alto, CA)
Jan 10-Feb 14 "This Too Shall Pass" Rowan Morrison Gallery (Oakland, CA)
2008
Dec 13-Jan 14 Post-It 3 Show Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Dec 13-Dec 20 "Gifted" Cerasoli-Lebasse Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Dec 13-Dec 13 "RoMoLoCo" Rowan Morrison Gallery (Oakland, CA)
Dec 13-Jan 14 "Printed Matter IV" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Dec 7-Nov 30 "Inaugural Show" T&P Fine Arts (Philadelphia, PA)
Oct 16-Oct 16 "The Little Big Show" Canteen (Ottawa, CAN)
Oct 11-Nov 10/ "Blender" Cerasoli-Lebasse Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Sep 4-Oct 2 "We=Trouble" Secret Project Robot (Brooklyn, NY)
Aug 23- Sep 14 "I See It All" Giant Robot New York (New York, NY)
May 31-Jun 6 "2008 Auction Fundraiser" Intersection for the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
May 17-Jun 18 "4th Annual Tree Show" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Apr 11-May 2 "Happily Ever After II" Suite 100 Gallery (Seattle, WA)
Mar 15 Apr 16 "Year of the Rat" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Mar 7 Mar 31 "Balls Out" Grasshut Gallery (Portland, OR)
Feb 29-Feb 29 "CreativemindsSF" Mezzanine (San Francisco, CA)
Feb 22-Feb 22 "Monster Drawing Rally" Southern Exposure (San Francisco, CA)
Feb 16-Mar 12 "Printed Matter III" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Jan 3-Feb 2 "20x20" 111 Minna Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
2007
Dec15-Dec 15 "RoMoLoCoGroupShow" Rowan Morrison (Oakland, CA)
Dec1-Dec 15 "Wishful Thinking" Project Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Nov 9-Dec 21 "Sweet 100" Suite 100 Gallery (Seattle, WA)
Nov 2-Dec 5 "First Anniversary/Benefit Show" Park Life (San Francisco, CA)
Sep 15-Oct 17 "Snack Isle" Giant Robot New York (New York, NY)
Sep 15-Oct 10 "The Sand and the Stars" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
May 19-May 19 "Benefit Art Auction" LoBot Gallery (Oakland, CA)
May 11-Jun 1 "Happily Ever After" Suite 100 Gallery (Seattle, WA)
Apr 28-May 16 "Crowd of Drifters" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Mar 17-Apr 14 "Look Behind You" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Mar 14-Mar 14 "2007 Auction Fundraiser" Intersection for the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
Feb 17-Mar 14 "Free to a Good Home" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Feb 17-Mar 14 "8x10 Drawing Show" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Feb 1-Feb 25 "Illustrious" Compound Gallery (Portland, OR)
2006
Oct 28-Nov 29 "Remember the Powerful Feeling" Giant Robot New York (New York, NY)
Oct 26-Nov 24 "Fecalface Anniversary Show" BLK/MRKT (Los Angeles, CA)
Oct 5-Nov 1 "Heavenly Friends" Brush Gallery at St Lawrence University (Canton, NY)
Aug 23-Sep 27 "Smitten" Giant Robot New York (New York, NY)
Aug 23-Aug 30 "The 125th Anniversary of the Internet" 111 Minna Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Jul 29- Aug 24 "Tree Show II" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Apr 29-May 24 "Sea Ghost" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Apr 3-Apr 8 "American Mythology" Worth Ryder Gallery at U.C. Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Apr 1-Apr 27 "The Birds and the Bees" Primary Space (Hamtramck, MI)
Mar 11-Apr 8 "Beast from the East" Project Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Mar 3-Apr 2 "Business Minded" Renowned Gallery (Portland, OR)
Feb 20-Mar 21 "GRSF's 2 Year Anniversary" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
2005
Dec 10-Jan 23 "Postcards from Poketo" Receiver Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Dec 1-Dec 21 "Four Squared" Motel Gallery (Portland, OR)
Oct 15-Nov 9 "The Rich Stuff" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Oct 11-Oct 31"24 Frames" Here Gallery (Bristol, UK)
Oct 8-Nov 6 "Creepy" Hotcakes Gallery (Milwaukee, WI)
Aug 19-Sep 9 "Friendless Outsiders" Unknown Gallery (Salt Lake City, UT)
Jul 9-Aug 6 "Daydreaming" Uno (Los Angeles, CA)
Jun 11-Jul 18 "A Clever Name for A Drawing Show" Camp Fig (Austin, TX)
May 7-Jun 4 "Word of Mouth/Works on Paper" Rhys Gallery (Boston, MA)
Feb 12-Feb 12 "The Kinky Show" Uno (Los Angeles, CA)
Feb 12-Feb 12 "Human Zoo" LoBot Gallery (Oakland, CA)
Jan 18-Feb 15 "The 100% Show" Receiver Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Jan 6-Jan 29 "Wild Like Children" Motel Gallery (Portland, OR)
2004
Dec 12-Jan 29 "Beaks and Bucks" Primary Space (Hamtramck, MI)
Sep 18-Sep 18 "Hot For Teacher" Camp Fig (Austin, TX)
Sep 11-Oct 13 "Big Fun" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Aug 26-Sep 11 "Inaugural Show" Lobot Gallery (Oakland, CA)
Aug 10-Aug 20 "State of the Nation" Intersection for the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
Jul 10-Jul 31 "Drifiting, Dreaming, Sleeping" Primary Space (Hamtramck, MI)
Jul 3-Aug 4 "10 Year Anniversary" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
Jun 26-Jul 31 "Summer Show" Sixspace Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Jun 26-Aug 30 "Folk Ways" Giant Robot San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
Jun 5-Jul 3 "Art Array" Primary Space (Hamtramck, MI)
Jun 1-Jun 26 "This Is Heavenly" Here Gallery (Bristol, UK)
May 21-May 21 "SubUrban" 1300 Gallery (Cleveland, OH)
Apr 23-May 23 "Show with Human Five" The Crying Room (Vancouver, CAN)
Jan 16-Feb 8 "Double Happiness" Cassius King Gallery (San Diego, CA)
2003
Dec 13-Jan 17 "The Drawing Show" Sixspace (Los Angeles, CA)
Dec 12-Dec 31 "Check the Halls" Cassius King Gallery (San Diego, CA)
Dec 6-Dec 28 "Bits and Pieces" Primary Space (Hamtramck, MI)
Oct 2-Oct 30 "Up, Up & Away" Punch Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Sep 18-Sep 18 "Heroes & Villians" Mezzanine (San Francisco, CA)
Sep 13-Oct 4 "Raw Stitches" Camp Fig (Austin, TX)
Sep 6-Sep 6 "Jawbreaker" 21 Grand (Oakland, CA)
Sep 2-Sep 30 "Five Dudes" Camp Fig (Austin, TX)
Aug 15-Aug 15 "Sama-Sama/You're Welcome" Intersection for the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
Aug 2-Aug 30 "Decipher" New York Arts Gallery (New York, NY)
July 3-Aug 10 "The Board Show" di Rosa Preserve (Napa, CA)
Jun 28-Jun 28 "Up Our Sleeve" Inshallah Gallery (Los Angeles, CA)
Jun 14-Jul 31 "Heavenly" Giant Robot (Los Angeles, CA)
May 8-Jun 8 "We Remember Everyone" 5024SF Gallery (San Francisco, CA)
Mar 13-Apr 30 "Heavy Metal Album Cover Art Show" Camp Fig (Austin, TX)
Jan 10-Feb 8 Group Drawing Show The Lab (San Francisco, CA)
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