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Born 1974 Jersey City, New Jersey. Known for: Graffitii tag artist, toy figure paintings, large-scale iconic cartoon image sculpture.
Brian Donnelly (born 1974), professionally known as KAWS, is a New York-based artist and designer of limited edition toys and clothing. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. KAWS was... Read full biography
Brian Donnelly (born 1974), professionally known as KAWS, is a New York-based artist and designer of limited edition toys and clothing. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. KAWS was born Brian Donnelly in Jersey City, New Jersey. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New... Read full biography
Brian Donnelly (born 1974), professionally known as KAWS, is a New York-based artist and designer of limited edition toys and clothing. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. KAWS was born Brian Donnelly in Jersey City, New Jersey. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 1996. After graduation, KAWS briefly worked for Disney as a freelance animator painting backgrounds. He also contributed to the animated series 101... Read full biography
Brian Donnelly (born 1974), professionally known as KAWS, is a New York-based artist and designer of limited edition toys and clothing. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. KAWS was born Brian Donnelly in Jersey City, New Jersey. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 1996. After graduation, KAWS briefly worked for Disney as a freelance animator painting backgrounds. He also contributed to the animated series 101 Dalmatians, Daria and Doug. He began his career as a graffiti artist growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey. Later moving to New York City in the 1990s, KAWS started subverting imagery on billboards, bus shelters and phone booth advertisements. These... Read full biography
Brian Donnelly (born 1974), professionally known as KAWS, is a New York-based artist and designer of limited edition toys and clothing. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. KAWS was born Brian Donnelly in Jersey City, New Jersey. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 1996. After graduation, KAWS briefly worked for Disney as a freelance animator painting backgrounds. He also contributed to the animated series 101 Dalmatians, Daria and Doug. He began his career as a graffiti artist growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey. Later moving to New York City in the 1990s, KAWS started subverting imagery on billboards, bus shelters and phone booth advertisements. These reworked advertisements were at first left alone, lasting for up to several months, but as KAWS' popularity skyrocketed,... Read full biography
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About KAWS: Keywords
Keywords (16)
Art Method
- •Animation, Animator
- •Art Design
- •Graffiti Street Art Tagger, Urban Art
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •France After 1900
- •Japan
Art School
- •School of Visual Arts, New York, Student
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Pseudonym ("Nome de Plume") Used
- •Walt Disney Studio Artist, Productions/Commissioned