Curriculum Vitae
Art
2021
Art Basel Miami - BLK ART Gallery x Triller event ft. The BoomBap Kids
Outdoor Mural production/collaboration with Woes, Imagine876, Jose Mertz, Kapache1
Miami, Florida
Wet Paint Atlanta
Art show, artist talk, capsule collection, NFT drop
ABV Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Pow Wow Worcester
Outdoor mural production
Worcester, Massachusetts
All At Once - Tristan Eaton Retrospective
Featured collaboration - 3D artwork installation
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Urban Rug Co Collaboration
Luxury Rug collection, limited edition collaboration featuring PERSUE Abstracts
Online Only
ComplexLand Featured Artist
Capsule Collection for ComplexLand official gift shop
The Metaverse
Pow! Wow! The First Decade - Exhibition
Museum exhibition featuring indoor and outdoor murals and installations
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii
BunnyKitty x BoomBap Kids Spring Break Special
Twitch Stream production
San Diego, CA
Li-Ning x PERSUE Collaboration Capsule
Shoe and Apparel collaboration capsule
Mainland China
Chain Reaction, Nifty Gateway
Group art show curated by Greg Mike featuring digital artists in the NFT Space
ABV Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia for Nifty Gateway
2020
Arts N Rec Collaboration Capsule and Mural
Outdoor Mural on store facade, capsule collaboration
Arts N Rec, Barrio Logan, San Diego, CA
Wet Paint Quarantine
Twitch stream production with Wane COD
Online
Wet Paint Contest
Online contest for Wet Paint fans and followers
Online
Pow Wow Hawaii 10 year festival celebration
Outdoor mural production
Kakaako, Honolulu, Hawaii
Wet Paint Miami
Art Show, artist talk, capsule release
Museum of Graffiti, Miami, Florida
2019
Art Basel Miami - Museum of Graffiti
Outdoor Mural production
Museum of Graffiti, Wynwood, Miami, Florida
Wet Paint Shanghai
3 story indoor/outdoor installation and immersive art experience
Historic Old Port Wharf, Huangpu, Shanghai, China
Chari & Co NYC x BEAMS
Limited collaboration and capsule collection
BEAMS Ginza, Tokyo Japan
Lapstone&Hammer and High Art Productions Presents Wet Paint - Philly
Art Show, artist talk, capsule release
Lapstone&Hammer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
San Diego Festival of the Arts - San Diego (Featured Artist)
Art Festival
Waterfront Park, San Diego, California
3D Retro Mural Reveal
Mural Event
3D Retro Toy Store, Los Angeles, California
DC Presents a PERSUE art show: Wet Paint - Tokyo
Art Show, artist talk
Basement Ginza, Tokyo, Japan
Liminal Space
Solo art show
GR-Gallery New York, NY
2018
Aqua Art Festival 2018
Art Festival, satellite event to Miami Art Basel
212 Arts Gallery, Miami, Florida
Athenaeum Art Center
Art show, artist talk
Logan Heights, CA
Lux Art Institute presents DAVE PERSUE
Museum Art Show, artist talk
Encinitas, CA
OFT Tour in collaboration with URGE
Graffiti tour, 4 locations painted
Oslo, Norway
Papercut Lounge, PowWowLongBeach
Special Edition Zine and live painting
Long Beach, CA
Guam Spraycation
Mural Festival
Pacific Islands Club, Guam
Wet Paint, NYC
Art show
212 Arts, New York, NY
ABV Gallery Spring Invitational
Group Art show
ABV Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2017
Designer Con
Exhibition and booth
Pasadena, CA
PowWowKorea
Mural collaboration with Jasper Wong
Mural collaboration with Tristan Eaton
Seoul, South Korea
Roof Top Legends event
Outdoor Mural
New York, NY
5 Year Anniversary Show
Group Show
New York, NY
MURAL Festival
Outdoor Mural as guest to Art Gang Gallery
Montreal, BC Canada
Reckless Behavior
Outdoor Mural + Art Show with Amuse126 and Merlot
Chicago, IL
Governor's Ball NYC
Outdoor Canvas
New York, NY
2016
Los Angeles Art Book Fair - LACMA
Book signing
Los Angeles, CA
ComplexCon
Book signing
Long Beach, CA
Agenda NY 2016
Live Painting and indoor mural
New York, NY
Sennheiser
Painting for pop-up store in Soho
New York, NY
PowWowJapan
Water Geisha Mural with Caratoes
Kobe, Japan
The Bell Corridor
Outdoor mural
Seattle, WA
MTV Elect This: "Open Your Eyes" campaign
Tilt Brush Technology, Virtual Reality Painting
New York, NY
Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans hosted by Pangea Seed NPO
"Hold Onto Your Butts" mural
San Diego, CA
Outside Lands, Music Festival
South Tunnel entrance mural
San Francisco, CA
Inertia, group show
Featuring works by Persue, Kwest and Jarus -- Inner State Gallery
Detroit, MI
PowWowDC
Mural Festival
Washington D.C.
Grafik16
Art Fair
Zurich, Switzerland
The Origins Of BunnyKitty
Official book release
New York, NY
2015
Murals in the Market
Mural Festival
Detroit, MI
LAX/DTW, group show
Curated by Thinkspace -- Inner State Gallery
Detroit, MI
LAX/LHR, group show
Curated by Thinkspace -- Stolen Space Gallery
London, UK
Pitre 2015 Villette Street Festival : Charity Event, group show
Curated by Galerie Wallworks
Paris, Fance
The 2nd Annual POW! WOW! : Exploring The New Contemporary Movement
Curated by Thinkspace – Presented by POW! WOW!
Honolulu, Hawaii
2014
Touchy Subjects : Featuring Rime, Dabs and Myla, Persue
Curated and presented by The Seventh Letter Gallery
Los Angeles, California
Shitalkie, a solo show
Presented by Gym Standard
San Diego, California
PowWowHawaii 2014
Mural Festival
Represented by 1xRun
Honolulu, Hawaii
Reaction Lines
Galerie Wallworks, collaborative works with artist Rime MSK
Paris, France
2011
Collabro European Art Tour
Presented by Poor Al, featuring four artists (Persue, JayboMonk, Poesia, Tashi147)
Cannes, France; Barcelona, Spain; Glasgow, United Kingdom
2009
Invasion Street art Event
Presented by Invasion Magazine
Shenzen, China
2008
The Exchange Tour
Presented by Collabro Arts, featuring 12 renowned graffiti artists
San Francisco, California; Los Angeles, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Phoenix, Arizona
2006
Slugganauts NYC
Presented by Kid Robot
New York City, New York
2005
Half Snot, Half Amazing, son!
Presented by Subject Matter Gallery, featuring Persue and Rime
Costa Mesa, California
One Toke Choke
Presented by Planet Rooth Gallery
San Diego, California
2004
Apocalypse Meow
Presented by Re-Up Magazine
San Diego, California
Design
Home Mercantile, North Park, CA
2010 - Present
President, Brand Manager
Vox Footwear, Vista, CA
2007 – 2010
Footwear Designer, Developer
Vox Footwear, Vista, CA
2008 – 2010
President
Osiris Shoes, San Diego, CA
1999 – 2006
Creative Director & Executive Footwear Designer, Developer
Four Star Distribution, San Clemente, CA - CIRCA footwear, Special Blend, Forum, Four Square
1998 – 1999
Art Director & Footwear Designer
Circus Distribution, Vista, CA - DC Shoes, Droors, Dub brand weather gear, 8 ball
1993 – 1998
Art Director & Graphic Designer
Freelance
2016
Published Author and Illustrator
”The Origins of BunnyKitty: A Tale for All Ages”
1992 – Present
Art Direction, Branding, Footwear Design & Apparel Graphics
Clients include: YAHOO.COM, Jarritos Drink, Foundation Skateboards, Omatic Snowboards, Plan B Skateboards, EVOL Skateboards, Snowboards, and Footwear, Forum Snowboards, Atlantis Snowboards, Blunt Magazine, 88 Footwear, Black Market Agency, Tusk and Grain, Canvas Footwear, 1xRUN, Li-Ning Shoes, Microsoft Surface, AdobeMAX, Arts N Rec, CarShield, Chari&Co, Urban Rug Co., Complex Media, Lapstone&Hammer, 3D Retro and more.