Author archives: Vakseen

Vibe Magazine Features #VakseenArt

As if having my Chang3d Man painting featured in the official 2pac exhibition wasn’t amazing enough, the good folks over at Vibe Magazine showed me and the other artists some love yesterday! You can check out the full feature here.  

Tupac Shakur's Estate Features #VakseenArt

To honor the 19th anniversary of Tupac Shakur’s death, the rapper’s estate ran a contest that called for original 2Pac art submissions. Basically the top 20 entries would be selected and featured in the official 2Pac exhibition on the artist’s official social media pages. As fate would have it, I just happened to already be working on a Pac painting for my music collection when I found out about the opportunity, so it […]

BeatmakingVideos.com Features Vakseen

A few days ago I had the pleasure of sitting down with DJ Ave Mcree of BeatmakingVideos.com to discuss producers, the entertainment biz, #VakseenArt and a number of other dope things. You can check out the informative video below.

Professional Artist Magazine Features #VakseenArt

So yesterday I stopped by Barnes & Noble to see if they had the newest issue of Professional Artist Magazine and sure enough they did! A couple months back one of the magazine’s writers reached out about interviewing me for an article on art and the power of Instagram. Fast forward to yesterday when I found the physical copy in stores and danced around like a madman lol. If you […]

Hive Gallery’s “My LA” Opening Sept 5th

“MY LA” Our first ever photography show Curated by Michael Rababy  Opens this Sat. Sept.5th: 8-11PM $5 suggested donation “MY LA” – The Hive Gallery first annual Photography Show shows us what LA looks like to a selection of Los Angeles based photographers featuring Michael Bandy Taylor Brooks George Byrne Ronnie T. Clark Roy DyBuncio Michelle Groskopf Sarah Hadley Jason Macdonald Rick Mendoza Samira Phillips Josh S. Rose Leslie Rosenthal […]

Spitz in Los Feliz’s “Vanity Pop” Pop-up Show August 20th

Tomorrow night we’re celebrating Leo season with my monthly pop-up art show at Spitz in Los Feliz. As always, you can expect dope art curated by me, the infamously incredible Doquitos, music vibes by the homie Mr. Numberonederful of Cannibal Flower & a special Leo turnup to celebrate all of my fellow Leos! Great vibes x amazing food x dope art….See you tomorrow!

Tag Gallery's "California Open 2015" Opening August 15th

Tag Gallery Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Ave., Suite D3 Santa Monica, CA 90404 Tues. August 12th – Sat. August 28th, 2015 Reception & Awards Ceremony:  Saturday, August 15, 5 – 8 pm  JUROR: Jim Morphesis 540 artists entered the juried show and 56 artworks were selected from 1,625 entries. Here are the invited artists: Ruth Aaron Joe Adams Robyn Alatorre Susanne Belcher Michele Benzamin-Miki Rouzanna Berberian Sarah Bielski Sharon Brooks Andree B. […]

Hive Gallery's "Into the Wild" Opening August 8th

The Hive Presents August 2015- FULL ARTIST LIST: “Into the Wild”- a visionary themed show + more! Opens August 8th, 8-11PM Show runs: Aug.8–29th $5 suggested donation on opening night (Donations help keep the Hive Alive) 10% off drinks at Peking Tavern night of the opening (see front Hive attendant) Featured Artist 1: Benedigital Featured Artist 2: Johnie Thornton Featured Tall Wall: Preston Thomas Featured Small Wall: Hans Haveron “Into […]

Adidas Originals Supershell Release Event Aug 7th

Tomorrow evening I’m one of the featured artists in a dope Supershell release event that Adidas is throwing. The pop-up event is being held at their Melrose location from 5-8pm and will feature live music, art and fried chicken.  Yuuuup lol….Come through!

Art Slant Features #VakseenArt

Earlier this week I woke up to an email from Art Slant congratulating me for being selected as the 4th Art Slant Prize Showcase winner of 2015! They selected my No Filter Me painting as the winning piece in the painting category and featured me on the homepage. They actually rotate winners from the other categories so don’t be alarmed if you go and see someone else lol. There’s no greater feeling […]