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| dustin amery hostetler |
| aka UPSO |
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| Occupation | Contact |
| American Graphic Artist, Curator, Publisher & Restaurateur working since 1998 |
e: info@upso.org p: 419.830.UPSO |
| About |
| Samples of my art-works are available here. I am co-owner of one of the best restaurants in Toledo, Ohio. If you're ever in town, please stop in! I publish the acclaimed art magazine Faesthetic, and run the Think Faest blog. I also maintain a design studio with my wife and co-run a record label with my friends. |
I love the internet, and actively interact with it. In addition to my own blog, I am an occasional contributor to Fecal Face. In addition to my involvement with projects like Artomatic 419, I sit on the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo's Board, the Old West End Historic District Preservation Board, the Toledo Museum of Art's Cultivation Committee and the Toledo School for the Arts development committee. |
| Notes |
| I recently made some work for a brand new Pepcid AC dream simulator. I have some work in the new 3D Art Book! Faesthetic #13 is out! 10 years in the making! WOW! |
I did a bottle & G-shock watch for Mtn Dew's Green Label project! You can read a rather intense review of my early 2008 solo show at Wootini here. An impromptu Q and A session I had with John Maeda in '08 is up on the RISD blog. |
| Video |
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Recap video from my recent solo show at the Bozarts gallery in Toledo, Ohio. |
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The "Signature ID" I created for the FUEL television network is airing! |
Check out the video recap of the 2009 Faesthetic show I curated for Scion. |
| Client List |
| My commercial art client list includes: Mountain Dew, Case Mate, Poketo, Motorola, Martini & Rossi, Scion, Fuel tv, Skittles, Mtv, Mtv-Tr3s, Upper Playground, Casio, The Webbys, Johnson & Johnson / Merck, ETNIES, Burton, Verizon, Air America, Toshiba, Nokia, American Eagle, Kid Robot, XLarge, Sims Snowboards and Converse. My work has been published in many periodicals, including: The Washington Post, Wired, Newsweek, Seattle Stranger, Portland Mercury, GQ, Institutional Investor, Flaunt, Anthem, Men's Health, XLR8R, BusinessWeek, ReadyMade, Rockpile, Anthem, Swindle, Clamor, RE:UP, Rap-Up, IRT, Honest, EGM, WYWS, Art Prostitute, BPM, Marmalade, Made, Make, Craft, Animal NYC, Beautiful Decay & Arthur. In addition, I have curated projects for companies such as 55Dsl, Scion and Threadless. |
| Participated Art Shows & Events |
| I thought we'd have more time / Solo show / Bozarts Gallery / Toledo / 2011 Face Off / Portrait swap group show / Benjamin Benjamin Gallery / Portland / 2011 KATAMARI / Benefit group show for Join PDX / Floating World Comics / Portland / 2010 Toledo Museum of Art 92nd Toledo Area Artist Show / Juried Group Show / Toledo, OH / 2010 The Last Unicorn Art Show / Group Show / Tattoo Factory Gallery / Chicago, IL / 2010 Toledo Museum of Art Community Exhibit / Group Show reinterpreting pieces from the TMA's permanent collection / Toledo, OH / 2010 Inaugural Show / Group Show / THIS / LA / 2010 20/10 Vision / Group Show / Gallery Hanahou / NYC / 2010 We Haven't Felt This Way In Years / Group Show / Double Punch Gallery / SF, CA / 2009 Green Label Art / 2 man show with Jeff McMillan / Etnies Showroom / Soho, NYC / 2009 Hip Hop Lives Here / Group Show / Auckland, New Zealand / 2009 We Are Contributors / Group Show curated by Furni & Mumblemagazine / Vancou/ 2009 Park Life / Group Show curated by Studio #1 / Subliminal Projects / Los Angeles / 2008 The Fine Line / Group Show with Damien Correll, Ryan Santos, Julie Hill & Joey Parlett / Front Room Gallery / Cleveland / 2008 A Benefit Show / Group Show / Fecal Face Gallery / San Francisco / 2008 Electric Windows / Group Show / Open Space Gallery / Beacon NY / 2008 I will miss you when I'm gone / Solo Show / Wootini Gallery / Carrborro, NC / 2008 Happy Endings / Group Show / the Lab 101 Gallery / LA / 2007 I can see the Future / Solo Show / Plastic Chapel Gallery / Denver / 2007 Cereal Killers / Group Show / Monkeyhouse Toys / LA / 2007 Want2Bsquare / Group Show with Dalek, Sage Vaughn, Maya Hayuk, Matzu & Kelsey Brookes / Presented by SCION / Skylight Studios & Scion Space Gallery / NYC & LA / 2007 ((An interview I did with Scion & Dr. Revolt is up for viewing.)) We're All Mad Here / Group Show / Presented by Disney / Gallery 1988 / LA / 2006 The Paint Ball / Group Show / Kid Robot Pirate Store / NYC/ 2006 I want to live forever / Solo Show / Kid Robot / NYC / 2006 Follow the Munny / Group Show / Capsule Gallery / Denver/ 2006 Project: C-Note / Group Show / Project.BZ Gallery / LA / 2006 Project: Propaganda / Group Show / Project.BZ Gallery / LA / 2005 Zoo Room / Group Show / I Am Stati & Resistor Gallery / Toronto / 2005 Munny Show / Group Show / KidRobot / LA / 2005 Fun with Dead Bodies / Group Show / Rotofugi / Chicago / 2005 Project: Vice / Group Show / Project.BZ Gallery & Vice Magazine / LA / 2005 Surf VS. Skate / Group Show /Project.BZ Gallery / LA / 2005 Skate or Die / Group Show / New Image Gallery & Purple Skunk Board Shop / LA & SF / 2005 Fifty Fifty / Group Show / Lab 101 & Powerhouse Gallery / LA & NYC / 2005 Canceled Flight (Book Release show) / Group Show / Reed Space / NYC / 2005 ART 4 TIBET / Group Show / Juice Gallery / San Francisco / 2005 Bridge / Group Show curated by Punkture / Church at Berkley / Toronto / 2005 Vinyl Klash 2 / Custom Toy Group Show / C-POP Gallery / Detroit / 2005 Metal Pig / Group Show / Gomi Gallery-SXSW / Austin TX / 2005 Row Boats Home / Group Show / Old Dominion Gallery / Norfolk VA/ 2005 Memento Mordant / Show with Saiman Chow / the Lab 101 Gallery / LA / 2004 Rubber Rising / Group Show / PS: Café Taipei, Taiwan / 2004 Apocalypse Now / Group Show / Visual Subject Matter Gallery / Costa Mesa / 2004 By the People, For the People / Group Show / Transport Gallery / LA / 2004 32 Inch Canvas / Group Show / Calgary-Vancouver-Toronto / 2004 Better Tomorrow Today / Group Show / Co-Lab Projects / Brooklyn / 2004 Excerpts from my diary / One man show / Diva / Toledo / 2004 Original Multiples / Atlantic Ave Artwalk Group Show / NYC / 2004 Up Our Sleeve / Traveling Group Show / NYC-LA-Tokyo / 2004 3 minutes of happiness / Group show / SH Gallery / San Diego / 2004 Morning Wood (Book Release show) 2 / Merry Karnowsky Gallery / LA / 2004 The Phenom Show / Collab work with Jon Phenom / San Diego / 2004 Midwizest / Featured work / Stay Gold Gallery / Brooklyn / 2004 Morning Wood Book Release show / Group show /Minna Gallery / SF / 2003 Textstyles T-Shirt Show / Group show / Boston / 2003 The Broken Deck Show / Group show / Montreal / 2003 One-of-a-kind Tee for Auction / Nikao Youth Project / 2003 Windmilling / Group show / Andenken Gallery / Denver / 2002 |
| Selected Curatorial Projects |
| Faesthetic Magazine / Issues 1-13 / featuring over 400 artists / 2001-Present Busy Beaver Button-O-Matic series #10 / Curated line of buttons / featuring work from Tim Biskup, Spacesick, Damien Correll, Jennifer Daniel, Nicholas Gazin, Ginette Lapalme, Travis Millard, STEAK MTN, Luke Ramsey & Geoffrey Todd Smith / 2009 Threadless "Select" series / Curated T-shirt line / Threadless.com / June 2007- August 2009 This Must Be The Place / Curated Group Show / Scion Space Gallery / Culver City, CA / featuring work from Gluekit, Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch, Damien Correll, Joel Speasmaker, Matt Curry, Skull Phone, Dan Funderburgh & Jemma Hostetler / 2009 Different Points / Curated Group Photo Show / featuring work from Ben Loiz, Saiman Chow & Mike Giant / Table Brothers Gallery / NYC / 2006 Sketchel Custom Art Bags / Co-Curated Group Project for JeremyVille (Australia) / featuring work from 15 Artists / Semi Permanent Conference / Syndey / 2005 Accident Happy / Curated Group Show / featuring work from Derrick Hodgson, James Paterson & Joshua Davis / Alfred University / NY / 2005 Postcard Series / Curated group project / featuring work from 10 artists / Downtown 4 Democracy / 2004 Make Art Not War Poster Series / Currated group project with Clamor magazine/ featuring work from Shepard Fairey, Cody Hudson, Kozy-n-Dan & Faile / 2004 ZROX / Co-curated show for Versionfest / featuring over 50 artists / Chicago / 2004 8.5 x 11 / Co-curated show at 55DSL / featuring over 100 artists / Nyc / 2002 |
| Selected Speaking and Presenting |
| Cut & Paste / Judge / 2D / Chicago / 2009 SXSW Interactive / Curating in the Crowd Sourced World / Panel with Paddy Johnson, Nion McEvoy and Gina Trapani / Moderated by Jen Bekman / Austin, TX / 2009 / Now available as a podcast RISD Illustration Department / Visiting Artist Lecture Series / Providence, RI / 2009 SXSW Interactive / Panel with Jemma Hostetler & Curt Cloninger / Austin, TX / 2006 LGDA presents / Co-Speaker with Jemma Hostetler / Louisville, KY / 2005 Flash In The Can / Co-Speaker with Jemma Gura and Branden Hall / Toronto / 2005 Accident Happy / Speaker / Alfred University / Alfred, NY / 2005 BD4D / Featured Speaker / Cleveland, OH / 2003 |
| Selected Features |
| The 3D Art Book / Published by Prestel - Random House / 2011 The Rest Is Up to You: A Collaboration Between 118 Artists and a Boy Named Cohen Morano / Published by Chronicle Books / 2009 The Cloudy Collection #4 / Curated group print series / 2009 Jeremyville Sessions / Published by IDN & Jeremyville / 2007 2 Faced - The Changing Face of Portraiture / Published by IDN & Wearitwithpride / 2007 Hot Wiring your Creative Process / Published by New Rider & Curt Cloninger / 2006 Graphics Alive / Published by Victionary / 2006 Made Magazine / Issue # 20 / 2005 Kid Robot Dunny Toys / Series 2 / Regular production and Limited Glow edition / 2005 Canceled Flight Book / Published by Throck Morton Press / 2005 Semi-Permanant / Published by Design Is Kinky / 2005 Rethink•Redesign•Reconstruct Book / Published by HOW Books / 2004 The Drama Magazine / Issue #2 / 2004 ANIMAL NYC Magazine / ARMAGEDDEON Issue # 4 / 2004 Clamor Magazine / Issue 24 / 2004 Morning Wood / Published by Ginko Press & Roger Gastman / 2003 Semi-Permanant / Published by Design Is Kinky / 2003 Beautiful Decay Magazine / Issue C / 2003 |