He ran a formal portrait studio, where patterned fabric backdrops played against prints worn by his subjects; took candid
street photographs long before it became a phenomena in the fashion world; and was particularly known for his images of youth
culture and the local night club and music scenes.
Ranging from graffiti legends to the richest living artists in the world, these remarkable collaborations have varied from a mix of fine art paintings to
photographs and comics and helped Supreme be at the forefront of incorporating art into
street culture.
2016 Patron, 300 S Washington, Seattle, WA Material
Culture, North Seattle College, Seattle, WA Photography and Contemporary Experience, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR Out of Sight, King
Street Station, Seattle, WA Essential Skimming, Common Area Maintenance, Seattle, WA A Stand of Pine in a Tilled Field: 21 Years at PDX, PDX CONTEMPORARY ART, Portland, OR The
Photograph: Selected Works from the 19th, 20th + 21st Century, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA Project Turn, Joe Bar, Seattle WA
In many ways a development of Pop art, his meticulous paintings (all based on
photographs) celebrate sites of American popular
culture, such as shop fronts, diners, internal spaces, parking lots, and
street views.