Justin Gibbens
Justin Gibbens (b. 1975)
Justin Gibbens uses the conventions of wildlife illustration and traditional Chinese fine-line painting in surprising and unconventional ways. His embellished and stylized images celebrate the beauty and strangeness of the natural world, and serve as cautionary tales and stand-ins for our anthropocentric selves.
Gibbens received his BA in painting from Central Washington University in 1998, followed by a Scientific Illustration Certificate from University of Washington in 2003. He is a founding member of PUNCH Projects, a central Washington-based artist collective. He is represented by G. Gibson Projects in Seattle, WA.
In addition to his studio practice, Gibbens illustrates books and paints larger-scale public murals. Gibbens lives in rural Thorp, Washington with his dangerously talented wife Renee Adams. When not in his studio, Gibbens can be found roaming shrub-steppe hills of central Washington with his hound Hansel, whilst spotting birds and chasing reptilian inhabitants.