Art by Janicke

Gregory Janicke. (He/Him)
_{Artist located in North Carolina, USA}

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Thank you for visiting! I am a freelance artist specializing in acrylic on canvas. I have been drawing since childhood and painting since college. I have worked as a writer, ghost writer, teacher and more.Now I am working on my paintings full time. For more information about me, check below.Get in touch through the links above.

I began as a comic artist for my high school newspaper. I was in the Chicago Daily News with a mentorship from a political cartoonist who won the Pulitzer Prize. My first paintings were exhibited in school shows. A mural of mine was put up at the Boys and Girls Club. I was featured in a one-man show at Carolina Artist Studio Gallery. At this point, I began my commissions and a number of private sales, featured in charity and personal work. I received a North Carolina Arts Council Grant to continue with my work. I moved overseas to Casablanca and worked on my Fizzik Rules comic, which was featured in Malaysia, Canada and other locations.Additionally, I wrote and illustrated The Shadow Beasts series, which was published through Marshall Cavendish. It reached the #1 series in Singapore. I have done art and cartooning workshops for all ages. I have worked at art walks, public art events and showings. My art has been displayed everywhere from local events, banks, libraries and more. I once worked on a 4-foot by 6-foot painting of my hometown at the time. I worked alongside Kinya Christian for a Black History Month gallery, where my pieces were featured. I have done freelance commercial art as well as children’s books. As a writer and artist, I am still looking to grow and am currently working on a new 12-painting series.