I'm a DC/MD-based artist who works in comics, painting, portraiture, and zines. These days I'm mostly busy merging all of these things into one unique thing or another. I also have a lengthy tenure using my artistic background in the field of social work, mental health, and working with the disability community.
I participate in numerous artistic and freelance ventures under the moniker of DC Creepers and as one half of Vinyl Vagabonds. Projects include comics with DC Conspiracy, Cartoonists Draw Blood, and various small press publications. Catch me sketching on transit, at music venues, and ?
Many of my current gallery works are amalgamations of portraiture and storytelling, employing action sketching, gesture drawing, abstraction, creature creation, and re-purposed materials. Much like a page in my sketchbook, works are intended to deliver incongruous styles into complete, engaging, and contemplative compositions.
DC Creepers is a concept identity that espouses the belief that anyone can draw anyone at anytime and without permission. In essence, I sketch people wherever I go and you should too.
Exhibitions
RISD ISB Gallery, Providence, RI - RISD Illustration 75th Anniversary Alumni Exhibit, October, 2025. Featured work "WSYG."
Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD - Eco-Art Exhibition, October 2025. Featured works "She Beast," "Brody New Wave," and "Don't Answer."
Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD - The Power of Color juried show, July 2025. Featured work "Purple and Green."
Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD - Big Show, July 2025. Featured work, "YWIR."
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD - Out of Order, Untitled, Uncensored, April 2025. Featured work “It's Enough.”
Mobtown Brewing, Baltimore, MD - Comic Book Pop-Up Market, November 2024. Featured vendor.
Chesapeake Arts Center, Brooklyn Park, MD - Waste and Wonder, November 2024. Featured paintings "Snail Mail," and "Playing the Hits."
Waverly, Baltimore MD - Baltimore Book Festival, September 2024. Featured vendor.
So, No Comic Book Factory, Baltimore, MD - Artscape Adjacent Art Bazaar, July 2024. Featured vendor and exhibitor of six paintings.
Mobtown Brewing, Baltimore, MD - Small Business Sunday Vendor Market, June 2024. Featured vendor.
Peabody Heights Brewing, Baltimore, MD - Spring Cleaning artists market, June 2024. Featured vendor.
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD - Out of Order, Untitled, Uncensored, April 2024. Featured work “Bad Decisions.”
Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD - Crossovers solo show, February-March 2024. Featuring twenty-five new and recent paintings and illustrations.
Zeke’s Coffee, Baltimore, MD - Toones group show, February-April 2024. Two experimental comic illustrations, "Every Single Day," and "Shook me Up," organized by Maryland Art Place.
Peabody Heights Brewing, Baltimore, MD - Waverly Book Festival, April 2023. Featured vendor.
Dwightmess Gallery, Silver Spring, MD - DC Creepers solo show and artist talk, April-May 2023. Featuring ninety-eight paintings and illustrations.
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD - Out of Order, April 2023. Featured work “Strange to You.”
Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD - Out of Order, April 2022. Featured work “I Want to Be Yours.”
Current Space, Baltimore, MD - Art for Ukraine, April 2022. Featured work "DNG."
Otis Street Arts Project, Mt. Rainier, MD – Open Studio Tour, May 2019. One featured work "Make Sure" in the main gallery and featured artist for in-person art making and instruction.
Takoma Station Tavern and Rhizome DC, Washington DC - Art and Wine Hop Takoma Park, April 2019 – Selected to participate in the annual arts festival. Thirty-three new and recent canvas and paper works in two music/arts venues.
Milkboy Art House, College Park, MD – Everything Must Show, December 2018 – Selected to participate in pop-up art show. Thirteen small works on paper and canvas.
Takoma Park Community Center, Takoma Park, MD – When Words Meet Art, November 2018 – January 2019. Selected to participate in four-person show featuring works that use storytelling and text. Twenty-five canvas works.
Peabody Heights Brewery, Baltimore, MD – Trash Wheel Fan Fest, October 20, 2018 – Three paintings featuring Baltimore themes and environmental practice of using reclaimed paints as collage. “Snail Mail,” “Maryland Blue,” and “Mr. Trash Wheel is on the Move” selected works.
Otis Street Arts Project, Mt. Rainier, MD – Open Studio Tour, December 2018. Two featured works in the main gallery, "Cupid Stupid," and "Fire on the Red Line."
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD – Juried Member Show, May 2018. Mr. Squibly is on the Job #1 in the main gallery.
Otis Street Arts Project, Mt. Rainier, MD – Open Studio Tour, May 2018 – Three featured works in the main gallery, "Don't Answer," "Make Sure," and "Say No."
Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, Hyattsville, MD – Not Too High Not Too Low, March/April 2018 – "Hoop Analog and His Record Store" as part of seven featured works. Participated in group show exploring the intersection of highbrow and lowbrow arts. Created and designed screen-printed group zine for the show. Featured image and write-up in Washington Post Arts and Style section “Comic Book Artists Show New Dimensions” April 6, 2018.
Cardinal Space, Baltimore, MD – Post Contemporary Record Store, January/February 2018 – “Reggie the Lovable Record Slob” interactive record/comic created for invitational show exploring record culture in the arts.
Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC - The One House Project November 2017 - One painting as part of 220 artists standing up for tolerance, inclusion and unity. 12” square panel dedicated to my ancestors who came to this country as immigrants from Ukraine. A project of the ArtWatch collective.
Recreative Spaces, Mt. Rainier, MD – Cartoonists Draw Blood Anthology Show “Creepshow,” October – December 2017 – Fifteen featured works. Curated and participated in group show featuring artwork from the comic book, “Trick or Treat.” Book and events related to this group are fundraisers for Red Cross blood drives.
Artomatic – Participation in large scale art shows and running interactive demonstrations – Navy Yard, Washington DC 2009, Crystal City, VA 2012, New Carrollton, MD 2015 , Crystal City, VA 2017.
Contact
dccreeper1 at gmail for email
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