Eli is an active artist  based out of San Francisco, California.  Finding his way to the Bay from Denver, CO   he attended and  received a BFA from the California College of the Arts (printmaking). He has found success as a painter, designer, fabricator, and art restorer.  All while continuing to ride his  bike and show art across SF and beyond.  He is the creator of Spoke Monsters and the Dun4Zine as well as the  Director of the 5 Olive Gallery.  Eli loves painting walls, engaging with community, and working with youth as well as creating music and preforming. His art is an interpretation of his environment as well as an escape from it. He finds inspiration in many forms including crowded spaces, ancient masks, classic cartoons, and primitive animations. Making art makes Eli happy.