Karl Kotas

Karl Kotas is a painter, illustrator and digital artist who mashes-up elements of fashion, cartoons, and the avant-garde. With a background in punk magazines and album cover design for rock bands, Kotas infuses his artwork with an electrifying and edgy energy.

Embracing the digital era, his art reflects influences from both high fashion and underground creativity, intriguing the imagination and pushing artistic boundaries.

Drawing inspiration from the worlds of fashion, pop music, and underground comix, Karl Kotas creates a compelling and unconventional artistic experience. His fearless creativity captivates audiences with dynamic and thought-provoking expressions, forging a unique path in the digital/analog art world.

Buffalo State College.

2022 CNFTCon- Cardano NFTs, Digital Art & Prints, Las Vegas, NV

2018 Underground Buffalo Rock Posters- group show of vintage punk posters in Buffalo, NY. GCR Audio, Buffalo, NY

2018 "What Time is It?" group show, Brooklyn Safehouse- Greenpoint Gallery Night

2016 ConArtist Gallery- group show New York Shitty, NYC

2015 Admit To Bitter- group show, South Street Seaport, NYC

2014 Theater for the New City—group show, The Many Identities of the Struggling Cartoonist, NYC

2013 NYC Film-Makers Cooperative—group show & art auction, NYC

2013 Chelsea Pier 67—live painting mural, Pier Pressure, NYC

2013 Fountain Art Fair—G-Spot, Surrealistic Slot Cars - Armory, NYC

2012 Fountain Art Fair—The G Spot, group show - Armory, NYC

2010 The G Spot—Curated by SubTexture- Brooklyn, NY
2010 X Initiative—BYOA, Chelsea, NYC

2009 Niagara University—live painting, Music Is Art, Niagara Falls, NY

2008 Sketchel Gallery—curated by Jeremeyville, Sydney, Australia

2008 Gawker Artist—online gallery curated by Liz Dimmitt, NYC

2008 HPGRP Gallery—group show, Meatpacking District, NYC

2007 HPGRP Gallery—group show, Meatpacking District, NYC

2007 Art Basel Miami—Pool Art Fair, Cavalier Hotel, South Beach, FL

2007 Music Is Art Festival—live art instal...