Cantstopgoodboy Cantstopgoodboy

appreciate the beauty in the ordinary.

be kind.

persevere.

-cantstopgoodboy



CANTSTOPGOODBOY

Alias Nick Simon

b. 1991

At 26 years old, CANTSTOPGOODBOY (CSGB), is quickly making his mark in the contemporary art world. A native of Southern California, he was introduced to the world of art at an early age by his mother, a professional art restorer. His talents were recognized early but school would not prove to be the environment in which he would flourish. In high school, CANTSTOPGOODBOY was discouraged by a short-sighted art teacher, resulting in a four year hiatus.

With no formal training, he rediscovered his love for art during his freshman year of college where he became inspired both by the prominence of street art and by an art professor who quickly recognized his abilities. After one semester he transferred to the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he took general studies classes while his art was sidelined as a hobby. It only took one semester at Boulder for CANTSTOPGOODBOY to realize that creating art, and not academics, is his true passion.

With a meticulous attention to detail, utilizing mixed media (vintage comics) and various other techniques which he has coined the term “RealFake.”
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 *July “RealFake: DTLA”, Guerrilla Artelier,DTLA, Los Angeles, CA
2017 *March “RealFake”, Canvas Malibu, Malibu, CA
2016 “CANTSTOPGOODBOY Land (Installation)”, Merv Griffin Estate / Coachella Music Festival. Coachella, Indio, CA
2016 “eOne Entertainment CSGB Installation” Tiff International Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2016 “RealFake: Empty Crate”, White Walls, San Fransisco, CA
2016 “808”, Six 01 Studios, Burbank, CA, USA
2016 “CANTSTOPGOODBOY” Struck Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2015 “RealFake”, Art Angels, Beverly Hills, CA, USA
2013 “Absolute Vodka Installation”, Coachella Music Festival, Coachella, Indio, USA
2013 “PINK presented by Hot Rod”, Hot Rod Gallery, Westwood, CA, USA
2013 “C.S.G.B.”, Project Gallery, Hollywood, CA, USA
2013 “ Crooked”, Canvas Malibu, Malibu, CA, USA
2013 “Sound of the Streets”, Warner Bros. Records, Burbank, CA, USA
2012 “Denim Canvas”, The Standard, Hollywood, CA, USA
2012 “Lucky 13”, Pop tArt Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2012 “Pop-UP” Country Mart, Malibu, CA, USA
2012 “CSGB Pool Party” Drais Hollywood, Hollywood, CA, USA
2011 “Layers” Design Matters Gallery, West LA, CA, USA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2017 *December “Context Miami” ...