I paint under the name Son Visual. You could also call me Eddie. Or Sonny D. Or Big Sam. Or Handsome Nicholas, or Andy Appleseed, or Jimmy Buffet 2: Electric Boogaloo. I am kind of going through an identity thing right now.

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I'm a Michigan-based muralist & community organizer. My ecological murals can be found frequently around Michigan, as well as throughout the Pacific Northwest, Mojave Desert, Great Plains, Mississippi Floodplain, and Florida Keys. The most embarrassing thing I ever did was win ArtPrize.

 

As much as I love public art, it's a highly seasonal job in my home state of Michigan. Once temperatures hit freezing, I focus more intently on personal, smaller-scale paintings and writings that explore the intersection between ecology and philosophy.

 

I've also organized a series of Art & Activism events like Pleasant Peninsula, an ongoing city-wide environmental festival, and Forest Fires, a multidisciplinary gallery event about trees, grief, conservation, and rebirth. 

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In the summers, I'm foraging & hugging trees & shirtless.

In the winters, I'm cruisin' down the Great American Interstate in my darling little van, seeking enlightenment & the sun.

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If you wanna work together, or exchange ideas, or hang out, shoot me an email at sonvisualco@gmail.com!

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You can check out my resume & CV here!