Jumbo is the alter-ego of a commercial artist/Illustrator/Sign Maker living and working in the subtropics of Sydney and surrounding areas. Drawing from a diverse range of influences such as modern 20th Century art, low-brow comic art, skateboard culture and points in-between, JUMBO has been inspired by visual arts ever since a young age when freedom of expression was key to enjoyment of life.
During the early 2000s JUMBO worked and travelled throughout Europe, and it was here that he saw the changes in graffiti to more varied approaches in street art. In London he participated in live drawing events, exhibited and continued his nocturnal postering activities. Upon returning JUMBO has worked with numerous clients including: Dell, Absolut, Grill'd, Billabong and collaborated with fashion label Therese Rawsthorne. He has also been busy painting murals and sticking up posters in May's Lane, Hosier Lane Melbourne and numerous other locations around NSW. There have also been exhibitions at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, aMBUSH Gallery, Lo-Fi Collective and Adelaide Festival. Most recently Jumbo has travelling in the states where he painted a commissioned mural in Brooklyn and carried out a number of night-time postering activities in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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