Sike Style Industries

Graphic artist and muralist

Kansas City, MO, USA
I'm an artist with 20 years of professional experience.
My work varies from graphic design to mural production, art direction and fine art painting. I specialize in brand integration for marketing and advertising projects as well as projects for nonprofits and schools.

Work Experience

Sike Style Industries LLC

Owner / Lead designer

I run my own freelance graphic arts and services business.
January 2001 - Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Education

Kansas City Art Institute

Bachelor of Fine Arts

August 1996 - May 2000 Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Awards

American Advertising Federation (AAF) - ADDY Awards

Silver Addy for Integrative Branding

2020

Urban Hero Award

2018

Gift of Faith award / grant

2015

Charlotte Street Foundation

Studio residency award

2010

Review Magazine

Featured artist

2007

The Pitch

Master Mind art award

The Kansas City Star

30 under 30 artsit feature

KCAI

new media dept. mentorship award

Skills

Consulting, Art Direction, Deejaying, Murals, T-shirts, Vector Illustration ,

Mural Commissions

19 Below, 8183 Studios, Abbott Properties, Alzheimer’s Association of Kansas City, Art in the Loop Foundation, Blip Roasters, Centric, City Gym, Clyde & Co., Columbus Park Lofts, Community America Credit Union, Dance Fit Flow, Downtown Council of Kansas City, Fintech, Fox 4, Freestyle Poke, Galerie Apts, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, Infegy, Josey Records, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City One Percent for Art program: Urban Youth Academy, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Kendall-Whittier Walls Tulsa, Longview Goodvets, Maya Yoga, Middle of the Map Festival, Paleterias Tropicana, Pathfinder Health Solutions, Plexpod, PNC Bank, Qdoba Restaurants, The Roasterie, Schlitterbahn water park, SCD Probiotics, Sprint, RM West, Ruby Jean’s Juicery, Seen Merch, Science City Union Station, Tanner’s Customs, Team Construction, TechWeek, Tito’s Vodka, Trenchtown Culture Yard, Valorem Consulting, UMB School of Economics, Umbrella Managed Systems, Veriship, Westport Flea Market, Wilma’s, Zip Car, Zoom Video Communications

Selected Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions:
Annual Auction, Kansas City Artists Coalition 2020

Open Spaces Kansas City, “Wake up & Live” 2019

Art & Design Auction, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO 2019

Small Works Show, The Vanessa Lacy Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri 2017

Kansas City Art Institute, Art & Design Auction, Kansas City, MO 2017

Familiar Faces, Galerie F, Chicago, Illinois 2016

May group show, The Late Show Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri 2016

Convergence: Sike, JT Daniels, Zach Laman 2016
Mattie Rhodes Arts Center, Kansas City, Missouri

Intersection: Sike, LucidArts & JT Daniels 2015
Thornhill Gallery, Avila University, Kansas City, Missouri

TYPO curated by Plug Projects 2015
Central Branch Gallery, Kansas City Public Library

Hands up, Don’t Shoot; Artists Respond 2014
Alliance of Black Art Galleries, Saint Louis, Missouri

Contemporary Reflections: Brown vs. Board after sixty years 2014
Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, Kansas

Processing Styles, solo exhibiting and lecture 2012
main campus gallery, St. Mary's College, Leavenworth, Kansas

The Grab Bag Project 2012
Curated by Plug Projects for Midway Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois

Urban Suburban, The Epsten Gallery at Village Shalom, Leawood, Kansas 2005-2015


Day of the Dead exhibit 2011
Mattie Rhodes Center Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

Plenty of Action, No Control 2011
Paragraph Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

KC Hustle / Kansas City creative professionals exhibit 2008
The Pitch event space, Kansas City, Missouri

Airlift Project, Kunstraum Walcheturm 2005
Zürich, Switzerland

Frisbee Art Fair, represented by the Byron C. Cohen Gallery 2004
Miami Beach, Florida

Selected Commissions and Clients

School/ Education Commissions
Antioch Middle School Gladstone MO, Avila University, Bridger Middle School, Central Academy, City Year, Crittenton Children’s Center, Community Christian Church, Faxon Elementary, Lafayette Elementary, Nashua Elementary, Northeast High School, Plaza Academy, Sewanee University of the South, Sullivan High School Chicago, Summit Trail Middle School, Teach for America