12 Midnite
Individual
Biography
12 Midnite's imagery has appeared in many mediums: neon, paintings, and custom cars have appeared in film productions, music videos, TV shows, and commercials. Clients include Warner Brothers Records and The Grand ole Opry. His art has adorned clothing, lighters, hats, stickers, even billboards, not to mention how many tattoos out there incorporate his images. 12 Midnite’s work can be found in commercial and private collections all over Canada, the US, and Britain. 12 Midnite divides his time between Vancouver and the country house he shares in rural British Columbia with his wife, two teenage children and dog Maully. He has appeared in a number of documentary films covering lowbrow/ hot rod culture including "The Lowdown on Lowbrow" and "Shake, Rattle and Roll." He is also the subject of a short documentary titled “12 Midnite on the rocks…hold the ice” and has been interviewed about his work on both television and radio in the US and Canada. He gives occasional lectures to art students at the post-secondary level usually on the topic of alternative promotion of art. 12 Midnite was the owner/operator of several seminal Vancouver galleries beginning with the Smash Gallery of Modern Art, The Big Red Dot, New Tiny, Lucky Red, and the Lowbrow Garage.Elliot Louis Gallery, 2024