KAWS is a Brooklyn-based artist whose influential work skillfully blends the worlds of art and design. In paintings, murals, large-scale sculptures and street art, as well as graphic and production design, his work possesses a sophisticated sense of humor and thoughtful engagement with consumer products through collaborations with global brands.Often inspired by and appropriating pop culture animation, KAWS has developed a unique artistic vocabulary that spans a wide range of mediums. Now revered for his transcendent sculptures and hard-edge drawings that emphasize line and color, KAWS has created a series of hybrid cartoon and human characters that are perhaps the most powerful examples of his exploration of humanity.KAWS has exhibited widely in the United States and internationally. His work has recently been featured in solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum; the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the T.Y. Yee Museum of Art; the York County Sculpture Park; and the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo de Málaga. He has also participated in exhibitions at major institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; the Newcomb Museum of Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and the Deste Art Foundation for Contemporary Art.