Levon Jihanian is obsessed with the future, mopeds, Dungeons and Dragons, monsters, and America. He is working on his first full-length graphic novel. Levon has exhibited in galleries in Portland, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Ontario. He is the author of the Ignatz award-nominated Danger Country.

Born

Aleppo, Syria 1978

Education

2002 BFA Art Center College of Design, graduated with honors.

Selected Exhibitions

2011
“Post-it Show 6″ GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2010
“Small Favors” GRNY Gallery, New York, NY
“Year of the Tiger” GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2009
“Post-it Show 4″ GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Panelists V” GRNY, New York, NY
“Year of the Ox ” GR2 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“One. Hundred. BEASTS! ” Giant Robot, San Francisco, CA

2008
“KNOW” Gen Art Vanguard Fair, Miami, FL
“Love ‘N Two Strokes” Berdhouse Gallery, Echo Park, CA
“Igloo Tornado” Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“11:11″ The Pony Club, Portland, OR
“The Magic Show” The Pony Club, Portland, OR

2007
Group Show, The Public Trust Gallery, Dallas, TX

2006
“Igloo tornado” Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Survival of The Fittest” Harmony Gallery, Hollywood, CA

2005
“Inbred” Junc Gallery, Silverlake, CA
“The Incredible Shrinking Art Show” Koos Art Center, Long Beach, CA

2004
“Pens and Pianos” Cinespace
“Twilight” Solo Show Kaldi
“El Dias De Los Muertos” CCMA Studio, Hamilton, ON, Canada

2003
“Uncommercial Art by Commercial Artists” La Luz De Jesus, Hollywood, CA.
“Robots Have Feelings Too” Culture Cache
“One“ Motel Gallery, Portland OR
“Mini*mart” Harmony Gallery, Hollywood, CA

2002
“Uncommercial Art by Commercial Artists” La Luz De Jesus, Hollywood, CA.

Selected Publications

Danger Country 1 & 2 – graphic novel, published by Teenage Dinosaur
Bound and Gagged – Book of alternative gag cartoons, published by I Will Destroy You
Beasts: Volume 2 – Book of monsters curated by Jacob Covey, published by Fantagraphics (TBR December 2008)
American Illustration 26 – Illustration annual
Ordinary Fieldbook – Self-published book of sketches
The Only One There Could Ever Be –Self-published illustrated book of poetry
Bitter Disappointment – Self-published graphic novel
Enjoy The Hotdog – Self-published graphic novel
A Spectacle of Malformed Youngsters and Automatons
The Staple Story – Self-published graphic novel
Do you Like TV? – Self-published graphic novel anthology
Fork Frenzy – Self-published graphic novel
Portland Mercury – Cover Illustration
Art Prostitute – Feature