Dave Crosland is an illustrator living and working in San Francisco. Since graduating from The Columbus College of Art and Design in 2000, his art has appeared in comic books such as Puffed, The Popgun Anthology, and Everybody's DEAD. He's also done a variety of work outside of comics, creating album covers for gold record artists Gym Class Heroes and hip-hop guru Blueprint, a stage backdrop for Incubus, snowboard art, tattoo flash, and designs for indie apparel and panties. Crosland's clients have included IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Atlantic Records, Ride Snowboards, and Mad Magazine. Since entering the world of fine arts, Dave has been fortunate enough to exhibit his work in spaces like Gallery 1988 (SF/LA), 111 Minna (SF), Copro Nason (LA), Meltdown (LA), and Reaves Gallery (SF). His original artwork has been enjoyed by private collectors of all ages, both in the USA and abroad.

When I look back at my childhood, it’s no wonder I’m the artist I am today. From Transformers and Smurfs on Saturday mornings, to stained glass windows and gothic steeples on Catholic school days, I spent my formative years immersed in a sea of stimulating lighter fluid that kept my creative spark lit to a 5-alarm blaze. My horror flick-loving mom and sci-fi geek dad raised me on a healthy dose of Vitamin-sci-fi and Complex-comic-book. The combined effects left me with the centerpiece of my artistic expression – a robust imagination. And for as long as I can remember, that imagination has pushed me to feed it square meals of worldly kibble, and exercise it by constantly creating art.

When crafting pieces, I call on those childhood years of influence, as well as my more recent years of experience. Since graduating with a BA in Illustration in 2000, I’ve chosen a wide range of materials to work with that has gradually been narrowed to a group of dependable elements that define my work. Yet I still find myself revisiting mediums and techniques from my past as much as I experiment with new ones. The same can be said for the themes in my work. I’m constantly pulling ideas from the world around me and contrasting them with things from the past. All the while, I try to see these subjects with my adult eyes, the way I might have seen them as a young boy... eager to learn, with that same sense of awe and adventure, wonder and excitement.