This collection of drawings remind me of Dick Tracy mugshots, with hints of Charles Burns, Gary Panter, and Al Columbia.

All drawings are by MePaintsMe and are graphite on found paper.

The Vatis Species series was exhibited at the Jack Hanley Gallery NYC, March 22 to April 21, 2024

This chapbook was limited to 125 numbered copies signed by the artist.

MEPAINTSME (b. 1969, New Jersey) is an artist and curator based in the United States. He holds a BFA in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art and attended the AICAD New York Studio Residency Program. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions at Jack Hanley Gallery, NYC; Susan Berke Gallery, NYC; and Laundry King, Livingston Manor, NY. He has also participated in group exhibitions at 48 Hester Street, NYC; Court Tree Collective, Brooklyn, NY; The Trophy Room, Los Angeles; Schlössle Society, Lenningen, DE; CRG Gallery, NYC; Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn, NY; The Kresge Foundation Gallery, NJ; Ben Shahn Galleries at William Paterson University, NJ; St. Cecilia's Convent, Brooklyn, NY; MICA Gallery, Baltimore, MD; the Society of Illustrators, NYC; and Sotheby's, NYC. He currently co-runs the online gallery MEPAINTSME with his partner and serves as the sole curator behind the @mepaintsme Instagram account.