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Gary John Gary John (born 1963 - Seattle, Washington and moved to Venice Beach California). He is famous because of his street art. He is a street artist because he grew up as a homeless and used art to express his thoughts, feelings. He used to sell his artworks at the street for almost 10 years. For John, Art is passion. For him, a is not sufficient to do all the paintings he want to do.

Life and Education Gary grew up in the streets. All what he wanted to do in life was painting. He grew up in a dysfunctional, alcohol filled home which pushed away him from drugs and alcohol. He says "I have never consumed alcohol, smoked or done any drugs. I always got lost in my arts as an escape".

Career He struggled for almost 10 years, selling his artwork on the boardwalk and experiencing "a bout with homelessness". In a international art scene during Art Basel Miami in 2013, his life changed.