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Convicted Artist
Convicted Artist (commonly abbreviated as CA) is an online publication showcasing various forms of art, cars and extreme sports. It was launched on March 24, 2004 by brothers Steven E. Arredondo and David Rene Arredondo who also run a Boxing and MMA promotions company, Convicted Artist Fight Promotions. Convicted Artist Inc. is headquartered in Santa Ana, California, United States. As of August 2010 the site consists of over 20,000 pages and over 1000 submissions. Convicted Artist aims to provide a place for selected artists to exhibit their art, photography, literature, and cars.

History
Convicted Artist was launched in March 24, 2004. It is co-owned by brothers Steven Arredondo and David Arredondo and originated as an online art gallery but expanded into topics of cars, boxing and mixed martial arts in 2007. Convicted Artist became legally incorporated in 2007 in the state of California and formed an MMA promotions division called Convicted Artist Fight Promotions in July 2010. The division partnered with UFC Fighter Mark Muno, owner of Reign Training Center in Lake Forest, California in July of 2010 and signed a long term contract to be the exclusive fight promotion company to hold live MMA and Boxing there.

Artists
In May of 2009, Convicted Artist appointed celebrity painter Paul Bryan Jr. and co-owner David R. Arredondo as the sites two official Creative Art Directors. Bryan Jr. and Arredondo organize and host non-profit art exhibitions, aswell as assist other artists in promoting their talent. Paul Bryan Jr. of Newport Beach, California specializes in portraits of famous celebrities, admirable philosophers and significant U.S. Presidents. His huge art collection consists of portraits of admirable super stars such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Axle Rose and many others. Bryan's art has been displayed in American and European museums worldwide. Dozens of well known actors, musicians and politicians own his fantastic paintings including David Lee Roth who selected one of Paul Bryan’s master pieces for one of his album covers.

Non-Profit Charity
Convicted Artist hosted "Battle of Orange County", it's first non profit charity event on Saturday September 8th, 2008. The event was in benefit of "Life Rolls on Foundation", a group that helps raise funds and awareness for young athletes with spinal cord injuries. The event was a success and included special guest appearances from boxing and UFC stars: Ken Shamrock, Cliff ‘Magic’ Thomas, Ashe "The Archer" Bowman, Bruno “ Mamute” Paulista, Mexican WBO champion David Rodriguez, Giva “The Arm Collector” Santana, Henry Durand Tillman, John Bray, Joe “Diesle” Riggs, Miguel Angel Espino and many others.

MMA Roast
Convicted Artist hosted it's second MMA related charity event on Sunday September 6, 2009. This would be the first time in MMA history that comedians would roast MMA stars for a good cause. The event took place at Jon Lovitz Comedy Club in HOLLYWOOD 'S Universal Studio's City Walk. All proceeds went to rebuild the recently destroyed La Habra Boxing Foundation’s Club located in La Habra, California.

Convicted Artist and Lowriders
In 2007, Convicted Artist decided to include car profiles and lowrider photography into it's website. Their goal was to combine lowriders and classic car photography with creative graphics and well detailed articles. As a lowrider owner and enthusiast, Convicted Artist co-owner David Arredondo wanted to present the lowrider community with a new source of lowrider articles and photography.