Snooks

Snooks is a contemporary visual artist whose work navigates the boundaries between vibrant abstraction and emotive storytelling. Born in 1989 in Portland, Oregon, Snooks began their artistic journey immersed in the Pacific Northwest’s lush landscape, which continues to influence their palette and compositions. After earning a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, Snooks developed a distinctive body of work that fuses dynamic color fields with layered textures and brisk, gestural marks.

Their paintings and mixed-media pieces reflect themes of memory, transformation, and the ephemeral nature of experience. Over the last decade, Snooks has exhibited in galleries across the United States and Europe, garnering critical acclaim for their innovative methods and engaging use of traditional and unconventional materials. Often incorporating elements like sand, textiles, and found objects, Snooks challenges viewers to question the boundaries of painting and invites personal interpretation.

The artist currently lives and works in Los Angeles, where they continue to evolve their practice through exploration, collaboration, and an ever-deepening engagement with the emotional resonance of visual art.