GATS

Biography
Installation view of GATS exhibition.

California-based artist GATS (an acronym for “Graffiti Against The System”) is an international graffiti legend, whose public art can be found across the United States, the Middle East, Europe, Asia and Central America. Known for the iconic mask seen predominately throughout the artist’s work, the face of GATS can often be spotted peering out from an alley way or stretched across a rooftop, greeting passerby’s with it’s all-seeing gaze. Representing a sense of duality, GATS’s iconic totem has been filled with intricate insignia over the years, speaking to the artist’s autobiographical experiences.

GATS has exhibited solo presentations at Kaikai Kiki Hidari Zingaro (Tokyo), Hashimoto Contemporary (San Francisco), ComplexCon (Long Beach), Context Art Fair (Miami) and the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art (Santa Barbara, CA).

 

They are represented by Harman Projects, New York City.

Works
  • Diptych painting by GATS with the word GATS in green, two coffins, a devil, a ghost and a carved pumpkin
    GATS
    Incantations, 2024
    acrylic on wood panel, diptych
    60 x 96 in
    152.4 x 243.8 cm
  • Painting by GATS of one of their characters in yellow, red and orange on a green and black background
    GATS
    Backwards, 2024
    acrylic on stretched canvas
    60 x 48 in
    152.4 x 121.9 cm
  • GATS character painted in black on a white metal sign that is rusting with red and blue writing on it
    GATS
    Balanced Power, 2024
    enamel on vintage hand-painted sign
    36 x 30 in
    91.4 x 76.2 cm
  • GATS character painted on a metal brown vase in black
    GATS
    Vessel, 2024
    enamel on antique metal vessel
    11 1/2 x 9 in
    29.2 x 22.9 cm
  • GATS character painted on metal toy mailbox
    GATS
    First Class, 2024
    enamel on antique metal miniature mailbox
    9 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in
    22.9 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm
  • Wooden vintage skateboard with GATS character with an orange beard painted on it
    GATS
    Cut Your Teeth, 2024
    acrylic on early 1960s clay wheel skateboard
    21 x 5 in
    53.3 x 12.7 cm
  • Circular metal tin with GATS character in black and white drawn on the top
    GATS
    Polish Mops, 2024
    enamel on antique polish mop tin
    4 x 7 in
    10.2 x 17.8 cm
  • Wooden coffin with two ghost painted on the front doors and GATS written on the side
    GATS
    Coffin, 2024
    acrylic on found wooden coffin
    43 x 18 x 6 1/2 in
    109.2 x 45.7 x 16.5 cm
  • Street sign reading "crime watch area" with graphic of a thief and a "no" symbol overtop and the artists signature illustration.
    GATS
    Crime Watch Area, 2025
    enamel on vintage Crime Watch sign
    24 x 18 1/2 x 3/4 in
    61 x 47 x 1.9 cm
  • A deep teal and light blue/green painting with two mask like faces, one silhouette-like and one very detailed.
    GATS
    Two Tone #4, 2025
    acrylic on wood panel. Framed
    9 7/8 x 9 7/8 x 2 in
    25.1 x 25.1 x 5.1 cm
  • A deep teal and light blue/green painting with an eye in the center and surrounded by patterns and designs.
    GATS
    Two Tone #3, 2025
    acrylic on wood panel in solid walnut frame
    13 x 9 7/8 x 1 5/8 in
    32.9 x 25.1 x 4 cm
  • A deep teal and light blue/green painting with "GATS" written vertically.
    GATS
    Two Tone #6, 2025
    acrylic on wood panel with vintage construction sign frame
    6 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 1 3/4 in
    17.1 x 24.1 x 4.4 cm
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