Carlos Ramos

Open to the public, the reception for “India” will take place on Saturday, August 15 from 7 to 10pm, and the show will be on view until September 3, 2009.

Carlos Ramos was born and raised in Burbank, California where he was obsessed with Nintendo, Garbage Pail Kids, Iron Maiden album covers and Mad Magazine.

Throughout his youth, he continued to develop his artistic interests and graduated from the California Institute of the Arts with a BFA in Character Animation and later went on to teach Character Design and Storyboarding at Cal Arts. Ramos has created numerous shows for Cartoon Network, Walt Disney Studios, and Nickelodeon, including The X’s and Chalkzone, which garnered him an Annie Award for Individual Achievment in Art Direction.

His talent also extends to writing for animated television series such as Cartoon Network’s Time Squad and Whatever Happened to Robot Jones. And last year, he was commissioned by Nike to create print advertisements and a painting installation for its Mexico City store opening.

Ramos’ work has been featured in numerous galleries including Gallery 1988 and I Am 8-Bit, and he co-hosted the Burning Brush auctions with Tim Biskup. He currently lives in the Silverlake Hills with his Boston Terrier Bucket and enjoys running, shooting at the LA Gun Club and doing stand-up comedy in Hollywood. For more information about Ramos, visit carloscharlesramos.blogspot.com.