not.travis / Dallas
Painting, sculpture, murals and rooms.
not.travis works from Dallas across canvas, sculpture, murals and rooms. A project can begin as one object or take over an entire space.
The studio takes commissions in Texas, across the United States, and abroad.
not.travis / Selected
Work & rooms
Closer / Neon & object
The Cage
Move between the neon tubing and the full installation. Light, wire and steel are part of the object.
Sculpture and neon objectsDiscuss an installation
A gallery built in West Dallas
Gallery DeFi
Co-founder, owner and creative director.
not.travis co-founded Gallery DeFi and led creative direction as a former manufacturing building became a 16,000-square-foot gallery for more than 50 artists. Its rooms hold murals, sculpture, light, painting and original work. Each artist owns their part of the story.
The gallery and the role
Built for artists to be seen in full scale, in real space.
Explore the Gallery DeFi chapterStudio / Dallas
The work is made by hand.
Paint, aerosol, found surfaces and neon move between the studio, a wall and a room. The process changes with the site.
About the practice
Studio clip / 00:04
not.hearts in progress
Two hearts of different sizes, joined by one line. Different, connected and in it together.
Site / film
XOXO Social Club
Exterior mural
Dallas, 2020
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The painted exterior, from the first marks to the finished facade.
View the XOXO projectThe work in public
The wall enters other people's pictures.
The murals have become part of how people remember a night out or a walk through Dallas. Their photographs tell a story the studio cannot make alone.
Photographs and reporting at the source
01 / Dallas Observer / XOXO / 2022The venue people photographedRead the XOXO report02 / D Magazine / Crown wall / 2016Seven Dallas photo spotsSee the published photograph03 / Priya, Outside SuburbiaPeople at the Crown wallSee the visitor photographMurals, public work and more of the recordFounded by not.travis
Cella
Art happens in a place. People make it, show up for it and add to its story. Cella keeps a record of the work and that presence, even when the wall comes down.
The people who make, see and document art all contribute to culture. Cella gives them a place to mark that they were there and submit photographs or corrections for review. CELLA-30 keeps the record of a Deep Ellum mural after its wall was demolished.
Selected coverage
In print and on air.
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Original works and commissions
The studio makes paintings on canvas and found surfaces, neon pieces and objects. Availability and pricing are confirmed by inquiry. Commissions begin with a site, a scale and a timeline.
