DonCarlos Salinas
Artist & Designer
California, USA
SELECTED PROJECTS & BODIES OF WORK
The Smiley Face Project
2023–2025
Completed a daily drawing project consisting of 730 consecutive original works. Expanded into books, editions, and physical artifacts.
Selected Works Archive
Ongoing
Curated collection of standalone original artworks across drawing, painting, and mixed media.
PUBLICATIONS
My Hip Hop Story
Co-created and illustrated by DonCarlos Salinas and Gilbert Lara
Published 2023
Available at the Wynwood Walls Gallery Store, Miami
Smiley Face: Season One (2024)
Artist book documenting the first completed season of The Smiley Face Project
Published 2024
EXHIBITIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Group Exhibition, Rizo Gallery Corp
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
2024
One-month exhibition
Solo Presentation, Tipsy
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
2020
Solo Presentation, Guisados
Burbank, CA
2019
One-month exhibition
Selected Works, Sprout Social
Chicago, IL
2015
Group Exhibition / Installation
COLLECTIONS & RETAIL
Wynwood Walls Gallery Store, Miami (publication retail placement)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)
Grey5 — Lead Designer
2020–Present
2020 Hiieffect Brand (Cannabis) — Lead Graphic Designer
2015–2020
Saba Agency — Senior Graphic Designer
2007–2013
MEDIA & MATERIALS
Drawing, Illustration, Painting
Ink, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Paper