DonCarlos Salinas

Artist & Designer
California, USA
thedoncarlos.com

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)

MEDIA & MATERIALS

Drawing, Illustration, Painting
Ink, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Paper