MUNK ONE is a Los Angeles–based artist, creative director, and executive producer, and the founder of Invisible Industries LLC, best known in the gig-poster and limited-edition screen print world. For nearly 3 decades, Munk One has created artwork for major bands and music events, producing highly collectible posters that sit at the intersection of music, design, and print culture.
His visual language is often described as controlled chaos. Defined by bold color choice, strong structure, and emotional impact. His work moves fluidly between tight, graphic precision and loose, experimental expression. The result is work that feels intentional but unpredictable, keeping each project fresh and surprising.
Beyond his own art, he operates as a platform builder and producer:
• Invisible Industries: an artist-run shop supporting print releases, books, and merch.
shop.invisibleindustries.com
• Colour Haiku: an annual LA poster and art festival celebrating print culture and community
colourhaiku.com
• The Best of the Tour™ Podcast: a show spotlighting the artists behind gig posters and tours, where he serves as executive producer
bestofthetour.com
Invisible Industries mission is simple: stay invisible so the art can shine, and build systems that respect and elevate artists and clients, and actively promote fair rights, and long-term sustainability for all involved.
MUNK ONE has created works for:
311, Alexisonfire, Angels and Airwaves, Avenged Sevenfold,
Bad Religion, Billy Strings, Blink-182, Bruno Mars, Bullet for My Valentine,
Chris Cornell, City and Colour, Coheed and Cambria,
Dave Matthews Band, Deadmau5, Dead and Company, Disturbed, Dirty Heads,
Eddie Vedder, Eminem, Eric Church, Escape the Fate,
Foo Fighters,
Gary Clark Jr., Govt. Mule, Green Day, Grateful Dead, Guns N’ Roses,
Hatsune Miku, Head Automatica, Henry Rollins, HIM,
Korn,
Limp Bizkit,
Mastodon, Meek Mill, Metallica, My Chemical Romance,
Nirvana, No Doubt,
Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Pixies, P.O.D., Primus, Puddle of Mudd, Puscifer,
Queens of the Stone Age, Queensrÿche,
Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Sevendust, Skrillex, Slipknot, Smashing Pumpkins, Snoop Dogg, Slightly Stupid, Soundgarden, Strong Arm Steady, Sublime with Rome,
Tame Impala, Tenacious D, The Black Keys, The Offspring, The Used, Travis Barker,
Umphry’s McGee,
Volbeat,
Widespread Panic.
Affliction, Buckeye Country Superfest, Creature Skateboards, DCMA, Intelligentsia Coffee, Juxtapoz Art Magazine, Ohana Festival, Sessanta, The Hundreds, The Warped Tour, Tribal Gear, True Love & False Idols, Upper Playground, Warner Bros. Records, When We Were Young Tour, The X-Files, and many more.
INTERVIEWS:
2024 Metallica The so what Interview
https://www.metallica.com/so-what/2024-04-15-munk-one-72-seasons.html
November 2020 Metallica The so what Interview
https://www.metallica.com/so-what-article/2020-11-23-at-one-with-his-art.html
December 2017 Artist Waves Interview
https://artistwaves.com/munk-one-the-art-of-making-concert-posters/
March 2011 Crewchro Interview
http://crewchro.blogspot.com/2012/03/munk-one-us.html
May 2011 Indigits
http://www.indigits.net/2011/05/munk-one/
August 2010 The Hundreds Chronicles
http://thehundreds.com/blog/chronicles/munk-oneartist/
Jan 2010 The Citrus Report Interview
http://www.thecitrusreport.com/2010/features/munk-one/
Sep 09 Truth & Rights Volume Interview
http://truthandrights.org/volume/galleries/las-finest-munkone/
Sep 09 Where Eagles Dare Interview
http://xwhereeaglesdarex.wordpress.com/interview-munk-one/
August 09 Optimum Wound Interview
http://www.optimumwound.com/munk-one-interview-with-a-renaissance-man.htm
April 09 Format Magazine Interview
http://www.formatmag.com/art/munk-one/
Feb 09 Juxtapoz Magazine Online Interview
http://www.juxtapoz.com/Features/20-questions-with-munk-one
August 08. Two page ad in Juxtapoz Art Magazine Sept 2008.
Sep 2008 The Obama Art Report Interview
http://www.obamaartreport.com/2008/09/10-questions-with-munk-one_08.html
Sep 07 Upper Playground Blog Interview
http://upperplaygroundglobal.blogspot.com/2007/09/11-questions-with-munk-one.html
July 07 LCS Interview
http://thelittlechimpsociety.com/theape/lcs-interview-munk-one/
August 17 2007 From the L.A. Weekly.“B-Side Players’ new CD, Fire in the Youth (Concord), would be worth getting if only for Munk One’s fabulously surreal cover art.”
To read the whole review click HERE.
PAST EXHIBITIONS:
2011 Quentin vs Coen: Group Show NYC
2011 Everything but the Kitschen Sync: La Luz De Jesus Annual Group Show Hollywood CA
2011 SAS x Munk One HVW8 Gallery Los Angeles CA
2011 The Road to Shermer: A tribute to John Hughes Gallery 1988, Venice, CA
2010 Blood Sweat and Art: Los Angeles CA
2010 10Club Rock & Art Poster Convention Seattle WA
2010 Sea No Evil: Group Show Riverside CA
2010 Manifest Equality: Group Show Los Angeles CA
2010 Inglourious Basterds Benefit -Lost Art of the Film: Poster Show L.A. CA
2010 G40 the Summit: Group Show Arlington VA
2010 Bic Buddy Customs Show LA and NYC
2010 Blackbook Sessions 8 Ontario CA
2010 Bad Dads San Francisco CA
2010 Manifest Equality Group show: Los Angeles CA
2010 Ingloriuous Basterds Lost Art Benefit for Haiti group show: CA
2009 Juxtapoz Anniversary Auction: Los Angeles CA group show
2009 Portland Oregon “Dream Beautiful And Unusual” Solo Show
2009 Sea No Evil Art Show
2009 Heavy Hitters: Maryland
2009 Tampa FL, Czar’s Imperial Theatre, Back in Black2 group show
2009 Congregation Gallery, Hollywood, CA. group show
2009 Gnoman Gallery, The Art of Sketch Theatre
2009 Manifest Hope DC Gallery group show
2008 Back in Black Group Exhibition
2008 FIFTY24SA Gallery, Seattle, Group Show
2008 FIFTY24LA Gallery, New Works by Patrick Martinez and Munk One
2008 SUBTEXT, Beasts of Burdon, Vinyl Toy Group Show
2008 Heavy Hitters, Manila Group Show
2008 ISM Gallery, Grand Opening Group Show
2008 Minna Gallery, 20×20 January Group show
2008 Space Gallery SF, My Vice Group Show
2007 Versus Gallery, Revenge of the Empire group art show
2007 Foundation One Gallery GA, The Grind group art show
2007 Las Vegas NV, GM/Jada Toys Kulture Klash Custom art show
2007 Crewest Gallery, Top Of the Dome 4 group show
2007 Minna Gallery S.F., Fighting for dreams group show
2007 Agesong Gallery S.F., Heavy Hitters group show
2007 Los Angeles Crash Mansion, Panthaland group show
2007 Thinkspace Gallery, ISM Untitled Love Project
2007 OCCCA GALLERY, ISM Untitled Love Project
2007 MF Gallery NYC, Zombies Attack
2007 URB Gallery, Represent,Represent! Tempt One Art Benefit
2007 Crewest Gallery, Canceptual Art show V.2
2007 Lost Souls Cafe, Make Believe group art show
2007 Las Vegas NV, Hit The Deck skateboard show
2006 Crewest Gallery, Top of the dome 2 group show
2006 ISM White Elephant Show
2006 Orange County County Museum of Art, Little Squares Project
2006 Las Vegas Arts Factory, Malicious Vinyl Group Show
2006 Crux Gallery, The Red Show
2005 Fulcrum Records Gallery, Vinyl Show
2005 Crux Gallery, Door Show
2005 Crux Gallery, Group Show
2004 Self Help Graphics, Day of the Dead Celebration Group Show
2004 Coba, Mini Board Group Show
2003 Artistic Insomniacs, Group Show
DEDICATION: This site is dedicated my parents and my number one fans, Selestino and Nidia Mercado. Thank you for your lasting support, confidence and interest in my Artwork over the years. It has not gone unnoticed.
To my Family, Friends, Clients and anyone who has ever taken a chance on me. Thank you for helping me become who I am today.
Eternally,
MUNK ONE