OhNo!Doom is a Chicago artist collective made up of designers, illustrators and plush artists (who all work creative jobs during the week). The group operates an art gallery-shop in Bucktown, that showcases it’s members work as well as other artists from around the world and is home to ON!D's designer toy and clothing line. This space also does triple duty as the collective’s design studio headquarters. The OhNo!Doom Collective is: Andrew Thompson, Joseph Call, Lana Crooks, Max Bare, Joey Potts & Mathew Ryan Sharp.
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OhNo!Doom Members
Andrew Thompson!
Joe Call!
An illustrator and artist at heart, Joe Call made his mark in coloring books and Red Lobster kids menus back in the early 80's. As a graduate of the Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago, Joe applies his skills and talent through various medias ranging from digital to print. With a love for graffiti, illustration, chocolate pudding, and fresh socks; Joe explores the vast relm of art and design from a perspective different to none.
Lana Crooks!
Originally an illustrator, Lana “Plushinator” Crooks eventually took to sewing and began work as a freelance costume designer. In what seems like a natural progression, plush became her main focus in 2007 with her Octoplush series; a series based on her love of cephalopods. Her work has been seen at Munky King, Rivet, DVA, Rotofugi and Gallery 1988 to name a few. She has also worked with other artists to create crazy collaborations.
Max Bare!
Max Bare is a Chicago-based artist, born in Ohio and brain-fed in Savannah. As a fine artist he makes narrative mixed media pieces filled with paint, tapirs, bears, wood and love. As a commercial illustrator he currently pencils, inks, and massages everyone’s favorite drunken Big Foot and Plesiosaur driven comic book “Mystery Afoot.”
Joey Potts!
Potts works with a wide variety of media to create illustrations, animations, graphic prints and collage for apparel, posters, album covers, music videos, and limited edition prints. He currently lives and works out of the basement of a tiny coach in Chicago.
Mathew Ryan Sharp!
probably has a messy and overfilled art studio a writer could find a hundred stories in.. Sharp's work is loaded with people we all know to some degree, sharing a colorful and lighthearted view into the American soul. Sometimes its part Harvey Pekar given the appearance of Sharp's browbeaten characters. Sometimes its subtle soapbox material saying the things we don't, but rather, we think.