Jonathan Weiner (aka VINER) was born somewhere in New York in June of 1976. He was raised up and down the East Coast, and upon graduation from Rhode Island School of Design in 1998, he moved to Brooklyn, where he continues to work. Weiner discovers a tragic and beautiful species amidst the absurd and artificial wilderness of contemporary urban life. Applying irony and humor to his compositions with nuanced symbolism, he captures moments and experiences both fleeting and visceral. Weiner's paintings and illustrations have been published in Juxtapoz magazine, Communication Arts, American Illustration, Print magazine, Art Matters, Playboy, and Rolling Stone.

Weiner appears courtesy of Jonathan LeVine Gallery.

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