John Van Hamersveld

John Van Hamersveld attended Art Center College of Design and Chouinard Art School. His drawings, photographs and collages have appeared in Surf Magazine, Sports Illustrated, and Surfer Magazine and on the cover of Rolling Stone (famous drawing of James Dean). Van Hamersveld created album covers for The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, Leo Kottke, The Rolling Stones, Kiss, Blondie and Johnny Rotten. He has also designed many posters, most notably for the movie Endless Summer, the Pinnacle Rock Concerts (Jimi Hendrix) and for numerous museums including La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art and The Cooper Hewitt. Van Hamersveld taught at Cal Art from 1978 to 1982. His work has expanded into apparel design, logos for Contempo Casuals, signage for the restaurants Morphosis and Broadway Deli. He launched his website in 2001.

www.vanhamersveldmuseumofart.com