Gareb Shamus
| Gareb Shamus | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 23, 1968 Tenafly, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Painter, entrepreneur |
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Notable works
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Wizard Entertainment |
| http://www.garebshamus.com | |
Gareb Shamus (born December 23, 1968) is an American connectivist artist who works primarily as a painter.
He is the founder of and former Chairman and CEO of Wizard World, which currently owns and operates 21 Wizard World comic conventions and pop-culture conventions in the United States. For twenty years, Gareb was the publisher of Wizard: The Comics Magazine, InQuest Gamer: The Gaming Magazine,ToyFare: The Toy Magazine, Anime Insider and FunFare; "In" Power, a kids entertainment magazine, Wizard Specials and Toy Wishes, a holiday toy shopping guide; Bean Power, a Beanie Babies magazine, and Sportslook, a sports card magazine. . Shamus also created, operated and sold the IFLI (International Fight League Inc) which he co-founded and served as the CEO. He produced several televised MMA fights with partner Fox Sports Networks and MyNetworkTV. He is currently the owner of The Pivot Gallery in New York City and a galleried artist in America and Europe
Gareb is the second oldest of three brothers, Ilan, Kenny and Stephen Shamus. As a child, Gareb Shamus collected comic books and sports cards. His early loves were Spider-Man, Batman, and Mad magazine; as a teenager he gravitated to more into mature comic books created by artists like Todd McFarlane and Frank Miller (who began working on The Dark Knight Returns and Daredevil when Shamus was a teenager in the 1980s). Shamus studied economics at the University at Albany, SUNY and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and a minor in art in 1990.
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