- Location:
- Asheville, North Carolina
- Travel Radius:
- Will travel up to 500 miles from Asheville.
- Pay Range:
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$200-$2000 per event
- Member Since:
- 2009
- Primary Category:
- Caricaturist
- Additional Categories:
- Balloon Twister, Clown, Costumed Character, Face Painting, Juggler, Mime, Motivational Speaker, Santa Claus
- Influences:
- Brian's style has been influenced by the classic Mad Magazine artists. His favorites are Mort Drucker and Jack Davis. He is a member of the International Society of Caricature Artists. Attending the ISCA annual conventions had influenced Brian's style.
Description
Brian Vasilik is Western North Carolina's only full time caricature artist! He draws 200+ days out of the year. Past clients include the Grove Park Inn & Spa, the Biltmore Estate & Winery, the City of Asheville and the Biltmore Forest Country Club.
His goal as a caricature artist is to ENTERTAIN. Brian takes pride in drawing fun and quick caricatures that your guests will take home and frame. Brian likes to talk to the person he is drawing to capture their personality. He draws in a exaggerated style that captures the person's likeness.
Hire Brian for Weddings, Birthday Parties, Family Reunions, School Proms, Company Picnics, Trade Shows, Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs, Corporate Events, Private Parties, Picnics and Grand Openings. Gift caricatures can be drawn from photographs.
Brian attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia graduating in 1989 with a degree in Industrial Design. Currently Brian is a self employed artist specializing in caricatures, illustration, architectural rendering, graphic design and pet portraits. He also performs as Pickles the Clown.
Art runs in the blood in the Vasilik family. Brian's mother Ann is Asheville's most accomplished and well known watercolor artist. Brian and Ann are both alumni to UArts!
Brian became a member of the International Society of Caricature Artists in 2006. He has grown as an artist by attending caricature conventions in Orlando, Reno, Raleigh, Saint Louis and Bowling Green, Ohio.
Available For:
Anniversaries, Apres Ski Parties, Awards Nights, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Bat Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Casinos, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fraternity Functions, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Sorority Function, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings
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Upcoming Appearances
Not Available
Past Appearances
- Saturday, August 08, 2009
- 9:00AM - Sourwood Festival
- Black Mountain, NC
- Friday, August 07, 2009
- 5:30PM - Wedding reception
- Blowing Rock, NC
- Friday, July 24, 2009
- 11:00AM - Bele Chere Festival
- Asheville, NC
- Tuesday, July 14, 2009
- 6:00PM - 16th Birthday Party
- Mooresville, NC
- Thursday, April 16, 2009
- 4:30PM - University of North Carolina
- Wilmington, NC
- Saturday, April 11, 2009
- 2:00PM - Grove Park Inn
- Asheville, NC