i was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina on September 23, 1968. i grew up in the early years all around the country in weird places like Dallas and Denver. but my parents came back here when i was three. to Durham. i loved those years, i was kid and i got to play. with toys. and other kids. and i got to be creative and free.

after an average suburban upbringing in Raleigh, i went to NC State's Design School to interrupt my training as a typical American moron. after graduation, i went to europe where i viewed amazing art and architecture, as well as many typical morons from countries all over the world.

then i came back.

and i didn't really know what to say. or do.

but i'd loved painting from the time i was a kid, so I got to work doing that and making junk mail to pay the bills. and it was fun, especially the painting. at antfarm. a couple years ago I dropped the junk mail thing to make websites, so now i have fun paying the bills too.

in october 2001, i moved out of antfarm after seven years and work out of my own studio in chapel hill. for what i'm up to currently, please visit danmetz.com »