PHOTO BY MATTHEW KADI

Punk Surrealist, illustrator, and prolific collage artist.

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As you probably know, the solo show Winston had been planning has been temporarily postponed—not by choice, but by a surprise "mild" heart attack (his words: "like being ‘just a little bit pregnant’"). The irony? It happened the day after his birthday.

While he’s home now—after becoming a “human pin cushion” due to being assaulted with multiple needles (---noting that he’s a real sissy about pain in general) —doctors insist that he slow down for the foreseeable future. That means rescheduling the show for later in the summer (date TBD) and, more urgently, covering medical bills, recovery costs, and lost show income.

How You Can Help:

Donate: Every dollar eases the stress of medical expenses and lets Winston focus on healing (and prepping for his rescheduled solo show).

Share: Even if you can’t give, spreading the word is huge.

Send Love: Winston’s overwhelmed by the texts, emails, and "carrier pigeon memos" (his humor’s intact, thankfully). A quick comment through the contact page will help brighten his day.

Why This Matters:

Winston’s art is his lifeline—and yours too, if you’ve ever been moved by his work. This fundraiser ensures that:

Medical bills don’t derail his recovery.

The rescheduled show happens without financial strain.

He feels the community’s support (which he calls "the best birthday gift ever").

Read more about where the money goes and donate to his GoFundMe campaign here.

What’s Winston doing now?

Visit Studio Fallout to find out!

“Perhaps the most vibrant collage maestro since Max Ernst and single-handedly responsible for an entire generation’s graphic style, Winston continues to stomp the upturned face of The Man, endlessly.  ~ Frank Kozik

“Following that time-tested tradition of montage, collage and random image appropriation, Winston Smith takes this medium one step further than his precursors, Max Ernst and Marcel Duchamp.” ~ Robert Williams

"Winston Smith's collage art is a cutting socio-political commentary on the late 20th Century. Irreverent in style, each unique piece is bursting with color and kinetic ideas." ~ H.R. Giger

Photo by Kevin Scanlon

Winston Smith with the iconic ‘Idol’ (photo by Kevin Scanlon)

“What always struck me about Winston’s work is his ability to make a profound comment purely by reshuffling found images in a way that is both humorous and pointed. Winston’s recent work is more beautiful than ever making his visual puns that are harsh indictments of the American Dream as an ideal even more jarring.” – Shepard Fairey

Photo by Michael Tullberg (Getty Images)

Vice reminiscing with legendary punk artist Winston Smith.