BIO

MUMBOT is a new media contemporary artist, toy designer storyteller, world builder, founder of MUMBOT WORLD and GHOST CLUB. Winner of the Designer Toy Awards' 10th annual Breakthrough Artist of the Year. A plush toy of signature character Aughostus traveled to SPACE on Axiom Space's Ax-3 mission in 2024. Published in several publications available at bookstores & libraries worldwide, MUMBOT also has apparel & plush currently available in over 40 specialty shops in the U.S., including Hot Topic, Box Lunch, Newbury Comics, and many other fine retailers. MUMBOT exhibits artwork internationally and is fueled by a passion for expanding, innovating, and evolving as an artist.  Speaker, host of Ghost Coffee w/MUMBOT podcast, advocates for creators, a more accessible web3, bridging physical & digital realms. MUMBOT is compelled towards innovating, evolving as an artist & contributing to the ongoing evolution of this creative movement.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

"My artistic process explores resilience and inner strength through whimsical yet eerie characters and themes rooted in nature, technology, emotions, and relationships. I create worlds populated by mystical beings and spirits—like Aughostus the Ghost, the Girl from the Forest Floor, and Shumi Mushrumi the Mushroom Spirit—that reflect on life’s preciousness. Playful and wholesome yet unafraid to explore darkness, my work navigates harmony and friendship within chaos and isolation. This connection to nature and the cycle of life and death invites viewers to appreciate the present moment."