2007 MFA, Fine Arts (Painting)
Otis College of Art and Design.
2003 BA with Honors, Art Studio (Painting) Minor, Art History
University of California, Santa Barbara.
Mars began creating custom outfits in 2017 for indie rock band the Growlers, which they wore during their Beach Goth music festivals and US tour. Since then, Mars has designed custom clothing for artists like Post Malone, Axl Rose, Billie Eilish, Orville Peck, and Tyla Yaweh.
Post Malone wore a number of Mars' outfits on his 2018-2019 Beerbongs and Bentleys world tour, including performances at Reading Festival and Lollapalooza Argentina. Several of those outfits were featured in the remix video for Malone's hit single "Wow." In 2019, Mars designed more custom stage attire for Malone's Runaway tour, which included his performances at Madison Square Garden and the Forum.
Axl Rose began wearing Mars' custom t-shirts during Guns N' Roses' 2019-2020 Not in this Lifetime tour.
For Guns N' Roses' follow-up stadium tour in 2021, Mars handled the digital design work for the majority of Rose's tour t-shirts and designed various custom t-shirts for him as well. He resumed these duties for Guns N' Roses' 2022 European tour and also designed official band merchandise for their European concerts. In 2023, Mars created several custom shirt's for Rose, which he worn at Power Trip festival and Guns N' Roses two hometown shows at the Hollywood Bowl.
Mars has also made outfits for Billie Eilish's promotional commercial on Saturday Night Live in 2019 and the behind-the-scenes video for "Bad Guy."
His custom outfits have been featured on New York Magazine, Saturday Night Live, NBC, BBC, Rolling Stone, Spin, Washington Post, Variety, ENews, Apple News, Yahoo Entertainment, NME, Dazed Magazine, The Fader, and Spotify.
In 2021, Mars was the first artist to collaborate with world champion surfer John John Florence's brand, Florence Marine X.
His artworks are also in the collections of the Museum of Art and History and the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. Mars has exhibited throughout the United States at various institutions, including the Torrance Art Museum and the Laguna Art Museum. Mars' first solo exhibition with Gusford Gallery in February 2013 was recommended by Interview Magazine as one of the top international shows to view that month. His work has also been featured in numerous publications like the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, Artforum and LA Weekly.
In 2016 and 2014, he designed billboards for LAXART's LA Public Domain Project, which were displayed on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood and La Cienega Blvd. in Culver City. He also created site-specific works for the Museum of Broken Relationships in Los Angeles and the LA Art Fair.
In 2018, Mars published a collection of true-life stories called Unreal for Real based on the wildest adventures of his life. It is available on Amazon, Kindle, and at select book stores. The audiobook version, narrated by Mars, is available on Audible and Itunes.
In 2020, he released his first single as a singer/songwriter called "Don't Be My Nicotine." The song premiered on radio station KCRW and is available on Spotify, iTunes, and other streaming platforms.