Gareb Shamus

Gareb is the second oldest of four brothers: Ilan, Kenny, and Stephen Shamus, respectively. As a child, he collected comic books and sports cards. His early loves were Spider-Man, Batman, and Mad magazine. As a teenager, he gravitated to more mature comics created by artists like Todd McFarlane and Frank Miller. Shamus studied economics at the University at Albany, SUNY and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics, with a minor in art, in 1990. == Wizard Entertainment ==

In the 1980s, Shamus's parents owned a sports card and comic book store called The Wizard of Cards and Comics in Nanuet, New York, where Shamus worked. When he graduated from college, he started a comic book newsletter, Wizard: The Guide to Comics, for the store’s customers. It became popular enough to be turned into a monthly magazine in 1991. After only one year, Wizard was being published in over 50 countries and in multiple languages, making Shamus well-known in the comic book world. == Ace Universe ==

ACE Universe is a New York-based media and experiential events company founded by Gareb Shamus and his brother, Stephen Shamus. ==Selected exhibitions==

• "Squeezed," Coldstream Fine Art, Toronto, July 8 – August 2, 2017 • "Rungs of Life," Art Exchange London, September 23, 2016 • "Early Days," Art Helix, Brooklyn, September 16, 2016 • "The Pivot Collection," MRG Fine Art, Sherman Oaks, California, July 16, 2016 • "All Art Everything," Guy Hepner Gallery, New York, April 8, 2016 == References ==