Trevor Andrew
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1979-08-31) 31 August 1979
Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sport
SportSnowboarding

Trevor Andrew (born 31 August 1979) is a Canadian snowboarder, musician and artist. He competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.[1] After an injury in 2005[2][3] he turned his attention to music, signing with Virgin Records and re-releasing his first album "Trouble Andrew" in 2009.

Snowboarding

Whilst riding for Burton Snowboards he competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics half-pipe event finishing in 29th Place and the 2002 Winter Olympics half-pipe event finishing in 9th place.[4] In 2004 after an injury which saw him break six ribs and crack vertebra he retired from professional competition.[5]

Guccighost

In 2012 Trevor came up with the alter ego Guccighost as a last minute Halloween costume. Continuing to use this persona he started to spread the logo around New York City until in 2016 his unique designs caught the attention of fashion house Gucci which led to an ongoing collaboration. His work was displayed across the facade of the flagship Gucci Fifth Avenue Store for the launch official launch of the fall winter 2016 collection,[6][7] and has been worn by a number of celebrities such as Rihanna, Beyonce, Madonna, Nas and Zoe Kravitz.[8]

Art career

Further artistic endeavors since then has seen his work displayed in galleries worldwide amongst them Deitch Projects, Milk Galleries and Modern Art Museum Shanghai.[9][10]

In November 2020 Trevor released his debut NFT collection on Nifty Gateway which was followed up in March 2021 with his Can't Kill A Ghost collection which sold for a total of $3.1 million.[11][12] Since those releases, he has continued to work within the NFT space and has released his work at Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Trevor Andrew Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Trouble Free: Caught Up with Trevor "Trouble" Andrew". The Snowboarders Journal. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Binlot, Ann (2 September 2016). "The Man and Spirit Behind GucciGhost, Gucci's Renegade Line (Published 2016)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Trevor Andrew". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Trouble Free: Caught Up with Trevor "Trouble" Andrew". The Snowboarders Journal. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Graffiti Artist GucciGhost Tagged Up Gucci's Fifth Avenue Store". HYPEBAE. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "GucciGhost Takes Over Gucci's Fifth Avenue Flagship Store". V Magazine. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "FemaleMag Fashion". FemaleMag. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Trevor Andrew Shares His Wide-Ranging Artistry". Art of Choice. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "NEO GOLDEN AGE 新黄金时代 2020.11.8 – 2021.3.14 – 艺仓美术馆" (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Nifty Gateway". niftygateway.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Nifty Gateway". niftygateway.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "SUPERPLASTIC (EST. 2017) X TREVOR ANDREW AKA GUCCI GHOST (B. 1979), Pirate Radio | Christie's". onlineonly.christies.com. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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