Born in New York City to Argentinean parents, Gus Albero—who paints by the name “Gusto”—attended the art program at Manhattanville College in New York. Though his style has evolved over the past ten years, the bulk of his work is semi-abstract acrylic on canvas: bold black lines, pops of bright color, and pieces ranging from expressionist-like images (“Dame Au Bain,” a whispering image of a woman bathing in a tub), to bold recognizable ones (pop representations of Marilyn Monroe and Woody Woodpecker). Gus has displayed his work primarily in Downtown Los Angeles galleries including the M.J. Higgins Gallery and Jungle Rush Gallery, as well as in group shows in Beverly Hills, Silver Lake and Hollywood. His work has been used in styling sets on television programs including ABC’s The Bachelorette, The Bachelor, and Bravo’s Top Design among others.

In addition to painting, Gus (he also goes by Gustavo Albero) has done work as a curator featuring the work of artists Shepard Fairey, Overton Lloyd, Bua, and Ted Meyer. As a filmmaker, he created and produced the 2004 documentary film Access Nation, which you can read more about at Access Nation on imdb. The film examined how real people found fame before the creation of YouTube, by following the lives of real people in America with cable access television shows, including New York’s Robin Byrd and Al Goldstein. Gus is also a licensed real estate broker in Los Angeles, specializing in properties on the Westside. You can find out more about his work on his homepage gusalbero.com and through his office at Keller Williams Realty.

His artwork can always be seen at his loft studio and gallery in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District and at his home in Venice, California.