Gibbs Rounsavall (b. 1975) is a Louisville based geometric abstract painter who was featured as one of 13 artists in Louisville Magazine’s, “13 Artists You Need to Know Now” issue. 

 In 2018 he was invited to participate in the international SHINE mural festival in St. Petersburg Florida. That same year, he was awarded enrollment in the Creative Capital Hadley Creatives class, invited to be the first Artist in Residence at Syndicate Design and had work permanently installed in the Omni Hotel and the new Kentucky International Convention Center. 

 His work has been included in academic presentations on subjects from abstract art to urban climate change. He has appeared in numerous print, radio and online interviews and feature articles. In 2018, he was one of two artists featured in an article for The Penny Hoarder online magazine titled, “The Big Picture: How Two Muralists Make a Living With Their Art.”

 He has been invited as a guest artist to speak at numerous events for arts organizations and academic settings. Most recently in 2017, he spoke on the subject of Serendipity for the Creative Mornings monthly lecture series titled, “How to Become a Serendipitous Learner.”

 2015 was a turning point in his career when he completed his first large public art mural in the Shelby Park area of Louisville which was also the focus of a short documentary film. The popularity of the mural has been noted in the numerous times its been used for film and still photography backdrop becoming a destination location in Louisville and ranking as one of the most “Instagrammable” spots in Louisville.

 Rounsavall earned his BFA from Washington University in St. Louis and his MAT for the University of Louisville. His work can be found in public and private collections worldwide. He lives in Louisville Kentucky with his wife and two daughters.