Trew Love was born in Kansas City into an artistic family and received classical training from her mother, an art teacher. She initially pursued makeup artistry in Los Angeles and worked on top models backstage during New York Fashion Week for designers like Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, and Philip Lim, developing a passion for empowering women through beauty and creativity
From beauty to bold art.
Her creative evolution led her to release Trew Basics, an illustrated makeup tutorial book blending art and beauty with pop art inspiration and self-love messaging. In 2014, Trew transitioned to canvas, debuting her “Pop Life” collection nationwide alongside pop art icons like Blek le Rat, Shepard Fairey, Ben Eine, and Risk
In 2017, she joined Revolution LA (also known as Divest LA), drawn by the Standing Rock movement this deeply influenced her shift toward socially conscious art.
Her exhibit “Sugar Coated” used candy-themed motifs to tackle heavy social and political issues with humor and layered neon acrylics, ushering in her voice as a conceptual artist
As the pandemic hit, Trew branched into adult cartoons with creations like Rhyme and Reeson and SophistiCats, using humor and narrative to reflect on society
She also contributed to a graphic novel, Spray Saints, and initiated “What Would Love Say,” a global mural campaign launching in Europe in 2024 that promotes love-centered messages through public art.
The “TREW LOVE × KB” Collaboration with Karen Bystedt for BLVKBOOK
Who is Karen Bystedt?
An acclaimed photographer and mixed-media artist known for her 1982 portraits of Andy Warhol, rediscovered and transformed in her ongoing exhibition series “The Lost Warhols.” Bystedt collaborated with numerous contemporary artists to reimagine these iconic images with diverse creative interpretations
