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Garret Kane
GarretKaneart@gmail.com | 646-288-0276
@garret_kane | @ecosapiens
Partner site: www.bengarret.com
App: www.getcheck.it

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Garret is a New York–based art and creative director, sculptor, animator, and writer who has spent two decades pioneering new territory at the intersection of technology, art, and brand storytelling. Agency-side, he has led integrated platforms at Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, Grey, and many others—pitching, winning, and launching work for brands including Royal Canin, Goodyear, Invisalign, Cadillac, E*TRADE, Reliant Energy, and the World Baseball Classic.

His campaigns have been recognized across Cannes Lions, Effies, Pencils, Clios, and the Motionographer Motion Award. As co-founder and CCO of Ecosapiens, Garret built a 1M+ organic community and launched Checkit (formerly Ecolink), an AI-powered product-transparency platform that turns complex technology into scroll-stopping, results-driven brand systems.

Garret’s artwork and films have been featured at Art Basel Miami and The Flatiron Building’s Prow Artspace, with press coverage in Fortune, Nasdaq, Axios, This Is Colossal, Bored Panda, and Sculpture Magazine. He brings battle-tested agency rigor to every venture, seamlessly merging traditional brand building with emerging technologies and hands-on creation to deliver platforms that move culture and drive results.


WORK EXPERIENCE

Co-Founder, CCO, Ecosapiens/Checkit (Climate/Consumer Tech Start-Up)
2021 – current

  • Built and scaled a community of over 1M followers, fostering engagement through digital storytelling and interactive content.

  • Launched AI-powered platform/app www.getcheck.it, providing instant insights on product health and sustainability.

  • Developed partnerships with 40+ brands, transforming data into compelling sustainability stories.

  • Created blockchain-based digital art that offsets individual carbon footprints.

  • Led initiatives resulting in 240K+ trees planted and 1M+ digital tokens issued.

  • Orchestrated cross-functional teams in web design, marketing, PR, and content creation.

  • Crafted engaging narratives that simplify complex topics, making sustainability and AI more accessible.

Freelance Art & Creative Director
2020 – 2024

  • Porter Novelli, Manifest, Hill Holiday, Havas, Critical Mass, McCann Health, Doner, Saatchi & Saatchi.

  • Creative Director and Head of Art at Accomplice Restaurant, Washington

Creative/Art Director Roles
2008 - 2020

  • Pereira O'Dell (2018 – 2020): Led creative projects for major accounts.

  • Taxi (2016): Directed campaigns for Gevalia, LG, Maxwell House.

  • Publicis (2012 – 2015): Managed campaigns for Honda, Kinder, Pepto-Bismol.

  • KBS+ (2011 – 2012): Directed BMW Global and North American campaigns.

  • Grey (2008 – 2011): Delivered campaigns for Captain Morgan, E*TRADE, Febreze, and more.


ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES

Founder, LayLife
2018 – 2020

  • Sold-out a limited run of 3000 products.

  • Launched a line of sustainable, animal-shaped cotton beach towels.

  • Directed branding, marketing, website creation, and social media campaigns.

Co-Founder, X-Bite
2016 – Ongoing

  • Co-created a patented bug bite product, licensed to the largest U.S. distributor of outdoor remedies.

  • Managed teams for advertising, social media, and marketing strategy.


NEW BUSINESS WINS

  • Royal Canin

  • Goodyear

  • Invisalign

  • Cadillac

  • E*TRADE

  • Reliant Energy

  • World Baseball Classic


AWARDS & RECOGNITION

  • Winner, Motionographer Motion Awards 2022

  • 2 Gold Effies

  • One Show Merit Pencil

  • Creative Effectiveness Lion

  • Clio Award

  • AdAge Cover Design Winner

  • Cannes Finalist: E*TRADE "Girlfriend & First Class Technology"

  • London International Gold & Silver Awards

  • 3 Super Bowl spots in 2010


PROGRAMS

  • Stable Diffusion / AI Software

  • C4D

  • Zbrush

  • Octane

  • Adobe Suite

SELECT EXHIBITIONS

  • 2024 Digital Art Fair, Art Basel Miami, FL

  • 2023: Collaboration with Raina Marie, Pace Gallery, NY.

  • 2023: Outdoor Installation, The Locker Room, Gowanus, NY.

  • 2022: Group Show, Untitled, Miami Art Basel, Miami, FL

  • 2022: Solo Show, 11 Newel Gallery, Greenpoint, NY.

  • 2020: Casa Lu Residency, Mexico City.

  • 2019: Montclair Art Museum Benefit Auction, NJ.


RESIDENCIES

  • 2020: Casa Lu, Mexico City, Mexico.

  • 2018: ApArt Residency, Sao Paulo, Brazil.


SELECT PRESS

  • Sculpture Magazine

  • Nasdaq

  • Forbes

  • CoinDesk

  • Bored Panda

  • This is Colossal

  • Axios

  • Yahoo

  • The Block

  • Daz Magazin

  • Art By Nature Magazine


EDUCATION

  • Genspace: Biohacker Bootcamp, 2021

  • Gotham Writers Workshop: Creative Writing, 2019

  • SVA Cont. Ed: Contemporary Ceramics, 2019; Metal Work, 2007; Graphic Design, 2006.

  • SUNY Albany: BA, 2003