Joshua graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a BA in Graphic Design. His passion has always been in art. As a child, Joshua loved the cartoon Tom and Jerry and marveled over how drawings could be put together to make a complete cartoon. His love for 2D art continued through high school where he perfected his drawing and handwriting skills and was the school Calligraphist for all certificates. That passion for handwriting and the beauty of Calligraphy translated well for Joshua into his airbrush artistry skills.

Trained by the Late Great, Gary Fasen, who wrote the book on airbrush and caricature artwork, Joshua worked at Six Flags Great America as a professional airbrush artist for many summers.

When he wasn't at Six Flags, Joshua was perfecting his design skills. As a professional kitchen and bath designer, he brought to life many dream kitchens and baths and was praised daily by customers for his attention to detail and passion for his craft. He has always loved to create custom murals, bedroom decor, custom paint jobs for automobiles, there really are endless possibilities for what he can create.

Professionally, as a Graphic Designer, Joshua is able to see a vision, and bring it to life with company branding to make your company stand out over others.

Currently, Joshua has dedicated his time and efforts to teaching the amazing art of airbrushing to the teens of the Chicagoland area. Joshua has joined with 4H in making this commitment come true along with the help of Paasche Airbrush company and Santa's Village Amusement and Water Park in East Dundee, Il. He has been their in-house Airbrush Arts vendor for many seasons where he provides live custom airbrush art on t-shirts and totes, and new this season airbrush body art. He will be training students the beautiful art of airbrush in a busy, enchanting amusement park setting just like he was taught which started his career so many years ago.

Joshua's ultimate goal is to continue to have JG Artz at Santa's Village, and ultimately expand to other amusement parks and continue to train the youth this elegant art style. He would love nothing more than to pass on his knowledge to the next generation of artists and to pass on Gary Fasen's legacy as it was so graciously given to him.

Joshua and his family FIRMLY believe in the arts and culture, and live it every day. His son, Jory is also involved in the arts and loves music, and programming. Joshua and his son design and program video games for fun and to keep learning new beautiful things. His dedication and hard work have always been paramount to his success in all facets of life.