OUR STORY
Founded in 2019 by longtime collaborators and native Texans Clay Lillard and Mateo Gutierrez, Mesmerize specializes in creating dynamic, large-scale immersive art events in the heart of Austin, Texas. The duo launched their first major immersive pop-up experience, Enter the Multiverse, in downtown Austin in 2020, drawing over 18,000. What started as a temporary installation quickly grew into a dynamic experience.
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The new Mesmerize experience, Living Dream, is a permanent exhibit in South Austin featuring the collaborative efforts of over 50 local artists and volunteers, and is now open for guests of all ages to explore.
MEET THE TEAM
Artists
Creative Director | Conceptual Designer | Narrative Producer
Fabrication Lead | Soundtrack Producer & Composer
Creative Director | Conceptual Designer
Lighting & Projection Director | Fabrication Lead
Conceptual Designer | Muralist | Narrative Writer | Dream Illustrator
Fabricator | Painter | Conceptual Designer
Fiber Artist
Video Producer
Animator
Muralist | Fabricator
Fiber & Tufting Artist
Conceptual Designer | Narrative Writer | Fabricator | Marketing
Conceptual Designer | Graphic Designer
Narrative Writer | Fabricator | Marketing
Artistic Support
AARON PAULSON
Lighting Designer
Muralist
Graphic Designer | Branding
Painter
CHRISTINE GRASSO
Narrative Writer
ROSS MACKEY
Lighting Designer
Narrative Writer
Fabricator | Carpenter
Photographer | Videographer
Textiles
Seamstress | Content Editor
General Support
Soundtrack Composers
Volunteers
ALICIA BOWLING
ALLYSON BUCHANAN
ANNE MARIE LANE
ASH SUMIDA
ASHLEY BUCHANAN
AUSTIN COPELAND
BLAKELEY CAMP
CARON PYLE
DALI CORIGLIANO
ELISA YOUNG
HANNAH GRAHEK
JESPER TAKTBLAD
JODI HILL
JOE GARITA
JOSHUA GATEWOOD
JULIA SCOTT
LANA CARLSON
LUISA ANTONIO
MARY TIPPIT
NATALIE YINGLING
TOSHA SMITH
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