SHAG (Josh Agle)

is an American painter, illustrator, and designer based in Southern California, renowned for a distinctive visual style rooted in mid-century commercial art and modern pop surrealism. His sharply rendered, vividly colored panels depict stylized characters indulging in mid-century cocktail culture, lavish architecture, and modern consumerism. While outwardly sleek, Shag approaches these retro settings as stage scenery, using them as backdrops to explore deeper narrative themes and wry, contemporary humor.

Shag’s artwork has been featured in solo exhibitions across the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, and South America. In 2010, he expanded his creative world with the launch of The Shag Store in Palm Springs, California—the premier retail boutique and gallery exclusively showcasing his original art, rotating archival prints, and custom merchandise.

Biographical information adapted from official Shag studio materials.