Trevor Andrew (born 31 August 1979) is a Canadian
snowboarder
Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...
, musician and artist. He competed at the
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...
and the
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...
.
After an injury in 2005, he turned his attention to music, signing with
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group. They were originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman (musician), ...
and re-releasing his first album ''Trouble Andrew'' in 2009.
Snowboarding
Whilst riding for
Burton Snowboards
Burton Snowboards is a privately-owned snowboard manufacturing company that was founded by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977. The company specializes in products aimed at snowboarders, such as snowboards, bindings, boots, outerwear, and accessor ...
he competed in the
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...
half-pipe event finishing in 29th Place and the
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...
half-pipe event finishing in 9th place. In 2004 after an injury which saw him break six ribs and crack vertebra he retired from professional competition.
Guccighost
In 2012 Trevor came up with the alter ego Guccighost as a last minute Halloween costume. Continuing to use this persona he started to spread the logo around New York City until in 2016 his unique designs caught the attention of fashion house
Gucci
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which led to an ongoing collaboration. His work was displayed across the facade of the flagship Gucci Fifth Avenue Store for the launch official launch of the fall winter 2016 collection, and has been worn by a number of celebrities such as Rihanna, Beyonce, Madonna, Nas and Zöe Kravitz.
Art career
Further artistic endeavors since then has seen his work displayed in galleries worldwide amongst them
Deitch Projects, Milk Galleries and Modern Art Museum Shanghai.
In November 2020 Trevor released his debut NFT collection on
Nifty Gateway
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NGS is known for its collaborations with cr ...
which was followed up in March 2021 with his Can't Kill A Ghost collection which sold for a total of $3.1 million. Since those releases, he has continued to work within the
NFT
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space and has released his work at
Sotheby's
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and
Christie's
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auction houses.
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1979 births
Living people
Canadian male snowboarders
Olympic snowboarders for Canada
Snowboarders at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics
People from Kentville, Nova Scotia
Snowboarders from Nova Scotia