Bryson Boutte
Born in New Iberia, Louisiana, Bryson Boutte is a surrealist painter and muralist whose work brings dreamlike worlds to life. With a background in computer art and animation, Bryson blends digital fluency with deeply textured, hand-painted storytelling.
Since 2014, his work has appeared in exhibitions across the U.S. — from New Orleans to Los Angeles to Florida. He has been a core contributor to the Walls Project's MLK Day Mural Project in Baton Rouge since 2015, while continuing to evolve his practice across mediums and communities.
Bryson joined We Had Our Time during the Vault IV era and has since become the visual backbone of the Relapse universe. His surrealist vision, emotional depth, and sharp design sense crafting a visual language that mirrors Drew's sonic journey — from album covers to the flagship Heaven's Gate Collection.
"I believe that the human race is interconnected, working as extensions of a single collective consciousness — and I tie this concept into the overall themes of my paintings, whether directly or in subtlety."— Bryson Boutte
Visual work for We Had Our Time.
A selection of cover artwork and promotional pieces from Bryson's ongoing collaboration with WHOT — visual anchors for the records and campaigns that build out the Relapse universe.
Promotional Art · 2024
DrewsThatDude · 2022
DrewsThatDude · 2023
The Heaven's Gate Collection.
Twelve zodiac guardians who, together, form a complete cosmology. Each is published by We Had Our Time as a numbered limited edition archival giclée print on 100% cotton Moab Entrada paper, in an edition of fifty, with a verified Certificate of Authenticity. Once a sign sells out, it does not return.
The collection is the first complete visual cycle of Boutte's work with the studio, and the centerpiece of the ongoing Relapse: The Ghosts We Can't Leave Behind universe.
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