Bats Langley is a painter, sculptor, writer, illustrator,toy designer, and a creator of many things.
Most recently, Mr. Langley illustrated the nonfiction biography of Jackie Kennedy titled Jackie and the Books She Loved, distributed by Simon & Schuster. Mr. Langley is a RhodeIsland School of Design (RISD) grad. He is a regular contributor to Spider, Ladybug,Cricket, and Scholastic magazines and has been a frequently featured cover artist. Bats isthe creator of GUS, and his art has been shown in galleries in New York Ci, Los Angeles,Boston, Hartford, Providence, Hangzhou China, and at The New Britain Museum ofAmerican Art and the United States Capitol building. Mr. Langley's work was exhibited atthe AFA Gallery in NYC and in Vegas for many years and shown alongside some of his idols:Maurice Sendak, Tim Burton, Charles Adams, Dr. Seuss and Charles Schultz