Blue Genie

Blue Genie Art Industries was formed in Austin, Texas by Rory Skagen, Dana Younger, and Kevin Collins in 1999.  The company was a merger of two separate companies; Skagen Art, owned by Rory Skagen, and Black Mountain Art, owned by Dana Younger and Kevin Collins.  Initially, Skagen Art focused on murals, and large scale Styrofoam sculpture, and Black Mountain Art had a line of art products with a heavy focus on mold making and props for theater and print ads.  After their initial meeting in 1997, bothmore

Blue Genie Art Industries was formed in Austin, Texas by Rory Skagen, Dana Younger, and Kevin Collins in 1999.  The company was a merger of two separate companies; Skagen Art, owned by Rory Skagen, and Black Mountain Art, owned by Dana Younger and Kevin Collins.  Initially, Skagen Art focused on murals, and large scale Styrofoam sculpture, and Black Mountain Art had a line of art products with a heavy focus on mold making and props for theater and print ads.  After their initial meeting in 1997, both companies began to rely on each other — until it was agreed upon that a partnership was inevitable.Blue Genie Art is a community leader in Austin's active art scene.Over the last 10 years, Blue Genie Art has helped establish a city that could proudly have the slogan, "Keep Austin Weird".  Blue Genie's sculptures and murals have helped create a mood in Austin that has boosted commerce and tourism  (Austin Mural, Bob Bullock History Museum).  And in so doing, we have also helped raise the level of awareness of art in general in Austin, Texas.