began work in publication design after graduating
from the Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA '79. In the
early 80s, as art director for the Baltimore and Washington,
DC City Papers, he collaborated with artist John
Ellsberry and created The Dork Brothers comics along with
several films.
In the late 80s, he helps set up shop as founding art director
for New York Press (1988-97). Continuing in the tradition
of "underground papers", like the East Village
Other, the paper provided a steady diet of edgy comics,
photos, and illustration. “Press” Publisher Russ
Smith, along with RAW creators art speigelman and
Françoise Mouly, helped Gentile provide a roster of
new and established artists. The laundry list included: Tony
Millionaire, Julie Doucet, Ben Katchor, Patrick McMullan,
Charles Burns, Kim Dietch, Mark Beyer, Marcellus Hall, JD
King, Mark Newgarden, Steven Cerio, Ward Sutton, Peter Bagge,
Carol Lay, M. Wartella, Chris Ware, Gary Panter, Danny Hellman,
Doug Allen, Gary Lieb, David Sandlin, Kaz, Paul Corio, Georganne
Deen, Dame Darcy, Joe Coleman, Fly, and Debbie Dreschler,
among many others. During his tenure, the "scrappy little
downtown weekly" became the must read among the denizens
of art, media and fashion.
His work has been featured in House and Garden, NYLON
Magazine, New York Press, the Baltimore and Washington,
DC, City Papers, LA Weekly, and the New
York-based Habitat Magazine. Gentile lives in New
York and is art director for Habitat Magazine.
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| Braces watercolor
on paper, 22" x 30" 2004. |
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Friends
watercolor on paper, 22" x 30" 2005. |
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After Waterhouse
watercolor on paper, 22" x 30" 2006. |
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