Gavin Rain is a contemporary South African painter known for his use of pointillist techniques to depict portraits of celebrities such as Beyoncé and Marilyn Monroe. “Each dot generally comprises five or more colors. When seen from a distance these colors become one and the image is resolved”, he explained about his technique. Born on March 23, 1971 in Cape Town, South Africa, Rain studied art at the University of Cape Town. Rain arrived at his distinctive style around 2004, which he developed from his interest in Georges Seurat and 20th-century Russian avant-garde painters. In 2011, Rain participated in the 54th Venice Biennale with a painting exhibited in the Costa Rica pavilion. The artist currently lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa.