Dan Kuhlken

Dan Kuhlken’s journey as a fine artist began in childhood with a passion for painting and drawing and continued through his college years at CSULB where he began to hone his particular fusion of design and illustration. He met future business partner Nathan Goldman in high school where the two bonded over their shared interest in design and music, which in turn led to their first professional collaboration, creating gig posters for the world-famous Troubadour in Los Angeles. This initial collaboration led to the launch of DKNG as a professional design and illustration partnership. Today Dan serves as the lead illustrator for DKNG. Dan prides himself on being an illustration chameleon, working in many styles but with an emphasis in vector illustration, and specializing in producing screen printed work. As a member of a design duo where each partner wears many hats, Dan also leads the marketing and retail arms of DKNG. Part of those marketing efforts include a passion for sharing the DKN