
I am a freelance illustrator based in New York City. I also teach illustration at The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). I was born in Seoul, South Korea and came to the U.S. at the age of 3. After being raised in the forests of upstate New York I studied fine arts for 2 years at SUNY Albany, then 1 year abroad at Yonsei University in Seoul South Korea, and then started over at the Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.) studying illustration for 4 years. After 7 years in NYC I made a big jump in 2008 and moved to Beijing just before the Olympics, not knowing when or if I'd be back. It turned into a 6 year adventure living in Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Barcelona, London, and Paris, all while freelancing with old and new clients from around the world. Now I'm back in NYC in Park Slope Brooklyn, jogging around the park with our rescue husky, brewing beer, tending to my rooftop vegetable garden, cooking dishes from all the countries I've lived in, and of course, illustratin' down in the digital coal mine with the shades down. I secretly wish I could exchange my drawing talent for Jazz piano talent, or to be able to wail like Al Green. You can see my misadventures on my travel blog
www.MisadventuresofJason.blogspot.com
Recognition:
www.MisadventuresofJason.blogspot.com
Recognition:
Society of Illustrators 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 54
American Illustration 37, 34, 33, 29, 28, 26
Communication Arts 59, 53, 51
Spectrum 24
Spectrum 23
3x3 annual 2014
3x3 Magazine #19 Spotlight feature
Society of Illustrators NY Stevan Dohanos Award
Applied Arts Advertising Annual 2011
Communication Arts Advertising Annual 52
Advertising and Design Club of Canada (ADCC) Silver medal for illustration, Bronze for Posters and Newspaper Ads catergories
Illustration Now! 4 (Taschen)
Lürzers Archive 200 best illustrators worldwide
Computer Arts #145
Advanced Photoshop Magazine January 2011
W.E.B. Magazine (Korea) Dec 2010
Society of Illustrators LA 45
3x3 Illustration Annual 2006
Exhibitions:
2022 Fast Forward - FIT Faculty Alumni Exhibition - Fashion Institute of Technology, NY, NY
2022 Harman Projects - Moleskin Show- Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2022 Sugoi! - Spoke Art Gallery - Japanese Anime Tribute Show - San Francisco, CA
2022 Detour - Harman Projects Gallery - New York, NY
2022 Detour - One World Trade Center Observatory - New York, NY
2021 Luminous Odyssey - Wow X Wow - Online
2021 9th Annual Moleskine Show - Spoke Art - San Francisco, CA
2021 NES One Sheet Poster Show - Gallery 1988 - Los Angeles, CA
2020 Miyazaki in NYC - Spoke Art (move online due to pandemic)
2020 Microvisions 3 - Wow X Wow - Online
2020 Grand Hotel 002 - Galerie Treize-Dix - Paris, France
2020 Powwow Hawai'i - Spoke Art 9th Annual Moleskine show - Honolulu, HI
2019 Apartment 5A, A Seinfeld Tribute Group Show - Spoke Art/Parasol Projects NY, NY
2016 Power Records - Kult Gallery - Singapore
Partial Client List:
Criterion Collection
Epic Games Fortnite
Lucas Film
Focus Features
Ralph Lauren
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Boston Globe
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Boston Globe
The Atlantic
Nike
Nike
MTA
Bottleneck Gallery
SpokeArt
Time Magazine
Harlequin
The Guardian (UK)
Mayor's Office of NYC
Mr Porter (UK)
Barron's
Le Parisien (France)
Bottleneck Gallery
Le Nouvel Observateur (France)
Le Nouvel Observateur (France)
Propublica
Financial Times
De Morgen (Belgium)
The Smithsonian
General Electric
Scientific American
Hollywood Reporter
Variety
Medium.com
Buzzfeed
The Nation
Reveal: From the Center of Investigative Reporting
The Progressive
Politico
Vox
Snapple
Yahoo! (Singapore, Philippines)
Saatchi and Saatchi (NY)
Leo Burnett (Toronto)
Procter & Gamble
Scholastic
United Airlines
LA Times
Snapple
Yahoo! (Singapore, Philippines)
Saatchi and Saatchi (NY)
Leo Burnett (Toronto)
Procter & Gamble
Scholastic
United Airlines
LA Times
New Scientist (UK)
Morgenthal Frederics
Penthouse
01Net (France)
Reader's Digest (UK)
TheRinger.com
BBC Science Focus (UK)
Facebook (Singapore)
Radio Times (UK)
Tiger Beer (Singapore)
Mojo Magazine (UK)
The Times (UK)
Facebook (Singapore)
Radio Times (UK)
Tiger Beer (Singapore)
Mojo Magazine (UK)
The Times (UK)
Emory University
Time Out (Beijing)
MotorTrend
Kult Agency (Singapore)
Choonhae University (South Korea)
Slate.com
Virgin (UK)
Golf Magazine
American Medical Association
G2 - Grey Advertising (New York)
American Lawyer Media
Time Out (Beijing)
MotorTrend
Kult Agency (Singapore)
Choonhae University (South Korea)
Slate.com
Virgin (UK)
Golf Magazine
American Medical Association
G2 - Grey Advertising (New York)
American Lawyer Media
Military Officer's Association of America
DLKW Lowe (London)
Ink Publishing (New York, London)
National Public Radio NPR
Chicago Tribune
DLKW Lowe (London)
Ink Publishing (New York, London)
National Public Radio NPR
Chicago Tribune
LongReads
Robb Report
Collective Arts Brewery
Rabbit Hole Distillery