Art

Below is a list of JET alum artists and JET alums in the art world.  If you don’t see your name here and would like it to be included, e-mail jetwit [at] jetwit [dot] com with your prefecture and years, current location and any links to you or your work.

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Bothwell, Ryan (Tokyo-to 1997-99) – Brookfield, IL

• Artist and Art Education – http://tsuriman.us/Ryan’s%20Gallery.htm

Ellis, Zandra (Nagasaki-ken, 2005-09) – Bronx, NY

• Painter and writer –http://www.flickr.com/photos/zmongoose/

Endo, Shun (Ibaraki-ken, 1998-2001) – Seattle, Washington

• Graphic Designer and Game Artist – www.shunendo.com
• Musician (The Liquid Now ) – www.theliquidnow.com , www.myspace.com/theliquidnow , Music Video

Golan, Emily (Fukuoka-ken, 2004-06)

• Curator

Hodges-Boos, Meredith (Ehime-ken, 2003-05) – Georgia

• Manga artist – http://jetwit.com/wordpress/2009/01/26/ministry-of-foreign-affairs-manga-contest-meredith-hodges-boos-submission/
• Graphic design – http://jetwit.com/wordpress/2009/01/23/jetwit-celebrates-the-year-of-the-ox/

Huang, Lee-Sean (Oita-ken, 2003-06) – New York, NY

• Artist, interactive communications, musician – http://leesean.net

Lauer, Brooke (Niigata-ken 2004-07) – Greenville, SC

• Writes and illustrates picture books, makes dolls from polymer clay, and handmade journals. Her newest work can be found at http://brookelauer.blogspot.com
• Motto:  “Creating a more interesting world, one character at a time…”
• JetWit: http://jetwit.com/wordpress/2009/08/03/jet-alum-artists-brooke-and-daniel-lauer/

Lauer, Daniel (Niigata-ken 2005-2007) – Greenville, SC

• His wheel-thrown pottery can be seen at http://www.firebirdpottery.com
• JetWit:  http://jetwit.com/wordpress/2009/08/03/jet-alum-artists-brooke-and-daniel-lauer/

Lukaszewski, Laurel (Kagoshima-ken, Tanegashima (skinny island south of Kyushu), Minamitane-cho, 1990-1992) – Washington, D.C.

• Artist – www.laurellukaszewski.com

Martinson, Lars (Prefecture, Years) – Minneapolis, MN (currently studying calligraphy in Tokushima-ken)

• Cartoonist, author of graphic novel Tonoharu – http://larsmartinson.com
• On JetWit – http://jetwit.com/wordpress/2008/11/23/jet-alum-lars-martinson-on-self-publishing-a-graphic-novel/ and

Mei, Zi (Prefecture, Years) – New York, NY

• Graphic Design & Website Design – http://sugarcloud.com/

Mostow, Dawn (Gifu-ken, 2003-06) – New York, NY

• Artist, Costumes – http://dawnmostow.com

Namisato, David (Aomori-ken, 2002-04) – Toronto, ON

• Illustrator/Comic Artist
• Illustration Portfolio – http://www.namisato.org
• Doodle Blog – http://david-bingli.blogspot.com

Porter, Aaron (Kyoto-shi, 1998-2001) – New York, NY

• Illustrator, painter, new media – www.aaronporter.com

Powell, Josh (Saitama-ken, 2005-07) – Seattle, WA

• Artist & Designer for Chin Music Press (founded by former MEF participant Bruce Rutledge) which publishes books on contemporary Japan.  (Note:  We are always on the look out for artists, illustrators, and especially web designers.)
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/palindroam/collections/72157617744434957/

Prysten, Hugh (Shimane-ken, 2005-08) – New York, NY

Reichert, Chen (Prefecture, Years) – Philadelphia, PA

• Artist, Graphic Design, Botodesigns.com – BLOG: botodesigns.blogspot.com; TWITTER: twitter.com/botodesigns; PHOTOS: flickr.com/chenreichert CONTACT: chen [!at] botodesigns.com
• On JetWit:  http://jetwit.com/wordpress/2009/03/25/update-from-chen-reicherts-botodesignscom/ and http://jetwit.com/wordpress/2009/03/23/botodesigns-by-jet-alum-designer-chen-reichert/

Roy, David (Prefecture, Years) – Tokyo, Japan

• Animator, a VJ and a performance artist

Schlecht, Matt (Akita-ken, 1998-99) – New York, NY

• Editor of NY Art Beat – http://www.nyartbeat.com/ (connected with Tokyo Art Beat – http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/)
• On JetWit – http://jetwit.com/wordpress/2009/03/23/jet-alums-and-the-art-scene/

Stringfield, Sarah (Prefecture, Years) – New York, NY

Tessler, Manya (Wakayama-ken, 1998-2000) – Brooklyn, NY

• Jewelry – www.MANYAandROUMEN.com
• Children’s book illustrations – Yuki’s Ride Home – http://jetwit.com/wordpress/library/profiles/tessler-manya/