Brian Kwon

is an artist, poet, and amateur mythographer.

Born and raised in the Bay Area, his work draws from a well of illustrative tradition and candid ethnography to weave intricate landscapes, at once sprawling and intricately personal.

He currently works and resides in Brooklyn, NY.

Education:
California College of the Arts, BFA Illustration 2023

Notable Clients:
City Lights Books
Black Freighter Press
Medicine for Nightmares
the Elif Collective
ORANGEJUUZ
KAILAND
Feldman’s Books
Wisteria Magazine

Accolades:
Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition 2022 - “Time is the Act of Looking Back”

Shows

whistling the avant garde - small press traffic, May 2023

All We Inherit - APATURE Visual Arts Showcase, October 2023

From San Francisco With Love - Tigerbunny Studios, October 2023

Press

Decolonized Poetry Takes Center Stage in an Exhibit at Good Mother Gallery - KQED, 2023