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Roman Jaster is a graphic designer working in Los Angeles. He is the co-founder of the design studio Yay Brigade. His work is focused on web design and development, as well as book design, often for cultural organizations and artists. Roman graduated from the CalArts graphic design program in... Continue reading »

Mr. Keedy is an educator, designer, type designer, and writer, who has been teaching in the Graphic Design Program at California Institute of the Arts since 1985. He has been recognized for his design work for institutional and commercial clients in branding, packaging and publication design.... Continue reading »

Wes Larios (b.1992, Los Angeles, CA) is an artist and teacher. He studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, then moved to New Haven, Connecticut for graduate studies. After receiving his MFA in 2017, he moved to New York City and participated in the Whitney Independent Study Program. He is now... Continue reading »

Jackie Laurita Cortese is a sculpture artist and designer living and working in Los Angeles. She earned a MFA from the ceramics program at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan and her BFA in sculpture from Adelphi University in New York. She has exhibited her work with Steve Turner in Los... Continue reading »

Thomas Lawson is an artist with a diverse, project-driven output. He has exhibited paintings at MetroPictures in New York, Anthony Reynolds in London, David Kordansky Gallery and LAXART in Los Angeles, and in numerous other galleries and museums around the world, from the Metropolitan Museum of... Continue reading »