yo, i’m jax ko (they/THEM)!
Portland-based Illustrator/Fashion School Dropout/Professional Crybaby🥲
Backstory: I’m a first-gen Korean-American born in SoCal & by a single mother. I spent my childhood & adolescence obsessing over The Simpsons, infomercials, hip hop + R&B, Sanrio, streetwear, & street art.
After dropping out of fashion school in San Francisco, I moved to Portland, Oregon to finish my BFA in Illustration/Design Arts @ PNCA.
My style: Maximalism, pastel neons, power-clashing patterns, bold colors & textures, avant garde streetwear, gender fluid/androgynous, secondhand/vintage/recycled.
Now: Through many years of self-exploration, identity has become the persisting theme of my personal illustrative work, focusing on redefining the narrative of AAPI folx by celebrating nuanced representation often overshadowed by reductive & offensive stereotypes.
I have spent half my life working in the Service Industry, which stays near & dear to my heart. I have extensive mgmt experience in bar/restaurants & would love to continue collaborating with food/bev businesses, particularly BIPOC/WOC/LGBTQIA-owned.
Let’s collab: On branding, illustrations, custom menus, fun GIFs, merch, social media graphics, zines, album covers, photoshoots, music videos, murals, experimental visual art, social justice, intersectional feminism, BIPOC representation, decolonization, dismantling white supremacy✌🏽
Send me electronic mail here: yo@jaxko.com