JARNO KETTUNEN IS AN AWARD-WINNING VISUAL ARTIST, ILLUSTRATOR, AND ART DIRECTOR BASED IN NEW YORK. RECOGNIZED FOR A DEFINITIVE INTERNATIONAL EYE AND A HIGH-VELOCITY MINIMAL AESTHETIC, HIS PRACTICE EXPLORES RAW EXPRESSION, FRAGILE BEAUTY, AND IDENTITY. BYPASSING THE HYPER-RETOUCHED IDEALIZATION OF THE MAINSTREAM, KETTUNEN SYNTHESIZES HIS FORMAL TRAINING WITH AN EARLY FASCINATION WITH POP CULTURE AND STREET ART. THIS EVOLUTION HAS RESULTED IN A SINGULAR APPROACH THAT BALANCES ON THE CUTTING EDGE BETWEEN UNFILTERED EMOTION AND REFINED PICTORIAL HARMONY—EVIDENCED BY HIS UTILIZATION OF MEDIA LIKE SPRAY PAINT NOT LITERALLY BUT AS AN ATMOSPHERIC FOG OR DRIPPY, KINETIC LINE TO EXPRESS ISSUES THAT ARE PURELY ARTISTIC. DRIVEN BY UNMEDIATED OBSERVATION, THE LIFE ACTION OF DRAWING, AND THE TACTILITY OF HIS MATERIALS, HIS METHOD DISSOLVES THE PERFORMATIVE EXTERIOR TO PURSUE THE UNIVERSAL, TIMELESS SELF BENEATH—A CONTINUOUS SEARCH FOR RARE VULNERABILITY THAT REACHES TOWARD THE SUBLIME.

RENOWNED FOR DOCUMENTING THE CHARGED ATMOSPHERE OF FASHION’S MOST EXCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS, KETTUNEN HAS BEEN INVITED BACKSTAGE AT PARIS FASHION WEEK FOR HOUSES INCLUDING DIOR HOMME AND JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, AND DEBUTED AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK WITH A LIVE PORTRAIT OF DIANE VON FURSTENBERG.

THROUGH HIS “TRAVELING ATELIER”, KETTUNEN BRINGS THIS FINE ART EXPERIENCE DIRECTLY TO GLOBAL VENUES, OFFERING SELECT GUESTS AN INTIMATE LOOK INTO THE ARTIST’S PROCESS ON-SITE. ANCHORED AT HIS NEW YORK STUDIO, THESE IMMERSIVE ACTIVATIONS ARE BACKED BY NEARLY TWO DECADES OF INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE—ENSURING IMPECCABLE EXECUTION FOR LUXURY HOUSES AND HIGH-END CLIENTS INCLUDING BULGARI AND SAKS FIFTH AVENUE.

BEYOND LUXURY EVENT ACTIVATIONS, HIS PORTFOLIO SPANS THE PERFORMING ARTS—DOCUMENTING THE ROYAL BALLET OF FLANDERS IN BELGIUM AND ALAIN PLATEL’S GARDENIA AT THEATER ROTTERDAM—ALONGSIDE ARTISTIC AND EDITORIAL PROJECTS FOR CHANEL, NYLON, AND THE COCA-COLA COMPANY. HIS WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED BY STYLE.COM AND INTERNATIONAL EDITIONS OF VOGUE, ELLE, AND L’OFFICIEL. EXHIBITIONS AT PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES SUCH AS THE MODEMUSEUM (MOMU) IN ANTWERP, JOYCE GALLERY IN PARIS, FASHION SPACE GALLERY IN LONDON, AND GALLERY NUCLEUS IN LOS ANGELES.

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Accolades

Fashion illustration workshop at Pratt Institute. USA, 2025
Animation work selected to appear in Motion Commotion screening at ICON11 The Illustration Conference. USA, 2022
American Illustration 34 Award Book
Lürzer's Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 14/15 Award Book
Vogue: One of five best fashion illustrators
American Illustration 33 Award Book AI-AP Archive
American Illustration 31 Award Book
Invited speaker and live drawing demonstration RISD Apparel Department. USA, 2015
Invited speaker Papyrus Special Evenings. Belgium, 2010
Invited artist Modern Atlanta 2008 & 2010 Design Events. USA
International jury member, Fashion is Passion Fashion Design Competition. Latvia, 2008