Upcoming Exhibition: Nordic Stars at Hillyer Art Space in Washington DC

Come to visit my upcoming fashion illustration group exhibition Nordic Stars curated by Toomas Volkmann, opening this Friday at 6PM at Hillyer Art Space in Washington DC! Showcasing amazing artworks from the best contemporary nordic fashion illustrators including Britt Samoson (Estonia), Marju Tammik (Estonia), Mads Berg (Denmark), Naja-Conrad Hansen (Denmark), Cecilia Carlstedt (Sweden), Daniel Egneus (Sweden), Laura Laine (Finland), Jarno Kettunen (Finland). Hope to see you there! - cover illustration by Daniel Egneus

Exhibition: MUOTIKUVA NYT at POVA - Lapua, Finland

Directly translated from Finnish, the exhibition title is Fashion Image Now. It explores fashion photography and illustration via the lens of different styles and personalities. In this exhibition I am showing a series of recent drawings documenting the fashion icon Diane von Fürstenberg and her fashion universe. The exhibition is open until this upcoming Saturday.    

Todd Oldham Retrospective is Coming to RISD

Can't wait for this upcoming Todd Oldham retrospective at the RISD Museum! I truly admire his fantastic creations. Even more exciting is that the museum invited me to do a live fashion illustration performance at the exhibition dance party this summer - attended by Mr. Oldham himself. Will be fun for sure! Click the image to read more about this exhibition on Vogue. Find out more about the exhibition party here.

American Illustration 34 Annual Award Book

Just received my copy of the American Illustration 34 award book with my portrait illustration of Diane von Furstenberg at the backstage of her Spring 2015 fashion show. Check out this amazing book full of the best illustrations that are out there right now!

New Nordic Fashion Illustration Vol.2 Exhibition Opening Photos

Cecilia Carlstedt and me

Got inspired to do a couple sketches of my stylish fashion illustrator colleagues..

The great fashion illustrator Cecilia Carlstedt holding a drawing I made of her

Portrait drawing of Cecilia Carlstedt

Drawing fashion illustrator Stina Persson's portrait 

Stina Persson and her original fashion illustrations

Cecilia Carlstedt and one of her pieces that she created especially for the show

An original live drawing I made of the backstage scene at Misha Nonoo fall/winter 2015-2016 show in New York

A few photos from the opening of the New Nordic Fashion Illustration Vol. 2 exhibition opening at the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design. If you happen to be in the area I really recommend visiting the exhibition. It is really well done, very impactful and provides a very nice look of the many types and styles of contemporary fashion illustration. For me this was also an amazing opportunity to meet my fashion illustrator colleagues whose work I have been following for years, but didn't know personally. Everyone was really friendly and enthusiastic to connect with each other - almost like a family getting together after a long time!

For more photos, inspirations and updates follow me on Instagram @jarnosees     

New Nordic Fashion Illustration Vol.2 Exhibition | Tallinn, Estonia

I'm delighted to announce that I got the opportunity to exhibit a selection of my original fashion drawings at the New Nordic Fashion Illustration Vol. 2 exhibition in The Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design in Tallinn, Estonia. Other participating artists include the famed Cecilia Carlstedt, Stina Persson, Laura Laine, Daniel Egnéus, Liselotte Watkins, Naja Conrad-Hansen.    

As noted by the creative director of the exhibition Toomas Volkmann, the display aims to reflect the unique position and colourfulness of that distinctive genre in the modern-day fashion world.

The exhibition will be open from 23 May to 27 September 2015.

Come check it out!

RISD Apparel Department Live Illustration Demo

A video of my recent lecture and live fashion illustration demo at RISD Apparel Department including a few of the resulting live illustrations. What a fun and energetic event and talented students! I never before had to explain how I create my live illustrations to an audience while doing it at the same time and it was great! I learned a great deal myself as well, because this made me really think about what I'm doing and articulate all the split second decisions that are natural to me, but new to the students. To be continued for sure!  

American Illustration 34 SELECTED Winner!

My live portrait illustration of Diane von Furstenberg at the backstage of her spring-summer 2015 show has been SELECTED to appear in the American Illustration 34 annual award book.

This year’s distinguished jury included Lindsay Ballant, former Creative Director, Foreign Policy; Sarah Garcea, Art Director, Inc. Magazine; Walter Green, Art Director, Lucky Peach; Anne Ishii, Owner, MASSIVE GOODS; Wyatt Mitchell, Creative Director, The New Yorker; Oliver Munday, Graphic Designer, Knopf/Pantheon Books; and Eric Skillman, Graphic Designer, Criterion Collection.

Thanks to all the judges! The book will be distributed worldwide in November 2015.

Upcoming Event: Guest Speaker + Live Fashion Illustration Demo at RISD Apparel Department

Stoked out that I was invited to do a presentation and a live fashion illustration demo at RISD Apparel Department on March 11th at 4:30pm. Click the image for more details and come see me draw!  

New Work: Misha Nonoo F/W 15-16 Illustrations

Refining classic silhouettes through contemporary art and culture. Based in New York City, Misha Nonoo’s work showcases a unique outlook for the sophisticated urbanite – suffused with signature tailored separates and an adventurous spirit for everyday life.

For the Misha Nonoo F/W 15-16 New York Fashion Week show I was commissioned to create a unique illustration for the program flyer describing the collection's mood and to cover the backstage scene live during the fashion show. Above is the resulting illustration applied to the program flyer and the resulting backstage drawings. Enjoy!

Sketching the street style at Brown University Part 2

Just got these great photos of me sketching at Brown University taken by Brown Daily Herald photographer Timothy Mueller-Harder.

Brown University Street Style

Live drawing capturing a street style look at Brown University. This is part of a new personal project in which I document the student street style in major universities starting from my new home town Providence, RI. 

Sketching at RISD Museum Textiles Department

Yesterday I had a wonderful opportunity to sketch from a few pieces at the RISD Museum Textiles Department in Providence, Rhode Island. Materials used were lead pencil, pastels and make-up (YSL, Chanel) on 11x14" Canson Mix Media 160g paper.

New Work: Snoop Dogg Portrait Illustration for NYLON Guys

Portrait illustration of Snoop Dogg for an editorial  about his recent collaboration with Happy Socks

DASH Magazine Illustrator of The Week →

A feature about my work on DASH Magazine Illustrator of The Week section

Drawn Together: Sketches of the Backstage Scene at Diane von Furstenberg

Click the image to check out this article on Style.com about me drawing Diane von Furstenberg's portrait at the backstage of her spring-summer 2015 fashion show! 

This is great for creating awareness and excitement around live illustration in a field that is still dominated by photography and feel honored to be appreciated as one of the fashion's documentary drawing pioneers!