Jonathan Katz is an illustrator and visual storyteller.
On 2016 He received his BA in Visual Communication from Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Israel. On 2021 he received his MA in Visual communication from the Royal College of art, London, UK.
Before moving to London, Jonathan lived in Kyoto, Japan where he worked as a freelance illustrator.
For the past few years Jonathan has been experimenting with his practice as a narrative illustrator in the virtual world.
In his work, Jonathan is passionate about handmade techniques, particularly the essence and the concept of craftsmanship. Jonathan believes that by preserving the knowledge of traditional methods, real innovation begins.
During his MA, Jonathan explored how such techniques may be adapted to digital spaces and ways of making.
Resume/CV:
Education
2021-2022 - Netcraft Academy
6 months UX/UI intensive course
2019-2021 - Royal College of Art, London
MA Visual Communication: Illustration
2019 - Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
- Silkscreen on T-shirt Design, Textile Design Department.
- Screenprint Studio Class, Fashion Design Department.
2017-2018 - ARC Academy, Kyoto, Japan
Japanese Language Studies
2012-2016 - Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
BA Design, Visual Communication: Illustration
Work Experience
2021-2022 - Visiting Lecturer
-Talk A Talk - Lecture Kaleidoscope, SKD Art Education, Beijing.
- The Graphic Novel: Visual Storytelling, Royal College of Art, London.
2020 - Design Intern
Gymnasium Design Office, London, UK.
2016-2022 - Freelance Illustrator.
- Textile Artworker, Fishskinlab, London, UK.
- Editorial Illustration, Kyoto Journal, Kyoto, Japan.
- Editorial Illustration, Einayim Magazine, Jerusalem, Israel.
- Cotoincho Notebooks Project, Cappan Studio, Kyoto.
- Editorial Illustrations, Kamihikouki Magazine, Osaka.
Exhibitions
2020-2022 - Laculture
-"Monsters", Old Jaffa's Alleys - Group Exhibition
-"Graphica", Beit Amiad, Jaffa - Group Exhibition
-"Graphica", Beit Amiad, Jaffa - Group Exhibition
2022 - Jaffa Museum
"From Jaffa with Love" - Group Exhibition
2021 - Royal College of Art, London.
- "Terminal", Ugly Duck, London - Group Exhibition.
- "RCA2021 Show", Royal College of Art - Group Exhibition
2021 - Nature Awakens
Tel-Aviv Illustration Week, Edmond de Rotchild Centre - Group Exhibition
2019 - "The Ladies from Shanghai”
-Savoy Hotel, Anglo-Israel Association Gala Event - Solo Exhibition
-Tel-Aviv Illustration Week, Alla Rampa - Solo Exhibition
2018 - Small Wonders
Cloud Art+Coffee, Tokyo - Group Exhibition
2015 - Shenakr College of Engineering and Design
Shenkar Visual Communication Department Annual Design Exhibition, Bat-Yam Museum.
Awards
2021 Hagar Award
Hagar Bareket Foundation, TLV Illustration Festival.
2020 The Kenneth Lindsay Trust Scholarship
Anglo-Israel Association Students' Scholarship, London, UK.
2019 The Kenneth Lindsay Trust Scholarship
Anglo-Israel Association Students' Scholarship, London, UK.
Press
1. Telavivian (English) Interview
2. Byfar/Portfolio (Heb.) Interview
3. Byfar/Portfolio (Heb.) Exhibitions Review
4. Xnet (Heb.) Exhibitions Review
5. Xnet (Heb.) Top 5 Fashion Illustrations Exhibitions
6. Kan TV (Heb.) - Kobi Meidan
8. Group Exhibition, “Nature Awakens”, Edmond De Rotschild Center, Tel Aviv Illustration Week 2021
9. RCA 2021//Jonathan Katz, Portfolio (Heb.) Interview
Computer Skills
adobe creative suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign), Cinema4D, Zbrush, Clo3d, Adobe AfterEffect (basic knowledge).
Language
English: Fluent, Hebrew: Fluent, French: High Level, Japanese: Basic Level.