Impact minded,
community driven.

Redefining the artist stereotype.

It's like Bingo, but with a "J."

I’m an independent illustrator, urban sketcher, art educator, and reluctant cat lover with over 11 years of professional experience. I was born and raised in the beautiful islands of the Philippines and now call the city of Indianapolis, IN my home. Like many of my peers, I’ve been drawing since I was knee-high and haven’t stopped since.

When I’m not making art, you'll find me enjoying a beverage at a local coffee shop (my current favorites: Tinker Coffee & Calvin Fletcher's Coffee Company), cheering on my beloved Pacers and Colts, and hanging out with my wife and daughter.

Select Partners

Other stuff I'm involved with

Regional Administrator / Urban Sketchers Indianapolis

Organizer / CreativeMornings Indianapolis

Brand Ambassador / Sakura of America

Advisory Board Member / Ivy Tech Community College Fine Arts

Instructor / Urban Sketchers Chicago

Teaching Artist / Arts for Learning Indiana

Adjunct Professor / Herron School of Art and Design (2020-2023)

Adjunct Professor / Butler University (2019-2024)

Steering Committee Co-chair / Indiana Arts Homecoming (2021)
Indianapolis Project Manager / The Monster Project (2017)
Resident Artist / The Harrison Center (2018-2022)
Teaching Artist / Indianapolis Art Center (2016-2018)

Exhibitions

TINY / Gallery 924; 2019-2024

Vining Gallery Invitational Group Exhibition / Vining Gallery, 2024

Bigger Picture Show / Factory Arts District; 2016-2024

Indianapolis International Airport / 2023
Bonenana / Mystery Fun Club, 2022

BUTTER Art Fair (shop artist) / The Stutz, 2021, 2022

22 for 22 / Indianapolis International Airport, 2022

Intersections / The Harrison Center, 2021

Art Gallery Walk / Rev Indy, 2021

Artist of the Month / 8th Day Distillery, 2021

Circle City Sketches / The Harrison Center, 2019

The Button Show / Gallery 924, 2019
Butler University Faculty Show / Schrott Center for the Arts, 2019
Project Alianza / Foundry Provisions, 2019
Telephone / Circle City Industrial Complex, 2018
Cultural Connections / Indianapolis Cultural Trail, 2018, 2017
Post-it Show / Tube Factory Artspace, 2018
Winter Landscapes / The Harrison Center, 2018
Children’s Illustration / SullivanMunce Cultural Center, 2017
Stranger Things / Acceleration Gallery, 2016
Stay / Circle City Industrial Complex, 2016

Panels / Jury

Juror / Scholastic Art and Writing Awards; 2017-2025

Juror / New Works - Center for Performing Arts; 2024-2025

Panel / Basketball & Brotherhood, 2025

Juror / Hoosier Historia, 2023

Speaker / CreativeMornings Indianapolis, 2023
Speaker / Creative Futures Conference / 2023

Juror / United Way Elevate Awards, 2023

Speaker / Janet Flanner Visiting Artist Series, 2022

Speaker / 22 for 22 press event, 2021

Panelist / On-Ramp Creative Accelerator, 2019, 2021
Speaker / AIGA Coffee and Collab, 2021
Speaker / Indy Design Week, 2021

Panelist / Sustainability of the Indy Design Community, 2021

Juror / Indy Design Week Illustration Throwdown, 2020
Selection Committee / Jiffy Lube Mural Project, 2020
Selection Committee / Act Six Scholarship; 2018, 2019
Selection Committee / High Art Billboard Project, 2018
Selection Committee / On-Ramp Fellowship, 2018
Panelist / Digital & Social Storytelling, 2018
Panelist / Art + Entrepreneurship, 2018
Panelist / The Artist as Problem Solver, 2018
Juror / Ivy Tech Community College Student Show, 2018
Panelist / Meet the Patrons, 2017
Panelist / Leadership Indianapolis, 2017
Juror / Masterpiece in a Day; 2017, 2016