I am an illustrator and senior lecturer working in both digital and traditional media with a love for visual storytelling. My art has been used in graphic novels, video games, magazines and public artworks. I work to empower communities by co-creating artwork and digital experiences that tell their stories. My work has been published by Nintendo Co., The Pokémon Company, Artist and Illustrator Magazine, Self Made Hero, ComiXology, Comix Central, Comic Haus, Wandsworth Council, and many other smaller clients. I have exhibited at Leighton House, the Electric Medway Festival, the Being Human Festival and the Rochester Art Gallery. I’ve been resident artist at the Central School of Ballet in London, and the Milwaukee Art Museum. My artwork ranges from digital painting to linear illustration, to 2D animation, and includes elements of graphic design. I work primarily using Adobe Creative Suite to publish work on digital platforms, in print, and in experimental forms such as augmented reality. My teaching is centred in hands on demonstration of core creative principles of 2D art with a focus on games and illustration. I create learning activities and resources for students using industry standard software to deliver fundamental and advanced concepts. Additionally, I have responsibility for research where I lead projects creating new knowledge in co-creation and video games. Currently, I am a Senior Lecturer in Character Design and Concept Art at Ravensbourne University while I continue to take commissions for illustration and animation projects.

Jon Schwochert

I am an illustrator and senior lecturer working in both digital and traditional media with a love for visual storytelling. My art has been used in graphic novels, video games, magazines and public artworks. I work to empower communities by co-creating artwork and digital experiences that tell their stories. My work has been published by Nintendo Co., The Pokémon Company, Artist and Illustrator Magazine, Self Made Hero, ComiXology, Comix Central, Comic Haus, Wandsworth Council, and many other smaller clients. I have exhibited at Leighton House, the Electric Medway Festival, the Being Human Festival and the Rochester Art Gallery. I’ve been resident artist at the Central School of Ballet in London, and the Milwaukee Art Museum. My artwork ranges from digital painting to linear illustration, to 2D animation, and includes elements of graphic design. I work primarily using Adobe Creative Suite to publish work on digital platforms, in print, and in experimental forms such as augmented reality. My teaching is centred in hands on demonstration of core creative principles of 2D art with a focus on games and illustration. I create learning activities and resources for students using industry standard software to deliver fundamental and advanced concepts. Additionally, I have responsibility for research where I lead projects creating new knowledge in co-creation and video games. Currently, I am a Senior Lecturer in Character Design and Concept Art at Ravensbourne University while I continue to take commissions for illustration and animation projects.

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I am an illustrator and senior lecturer working in both digital and traditional media with a love for visual storytelling. My art has been used in graphic novels, video games, magazines and public artworks. I work to empower communities by co-creating artwork and digital experiences that tell their stories.

My work has been published by Nintendo Co., The Pokémon Company, Artist and Illustrator Magazine, Self Made Hero, ComiXology, Comix Central, Comic Haus, Wandsworth Council, and many other smaller clients. I have exhibited at Leighton House, the Electric Medway Festival, the Being Human Festival and the Rochester Art Gallery. I’ve been resident artist at the Central School of Ballet in London, and the Milwaukee Art Museum.

My artwork ranges from digital painting to linear illustration, to 2D animation, and includes elements of graphic design. I work primarily using Adobe Creative Suite to publish work on digital platforms, in print, and in experimental forms such as augmented reality.

My teaching is centred in hands on demonstration of core creative principles of 2D art with a focus on games and illustration. I create learning activities and resources for students using industry standard software to deliver fundamental and advanced concepts. Additionally, I have responsibility for research where I lead projects creating new knowledge in co-creation and video games.

Currently, I am a Senior Lecturer in Character Design and Concept Art at Ravensbourne University while I continue to take commissions for illustration and animation projects.

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Language

English
Fluent
Chinese
Beginner

Work Experience

Creative Director for Medway Fighter at Self Published
June 1, 2024 - September 11, 2025
Computer Game, to be released at the Electric Medway Festival
Animator at Electric Medway Festival
September 1, 2022 - October 1, 2022
River Poem Animation, Exhibition, Electric Medway Festival/Sun Pier House, Chatham
Illustrator / Board Game Artist at Being Human Festival
September 1, 2021 - December 1, 2021
Save Kent from Dracula Board Game, Event, Being Human Festival, Kent
Illustrator at Wandsworth Council
July 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021
Artist Framed, Exhibition, Wandsworth Council, London
Animator at Electric Medway Festival
September 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021
Scrolling Through the Ages, Exhibition, Electric Medway Festival/Sun Pier House, Chatham
Graphic Novel Illustrator at Work in Progress
January 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019
Progress, Graphic Novel, Work in Progress
Graphic Novel Illustrator at Self-Published
January 1, 2019 - August 1, 2019
Ting Bu Dong, Graphic Novel
Graphic Novel Illustrator at ComiXology, Comix Central & Comic Haus
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2019
Graphic Novel Illustrator at Self-Made Hero
January 1, 2017 - Present
Graphic Novel Illustrator at Rising Sun Comics
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
The Life of Tormund Skoog, Graphic Novel
Graphic Novel Illustrator at Rising Sun Comics
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017
Rainbows Ghost, Graphic Novel
Illustrator at Artist and Illustrator Magazine
January 1, 2016 - January 1, 2016
Anatomical Illustration
Resident Artist at Central School of Ballet, London
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015
Residency and Exhibition
Artist at Leighton House Museum, London
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2015
Exhibition
2D Artist at Nintendo Co. / Headstrong Games
May 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
Artist for Art Academy: Atelier, Pokémon Art Academy, Art Academy: Sketch Pad
Senior Lecturer in Character Design and Concept Art at Ravensbourne University
September 1, 2025 - Present
Senior Lecturer in Games Design at Canterbury Christ Church University
September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2025
Technician Creative IT: Graphics & Illustration at University for the Creative Arts
September 1, 2019 - September 1, 2020
Visiting Lecturer at University of Hertfordshire
August 1, 2019 - September 1, 2020
Creative Workshop Tutor at University for the Creative Arts
January 1, 2019 - September 1, 2020
Lecturer in Fine Art at Aberystwyth University International Programme
February 1, 2017 - April 1, 2019
Lecturing at universities in Henan, China
Art Teacher at Cote Grange, The Lot, France
September 1, 2018 - September 7, 2018
Tutor at London Fine Art Studios
July 1, 2010 - January 31, 2017
Teaching Assistant at Otis College of Art Design, Los Angeles
September 1, 2007 - June 1, 2008

Education

Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice at Canterbury Christ Church University
September 1, 2022 - April 1, 2023
Master of Arts in Illustration at University of Hertfordshire
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2015
Fine Art Painting at London Fine Art Studios
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2012
Bachelor of Arts in Illustration (Incomplete) at Otis College of Art & Design
September 1, 2006 - June 1, 2008

Qualifications

Fellowship in the Higher Education Academy
September 1, 2022 - April 1, 2023
Arts Award Advisor
February 1, 2019 - February 1, 2019

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Gaming, Professional Services, Government, Software & Internet, Non-Profit Organization