(b. 1985)
Based in Hong Kong, Taiwanese-American born Jonathan Jay Lee graduated with Departmental Honors in Illustration from Parsons School of Design. He is an award-winning illustrator whose clients have included Marvel Comics, Mercedes, San Miguel, Lamborghini, Lee Kum Kee, MINI, Disney Plus, Ho Lee Fook, Asics Tiger, Japan Tourism Board, HSBC and NatGeo. He has been a speaker at Apple, Creative Mornings, Congreso Tad, School of Creative Media, and is named World’s Best 200 Illustrators in Lürzer’s Archive. A former Professor, Jonathan has also has designed and taught more than 20 different courses in Illustration and Sequential Art.
Select Clients
Marvel Comics, Gold Label/EMI, Pryde Group, Kronenbourg 1664, Hong Kong Jockey Club, WeSC, Heavy Metal Magazine, Harvey Nichols, Red Bull, Superga, Infiniti, San Miguel, Laundromatte, Ho Lee Fook, HSBC, Lamborghini, Lee Kum Kee, Allianz, Yardbird, Philip Morris, Chi Residence, Mercedes/Benz, Apple, Asics , Disney Plus, Japan Tourism Board, MINI, Shu Uemura, Sub-Zero Wolf, NatGeo, Wellcome, Sun Hung Kai Properties, Oriental Watch Co
Proud Moments
Young Talent x NextGen curator - Affordable Art Fair 2022
Prestige - Artists to Watch 2022
Tedx CityUHongKong - 2022
Today at Apple - 2019, 2022
Poly Auction - Are you BORED? 2021
Lürzer's Archive 200 Best Illustrators 2018/2019 - Best Digital Artists/Illustrators 2020/2021
Soho House Class of 2020
’NextGenHK’, Curated by Jonathan Jay Lee, Soho House Hong Kong, Dec 2020
Congreso Tadeo, - International Guest Speaker - Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano 2019
Professor at SCAD Hong Kong - 2015-2020
3x3 International Illustration Show No. 13 Judge
Greater China Illustration Awards - Advertising Awards
Perspective Awards - 40 Under 40 - July 2009
Parsons School of Design, BFA 2007
School of Creative Media, MFA 2013