About

Kikuo grew up on the island of Maui.  He began a career in cartooning and illustration with the release of his debut graphic novel, Night Fisher in 2005. Since then, his award winning drawings have appeared on magazine covers, book jackets, in ad campaigns, animated films, and in galleries around the world.  He divides his time drawing and playing the ukulele in Brooklyn New York and teaching at the Rhode Island School of Design. 

Society of Illustrators gold medal award winner.

American Illustration interview.

Hana Hou Magazine feature and interview.

It's Nice That interview and profile

Partial Client list:  Airbnb / Apple / The Atlantic / Bloomberg / CNN / ESPN / The Guardian / The Guggenheim Foundation / GQ / Marvel Comics / Newsweek / The New Yorker / The New York Times / Nickelodeon / Nike / Penguin Books / Pentagram / PUMA / Random House / Time /  Vanity Fair / Volkswagen / The Wall Street Journal / Wacom / Wieden + Kennedy / Wired