Horishita Yohey

Yohey Horishita is an award-winning Japanese illustrator and a college educator with over ten years of professional experience. His intricate but dynamic illustration holds a clear concept and purpose developed on a rigorous ideation process. It is constructed on the firm design foundation by solid skillsets in traditional pen-and-ink on paper and digital coloring disciplines. Horishita recognizes illustration as a visual language, and it is his passion to tell the client's vision in such a remarkable way. 

Horishita was born and raised in southern Japan and moved to Jacksonville, Alabama. He later relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, where he earned his BFA and MFA in Illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design. Soon after graduating from the program, he began his professional career in New York City. After experiencing peaks and valleys as a queer immigrant in the US, Horishita realized how important one's personal heritage and upbringing are in illustration-making. He hopes to bring diverse and unique perspectives to his commercial illustrations. Currently, he lives in Baltimore, MD where he serves as a full-time professor in the Illustration Department at Maryland Institute College of Art.

His work has been recognized by many trade magazines and annual competitions, such as the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, 3x3 Magazine, and American Illustration. Horishita was also named one of the top New Creatives 100 by CMYK Magazine in 2012, and two Gold Circle Awards from Columbia Scholastic Press Association in 2014. 

Besides his art practice, Horishita enjoys trying different recipes (with a glass of wine), reading, and watching movies on a relaxing day. He also loves to go antiquing and look for unique findings.