Meet the Artists of Vol. 11
May Drew — @may.drew.4
May Drew is a Tokyo-based artist working in graphic and yarn-based art using hemp thread. She began making graphic works in 2020 during the pandemic on her mother's iPad, and held her second solo show, "Don't Baby Me," in 2021. In 2023 she co-founded Lovebeing, an art project with emerging artists of her generation that spreads love and well-being through exhibitions across Asia.
Kay Tang — @kaytaart
A freelance concept artist and illustrator from London and Hong Kong, Kay has spent seven years in the game industry working on AAA and VFX titles around the world. She specializes in prop and environment design for fantasy projects, and teaches workshops, courses, and talks internationally.
Rohan ロワン— @origamisaur
Rohan never stopped loving dinosaurs. Over the past few decades they have found their way into nearly every project he has taken on, a thread that eventually led him to discover origami around 20 years ago.
Amber Wenger— @lemon_and_sunshine_
Amber is an American artist living in Tokyo with an obsession for florals. She draws on the harder chapters of her life, from growing up in a cult to living with depression and chronic pain, as fuel to bring more light and warmth into the world around her.
Kazuma Murakami
Kazuma Murakami is a half-Filipino, half-Japanese artist and tattoo artist based in Japan, working primarily in oil paint.
His pieces draw on anatomy, organic forms, and personal experience to explore identity, perception, and the link between the physical body and the inner self. Blending realism with fragmented imagery, he invites viewers to look past appearances. Across canvas and skin alike, his work is driven by the stories and emotions that shape who we are.
Pop Ink Tokyo — @popink.tokyo
PopInk Tokyo is a new studio bringing together 25 artists from different backgrounds, styles, and creative disciplines.
The studio specializes in custom tattoo projects and original flash designs, spanning everything from delicate fine line work to bold, large-scale pieces.
Miho Murakami — @miudelirium
Miho Murakami is a Filipino-Japanese fashion designer and painter based in Tokyo.
She takes inspiration from the vivid colors of nature, infusing her art with an appreciation for cultural diversity and feminine beauty. Blending art and fashion, each piece tells a story celebrating the harmony between the natural world and human creativity.
Ross Verik — @rossverik
Ross Verik is a Scottish multidisciplinary artist based in Tokyo. After earning a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, he moved to Japan in 2016. His practice spans drawing, sound, and performance, shaped by a background in experimental electronic music and multimedia installation, and includes VENA/KAVA, a butoh and music unit with dancer Kana Kitty.
The Spilt Ink — @thespiltink
Born on the edge of Halloween, Johnny (The Spilt Ink) was drawn to art early, raised on album covers, comics, and advertising art. After studying art in San Francisco and exploring photography and DJ culture, a move to Tokyo reshaped his path and pulled him into the underground music scene as he developed his style. A breakout gallery show led him to fully embrace painting.
Kate Wolfson — @volfsonka
Kate Wolfson is an artist from Ukraine who has lived in many places around the world. Drawing portraits became her way of connecting with people; what began as a personal practice grew into a space where art builds trust between strangers.
Her work centers on people, observation, and connection. Through portrait drawing, photography, and visual storytelling, she captures the small details that make each person unique, the expressions, gestures, and fleeting moments of vulnerability that usually go unseen.
