JORDAN BARRY-BROWNE

Dublin, Ireland
Illustrator, Cartoonist & Visual Artist
illStrips.com · @illstrips

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

2026 — Studio Kura, Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan ↗
Pansajin
Two-month artist residency developing a fictional archive inspired by 1970s Japanese manga, tokusatsu, cinema and toy culture.

2024 — Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, Japan ↗
Kwaidan
Artist residency developing a series of pen-and-ink illustrations interpreting stories from Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan.

2023 — Studio Kura, Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan ↗
Yōkai
Artist residency developing an illustrated body of work inspired by Japanese folklore and yōkai.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & ART MARKETS

2026 — Pansajin, Studio Kura, Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
Residency exhibition and artist talk, April

2026 — Hen's Teeth Art Mart, Dublin, Ireland
Selected artist, July

2024 — Kwaidan, Sapporo Tenjinyama Art Studio, Sapporo, Japan
Solo exhibition, October

2023 — Yōkai, Studio Kura, Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan
Residency exhibition

2019 — ILLstrips / Cosmic Slop, The Copper House Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Solo exhibition and launch, June

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2026 — Cosmic Slop #4 — forthcoming
Self-published comic book, written and illustrated by Jordan Barry-Browne

2025 — Yōkai
Illustrated artist book developed from work begun during the 2023 Studio Kura residency

2023 — Cosmic Slop #3
Self-published comic book, written and illustrated by Jordan Barry-Browne

2023 — The Adventures of Brick Bear
Written and illustrated by Jordan Barry-Browne; developed from an original weekly comic strip published from 2021–2022

2022 — ILLSHIT
Self-published illustration zine

2021 — Cosmic Slop #2
Self-published comic book, written and illustrated by Jordan Barry-Browne

2019 — Cosmic Slop #1
Self-published comic book, written and illustrated by Jordan Barry-Browne

SELECTED COMIC FAIRS & FESTIVALS

2021–2025 — Thought Bubble Comic Convention, UK ↗
Exhibitor with Strangers Publishing

2024 — Angoulême International Comics Festival, Angoulême, France
Exhibitor with CROÂfunding

2023 — Permanent Damage, Los Angeles, USA
Exhibitor / Independent publisher

2021 — Small Press Expo (SPX), USA
Exhibitor / Independent publisher

SELECTED PRESS & FEATURES

2026 — BNA Japan (linked below)
Video interview discussing Pansajin and its development in Japan

2019–2023 — Cartoonist Kayfabe
Work featured and discussed

2022 — Mahon McCann Podcast
Guest interview

2022 — Gutter Boys Podcast
Work featured and discussed

The Awesome Comics Podcast
Work featured and discussed

SELECTED PROJECTS & COMMISSIONS

2021 — Strangers Publishing / Gosh! Comics, London, UK
Artist signing and publishing event

2021 — The Sugar Club, Dublin, Ireland
Commissioned exterior mural

2019 — The Sugar Club, Dublin, Ireland
Commissioned interior mural artwork

SELECTED CLIENTS

Bugseed · Deadchannel 9000 · Czarface · Métal Hurlant · Turntable Lab · Red Bull TV · Systeam Fingerboards · VHScrypt · Retro Slacker · Killer Carp · The Sugar Club · Cheeba Cheeba Records · Gia Fu · Juan Forte

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2018–Present — Founder / Illustrator, ILLstrips
Dublin, Ireland
Independent illustration practice working across comics, publishing, music, posters, editorial illustration and selected commercial commissions.

2017–2018 — Storyboard Artist, Big Spaceship
Brooklyn, New York
Created storyboards and concept artwork for clients including Google, Hasbro and Starbucks.

2015–2016 — Co-Founder / Creative, Brick Bear Clothing
Dublin, Ireland
Co-founded an independent Irish streetwear brand as part of a three-person creative team, contributing to its visual identity, illustration and creative direction.

EDUCATION

2016 — Postgraduate Certificate (Level 9), Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Enterprise
University College Dublin, Innovation Academy

2015 — Higher Diploma, Classical & Computer Animation
Ballyfermot College of Art