About ︎
Jua O'Kane is a multi-disciplinary illustrator, creative researcher, comic artist, designer and community organiser. Their practice explores themes trans & queer identity, spirituality, intimacy and psychedelia, informed by their experiences growing up as a queer person raised in Catholicism in post-ceasefire Northern Ireland.
As a practitioner, academic and educator Jua is invested in expanding how we understand illustration as a medium and the unique possibilities it holds to narrate and depict queer lives.
Jua was named one of Broken Frontier’s “6 Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026”.
Live Drawing ︎
Want me to come draw at your event? Capture the vibe or create portraits for attendees? Email to discuss live drawing packages.
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Jua O'Kane is a multi-disciplinary illustrator, creative researcher, comic artist, designer and community organiser. Their practice explores themes trans & queer identity, spirituality, intimacy and psychedelia, informed by their experiences growing up as a queer person raised in Catholicism in post-ceasefire Northern Ireland.
As a practitioner, academic and educator Jua is invested in expanding how we understand illustration as a medium and the unique possibilities it holds to narrate and depict queer lives.
Jua was named one of Broken Frontier’s “6 Small Press Creators to Watch in 2026”.
Live Drawing ︎
Want me to come draw at your event? Capture the vibe or create portraits for attendees? Email to discuss live drawing packages.
