Jen Bekman owns a gallery, writes a blog called Personism and runs a quarterly photo competition, Hey, Hot Shot! . Her latest endeavor is 20x200, a place to buy editioned prints and photos at ridiculously affordable prices. (A longer version of Jen's bio is available on Personism.)
Raul Gutierrez can't decide whether he is a web producer, media consultant, photographer, or professional traveler. After securing an art history degree at Princeton, he spent a decade in Los Angeles working in the film business. In 2004 he returned to his first loves: New York, photography & the internet. He has always been a collector and a letter writer. In his spare time he maintains the blogs Heading East and Mexican Pictures. When not on a wander, Raul can often be spotted around Brooklyn chasing his kids.
Jonathan Melber practiced art and entertainment law for five years before joining JBP. He's the co-author of ART/WORK (Free Press), a business and legal guide for visual artists, and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. He teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York and has lectures widely. He got his BA in philosophy from Brown and his JD from NYU, where he was an editor of the Law Review. He likes hiking, scuba diving and trekking through Latin America with his brother. He grew up in Seattle and still wears striped shirts.
David Yee's life can be summarized as follows. He codes. He sleeps. He codes. He sleeps. He codes. He takes pictures. He sleeps. He blogs. He plays with his iphone. He codes. He sleeps.
Sara Distin moved to New York to get her MFA in photography at Pratt Institute and before she knew what was happening she was done with school and working for Jen Bekman Projects. She writes and edits. When she's not sitting still to write and edit, she's yoga-ing, skiing, or traveling, mostly these days, between NY and her home state of Colorado. Sara also keeps a blog.
Youngna Park is a photographer, food columnist, and ever-aspiring pastry chef with an affinity for hosting food-related gatherings in her Brooklyn apartment. When not behind a camera, computer, or cooking up a storm, she can most likely be found on a bike, in the park, or at the farmers' market. Unbeknownst to most, she is deathly afraid of caterpillars. Her photography. Her food musings.
Jeffrey Teuton, Associate Director of Jen Bekman Gallery, was born and raised in Indiana. He began working with Jen Bekman when he moved to New York in 2003 after studying Printmaking at The Museum School in Boston as well as ESAD in Strasbourg, France. Jeffrey has exhibited work throughout the United States and Europe and continues to pursue his art career making paintings, photographs, and limited-edition zines. From 2005-2008, Jeffrey spent time in Los Angeles working at the renowned print studio Gemini G.E.L and did event and charity gala production around the United States. He lives in Brooklyn.
Jason Fraser is an organizer. He likes spreadsheets and other things that can be proven. He collects (but does not mix) bullwhips, swords, and music. He emerged from several years of stay-home fatherhood with (most of) a Master’s Degree in Linguistics and a 1st degree black belt in kung fu. Jason has studied 5 languages and spent several summers in Oaxaca documenting a rare dialect of Zapotec.
Little Jacket is an award winning team of branding and design wizards who specialize in today’s media but still know all the ropes of olde timey media, such as writing messages with smoke using a dirigible (very expensive). They cater to all kinds of fancy and interesting clients and have their state capitals memorized to a decent extent.
