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Adam J. Kurtz ("Adam JK") is a Toronto-born, Honolulu-based artist whose illustrative work is rooted in honesty, humor, and a little bit of darkness. His books and journals including Things Are What You Make of Them have sold over a million copies in twenty languages.

Obsessed with aphorisms and ephemera, Kurtz's work seeks to craft new reminders from familiar sources, offering his brand of "back-handed optimism" as a token of encouragement and camaraderie for other creative, emotional, and deeply human people.

Animated photograph of Adam with copies of his book, Pick Me Up. Adam looks to camera and the image appears to wiggle creating a three-dimensional effect.

ADAMJK® is an independent brand that has released a wide range of art, objects, and publications since 2009. Shop the current collection.

Positive press blurbs for Adam J. Kurtz from Vice, Bustle, and BuzzFeed.

Interviews and press

📰 The Great Discontent, FLUX, Tumblr, NPR, ADWEEK, Artsy, Bustle, VICE, Forbes, NYLON, PAPER, CNBC, Ms. Magazine, BookPage, and several podcasts…

🏅 Webby Award Nominee, PRINT New Visual Artist, Brooklyn Mag 30 Under 30

Creative clients include

🎨 Abrams Books, Adobe, American Express, Brooklyn Public Library, Chronicle Books, Dr. Martens, Fishs Eddy, Facebook, GIPHY, HP, Instagram, L'Oreal, Mailchimp, Michelle Branch, Microsoft, New Yorker, New York Magazine, The New York Times, Penguin Random House, PepsiCo, Sharpie, T-Mobile, Urban Outfitters, Vans, Warner Music

Speaking history

🗣️ 99U Conference, Adobe MAX, AGDA Australia Tour, Creative Works, DesignThinkers, Etsy, Facebook, Google, HOW Live, HubSpot, ICA/Boston, Mailchimp, MICA, Minted, MoMA, NGV Melbourne, OCADU, OFFF, Pratt, RISD, SFMOMA, Shopify, Twitter, Wix, YouTube, and many other creative teams, schools, and spaces… Booking Info