Kiji Yata McCafferty aka Mr. Kiji is a multi disciplinary designer and illustrator based in
New York City. Recently I have been acting as the resident Art Director for Funtime Party
Team in New York as well as Sing Sing's "Death of the Party" in Seattle. I act as an ongoing
design consultant for Ladies Lotto and Jasmine Takanikos Consulting Group. I am currently
interested in new projects so feel free to drop a line. work@mrkiji.com
Past collaborators have included, WeSC, Niche Media, Bicycle Film Festival, Bonfire Snowboarding,
StrawberryFrog,MEGABlocks, MTV, VH1, Chandelier Creative, HEAVY.COM to name a few.
When I have the time you can usually find me making art, drawing patterns,
playing pool, doing crosswords and enjoying drawing in various types of noodle soup.
Mr. Kiji was born on the Island of Kyushu in the town of Beppu, Japan and is currently
living on the island of Manhattan, New York. Kiji's formal art education began with an apprenticeship
in the Tibetan Buddhist art of Thangka Painting. He graduated from the Rhode Island School
of Design with a Degree in Industrial Design in 2003.