Essay by Matt Lennert
![Illustration for Experience Life Magazine](https://jonkrause.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/0007_tire-drag.jpg)
Many years ago, while touring the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing building with my wife, the word “Krause” spilled from my lips in an almost reflexive manner as I spotted a poster 50 feet away. My wife looked at me askance, wondering why I had said “frilly” in German—but in fact, I had instantly identified the blow-up of a Johns Hopkins Nursing magazine cover as Jon Krause’s work. I had then worked with him perhaps only a couple of times, but the recognition was instantaneous. Since that day in Baltimore, I have added at least another two dozen of Jon’s illustrations to my portfolio. And I’m just as excited to see his work in Communication Arts or other annuals where I know it in a second.
Interview: Communication Arts
![Jon Krause featured in Communication Arts](https://jonkrause.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ca1-1024x651.jpg)
Jon Krause was interviewed by Anne Telford, Editor-at-Large of Communication Arts for the 2015 Advertising Annual 56. The eight-page profile includes 14 color reproductions of Jon’s work.
“An ironic heart beats beneath the calm, flat surface of Philadelphia illustrator Jon Krause’s art. Whether it’s a nude young woman snapping a selfie, her erogenous zones hidden by cartoonish blank dialogue boxes, or a man perched on a box, the faded shapes of previous habitation a reminder of life before the deluge, Krause pulls us into the illustration and the story it tells.”
Jon Krause: A Philadelphia Illustrator with a Compelling Visual Vocabulary
Anne Telford, December 2015
Gold Medal: Society of Illustrators
![The Invisible Puppeteer by Jon Krause](https://jonkrause.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/tourettes_-nyu-physician-800x1024.jpg)
Jon Krause has received a Gold Medal for his illustration entitled “The Invisible Puppeteer/Tourette’s Syndrome” for NYU School of Medicine. Art director by Johanna Savad. The illustration will be included in the Society of Illustrators’ annual exhibition, Illustrators 58.
Interview: Art Business News
![Streamline by Jon Krause](https://jonkrause.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/streamline.jpg)
“In the simplest terms, what separates illustration from fine art is a paycheck. Illustrators are paid to bring an idea to life, whether it’s the science behind the human brain or a child’s fairy tale—all while meeting a deadline. An artist, on the other hand, may spend a lifetime chasing a personal muse and never see a cent for it.”
Is There a Fine Art to Illustration?
September 2013
Exhibition: The Art of Jon Krause
![White Lie by Jon Krause](https://jonkrause.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/white-lie-801x1024.jpg)
September 17th—November 16th, 2013
Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery
The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA