Dmitri Jackson is an illustrator and photographer based in St. Louis, MO. He also serves as instructional technologist for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dmitri’s work has been featured in the Riverfront Times, Curiosus Magazine, and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
For the past decade, he’s managed Frotoon Press, an independent publisher of personal comic narratives exploring music, politics, culture, and identity. Dmitri’s work—inspired by Ben Passmore, Ralph Bakshi, Hunter S. Thompson, Spike Lee, Thelonious Monk, and The Simpsons—has been recognized by American Illustration, the North Street Book Prize and the National Indie Excellence Awards.
For commissions and collaborations, write to mail@dmitrijackson.com
Instagram: @frotoonpress
PARTIAL CLIENT LIST
RIVERFRONT TIMES
CURIOSUS MAGAZINE
THE BELIEVER
CLEVELAND SCENE
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
SAN ANTONIO CURRENT
TEXAS OBSERVER
CULTURE: THE WORD ON CHEESE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
AWARDS
SELECTED – AMERICAN ILLUSTRATION 40
WINNER – NORTH STREET BOOK PRIZE (2019, 2023)
WINNER – NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2019, 2024
BRONZE MEDAL – IPPY AWARDS 2024 (GRAPHIC NOVEL/DRAWN BOOK)
SILVER MEDAL – NEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2019, 2024
