Born in Nagoya, Japan in 1988 and raised in Los Angeles, Kent Yoshimura explores novel experiences through creative engagement. While focusing on a bachelors of science in Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego, he competed internationally in a variety of martial arts with his team at International Self Defense, fighting alongside Muay Thai champions in Thailand and training Judo with Olympic medalists at the Kodokan and the Japanese royal guards inside the Imperial Palace.

Throughout his professional career, Kent has directed content for global brands such as McDonald’s, Lego, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, AT&T, Benjamin Moore, Ford, and many others. As an artist, he illustrated Master Davey and The Magic Tea House, which was released worldwide at all Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf locations, and his illustration Lion Lake Lyin’ can be seen alongside artists such as Brian Selznick, Mo Willems, and Ezra Jack Keats traveling across children’s museums. Most recently, Kent was featured on NBC for his large-scale public art pieces.

In July 2016, Kent painted the largest mural in Shanghai, which spans 1820SQFT over the entirety of three stories, and in August 2017, he painted a mural on the historic Warner Grand Theatre.

He currently focuses on NeuroGum and public art.