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Ken “East” Nishimura

Founder & Creative Director: Ken Nishimura

Ken “East” Nishimura, also known as “East” is best known for his brand designs, graphic arts & community murals. Behind the art, you will find a seasoned entrepreneur, dedicated project coordinator, curriculum director & responsible accountant with an outstanding attention to detail. East has worked exclusively as an artist for over twenty-five years; his artist contributions & collaborations can be found around the Hawaiian Islands & worldwide. Based in Honolulu; his home for 40 years, he credits his inspiration to his mother, a former fashion designer in San Francisco. Ken’s colorful career as a professional artist began as a poster & flier designer in the early 1980s. He immersed himself in hip-hop culture during a period of ongoing visits to New York City from 1994 to 1999. His commitment, efforts & talents were recognized by New York’s hip-hop community as evident in his artistic collaboration & evolving opportunities with groups like Rock Steady Crew & Afrika Bambaataa. A recognized pioneer of aerosol art in Hawaii by the 2000s, most of East’s attention shifted focus towards working with the youth & outreach community programs. At this point, he foresaw the opportunity to bridge generations, cultures & communities together in collaborative art projects that create awareness to a multitude of causes: ocean awareness & safety, drug- & underage-drinking prevention, anti-bullying, cultural appropriation, youth-education & more. Keep It Flowing LLC is an organization that works with both non-profit & for-profit companies and was founded by East in 2014. One of Ken’s visions for the company is to organize statewide mural tours with curriculum for the youth to empower them with the platforms to express their voice in a way that builds community, confidence, courage & character. Throughout his career, Ken has learned invaluable lessons from working with a diversified collection of partners & associates like: Adidas, Play-Station, GQ Magazine, Kid Robot, FatLace, Illest, Clear Channel Broadcasting & innovative companies like Bucketfeet, Kona Town, Modify Watches & VMWare, as well as government affiliations like: the State of Hawaii, the Department of the Attorney General, Department of Education, Punahou School, Hawai’i Police Department & the Boys and Girls Club Hawaii. He is passionate about the planet, it’s lands, oceans & people. A fisherman on O’ahu for over three decades; he spends his spare time enjoying catch & release fishing, hiking & pursuing the goal of bettering the current state of the oceans & facilitating protective regulation for the future generations & planet.’ East is of Japanese & Chinese ethnicity & one can clearly see the inspiration of his heritage in many of his designs.

Contact Ken “East” Nishimura: info@keepitflowingmedia.com