Joseph M. Kennedy is a freelance concept artist and illustrator working in the Los Angeles area. He is a recent graduate of Otis College of Art and Design where he majored in Digital Media focusing on Concept Art. While there, he started the first student ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter in Southern California, and encouraged a few other startups. He served as Chair of Otis SIGGRAPH from 2004 – 2006. While computer graphics as an art medium has always intrigued him, traditional painting has been his first love. He sketches daily, and recently has started a subway sketch group called LA Draw along with members from the CG Society. His work can been seen on his site, http://www.JoeDraws.com