Marlon Rajan (m. james rajan) is a storyteller working in Fiction and visual art living in Jersey City, NJ.
They have an interdisciplinary body of work that includes bookbinding, coding, and illustration.
They are currently pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing from Columbia University.
Current Projects
The Jersey Rebel/Editor in Chief
The Columbia Journal/Online Fiction Editor
Scatterbrain Magazine/Content Creator
dixon place/Marketing Associate
The Children’s Law Center/Graphic Designer
MARMALADE/Freelance Graphic Designer + Teaching Artist
chiliconcos/Crafter + Instructor
Project Archive
2025
Sunnyday Art Market/Exhibitor
Jersey Art Book Fair/Exhibitor + Teaching Artist
Marymount Manhattan/Guest Lecturer
Miracle Garden Market/Exhibitor
Sunnyday Art Market/Teaching Artist
Otakon/Teaching Artist
AnimeNYC/Teaching Artist
2024
Jersey Art Book Fair/Exhibitor + Teaching Artist
Miracle Garden Market/Exhibitor
Devil In My Heart/Programmer + Writer
Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase/Zinester
Otakon/Teaching Artist
AnimeNJ++/Teaching Artist
Castle Point Anime Convention/Teaching Artist
Connecticon/Teaching Artist
2023
MoMA/Open Art Space Teaching Artist
MoMA/In the Making Instructor
Trans Art Bazaar/Exhibitor
Deep Space JC/Exhibitor
Zinefest NYC/Exhibitor
Rainbow Book Fair/Exhibitor
Wakka Wakka Productions/Design Assistant
MAGFest/Exhibitor
Connecticon/Teaching Artist
8-Ball Community/Exhibitor
2022>
Jersey Artist and Makers Market/Exhibitor
Metrocon/Exhibitor
Otakon/Teaching Artist
Metacon/Exhibitor