Meet the Team

Albert McCartney

Founder & Director

Originally from Glasgow, Scotland, Albert McCartney moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and has since built a reputation as Southern California’s main source for all things RISO. He has since found a deep appreciation for artists and art educators, and leverages his business experience to make RISO more accessible to schools, nonprofit organizations and artists on the west coast.

︎: amccartney@risostudioarts.com

Ross McCartney

Technical Sales

Ross is a California native with 22 years’ experience in print technology, network integration, and print fleet management. His responsibilities include pre-sales consultation, technical installation and product network compatibility. After years of supporting commercial enterprises large and small, Ross has found new joy working with Riso artists and Art educators.

︎: rmccartney@risostudioarts.com

Karina Richardson

Operations Manager

Jayes Caitlin

Art Specialist & Instructor

Jun Ha

Art Specialist
& Certified Technician

Dave Bow

Art Specialist
& Certified Technician

Karina Richardson is a Los Angeles-based tattooist, artist, and educator with a passion for sharing her creative skills with others. She has extensive experience in a variety of craft disciplines, including but not limited to silkscreen, cyanotype printing, and sticker design. Karina holds a degree in Communication Design with an Emphasis in Illustration from Pratt Institute.

Jayes Caitlin is an LA based artist, designer, and printmaker producing colorful abstract compositions of limited edition prints, concert posters, and original paintings for clients and collectors. She also runs the publishing and print studio Heavy Gel which offers public screen printing and risograph workshops, live printing, commission silkscreening, and an artist publishing program.

Jun Ha is a Graphic Designer and Artist from LA. They graduated from ArtCenter College of Design with a BFA in Illustration, and are now working to help build ArtCenter’s first RISO lab facility.

David Bow is a certified Riso technician who has been a part of the Los Angeles art scene for over ten years. He works as a multi-disciplinary artist and musician as well as co-founder of the long-running DIY collective Non Plus Ultra. David graduated with a BA from Bennington College in 2009.

︎: karina.richardson@risostudioarts.com

︎ ︎ ︎: jayes.caitlin@risostudioarts.com

︎ ︎ ︎: jun.ha@risostudioarts.com

︎ ︎ ︎: dave.bow@risostudioarts.com

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