Jerome Kugan (b. 1975, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah) is a visual artist, writer, and musician based between Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu. A self-taught artist, he works across a range of materials including, predominantly, painting, but also woodcarving, illustration, and text. He has been involved in the Kuala Lumpur alternative scene since the early aughts, having shown his artworks in Art For Grabs (Epic Understatements, 2017; Talismans, 2016; Catological, 2016; and With Closed Eyes, 2013), The Annexe Gallery (2009, 2010), Reka Art Space (2003, 2005), and Urbanscapes House (Pondan Nation, 2018). His debut solo exhibition was Red & Gold, curated by Sharmin Parameswaran, at RAW Art Space, Kuala Lumpur, in 2017, followed by a two-part exhibition, HURT NEED UNDO LIVE and RESIST at The Back Room, Kuala Lumpur, in 2022.

Jerome received his Bachelor’s in Professional Writing from the University of Canberra, Australia. Outside of art, he is a published poet and a musician with two solo albums to his name, and he had past stints as the managing editor of KLue magazine, copy editor at Junk magazine, and media manager for the Annexe at Central Market.