I’m a graphic designer, illustrator, photographer and writer. I grew up in Kawawachikamach, the Naskapi community in northern Quebec, spent many years in Baltimore, and now work with the Naskapi Nation from Ottawa. I also run the design studio Zerflin. For interviews or image requests, drop me a note.
Sometimes, I (or my artwork) get mentioned or referenced in the news. This is a place where I keep track of it all. Both positive and negative press go in here.
Selected coverage
The Baltimore Banner · October 2026
How a forgotten illustration led to UMD club tennis team’s suspension
Interviewed, with my illustration
Radio-Canada · March 2025
Un Américain chez les Naskapis
Profile, in French
Slate · August 2021
The Guys Behind “Ginger Ale Can’t Cure COVID, Derrick!” Explain All
Interviewed
Baltimore Magazine · October 2021
Get to Know the Baltimore City Health Department’s Dynamic Social Media Duo
Profile
Baltimore Sun · August 2017
Activist draws attention to Maryland flag’s Confederate ties during #NoConfederate campaign
Profile
Snap Judgment · September 2017
The Bear, The Goose and The Whale (Part 2)
I tell the story “Benjamin and the Bear”
2026
July
October
The Baltimore Banner
How a forgotten illustration led to UMD club tennis team’s suspension
Interviewed, with my illustration · Archived copy
Baltimore Sun
Artist condemns use of image in UMD club tennis controversy: ‘Abhorrent to me’
Interviewed · Archived copy
WBAL-TV 11
Artist behind Maryland flag image reacts to UMD email
Interviewed on camera · Archived copy
Baltimore Sun, via Fox45
Howard tennis club president describes shock over KKK imagery in UMD document
Named as the illustration’s creator
The Baltimore Banner
University of Maryland’s club tennis team apologizes for racist programming material
Follow-up citing my interview · Archived copy
The Emancipator
Black Student Athletes Confront Racist Incidents During Homecoming Season
Quotes my Instagram comment
WUSA9, via Yahoo Sports
UMD club tennis team makes donation to National Museum of African American History & Culture amid controversy
Recaps my interview · Archived copy
2025
January
24 Letters
Basic AF Show: Apple TV+ with Benjamin Jancewicz and Joe Moyer
Podcast guest · Archived copy
February
Baltimore Fishbowl
BmoreArt’s Picks: February 4-10
Archived copy
March
Radio-Canada
Un Américain chez les Naskapis
Profile, in French · Archived copy
April
BmoreArt
Rise Bmore Marks the Tenth Anniversary of Freddie Gray’s Death
My photos · Archived copy
2023
April
Chatham Daily News
Barbershoppers bring home trophies from provincial competition
Sang in the winning novice quartet · Original page is gone; this links to the archived copy
December
2022
December
Radio-Canada
Les Autochtones à fond sur les réseaux sociaux
Interviewed about the Naskapi Facebook group I started, in French · Archived copy
2021
March
Religion News Service
Michael Twitty’s ‘kosher soul’ cuisine offers an updated story of liberation
My seder plate illustration · Archived copy
May
August
Wonkette
TX Lt Gov Dan Patrick Found The Real Origin Of COVID, And It Is Black People
Quotes my USA Today interview · Archived copy
October
Baltimore Magazine
Get to Know the Baltimore City Health Department’s Dynamic Social Media Duo
Profile · Archived copy
November
Truthout
Diversifying the Police Force Won’t End Police Violence
Quoted · Archived copy
2020
March
Baltimore Watchdog
Social activism, an unconventional route to self-care
Profile · Archived copy
2018
March
Baltimore Magazine
Raising a Controversy
Profile, with my tweets · Archived copy
November and December
Raw Story
WATCH: White high school student in Nazi jacket gets punched by black classmate
The video I shared, which went viral · Archived copy
Also covered by Denver7, The Denver Post, NBC26, CBS New York, The Hill, Newsweek, Ebony, Atlanta Black Star, Daily Mail, Black Christian News
2017
January
Launch Podcast
#LaunchPodcast Episode 42: Artists Compound, talking vector graphics with Ben
Podcast guest · Archived copy
Lawfare
Trump Administration Faces EO Setbacks in Four Courts
My tweet embedded · Archived copy
February
Be Exposed Radio
Interview by Aikira King, Be Exposed Radio Open House Media Edition
Radio interview · Archived copy
W.E.I.R.D. Radio
Interview by TC at the Be Exposed Radio Open House
Radio interview · Archived copy
March
The RelationSHIFT Experience
The RelationSHIFT Experience with Changa Bell, March 8
Archived copy
The Daily Dot
Congress calls on FBI to find 22 missing teens of color in D.C.
My tweet embedded · Archived copy
June
NBC News
#LovingDay: Fathers talk to their bi-racial sons about identity and perception
Interviewed and photographed · Archived copy
July
ATTN:
Viral Twitter Thread Points Out the Hidden Racism In a State Flag
About my Twitter thread on the Maryland flag · Archived copy
August
CBS Baltimore
Does Maryland’s Flag Have Confederate Ties? Social Media Campaign Sparks Controversy
My tweet featured · Archived copy
Baltimore Fishbowl
Hogan Defends Md. Flag After Controversy Over Confederate Ties
Quoted · Archived copy
Fox45 Baltimore
Gov. Hogan: No plans to change Maryland state flag
My tweets cited · Archived copy
More on the flag: WUSA9 Verify, IJR, Carroll County Times editorial, Red Maryland in Maryland Reporter, Red Maryland in the Capital Gazette
Baltimore City Paper
Dispatches from Baltimore Ceasefire
Quoted · Archived copy
HuffPost
Rev. Al Sharpton Rallies 1,000 Ministers For Historic Interfaith March On Washington
My tweet embedded · Archived copy
September
Snap Judgment
The Bear, The Goose and The Whale (Part 2)
I tell the story “Benjamin and the Bear” · Archived copy
October
Culture Trip
10 Emerging Contemporary Artists From Baltimore To Know
Featured artist · Archived copy
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore, squeegee boys and a robbery — in perspective
My op-ed and graphic · Archived copy
2016
March
The MSU Spokesman
Baltimore Mayoral Race Recap: McKesson for Mayor
Quoted · Archived copy
Adweek
Why Every Marketer Should Be Keeping Up With the Evolution of Messaging Apps
My tweet embedded · Archived copy
April
Mother Jones
The Political Miseducation of DeRay Mckesson
Quoted · Archived copy
Washington Post Express
Behind the scenes of the latest Weekend Pass cover
Named among the illustration students whose work was considered
The Displaced Nation
TCK Talent: Benjamin Jancewicz, missionary kid, socially responsible graphic designer and pioneering vector artist
Interview · Archived copy
June
August
Uncommon Realist
Paint A Different Picture: How The Unfortunate Death Of Korryn Gaines Evoked Togetherness
Named as an organizer of the discussion · Archived copy
The Daily Dot
Mother goes viral for saying God ‘called her bluff’ when daughter married a black man
My tweet embedded · Archived copy
September
Messiah College, The Bridge
Artist, designer, entrepreneur
Alumni profile · Print edition · Archived copy
October
Medium, Baltimore Uprising
The Queen and I: Why Did I Live While Korryn Gaines Died?
My portrait of Korryn Gaines · Archived copy
November
Baltimore Fishbowl
Thursday Night Protests Against Trump Disruptive, But Largely Peaceful
My photos · Archived copy
2015
April
Bustle
Baltimore Gangs Bloods, Crips, & Black Guerilla Family Say They Never Wanted To Harm Police
My tweet embedded · Archived copy
ERR, Estonia
ERR Baltimore’is: ametivõimude ja kohalike elanike suhted on üsna pingelised
Interviewed, in Estonian
2014
June
July
2013
May
Houston Press
10 Most Amazingly Bizarre Paintings of Obama on Etsy
My painting featured · Archived copy
September
Goldman & Minton
Artist Profile: Benjamin Jancewicz
Profile for their office gallery show · Archived copy