Yis Goodwin
Yis Goodwin (born c. 1985) is an African-American artist and entrepreneur who co-founded McJAWN along with Wen Vo. In the summer of 2008, Goodwin and Vo started McJAWN, an online art and culture magazine catering to the young residents of the city of Philadelphia. As of 2009, McJAWN is the most popular art and culture website in Philadelphia, receiving over 3,000 hits a day.
Goodwin as an artist is also popularly known in the street art community as Nose. Nose is known for integrating formal art techniques with radical graffiti styles in his art work. The subjects of his art work are usually derived from his imagination and his surrounding environment. Nose has been published in numerous publications such as Peel Magazine, Philadelphia City Paper, Two.One.Five Magazine, etc.
Goodwin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a 2004 graduate of the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts.