Meet Our Founder/Owner

Jumanah is a Writer, Director, Producer and a talented creative artist. Originally a native of New York and Indiana, she relocated to California in 2017 to pursue her lifelong passion of being a filmmaker. In addition, she is also a talented rapper with a growing fan base. 

Jumanah has always dreamed of being an entrepreneur and she most recently curated a way to merge both her MBA and MFA degrees together. It was her mission and passion to create a company that would embody culture and inspire creativity- and that’s how Merch For Artists was created! (Fun Fact: Merch For Artists is a play on words of Jumanah's M-F-A degree... see what she did there!?!?)

As Jumanah strives to translate her core values of empathy love and laughter through her films, music and other art, she is also embracing her newfound entrepreneurial endeavors and looks forward to bringing her community together through art and collaboration!

Follow her on Instagram @just_jumanah

Behind The Scenes

  • Ariel (she/her)

    Director, Photographer*, Editor

    Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii

    Favorite Movie: Marcel The Shell with Shoes On

    IG: @arioreo

    *Merch For Artists photographer

  • Nao (she/her)

    Actress, Ballet Dancer, Director

    Hometown: Japan

    Favorite Movie: Hidden Figures

    IG: @_rightnao_

  • Ryan (he/him)

    Actor, Singer, Dancer

    Hometown: Columbus, Ohio

    Favorite Movie: The Matrix

    IG: @iam_ryanpayne

  • Tyson (he/him)

    Recording Artist, Actor, Writer, Designer

    Hometown: Canton, Ohio

    Favorite Movie: The Five Heartbeats

    IG:@tysonalias