Hogarth de la Plante

J.R. Hogarth de la Plante brings 30 years of professional creative experience across AAA video games, advertising & marketing, brand, and photography. He began creating games as a personal project in 1993 while attending high school in Buffalo, New York, and briefly attended the Savannah College of Art and Design before working as a junior graphic designer and learning 3D animation software.

Plante was involved in the original BioShock game across multiple disciplines including level design, art and programming. He became one of the 6 founders of the 2K Marin studio, hiring and managing the entire internal environment team, and took on the responsibilities of Environment Art Director for the duration of BioShock 2.

Career History

• Creative Director, BioShock Franchise at 2K Games (2025–present, publishing role)
• Creative Director, Cloud Chamber Studios (2018–2025)
• Founder and Environment Art Director, 2K Marin (2007–2010s)
• Lead Environment Artist, BioShock 2, 2K Marin (2007)
• Artist, Irrational Games / BioShock production (2005–2007)
• Freelance Team Lead, Liquid Development, projects including Mass Effect and City of Villains (2004–2005)

As Creative Director on the BioShock franchise at 2K Games, de la Plante now focuses on maintaining the BioShock brand across games, movies, marketing and partnerships, defining a 10-year product roadmap. His multidisciplinary background in environment art, level design, and art direction positions him to guide cross-functional creative vision across the franchise's expanding portfolio, combining his deep institutional knowledge of BioShock with publishing-side strategic oversight.