Stories about studios + projects
Four Alumni Earn Caldecott + Other Honors
RISD Illustration graduates have earned two 2019 Caldecott Honors and two YALSAs for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.
Kama Sutra Revisited
Illustrator Victo Ngai 10 IL has earned the Society of Illustrator’s 2019 Hamilton King Award for her interpretation of the ancient Sanskrit classic.
Protecting Paradise
Artist Jamie Allen 05 IL is using stop-motion animation to teach kids about endangered bird species native to the Hawaiian island.
Faculty Work Joins Met Collection
Work by artist/educators Daniel Heyman and Serena Perrone MFA 06 PR is now included in the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
Offering an Antidote to PTSD
Multidisciplinary artist John Sebelius 06 IL is introducing veterans and first responders to making art as a way to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Gallardo Gives RISD a Rosy Glow
Brooklyn-based illustrator Marly Gallardo 15 IL recently completed a poster designed to bring RISD to the attention of high school students across the country.
Alums Ready to Shift Gears
Matilsha Marxuach 94 CR, Amy Devers MFA 01 FD and Jerrelle Guy 12 IL spoke about how the flexibility they learned at RISD has helped them pivot professionally.
Brilliant NANCY Book Wins an Eisner
How to Read Nancy, by Illustration faculty member Paul Karasik and his friend Mark Newgarden, illuminates the art of comics by analyzing the Ernie Bushmiller classic.
Drawing on the Supernatural
Illustration faculty member Antoine Revoy 99 FAV spins a spooky tale in ANIMUS, his debut graphic novel.