I give talks and lead workshops on art direction, visual metaphor, and editorial illustration at schools, museums, and conferences internationally. I also frequently moderate panels and artist conversations. Please get in touch if you are interested in collaborating.

SELECTED PAST TALKS

2024

University of Applied Sciences, Mainz

School of Visual Arts, NY

RISD, Providence

MoCCA Arts Festival, NY

2023

Parsons School of Design, NY

MoCCA Arts Festival, NY

School of Visual Arts, NY

2022

NYU Collaborative Arts, NY

Ocean Space, Venice, IT

RISD, Providence

Parsons School of Design, NY

Leeds Arts University, UK (via Zoom)

School of Visual Arts, NY

2021

Wix Design Playground, NY

School of Visual Arts, NY

2020

University of Applied Sciences, Mainz

School of Visual Arts, NY

PJAIT, Warsaw, PL

2019

Colomiers Comics Festival, France

OFFF Tel Aviv, Israel

Wix Design Playground, NY

The School of The New York Times, NY

School of Visual Arts, NY

Rizzoli Bookstore, NY

Ligature 28, Gainesville, FL

2018

École Estienne, Paris

Grafixx Festival, Antwerp

AKV/St. Joost, Breda, NL

ArtEz, Zwolle, NL

Minerva Art Academy, Groningen, NL

Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg

University of Applied Sciences & Arts, Hannover

University of the Arts, Berlin

University of Applied Sciences, Mainz

BioRio, Stockholm

Metaforma, Krakow

Threshold Conference, Warsaw

Blanc Festival, Barcelona

Bill Festival, Barcelona

Wix Design Playground, NY

ELCAF Comic Arts Festival, London

Fjord, Madrid

Istituto Europeo di Design, Madrid

Mimaster Illustrazione, Milan

Madrid Design Festival, Madrid

2017

Google, San Francisco

Entreviñetas Festival, Medellín

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín

School of The New York Times, NY

School of Visual Arts, NY

The New School, NY

Museum of Arts & Design, NY

MoCCA Arts Festival, NY

The Knockdown Center, NY

2016

Entreviñetas Festival, Bogotá

ICON 9, Austin

Mimaster Illustrazione, Milan

Tomi Ungerer Museum, Strasbourg

Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin, Strasbourg

2015

Housing Works, NY

Helsinki Comics Festival, Helsinki

Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki

MICA, Baltimore

RISD, Providence

Fashion Institute of Technology, NY

OCAD University, Toronto

ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena

Social Research Conference, NY

2014

BilBolBul Comics Festival, Bologna

Comic Arts Brooklyn, NY

ICON 8, Portland, OR

MoCCA Arts Festival, NY

2013

American Illustration 32, NY

PAST WORKSHOPS

2024

University of Applied Sciences, Mainz

School of Visual Arts, NY

2022

Ocean Space, Venice, IT

School of Visual Arts, NY

2020

University of Applied Sciences, Mainz (via Zoom)

PJAIT, Warsaw (via Zoom)

Wix In Practice, NY

2019

Wix Design Playground, NY

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

2018

LUCA School of Arts, Brussels

Minerva Art Academy, Groningen, NL

Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg

University of Applied Sciences, Mainz

Konstfack, Stockholm

PJAIT, Warsaw

Wix Design Playground, NY

Mimaster Illustrazione, Milan

Istituto Europeo di Design, Madrid

2017

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín

2014

Parsons, NY

ICON 8, Portland, OR

TALK DESCRIPTIONS

THE ART OF ART DIRECTION

An art director is at once a collector, matchmaker, translator, diplomat, and critic. This talk explores these disparate identities through an in-depth discussion of my work, experiences, and challenges working as an art director for The New York Times and The New Yorker.

PANELS/ARTIST CONVERSATIONS

I have participated in numerous panel discussions on art direction, illustration, and publishing. Topics have included art direction in Europe versus the United States; illustration in Medellín and Bogotá, Colombia; commissioning comics for editorial contexts; and many others. I have also moderated conversations with a wide range of artists and publishers, including Kate Beaton, Marion Fayolle, Aisha Franz, Jon Han, Lisa Hanawalt, Hato Press, Icinori, Aidan Koch, Koyama Press, NoBrow, Joost Swarte, Jillian Tamaki, and Brecht Vandenbroucke.

ALEXANDRA ZSIGMOND

ALEXANDRA ZSIGMOND

I give talks and lead workshops on art direction, visual metaphor, and editorial illustration at schools, museums, and conferences internationally. I also frequently moderate panels and artist conversations. Please get in touch if you are interested in collaborating.

SELECTED PAST TALKS

PAST WORKSHOPS

TALK DESCRIPTIONS

THE ART OF ART DIRECTION

An art director is at once a collector, matchmaker, translator, diplomat, and critic. This talk explores these disparate identities through an in-depth discussion of my work, experiences, and challenges working as an art director for The New York Times and The New Yorker.

PANELS/ARTIST CONVERSATIONS

ALEXANDRA ZSIGMOND

ALEXANDRA ZSIGMOND

I give talks and lead workshops on art direction, visual metaphor, and editorial illustration at schools, museums, and conferences internationally. I also frequently moderate panels and artist conversations. Please get in touch if you are interested in collaborating.

SELECTED PAST TALKS

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PAST WORKSHOPS

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TALK DESCRIPTIONS

THE ART OF ART DIRECTION

An art director is at once a collector, matchmaker, translator, diplomat, and critic. This talk explores these disparate identities through an in-depth discussion of my work, experiences, and challenges working as an art director for The New York Times and The New Yorker.

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PANELS/ARTIST CONVERSATIONS