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.
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’ Opinion section for seven years.
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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; the attack on Charlie Hebdo; illustration in Medellín and Bogotá, Colombia; commissioning comics for editorial contexts; the challenges of being a female art director; 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.
PAST WORKSHOPS
University of Applied Sciences, Mainz (via Zoom)
PJAIT, Warsaw (via Zoom)
Wix Design Playground, NY
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín
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Parsons, NY
ICON 8, Portland, OR
SELECTED PAST TALKS
2020
University of Applied Sciences, Mainz (via Zoom)
School of Visual Arts, NY (via Zoom)
PJAIT, Warsaw (via Zoom)
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
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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
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
Entreviñetas Festival, Bogotá
ICON 9, Austin
Mimaster Illustrazione, Milan
Tomi Ungerer Museum, Strasbourg
Haute Ecole des Arts du Rhin, Strasbourg
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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
BilBolBul Comics Festival, Bologna
Comic Arts Brooklyn, NY
ICON 8, Portland, OR
MoCCA Arts Festival, NY
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American Illustration 32, NY