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Career Paths

Graduates of the Illustration BFA pursue careers in illustration, comics, graphic novels, publishing, toy and product design, pattern and surface design, advertising, motion graphics, fine art, animation, and installation design.

Fiction Illustration (BFA)
Two Hearts, One Story

Two Hearts, One Story

A collection of interviews with Latin American writers, including Junot Díaz, accompanied by 36 oil portraits by Glenda Galgn.

Children and Young Adults Illustration (BFA)
I Touched The Sun

I Touched The Sun

In this inspiring picture book, the first by the New York Times bestselling author of Not Funny Ha-Ha, a young boy goes on a journey to meet the Sun and discovers his inner light.

Fiction Illustration (BFA)
Father’s Mother

Father’s Mother

A story of trauma, family, and hidden histories, this multigenerational novel follows Marie, a mother whose life unravels after she uncovers a dark secret. As her life collides with others - those of a silent priest and a motherless young woman - the unspoken past surfaces in an unexpected manner.

Fiction Illustration (BFA)
The Courtesan’s Pirate

The Courtesan’s Pirate

In a tale of sacrifice, love, and resilience set in locales ranging from the pirate island of Tortuga to the glittering salons of 17th-century Venice, former courtesan Belladonna grapples with nature and evil to save the man she loves.

Notable Alumni

  • Hannah Claire, (2018), animator, Windgate Fellowship Award Winner
  • Peter de Sève, illustrator; character designer (Ice Age 1-3)
  • AJ Fosik, (2003), artist
  • Abby Jame, (2018), comics, illustration
  • Hannah K. Lee, (2009), illustrator, designer, art director, The New York Times
  • Anelle Miller, executive director, Society of Illustrators
  • Rachel Levit Ruiz, (2012), illustrator
  • Veronica Mang, children’s book illustrator, Viking Books
  • Monica Ramos, (2012), illustrator
  • Duncan Tonatiuh, (2008), children’s book illustrator
  • Evan Turk, (2011), animator, illustrator
  • Roxie Vizcarra, (2009), senior illustrator, Rockstar Games

Sample Employers

Program alumni work in a range of fields, from motion graphics to commercial illustration to education, for leading firms and organizations, including the ones shown below.

  • Junior visual designer, Amplify
  • Assistant/apprentice, Brooklyn Print House
  • Animator digital designer, Curriculum Concepts 
  • Costume design research assistant LAIKA, LLC
  • Graphic design and comic book teacher, Manhattan Youth 
  • Freelance artist, Tiffany & Company
  • Stylist, Urban Outfitters 
  • Motion designer, Vice Media

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