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  • Isabel Urbina Pena

    Part-time Lecturer

    Email
    urbinai@newschool.edu

    Office Location
    L - 2 West 13th Street

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    Isabel Urbina Pena

    Profile

    Isabel Urbina Peña is an Art Director and multidisciplinary artist from Venezuela based in Brooklyn, NY. Her work spans across mediums and mainly revolves around letters and books.


    She has worked for publishers (Penguin Random House, Hachette, Harper Collins),  museums (American Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Museums, The New York Historical Society), media (The New York Times, L.A. Times, Refinery 29, Buzzfeed), and tech (Apple, Etsy, Skillshare).


    Her work has been recognized by The New York Times (Best Book Covers) and AIGA (50 Books | 50 Covers), PRINT Magazine (New Visual Artist: 15 under 30) and she is a Type@Cooper Extended graduate.

    Current Courses

    CD Studio: Multiple Editions
    PSAM 2070, Spring 2026

    Past Courses

    Core 1: Typography Studio
    PUCD 2025, Fall 2025

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