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Roda Al-Thani ‘18

Graphic Designer
A pixelated hooded head turns in this animated gif

Justin Altman ‘23

Artist

Ryan Ansel ‘15

Educator
Visual Storyteller

Alexandra Barsky ‘18

Animator & Illustrator

Jenny Bee ‘18

Motion & Graphic Designer
Photograph of Alexandra Beguez

Alexandra Beguez ‘16

Illustrator & Cartoonist

Gabi Berkers ‘19

Dutch freelance Illustrator and Designer
Comic Book Storyteller

Jon Bero ‘16

Multimedia and Animation Storyteller

Louisa Bertman ‘15

Illustrator & Animator
Black and white photo of Srobana Bhattacharya '24

Srobana Bhattacharya ‘24

Educator & Illustrator
Laura Brown portrait photograph

Laura Brown ‘22

Author
Matthew Bustamonte

Matthew Bustamonte ‘24

Illustrator & Animator

Anton Campbell ‘24

Animator & Educator

G. Davis Cathcart ‘21

Illustrator

Rosa Chang ‘17

Narrative Artist
Headshot of Tony Chao.

Tony (Chihyi) Chao ‘21

Illustrator and comic artist
Sydney Chavan bio pic

Sydney Chavan ‘23

Illustrator, Writer, Graphic Designer

Wendie Chen ‘24

Artist & Illustrator
Binhua Chen self portrait

Binhua Chen ‘22

Designer, illustrator and storyteller

Ann Coddou ‘15

Illustrator
Maura Condrick

Maura Condrick ‘21

Story Artist, Cartoonist

Shenuka Corea ‘24

Animator & Illustrator

Alana Corwin ‘20

Animator

Craig Coss ‘15

Fine Artist, Storyteller & Educator
Black and white photograph of Nadia Delane.

Nadia DeLane ‘15

Visual Storyteller
Photograph of Christine Dipasquale.

Christine A. DiPasquale ‘19

MIXED MEDIA STORY ARCHITECT & DIGITAL STRATEGIST
Headshot of V.A. Doll

V.A. Doll ‘20

Writer, poet, illustrator
Headshot of Christina Ebert.

Christina Mattison Ebert ‘17

Mixed Media Artist & Visual Storyteller

Liz Enright ‘17

Comic Book Storyteller

Anna Eveslage ‘15

Photographer & Visual Storyteller

Althea Flores ‘24

Illustrator & Lettering Designer
A white man standing in a printed open collared shirt with hands on his hips against a brick wall.

Ian Gabriel ‘20

Illustrator, Writer
Bio pic of Anelisa Garfunkel

Anelisa Garfunkel ‘16

Writer, Producer & Director
Porad Gasan-zade portrait

Porad Gasan-zade ‘22

Cartoonist and illustrator

Barbara Geoghegan ‘16

Illustrator, Designer
Mary Georgescu outside on a road next to grass and trees.

Mary Georgescu ‘17

Game Designer
Basya Goldstein

Basya Goldstein ‘23

Illustrator & Animator

Jenny Goldstick ‘15

Designer, Illustrator, Writer & Researcher

Ethan Gould ‘18

Writer, Illustrator
Perri Greeley headshot.

Perri Greeley ‘20

Storyteller
Elizabeth Gu

Elizabeth Gu ‘21

Illustrator and animator
Rose Vincelli Gustine

Rose Vincelli Gustine ‘23

Filmmaker’s Advisor and Producer
Eva Hall headshot.

Eva Hall ‘20

Animator, Performer, Storyteller
Headshot of Xuan He.

Handowin Xuan He ‘21

Illustrator, Social Media/Digital Expert
Black and white headshot of Emily Hoffman.

Emily Hughston Hoffman ‘19

Storyteller

Maya Jain ‘24

Artist & Teacher
Headshot of Marissa Jones.

Marissa Jones ‘20

Maker of motion graphics, producer of video, and designer

Cady Juarez ‘17

Author & Visual Storyteller
Headshot of Jac Kirby.

Jacquelyn Kirby ‘21

Graphic designer, writer, fine artist

Masami F. Kiyono ‘16

Comic Artist & Illustrator

Olivia Li ‘21

Cartoonist, multidisciplinary artist

Steven Little ‘15

Storyteller
A black and white bio pic of Anya

Lixiaoyue Liu ‘24

Illustrator & Writer
Headshot of Susannah Lohr.

Susannah Lohr ‘21

Illustrator

Dani Lozada ‘19

Illustrator, Designer & Visual Storyteller
Bio pic of Sean Mac

Sean Mac ‘23

Cartoonist & Illustrator
Atheeth

Atheeth Madhavan ‘24

Illustrator & Animator

Melissa Malzkuhn ‘15

Storyteller, Digital Strategist & Creative Director

Erin McNichol ‘23

Mixed Media Artist & Educator
James Mied bio pic

James Mied ‘24

Illustrator & Educator

Freya von Mizener ‘19

Visual Storyteller
Photograph of Nada Mohammed posing with a stuffed Pikachu.

Nada Mohammed ‘20

Matthew Murphy ‘18

Illustrator and Writer

Michelle Nahmad ‘17

Designer & Illustrator

Kenny Nam ‘18

Biochemist and Storyteller
Pilar Newton-Katz headshot.

Pilar Newton-Katz ‘20

Animator, Director, Educator

Ivory Nuñez-Medrano ‘15

Illustrator

Shannon O’Halloran ‘18

Storyteller

Eunhae Mary Park ‘24

Concept Artist

Alison Paul ‘15

Animator, Author, Illustrator

Rafael Pearl ‘23

Illustrator & Cartoonist
Oret Peña portrait

Oret Peña ‘22

Designer, Illustrator, Storyteller
Mariah Plakas smiles with a pencil in her hand.

Mariah Plakas ‘23

Illustrator, Animator & Graphic Designer

Diana Poon ‘24

Writer & Creative Director

Abigael Puritz ‘19

Graphic Novelist, Painter, Printmaker & Makeup Artist
A close up photo of Susanne Reece standing outside of an old building with beige walls and brown doors on the street.

Susanne Reece ‘20

Writer and illustrator

Jacob Atom Reilly ‘15

Author & Illustrator

Jie Ren ‘18

Illustrator and Storyteller

Ella Romero ‘17

Visual Storyteller
Headshot of Fei Fei Ruan.

Feifei Ruan ‘15

Graphic Designer, Illustrator & Visual Storyteller
A black and white pic of Taylor Sanches '24

Taylor Sanchez ‘24

Illustrator & Storyteller
Amanda Sartor headshot.

Amanda M Sartor ‘20

Illustrator
Morgan Sawyer poses with his characters

Morgan Kendric Sawyer ‘22

Illustrator and cartoonist

Andrea Schmitz ‘16

Motion Graphics Designer & Animator

ST Schwartz ‘19

Freelance graphic designer Assistant teacher, Manhattan Day School
Headshot of Maria Schweitzer.

Maria Schweitzer ‘21

Illustrator

Lindsey Jo Scott ‘24

Artist & Writer
Sarah Shaw headshot.

Sarah Shaw ‘20

Artist, Illustrator, Art Educator
Photo of a white man with glasses, a brown collared shirt over a white shirt, working at a desk.

Michael Sheinkopf ‘20

Illustrator, Storyteller
Photo of a white woman with brown hair, wearing a teal cardigan over an orange shirt, drawing.

Katie Silver ‘19

Comic Book Storyteller
Headshot of Carol Silverman with a Kermit puppet.

Carol Silverman ‘20

Thomas Slattery ‘17

Multimedia artist and writer
Amos Stillwell

Amos Stillwell ‘23

Cartoonist & Storyboard Artist
A white figure with glasses and a suit looks at the camera.

Dan Streety ‘20

Storyteller
Marianah

Mariana Tapia ‘24

Comic Book Artist & Storyteller
Headshot of Andrew Taylor.

Andrew Taylor ‘20

Walter Tyler ‘16

Picture Book Author, Photojournalist & Filmmaker

Luísa Ulhoa ‘18

Editor and Editorial Designer

Anjelika Vayas ‘19

Digital Illustrator & Cartoonist
Headshot of Margaret Vicknair.

Maggie G. Vicknair ‘21

Writer, artist, cartoonist

Ryan Weber ‘15

Interdisciplinary Artist & Writer
Headshot of Martin Xing.

Martin Xing ‘21

Graphic designer, illustrator and translator

Traci Zaretzka ‘16

Children's Book Author & Illustrator
Black and white pic of Hahn Zhang '24

Hahn Zhang ‘24

Illustrator & Painter
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