Category Archives: Illustration Faculty

“Mirage Show” at Brooklyn Fire Proof features Parsons Illustration alumna Lulu Wolf

Mirage Show, an exhibition of contemporary collage curated by Geoff Kim, opens on Friday, April 13th from 6:00 – 10:30 pm at Brooklyn Fire Proof. Included in the nine person show is Parsons Illustration Program graduate Lulu Wolf (2010) and former faculty member James Gallagher.

“The Mirage Show features work from an impressive roster of internationally recognized artists, many of whom call on their expertise in an array of digital mediums to inform their works on paper. Drawing on an expansive selection of cross-media imagery from both vintage and hyper-contemporary sources, participating artists build upon and destabilize the history of collage to recreate a medium in concert with the Internet Age. The Mirage Show, by including both art-world approved veterans and some of our favorite young talent, showcases the very best of a community of artists working in the rapidly changing medium. The opening party will feature luminescent projections via the Gowanus-based JohnWhitlock, sets from Comadrome and Cluster DJs Catdog, as well as Mario Zoots of the throbbing, ghostly, globe-spanning remote collaborative Modern Witch.”  Brooklyn Fire Proof, 119 Ingraham St, Brooklyn, NY

Mirage Show

Edward del Rosario: Paintings and Drawings at Nancy Margolis Gallery

The opening reception for Edward del Rosario‘s appropriately titled solo show, “Paintings and Drawings”, is this Thursday, April 12th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Nancy Margolis Gallery in NYC. Please stop by to say hi, hang out, and see Eddie’s beautiful and powerful work.

Edward has exhibited on both coasts of the United States and the little island state of Hawaii. His work has appeared in many publications including The New Yorker, Harper’s, and The New York Times Magazine. Edward is a former Parsons Illustration Program adjunct faculty member (Junior Drawing and Painting; Painting).

Domecile l, oil on linen/panel, 30" x 30", 2012

Domecile l, oil on linen/panel, 30" x 30", 2012

Melted City – Paper Works on Paper

“Melted City”, a show curated by Parsons Illustration faculty  Jordin Isip and Filipino artist Louie Cordero opened on March 24th at Blanc Compound in Mandalyuong, Philippines. The ten person works-on-paper show (five artists chosen by each curator) includes Parsons Illustration Program alumni Hiro Kurata (’04), Hazel Lee Santino (’12), and Paula Searing (’11). The other artists are Vic Balanon, Patrick Cruz, Robert Gutierrez, Rob Leecock, Matt Leines, Jacob Lindo, and Yuji Maruyama. The exhibit runs through April 14, 2012.

“Melted City” was reviewed by The Manila Art Blogger. Read it here.

Melted City invite

Melted City flyer, image by Robert Gutierrez

Hazel Lee Santino, "Hagley Woods"

Hazel Lee Santino, "Hagley Woods"

Paula Searing, "What It's All About"

Paula Searing, "What It's All About"

Rob Leecock, "2012: Enter the Dragon";  Matt Leines, "#122"

(left) Robert Leecock, "2012: Enter the Dragon"; (right) Matt Leines, "#122"

Hiro Kurata, "Portrait of a Slugger"

Hiro Kurata, "Portrait of a Slugger"

Chelsey Pettyjohn and Hazel Lee Santino Awarded Scholarships from the Society of Illustrators

Parsons Illustration seniors  Chelsey Pettyjohn and Hazel Lee Santino were awarded  scholarships in the 2012 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Competition. Congratulations to them on this great achievement!

Chelsey was awarded the $1,500 Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts Scholarship  for “Night Religion 02” which was done in Jordin Isip‘s Senior Thesis 1 class.

Hazel was awarded the $1,000 In Memory of Effie Bowie Scholarship for “Bigfoot in the Woods” which was done in Martin Mazorra‘s Relief Printmaking class.

Chelsey Pettyjohn (left); Hazel Lee Santino (right)

Field Trip to Misaki Kawai’s Studio

In late February Taylor Mckimens, Chang Park,  and Jordin Isip took their Parsons Illustration classes to visit internationally renowned artist Misaki Kawai in her studio as she prepared for her upcoming show “Love from Mt. Pom Pom” at the Children’s Museum of the Arts. Misaki’s studio is in a vacated Bank of America on the ground floor of the beautiful Woolworth Building– plenty of room to host the 50+ visitors for a fun and inspirational morning. Thank you to Misaki and Justin for kindly opening up the studio and spending time with us!

Go see Misaki’s show– you can comb an 18 foot long, 11 foot tall fuzzy fuchsia dog with a 2 foot long comb.

“Love from Mt. Pom Pom” was reviewed in the New York Times. Read it here. The exhibit runs from March 14 – June 10, 2012.

PART TWO: 10 Parsons students selected for the 2012 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Exhibition

Here are the next five of the ten stellar pieces that were selected by a distinguished jury to appear in the 2012 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship exhibition in May (see previous post for the first five):

Yasmin Liang (class of 2012)

YASMIN LIANG, "Tantrums", Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip

Chelsey Pettyjohn (class of 2012)

CHELSEY PETTYJOHN, "Night Religion 02", Senior Thesis 1, Jordin Isip

Monica Ramos (class of 2012)

MONICA RAMOS, "Internal Landscape I", Senior Thesis 1, Lauren Redniss

Leslie V. Robertson (class of  2011)

LESLIE V. ROBERTSON, "Washed Up", Senior Thesis II, Jordin Isip

Hazel Lee Santino (class of 2012)

HAZEL LEE SANTINO, "Bigfoot in the Woods", Relief Printmaking, Martin Mazorra

10 Parsons students selected for the 2012 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Exhibition (Part 1)

Parsons Illustration seniors Iain BurkeCiara Gay, So Yoon Kim, Rachel Levit, Yasmin Liang, Chelsey Pettyjohn, Monica Ramos, and Hazel Lee Santino, and recent graduates William Hatch Crosby and Leslie V. Robertson (class of  2011) were selected by a distinguished jury to appear in the 2012 Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship exhibition. Only 250 works were chosen from a record 8,119 entries. Congratulations to  them and their teachers!

Here are five of the ten pieces (the next five will be posted soon):

Iain Burke (class of 2012)

IAIN BURKE, Stumpy G, Senior Thesis I, Jordin Isip

William Hatch Crosby (class of 2012)

WILLIAM HATCH CROSBY, "Wandering Giant", Printmaking Studio, Paul Marcus

Ciara Gay (class of 2012)

CIARA GAY, "Styling Heads #2", Screenprint: Sequential Art, Scott Nobles

So Yoon Kim (class of 2012)

SO YOON KIM, "Fragmented Face", Senior Thesis I, Jordin Isip

Rachel Levit (class of 2012)

RACHEL LEVIT, "Panties", Beyond the Page, Noël Claro

Chelsey Pettyjohn selected to be in the 2012 Communication Arts Illustration Annual

Congratulations to Senior-year Illustration student Chelsey Pettyjohn!!!  Five of her drawings were selected by a distinguished jury to be published in Illustration Annual 53, the May/June 2012 issue of  Communications Arts. This series of drawings are a part of Night Religion, a larger body of work consisting of sixty-one drawings and paintings created this fall in Senior Thesis I with Jordin Isip.

Before or Since: Works by Melinda Beck & Jordin Isip

Parsons Illustration faculty members Melinda Beck and Jordin Isip‘s joint show “Before or Since” opens Saturday, November 19th at SPUR Gallery in Baltimore, MD. The opening reception is 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

on left, Melinda Beck, on right, Jordin Isip

The show is up until December 16th, gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Opening reception Saturday November 19th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
SPUR Gallery, 3504 Ash Street,
Baltimore MD 21211