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Reading Paintings one-night-only group show in DUMBO tonight

April 26, 2013Current Students, Exhibitions, General Info, Illustration Alumni, Illustration Faculty, Inspiration, Newshazel lee santino, john garcia, jordin isip, julee yoo, Leigh Cunningham, luna medina, masuko jo, monica ramos, paula searing, rachel levit, ray masaki, so yoon kim, su-kyung lee, sukyung leeamt

Reading Paintings showcases a group of (mostly) recent Parsons Illustration graduates with works that address literature and the collaborations between image and text. It is a one night only event. “It’s going to be a really fun time with booze, music and cool art by cool people.”

Featuring: Charlie Carroll, Leigh Cunningham, John Garcia, Jordin Isip, Masuko Jo, So Yoon Kim, Su-kyung Lee, Rachel Levit, Ray Masaki, Luna Medina, Monica Ramos, Hazel Lee Santino, Paula Searing, Julee Yoo

Date: Friday, April 26, 2013, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Location: 135 Plymouth Street, suite 411, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY

6 Parsons Students with 10 Images Selected to Appear in American Illustration 32 Annual Book

April 17, 2013Competitions, Current Students, General Info, Illustration Alumni, Illustration Faculty, Illustration Industry, Inspiration, News, Publicationsamerican illustration, Franca Barone, jordin isip, kristen davis, lauren redniss, Leigh Cunningham, paul marcusamt

Parsons Illustration seniors Franca Barone, Leigh Cunningham, Kristen Davis, and Meghann Stephenson, and recent graduates Monica Ramos and Hazel Lee Santino (class of 2012) were selected by a distinguished jury to be included in the American Illustration 32 annual book. This year’s distinguished jury included Jordan Awan, The New Yorker; Sergio Baradat, United Nations Postal Administration; Chad W. Beckerman, Abrams; Joele Cuyler, Real Simple; Jennifer Daniel, Bloomberg Businessweek; Grace Lee, Priest + Grace; and Alexandra Zsigmond, The New York Times.

From 8,742 pieces entered by over 1,282 illustrators, magazines, agencies, publishers, and schools, the jury selected only 369 images to appear in the book and represent the best pictures from 2011. It will be printed and distributed worldwide in hardcover this fall. Congratulations to them and their teachers!

Scroll down to view the 1o Selected works:

Franca Barone, Maremaid Dinner, Printmaking Studio, Paul Marcus (faculty)

Franca Barone, Pattern 2, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Leigh Cunningham, Penitent IV (left); Penitent IX (right), Sr. Thesis 1, Lauren Redniss (faculty)

Kristen Davis, The Wastes, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Monica Ramos, Make Your Own Orgy Kit, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Monica Ramos, Naked Ladies 2, Senior Thesis 2, Jordin Isip (faculty)

Monica Ramos, Pet Peeve: Selfies, commissioned for Oh Comely magazine

Hazel Lee Santino, Flower Face, personal work

Meghann Stevenson, January, personal work

Student of the Week: Leigh Cunningham

March 10, 2013Current StudentsLeigh Cunninghamamt

This week’s student of the week is Leigh Cunningham. She specializes in fine art-oriented painting and illustration. Her work has a sensitive yet evocative nature.

Scroll down to view a sample of her work and artist statement:

Leigh Cunningham, The Penitent, Thesis 1, Lauren Redniss

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Leigh Cunningham, Communion, Lithography, Lorenzo Clayton

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Leigh Cunningham, Bruised, Concepts 3, Sergio Ruzzier

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Artist Statement:

Leigh Cunningham works primarily in traditional mediums, such as oil paint, graphite and printmaking techniques. She explores mental and emotional states juxtaposed with temporal experiences. Ultimately, these ideas cumulate into fractured narratives exhibiting a feeling of loss, the awareness of time passing, and of the ephemeral quality of life. Memories and movement within space and time are major themes imbedded in her work. Leigh Cunningham is working to depict a plane of existence between reality and the ethereal.

To view more of Leigh’s work, please be sure to visit her website: leighcunninghamstudio.com

Parsons 2012 Zankel Scholar nominees

September 5, 2012Competitions, Current Students, General Info, Illustration Faculty, Illustration Industry, Inspiration, Newschang park, Franca Barone, guy billout, Janet Sung, jeff quinn, kristen chae, Leigh Cunningham, meghann stephenson, noel claro, Society of Illustrators, Zankel Scholarshipamt

This past spring Juniors Franca Barone, Kristin Chae, Leigh Cunningham, Meghann Stephenson, and Janet Sung were selected by the faculty as our school’s nominees for the the Society of Illustrators Zankel Scholarship. The annual competition is open to full-time Illustration majors completing their Junior Year from schools throughout the United States. A renowned jury of illustrators chooses one student- the best of the Junior class- and financially supports the student’s Senior year with a scholarship of $20,000. We were very proud to have them represent the Parsons Illustration Program.

Please scroll down to see sample images from each student.

below: Franca Barone, Girl That Smokes (detail), Advanced Drawing, Jeff Quinn (faculty)

below: Kristin Chae, Troll Etiquette, Illustration Design Studio, Noel Claro

below: Leigh Cunnignham, Confession, Materials and Methods II, Chang Park

below: Janet Sung, City Murder, Junior Concepts 4, Guy Billout

below: Meghann Stephenson, January (left); February (right), personal

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