Marilyn is from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. She graduated with a BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York and is freelance web illustrator in Brooklyn. Her drawings, handmade toys and vector art have been featured in magazines worldwide. You can see more of her work at www.mpatrizio.com.
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Elwood was born in Alpena, Michigan, attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, and now lives in Rhinebeck, New York. He is an illustrator and more of his work can be seen at www.elwoodsmith.com.
Source: An Illustrated Life
Paul was born in San Antonio, where he still lives. He studied advertising design and studio art in college and is now creative director of his design firm, Toolbox Studios. You can see more of his artwork at www.paulsoupiset.com.
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Cindy was born in Richmond, Virginia, graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a BFA in illustration and lives and works as a part-time receptionist at The Virginia Home, a nursing home for disabled people. For more of her work, visit www.learningdaily.blogspot.com.
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Chris was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and has a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. He is a cartoonist (or writer and artist) and lives in Oak Park, Illinois. In addition to his many comics and illustrations, he has published two volumes of his sketchbook, both titled The ACME Novelty Datebook.
He has no personal website but wikipedia has a page on him.
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Christian grew up in New Jersey and San Diego. He earned a BFA in drawing and animation from the University of Central Florida, and a MA in illustration from Syracuse University. Since college, he has lived on the outskirts of Orlando, Florida, working as a freelance illustrator. His diverse project range from a series of all-ages graphic novels called Korgi to drawing on the Disney film Brother Bear. Visit www.sladestudio.com for his Welsh Corgi fantasy art and www.christianslade.com to see his online portfolio.
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Trevor grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was told he wasn't talented enough to take art at school or college. He only started drawing in his thirties. He now lives in Austin, Texas, where he writes and illustrates children's books and has a children's entertainment company. His many books can be found in bookstores and at www.trevorromain.com.
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Edel grew up in Havana, then Miami, and now lives in a small town in New Jersey. He earned a BFA at Pratt Institute and an MFA from Hunter College and is now an art director at TIME magazine and a freelance illustrator. You can see more of his work at www.edelrodriguez.com.
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Brody is an artist and world-famous calligrapher. He grew up in Houston, Texas, and Ulm, Germany. He received his BA in art history from Princeton University and his PhD from The Courtauld Institute of Art in London. He lived in Welsh Borders for six years and now is based in Bruges, Belgium. Textasy, a monograph on his work, was published by Imschoot Uitgevers, Ghent in 2006. His calligraphy can also be seen in the films and projects of Peter Greenaway. For more of his work, visit www.bnart.be.
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Christoph grew up near Stuttgart, Germany, and now lives in New York City. He earned a master's degree in graphic design from the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. He is an illustrator, designer and animator. To see more of his work for the The New Yorker and his children's books, visit www.christophniemann.com
Source: An Illustrated Life
