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Member of the Week Chinatsu Washikita

Member of the Week Chinatsu Washikita

Chinatsu Washikita is based in Peru with her husband, two daughters, an elderly dog, and seven cats. She majored in graphic design and illustration at a Japanese art university. While attending private universities in Japan, particularly art universities are expensive, but her mother is a fashion designer, was supportive of her college education. This fueled her passion, leading her to enthusiastically pursue her major and enjoy a fulfilling student life. Simultaneously, she obtained her...

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Member of the Week Bob Case

Member of the Week Bob Case

Bob Case is an illustrator, animator and the Chief Creative Officer of LAVIDGE, an Advertising Agency in Phoenix, Arizona. His career has spanned 30+ years and past clients include: Nickelodeon, HBO Films, The Phoenix Suns, The Arizona Diamondbacks, John Deere, Microsoft, Qualtrics, The New York Times and Modelo.     As an illustrator, Bob's been recognized as one of the 200 best illustrators worldwide by Luerzer's Archive magazine and has had works accepted into juried competitions...

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April SILA Sketch Lounge

April SILA Sketch Lounge

Wednesday April 24, 2024 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

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Member of the Week Jorge Mascarenhas

Member of the Week Jorge Mascarenhas

Jorge Mascarenhas was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He’s been drawing ever since he was able to hold a crayon. His illustrations have been commissioned, nationally and internationally, by clients such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, Penguin, Family Circle, Macmillan, TOR, Wednesday Books, Runner’s World, Random House, Abrams Books, Popcorn Books, New Republic, D Magazine, 5280 Magazine, Desigual, Stanford University, Chief Investment Officer, Becker and Mayer, Editorial Lumen, Six Red...

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Member of the Week Rebecca J. Jones

Member of the Week Rebecca J. Jones

Rebecca J. Jones was a scholarship student at East Carolina University from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Following graduation, she joined Out of Our Minds Animation Studios in North Carolina. Since then, she has been an integral part of the studio's success in a wide variety of projects ranging from television, film, virtual reality, and the web. Her illustration, production, and directorial efforts have resulted in numerous awards individually as well as for the...

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Member of the Week Adolfo Valle

Member of the Week Adolfo Valle

Adolfo Valle is an artist living near Grand Rapids, Michigan. He's originally from Brooklyn, NY and works primarily in editorial spaces for both online and print. He graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan and later earned his MFA at Hartford Art School. He began his career working at Newsweek Magazine as an art director of covers for Newsweek International where he helped design around 400 covers over a ten year span. His illustration work is a mixed...

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March SILA Sketch Lounge

March SILA Sketch Lounge

Wednesday March 27, 2024 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

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Member of the Week Tian Gan

Member of the Week Tian Gan

Tian Gan, a concept artist at Bad Robot Games, a video game fraction of JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Production. Tian has participated in various famous video game IPs, such as Silent Hill and Pac Man. Her distinctive creativity and designs have been honored with national and international illustration and photography awards, such as Applied Art Awards, Creative Quarterly 72, Creative Quarterly 73, 3x3 International Illustration Awards, and Art Director Club 102th Annual Awards. Her work has been...

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Member of the Week Viktor Farro

Member of the Week Viktor Farro

Viktor Farro is an illustrator and designer with a focus on covers, editorial portraits and graphic novel illustration. His work has been recognized by: The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles - Illustration West 62 American Illustration - AI42 Creative Quarterly Journal 3x3 Magazine - 3x3 Annual 20 He is a 2023 graduate of the Illustration Program at Visual Arts Passage. He is represented by Kirby’s Comic Art. https://viktorfarro.myportfolio.com/...

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Member of the Week Pashur House

Member of the Week Pashur House

Pashur, grew up in the Music City - Nashville, TN – with no musical talent. Instead, he had a crazy amount of passion for art. He cut out his favorite comic strips from the daily newspapers and begged his dad to take him to a five and dime store to buy a crazy amount of comic books. It took a crazy amount of begging. While in high school he drew a crazy number of caricatures at the local theme park becoming their top artist. All his money went to a crazy amount of art supplies while he studied...

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Member of the Week Bartosz Kosowski

Member of the Week Bartosz Kosowski

Bartosz Kosowski - born in 1979, is an illustrator and poster artist based in Lodz, Poland. He has graduated from Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts and Design where he studied traditional printmaking as well as University of Wroclaw. For the last nineteen years he has been creating award winning posters, editorial illustrations and portraits and has cooperated with such clients as Apple, LucasFilm, Disney, HBO, Canal+, Netflix, Legendary Pictures, "The New Yorker", "The Economist", "The New...

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Member of the Week Chiara Vercesi

Member of the Week Chiara Vercesi

Chiara Vercesi is an award-winning illustrator from Milan (Italy) currently based in Amsterdam. She has gained international recognition for her editorial and advertising illustrations, with a strong emphasis on science and environmental themes. Her work can be found in publications and advertising campaigns across the world. She’s also been spotted giving lectures at universities in The Netherlands and the US, teaching creative practice on Domestika, and mentoring new creatives with The...

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Member of the Week Tom Parsons

Member of the Week Tom Parsons

Tom Parsons is an illustrator, designer and art teacher from North Carolina. He began his career in screen-printing and sublimation, designing cycling jerseys and other printed textiles. Tom is influenced by a wide range of subjects such as narrative art, 3D printing and model making, humorous comics, music, etc. His illustrations start with lots of rough pencil sketches which are then finished digitally with hand painted textures incorporated throughout. Occasionally he also makes small...

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February SILA Sketch Lounge

February SILA Sketch Lounge

Thursday February 22, 2024 7pm – 9pm PT Relax, sketch, fix yourself a drink, and toss it around with other illustrators on Zoom. To get the Zoom link (will be sent an hour before the event starts): RSVP info@si-la.org

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Member of the Week Eric Seaburg

Member of the Week Eric Seaburg

Eric Seaburg is an illustrator and artist living in Sacramento, CA. He is originally from Newtown, Connecticut and has lived in New Zealand, Mississippi, Germany, Connecticut and California. He has a BFA from Paier College of Art and an MFA from Academy of Art University. He has been involved with many types of art. He focuses on book cover and book interior art in the sci-fi, fantasy, mystery/thriller, horror and military historical fiction genres among others. His skills include but are not...

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