Fine Art of Illustrators: Onishi Project Gallery Group Show

Above right: Turntable by Nancy Stahl, oils on canvas, 4.5' x 6'

Stop by the Onishi Project Gallery tomorrow evening from 6-8pm for the opening reception of a group show of the fine art of illustrators Lisa Adams, Mary Lynn Blasutta, Robert Crawford, David Goldin, and faculty Nancy Stahl.

The opening, on Thursday, May 23, from 6-8pm, is at 521 W. 26th Street in New York City. The exhibition will continue through June 5, 2013.

Faculty Daniel Pelavin Speaks at MAX 2013

Faculty Daniel Pelavin was one of a handful of industry professionals invited to speak at Adobe's MAX, the Creativity Conference, earlier this month in Los Angeles. Get the inside scoop on the event from his blog, and listen to his highly entertaining, informative and inspiring lecture, Fonts? We Don't Need No Stinking Fonts!, on Adobe TV (below).

Dr. Murray Tinkelman

Earlier this month Michigan's Kendall College of Art and Design bestowed its 2013 Doctor of Arts degree on Program Director Murray Tinkelman—illustrator, art educator and founder of the HAS MFA in Illustration program.

Read more on Kendall's website, and see this congratulatory note to Murray on FIT's blog.

Congratulations Dr. Tinkelman! 
photo: Ronni Tinkelman

Congratulations American Illustration 32 Winners!

Congratulations American Illustration 32 winners! As always, the contest is divided into two parts: Selected and Chosen. Selected illustrations recieved a majority of votes from the jury and appear in the book and on the website. This year's selected work includes (top row, from left to right): David Brinley (Class of 2010), Scott Bakal (Class of 2007) and Mario Zucca (Class of 2013). Chosen winners, who received at least two votes from the jury and appear only on the website, include (bottom row, from left to right) John S. Dykes (Class of 2013), Andrew Nilsen (Class of 2014) and Inga Poslitur (Class of 2012).

Also among the selected and chosen winners were guest speakers: Joe Ciardiello, Paul Rogers, Yuko Shimizu and Vivienne Flesher.

Scott Bakal (Class of 2007) Creates "Propulsion" for The Curve Ball

Scott Bakal (Class of 2007) was recently invited by Dave Murray, illustrator and owner of the Garrison Creek Bat Company, to create a custom bat for The Curve Ball, an upcoming charity event for the Toronto Blue Jays' Jays Care Foundation.

Fifteen artists were chosen to create custom bats to be sold at auction to help raise money for the JCF.

Scott's bat, Propulsion (in process at left), is named for a player's need for power when up to bat, and for the power and help to succeed and thrive that the foundation imbues in kids. Check out Scott's studio blog for more great process pics and info.

Guest speaker Irena Roman's Summer Course at the NRM

The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, will be host to an art intensive course for adults this summer, Painting Light: Luminous Watercolors with Irena Roman.

Guest speaker Irena Roman is an award-winning artist and Professor of Art at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

The evocative beauty of utilitarian objects—transformed by light—will be the focus of the class, which is designed to enhance creative and technical skills.

The 5-day course runs Monday through Friday,10am-4pm, August 5-9, 2013. Pre-register at 413.931.2221 or rsvp@nrm.org.

Guest Speaker Kenton Nelson Shows in Nashville

Guest speaker Kenton Nelson's work was recently spotted on the cover of Nashville Arts magazine by Tennessee alum Sally Govan (Class of 2011).

Read the interview with Nelson in the May 2013 issue, and if you happen to be near Nashville, Nelson's work will be showing at the Cumberland Gallery during the month of May.