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Cover of book, A Big Mooncake for Little Star, by Author/illustrator Grace Lin 96 IL
Four Alumni Earn Caldecott + Other Honors

RISD Illustration graduates have earned two 2019 Caldecott Honors and two YALSAs for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.

Illustrations by Victo Ngai from a new collector’s edition of the Kama Sutra
Kama Sutra Revisited

Illustrator Victo Ngai 10 IL has earned the Society of Illustrator’s 2019 Hamilton King Award for her interpretation of the ancient Sanskrit classic.

You Had Your Chance piece by John Sebelius 06 IL
Offering an Antidote to PTSD

Multidisciplinary artist John Sebelius is introducing veterans and first responders to making art as a way to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder.

RISD admissions poster by Marly Gallardo 15 IL
Gallardo Gives RISD a Rosy Glow

Brooklyn-based illustrator Marly Gallardo recently completed a poster designed to bring RISD to the attention of high school students across the country.

Cover of History of Illustration by Associate Professor and Head of Illustration Susan Doyle 81 IL/MFA 98 PT/PR
Rethinking the History of Illustration

A massive new book edited by Illustration Department Head Susan Doyle captures the global impact of illustrators on human knowledge.

Dilapidated train in field with cow in Serbia
RISD Cited as a #1 Fulbright Producer

RISD is once again named the top producer of US Fulbright students among special-focus four-year institutions.

Piece by Armando Veve 11 IL for a short story called This World Is Full of Monsters by Jeff VanderMeer
Forbes Salutes Young Alums

Four alumni are recognized in Forbes magazine’s 2018 30 Under 30 list of emerging artists and designers to watch.