Talk

SVA Continuing Education presents a talk with residency alumnus and faculty member Ishita Jain who will discuss process, projects and the pursuit of “leaving no flower undrawn or unpainted” with Viktor Koen, Chair of BFA Comics and BFA Illustration, with a Q&A to follow.

Ishita Jain is an illustrator and designer based in New York City, originally from Delhi, India. She loves to draw on location and enjoys documenting the people, places and stories that surround her. Her work is inspired by day to day moments, giant trees, shimmering spots of light and the wonder that comes from being around nature. She works across media, both digital and traditional.

Jain studied graphic design at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, India, and went to the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Program at School of Visual Arts, New York.

She teaches at SVA and has been a guest speaker at several institutes. She is the author and illustrator of Searching for Sunshine: Finding Connections with Plants, Parks, and the People Who Love Them. Other clients include The New York Times, Penguin Random House, LinkNYC, Bloomsbury Publishing, Sephora, Little Island, San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, DrawTogether, NorthSouth Books, Princeton Architectural Press, Holiday House Books and Aisfor.