ERIC VELASQUEZ
Illustrator; Author; Educator
Education:
BFA, School of Visual Arts 1983
Clients Include:
Bloomsbury Publishing, Simon and Schuster, Abrams Books, Houghton Mifflin, Holiday House, Sleeping Bear Press, Marshall Cavendish, Mcgraw Hill, Albert Whitman, Lee and Low Books
Solo Exhibitions:
Caton Museum of Art 2011 (The artwork from TWICE AS GOOD),
Sag Harbor, Staten Island 2006 (a retrospective).
Group Exhibitions:
Society of Ilustrators Original Art show 2010,
21st and 23rd Annual Illustration Exhibit, R.Michelson Galleries
Illustrated Books Include:
GRANDMA’S RECORDS, GRANDMA’S GIFT, MY UNCLE MARTIN’S BIG HEART, MY UNCLE MARTIN’S WORDS FOR AMERICA, TWICE AS GOOD, TOUCH THE SKY, THE PRICE OF FREEDOM, CHAMPION: THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD ALI, I MATTHEW HENSON, JESSE OWENS FASTEST MAN ALIVE
Author:
GRANDMA’S RECORDS, GRANDMA’S GIFT
Publications Include:
THE NEW YORK TIMES, JSD, EL DIARIO LA PRENSA, THE WESTCHESTER JOURNAL
Awards Include:
Coretta Scott/ John Steptoe Award (THE PIANO MAN), Carter G. Woodson (THE SOUND THAT JAZZ MAKES) , Pura Belpre Award (GRANDMA’S GIFT)
Teaching Experience:
FIT 2002 to present,
Teaching artist in residence The Museum School 2008,
The Hudson River Museum Teaching Artist in Residence 2012.
Web site: http://www.ericvelasquez.com/
Illustrator; Author; Educator
Education:
BFA, School of Visual Arts 1983
Clients Include:
Bloomsbury Publishing, Simon and Schuster, Abrams Books, Houghton Mifflin, Holiday House, Sleeping Bear Press, Marshall Cavendish, Mcgraw Hill, Albert Whitman, Lee and Low Books
Solo Exhibitions:
Caton Museum of Art 2011 (The artwork from TWICE AS GOOD),
Sag Harbor, Staten Island 2006 (a retrospective).
Group Exhibitions:
Society of Ilustrators Original Art show 2010,
21st and 23rd Annual Illustration Exhibit, R.Michelson Galleries
Illustrated Books Include:
GRANDMA’S RECORDS, GRANDMA’S GIFT, MY UNCLE MARTIN’S BIG HEART, MY UNCLE MARTIN’S WORDS FOR AMERICA, TWICE AS GOOD, TOUCH THE SKY, THE PRICE OF FREEDOM, CHAMPION: THE STORY OF MUHAMMAD ALI, I MATTHEW HENSON, JESSE OWENS FASTEST MAN ALIVE
Author:
GRANDMA’S RECORDS, GRANDMA’S GIFT
Publications Include:
THE NEW YORK TIMES, JSD, EL DIARIO LA PRENSA, THE WESTCHESTER JOURNAL
Awards Include:
Coretta Scott/ John Steptoe Award (THE PIANO MAN), Carter G. Woodson (THE SOUND THAT JAZZ MAKES) , Pura Belpre Award (GRANDMA’S GIFT)
Teaching Experience:
FIT 2002 to present,
Teaching artist in residence The Museum School 2008,
The Hudson River Museum Teaching Artist in Residence 2012.
Web site: http://www.ericvelasquez.com/