Thursday, October 23, 2014
Reception at 6pm, panel discussion at 6:30pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery
38 West 86 Street
New York, New York 10024
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday 11am–5pm,
Thursday 11am–8pm
Steven Heller moderates a panel discussion about the art and business of illustration on the occasion of the exhibition Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life. Panelists include illustrators Steven Heller, George Bates, Peter de Séve and Barbara Nessim. They will share insights about their work and will shed light on the changing roles of illustrators in the current media.
American art director and critic, Steven Heller, is the co-founder and co-chair of the MFA Design: Designer as Author & Entrepreneur program. He is also the author and co-author of many works on the history of illustration, typography and many subjects specializing in graphic design.
George Bates is an adjunct professor of Illustration at Parsons School of Design and has also previously taught illustration at Pratt Institute. He has two permanent public art installations for the NYC MTA Subway Arts for Transit program.
Peter de Séve illustrations and character designs are known throughout the world. He is perhaps best recognized for his many The New Yorker magazine covers and for the characters he designed for the popular Ice Age series of animated films.
Barbara Nessim is an American artist, illustrator, and educator who lives and works in New York City.
Register online, call T +1 212 501 3011, or email [email protected].
This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Barbara Nessim: An Artful Life on view at the Bard Graduate Center Gallery through January 11, 2015.
About the BGC
The Bard Graduate Center’s Gallery exhibitions, MA and PhD programs, and research initiatives explore new ways of thinking about decorative arts, design history, and material culture. Located in New York City, the BGC is an academic unit of Bard College.
