Latest Additions: Illustration Zone

Maria Cardelli is an illustrator, artist, and fashion designer from Rome. She lived in NYC for a few years and worked as a footwear and accessories designer, while also continuing to paint and take part in art exhibits around the world, including the Biennale of Modern Art. She eventually transitioned into commercial illustration and moved back to Europe. Maria now lives in the Netherlands, where she continues to design, paint, and illustrate. She also recently created a collection of women's footwear and fashion accessories under her own label. Her illustration clients include the Times, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, the Boston Globe, Time Out NY, Telecom, Bio, Architectural Digest, the New York Times, and many others.

Miriam Martincic is an award-winning illustrator based in Ames, Iowa with a focus on book and editorial work. Her illustrations combine her experiences as an artist, stone carver, and graphic designer. When she is not drawing, she dances tango.

Michael Meister is an illustrator based in Basel, Switzerland. He studied graphic design in the early eighties, and since then he has worked as a freelance artist for Swiss advertising companies, newspapers, and magazines. His work took him to Paris, Italy, Germany, and New York, where he worked for companies like Daimler-Chrysler. His international list of clients are located in  Hong Kong, Europe, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

Adam Niklewicz is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis (BFA '89) and SUNY Purchase (MFA '06). His work has been recognized by all the major illustration annuals: The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, the Society of Publication Designers, the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Communication Arts, Print magazine, and Idea magazine (Tokyo, Japan).  He lives and works in North Haven, Connecticut.

Wai's elegant illustrations have evolved from her formal studies in fashion, life drawing, and design, developing into a style that is classic, yet different. Her work has been commissioned by brands such as 3M Scotch and Henniez, magazines such as InStyle and Vogue, newspapers such as the Wall Street Journal and the Age, and publishing houses such as Penguin and St Martins Press. Wai creates illustrations that tell a timeless story.