Archive: Illustration

One day — 24 hours — sounds like plenty of time to accomplish something … unless that “something” is to write, draw, letter and complete a 24-page comic book. Seventy Academy students and alumni recently stepped up for the 24-Hour Comics Challenge. In the end, one was standing: Mark Simmons, who finished 20 minutes early.
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Academy alumni found a way to make the big city smaller Oct. 28 at the inauguration of a New York City chapter of the Alumni Association. Graduates came from creative communities across the metropolis — fashion, illustration, graphic design and more — to rekindle associations and make new connections at the legendary Art Directors Club.
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Frank Lin and Michael Lim are both Academy graduates in Illustration. They’ve both embarked on successful careers in what is broadly termed fantasy art … although their styles are startlingly different. And now they share an additional honor: having their artwork selected for a prestigious exhibition at the Museum of American Illustration in New York.
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Helping plant seeds of sustainability in the heart of the city, the Academy of Art University will sponsor the Urban Forest Project in San Francisco in spring 2010. Street banners by 75 Bay Area artists — Academy students, alumni, faculty and friends — will employ the form or metaphor of the tree to bring powerful… Full Story »

What’s an arts school doing in the NCAA? Competing in basketball. Golf. Soccer. Track and field, and a long list of other men’s and women’s sports. On July 10, 2009, the Academy of Art University was accepted into the NCAA, becoming the only four-year arts institution among more than 1000 member schools. “To say we… Full Story »