Hi! My name is Izzy. I’m an illustration major at Ringling College of Art and Design, graduating in May 2024.
With my art, I aim to capture the viewer’s inner child by creating intriguing pieces with characters and environments that ask questions. I strive to create characters that not only appear unique, but have their own fears and desires, and reside in worlds that reflect their personalities. My strong drive to express my stories is the thing that keeps me inspired to create. I hope that by combining my love of storytelling and illustration, I can incite joy and excitement in others.
Internships
2022- Pencil Gator Studios. Illustrated character designs and turnarounds for the animated pilot Fate Saga.
Workshops
2023 – Participated in a workshop with Cloudco through Ringling, creating and presenting Care Bears illustrations.
2023 – Participated in a workshop with Nickelodeon through Ringling, creating and pitching a storyboard for the show Kamp Koral.
Work Experience
2023 – Illustrated two-page comic for Ringling’s annual comic book Meanwhile (Issue 14, pages 10-11)
2022 – Illustrated two-page comic for Ringling’s annual comic book Meanwhile (Issue 13, pages 12-13)
2021 -2022 – Figure Drawing Tutor at Ringling College of Art and Design
2022 – Sales Ambassador at Blick Art Materials
Exhibitions
2023 – Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Contest 2023, for the illustration “The Too Clever Fox Comic’
2023 – 2023 Best of Ringling Annual Juried Exhibition, for the illustration ‘Too Clever Fox’
2022 – 2022 Best of Ringling Annual Juried Exhibition, for the illustration “Kite Ghost”
2020 – Calyx Schenecker Art Infinitum 2nd Annual Hillsborough County High School Fine Arts Competition, Honorable Mention in 2D Art
2020 – 15th Congressional Art Show 2020 at Tampa Museum of Art 2nd place “Underground”
2020 – Scholastic Art & Writing Award Silver Key “Into the Woods”
Oct 2019 – Youth Art Council exhibit Past, Present, Future at Tampa Museum of Art “Tree of Knowledge”
Oct 2019 – Frankenstein Exhibit at University of South Florida
Sept 25, 2019 – Helios Education Foundation Reception Charcoal
Apr 2019 – Dali Surrealist High School Student Exhibition “Girl with Cat”
Mar 2019 – 14th Congressional District High School Competition
Mar 2019 – “Encapsulate” Blake Student Art Show “Flood of Thoughts”
Honors
2020 – Awarded Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture and the Arts Charlie Hounchell Art Stars Scholarship, in Visual Arts
2020 – Awarded Florida Watercolor Society Scholarship
2019 – Awarded Anne Frank Humanitarian Award