Hi! My name is Izzy(she/her), and I’m an illustrator from Tampa, FL. I graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in Spring 2024, and after four amazing years of exploration, I’m excited to be pursuing my next adventure: Picture Book Illustration!
I enjoy making whimsical illustrations that are teeming with small details for readers to discover. With my work, I would like to inspire people to slow down and appreciate the little details in the world around them, especially in nature. But most of all, I want my artwork to be colorful, bright and fun!
Besides my love of drawing (which I would do 24/7 if I could), some other things I enjoy are the Enneagram (I’m a 1), learning about art in its many forms, being in nature, and reading and researching the production of children’s books.
Contact
izzyrobe (at) gmail (dot) com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izzy-robe/
SCBWI Page: https://www.scbwi.org/members/izzy.robe.2
Work Experience
September 2024-Present – Tampa Museum of Art, Visitor Experience Representative
June-August 2024 – Minorities in Shark Sciences; llustrated 55 shark and ray species for the project ICONIC Oceans.
2023 – Illustrated two-page comic for Ringling’s annual comic book Meanwhile (Issue 14, pages 10-11)
2022- Pencil Gator Studios. Illustrated character designs and turnarounds for the animated pilot Fate Saga.
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
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.
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”
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