Melanie Reim
New York City, USA
Melanie Reim travels with a sketchbook never far from her side. She is the chairperson of the MFA in Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she also serves the Diversity Council and is special Assistant to the Dean of Graduate Studies. Her visual journals are featured in articles and drawing books. Her work is part of the Air Force Art Collection, Washington, DC, as well as other group and solo shows. As Education Chair on the Board of Directors at The Society of Illustrators she advocates for the love of drawing and the rich and well-rounded education of illustration students everywhere, as they are the future of the industry.
Blog: http://sketchbookseduction.blogspot.com/