Monica Ahanonu is an illustrator, model and creator based in Los Angeles. Many consider her an expert in color theory and vector illustration. Monica started her career at DreamWorks Animation where she honed her unique artistic style. Now as IMG Models’ first signed illustrator, Monica is emerging as a leading tastemaker in fashion while she continues to elevate her talents in illustration.

You will find Monica showcasing her signature style and doing capsule clothing collections, book illustration, package design, digital campaigns as well as on the red carpet for various events.

Monica’s client roster spans brands in media, clothing, consumer products and publishing. She has recently worked with Ruggable, Vanity Fair, GAP, Facebook, Apple, Target, Google, UGG, Nefflix, Sephora and more.

You can follow her work on Instagram at @MonicaAhanonu

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Lisk Feng is an award-winning illustrator who is initially from China, and now a New York-based freelance illustrator. She graduated from MFA Illustration Practice from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2014, with a lot of publications and advertisings projects seen by the world, such as The New Yorker, Apple, Penguin, Airbnb, The New York Times, Chanel, etc. Meanwhile, her illustrations received some awards and recognitions such as Silver Medal from the Society of Illustrators,  Communication Arts Excellence Award, 3X3 Silver Medal, American Illustration winner, etc. She also published several children`s books with Flying Eye Books, Abrams and Kids Can Press. She was awarded one of the Art Directors Club 15 young gun artists among all artists from all fields worldwide in 2017.

You can follow her work on Instagram at @liskfeng

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Timothy Goodman’s art and words have populated buildings, walls, packaging, clothes, products, books, and magazines for brands such as Amazon, Apple, Nike, Google, Samsung, McDonalds, MoMa, Netflix, Yves Saint Laurent, Tiffany & Co., The New Yorker, the New York Times. In 2018 he launched a global collection of clothing with Uniqlo that sold 1 million units, and in 2022 he designed a Nike basketball shoe for NBA star Kevin Durant titled the “Timothy Goodman KD15.” Timothy is also the co-creator of several social experiments including the viral blog and book “40 Days of Dating” whose TV rights were optioned to Netflix. He’s launched two solo gallery exhibitions for The Richard Taittinger Gallery in NYC, he has taught at School of Visual Arts, and he regularly speaks around the world at creative conferences. His graphic memoir “I Always Think It’s Forever” was published in 2023 by Simon & Schuster.

Instagram: @timothygoodman
TikTok: @timothygoodman
Twitter:@timothyogoodman

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Edel Rodriguez is a Cuban American artist who has exhibited internationally with shows in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Havana, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Toronto, and Spain. Inspired by personal history, religious rituals, politics, memory, and nostalgia, his bold, figurative works are an examination of identity, mortality, and cultural displacement.

Edel Rodriguez was born in Havana, Cuba in 1971. He was raised in El Gabriel, a small farm town surrounded by fields of tobacco and sugar cane. In 1980 Rodriguez and his family boarded a boat and left for America during the Mariel boatlift. They settled in Miami where Rodriguez was introduced to and influenced by American pop culture for the first time. Socialist propaganda and western advertising, island culture and contemporary city life, are all aspects of his life that continue to inform his work.

In 1994, Rodriguez graduated with honors in painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. In 1998, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from Manhattan’s Hunter College graduate program. Throughout his career, Rodriguez has received commissions to create artwork for numerous book publishers, advertising agencies, and editorial publications. He is a regular contributor to the The New York Times Op Ed page and The New Yorker Magazine.  He has created over a hundred newspaper and magazine covers for clients such as TIME Magazine, Der Spiegel, Newsweek, The Nation, Businessweek, The New Republic, and The Village Voice.  He has created dozens of book covers for clients such as Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House. Rodriguez has also created several stamps for the U.S. Postal Service and has illustrated poster and advertising campaigns for many operas, films, and Broadway shows.

Rodriguez’s artwork is in the collections of a variety of institutions, including the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., as well as in numerous private collections.  His work has received numerous awards from The Art Director’s Club and The Society of Illustrators in New York City. Rodriguez is the author of four children’s books.  His memoir “Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey” was published by Metropolitan books in the fall of 2023.

@edelrodriguezstudio

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Gary Taxali is a contemporary Canadian fine artist, illustrator, and holds the rank of Full Professor in the Faculty of Design at OCAD University. His retro stylized art, reminiscent of Depression era artwork, advertising, typography and packaging, has earned him important placement as world renowned artist. Taxali’s artwork has a high brow/low brow appeal, and consists of original stylized characters, iconography, and symbols reminiscent of the 1930s best described as “pop art”. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world including The Victoria and Albert Museum (UK), The Whitney Museum of American Art (USA), The Andy Warhol Museum (USA), The Contemporary Art Museum in Rome (Italy), and his work is in the permanent collection of The Library of Congress (USA). He has collaborated with various brands including Canadian men’s retailer Harry Rosen on custom-designed silk pocket squares, six Gary Taxali celebration coins for The Royal Canadian Mint including the world’s first currency celebrating non-gender specific marriage, and with musician Aimee Mann on her album “@#%&*! Smilers”, which earned Taxali a 2009 Grammy Award Nomination for Best Art Package.

Taxali’s illustrations have appeared in every major magazine including Rolling Stone, GQ, The New York Times, Newsweek, and The New Yorker. He has won hundreds of national and international awards including numerous recognition from American Illustration, Communication Arts, Society of Publication Designers, a nomination for a Cannes Lion, and Gold Medals from the National Magazine Awards, The Advertising and Design Club of Canada, and 2 Gold Medals and a Silver Medal from The Society of Illustrators (NYC). Gary was listed as one of the top 100 illustrators in the world by art book publisher Taschen in “The Illustrator: 100 Best from Around the World”. His monographs include “I Love You, OK?” (published by TeNeus USA), “Mono Taxali” (published by 27_9 in Italy), and “Happiness with a Caveat”.

@taxali

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Shar Tui’asoa is a Pacific-Islander illustrator and owner of the O’ahu based art studio, Punky Aloha Studio. She is a full-time freelance illustrator and has created artwork for global and national brands like Disney, Pixar, Apple, Hasbro, Target, Facebook, Amazon and many more.  She most recently released her debut picture book “Punky Aloha ” with Harper Collins, becoming the first Pacific-Islander to author and illustrate a children’s bookfor a major publishing company.  Shar also has murals featured throughout the islands of Hawai’i which feature her iconic “Punky Aloha” illustrations, filled with her vibrant color palette, bold graphic aesthetic, and unmistakable connection to Hawai’i.  When she is not working on new and exciting projects, she is running her Punky Aloha Shop, which features a wide array of colorful and fresh island inspired art prints as well as a growing catalogue of unique Punky Aloha products.

You can follow her work on Instagram at @punkyaloha

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