About andrea

Andrea D'Aquino is an artist and author based in New York City.

Partial client list: The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, The Financial Times/London, The Eames Institute, AARP, Flow Magazine, Uppercase Magazine, Eater.com, VOX media, One Kings Lane, Chronicle Books, Tate UK, Anthropologie, Fondazione San Zeno/Italy, Max Mara/Italy, others.

Lectures and Workshops: 

Plymouth University (UK) / lecture to Illustration MFA program

Syracuse University, (MFA Illustration) lectures, portfolio reviews

FIT (State University of NY): lecture, MFA /thesis defense advisor

MICA (Maryland Institute of the Arts), MFA/thesis defense advisor

University of the Arts/Philadelphia, lecture, solo art show

SVA/School of Visual Arts/ Leonard Marcus’ picturebook class

The Future of Storytelling / corporate conference, collage workshop

The New School/Parsons / lecture to graphic design BFA students

Awards:

The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, The Type Director's Club, The Art Director's Club, 3x3 Magazine, Communication Arts, NYTimes Best Illustrations of the Year, AIGA, among others.

Exhibitions:

Rare Device/San Francisco, 2007 group show

My Plastic Heart/NYC, 2012 group show

University of the Arts/Philadelphia / 2016 solo show

Les Libellules/Bologna, Italy / 2017 group show

Biblioteca Civica di Verona/Italy, 2018 solo show

Society of Illustrators/ Best Picture Books of the Year - 2018, 2020

Books:

“A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa”, published by Princeton Architectural Press.

“Everything is Mine” Spring ‘21, from Tate/UK.

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" is a quirky and modern take on the classic text. Published with many international editions.

 "Once Upon a Piece of Paper", is an irreverant approach to creativity and embracing chaos, mistakes and chance.

Select Press: HERE

Picture books: represented by Debbie Bibo Agency.

Editorial: please contact me directly, would love to collaborate!

andrea@andreadaquino.com