Zina
Saunders has been a writer-illustrator for more than 15 years.
In addition to contributions in a variety of periodicals (including
The Wall Street Journal, The Progressive, ESPN magazine, Hemispheres,
and The Utne Reader), her client list includes Chronicle Books,
Simon & Schuster, Random House, Scholastic, Oxford University
Press, and Nickelodeon.
In June 2005, her focus shifted from general illustration
to reportage illustration, when she wrote a story for Time
Out New York magazine about the Puerto Rico Schwinn Club,
an outgrowth of the Overlooked
New York website, her series of interviews and portraits
of impassioned New Yorkers. She wrote and illustrated another
feature in the August 4th issue of Time Out New York magazine,
profiling Central Park portrait artists. Her Overlooked New
York series was selected for the 3x3 ProShow Illustration
Annual No. 4.
Excerpts from Art
Talks, her series of portraits and interviews with illustrators
and art directors, is featured in every issue of Illo magazine,
and was selected for the American Illustration 26 Annual.
Word just came that another of her portraits from that series
will be in the American Illustration 27 Annual, and five of
her portraits have been selected for inclusion in the Communication
Arts Illustration Annual 2008. She is also on the Board of
Directors of the Society of Illustrators.
In the Fall of 2007, she began teaching a senior thesis class
in illustration at the University of the Arts, and in the
Spring 2008 semester she is also teaching a class called Personal
Viewpoint. To see the work of the students, visit the Personal
Viewpoint website.
Zina is the daughter of pulp magazine artist Norman
Saunders, who painted some of the most popular bubblegum
cards from the 60's and 70's, including Mars Attacks, Batman,
and Wacky Packages. As a child, she got her first taste of
being a professional illustrator when she would "correct"
her father's paintings, when he was away from his drawing
board. Many an eyelash on Norm Saunders' damsels in distress
was painted by a nine-year-old Zina.
Zina lives and works in New York City, where she grew up and
attended Music and Art High School and The Cooper Union. She
left Manhattan in her 20’s to be a levitating lady with
a traveling circus in upstate New York, but eventually returned
to her senses and her beloved city.
If you're interested in knowing more, she maintains a blog
on the illustrator blogsite, Drawger,
that features her works-in-progress and outside projects.
You can also read more in the Wikipedia
article about Zina and she maintains a portfolio on illoz.com
as well as on her rep's site, Morgan
Gaynin Inc.
Telephone: 212-777-1201
email: zina (AT) zinasaunders (DOT) com
For illustration assignments please contact Morgan
Gaynin Inc.
Tel: (212) 475-0440
Email: info@morgangaynin.com
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