Eric Velasquez
Adjunct Assistant Professor | Illustration
Education
BFA, School of Visual Arts
Biography
Eric Velasquez is an illustrator, author, and educator.
Clients
Bloomsbury Publishing, Simon and Schuster, Abrams Books, Houghton Mifflin, Holiday House, Sleeping Bear Press, Marshall Cavendish, McGraw Hill, Albert Whitman, Lee and Low Books
Solo Exhibitions
- Caton Museum of Art 2011 (artwork from Twice as Good)
- Sag Harbor, Staten Island 2006 (retrospective)
Group Exhibitions
- Society of Illustrators Original Art Show 2010
- 21st and 23rd Annual Illustration Exhibitions, R. Michelson Galleries
Books Illustrated
- Grandma's Records
- Grandma's Gift
- My Uncle Martin's Big Heart
- My Uncle Martin's Words for America
- Twice as Good
- Touch the Sky
- The Price of Freedom
- Champion: The Story of Muhammad Ali
- I, Matthew Henson
- Jesse Owens: Fastest Man Alive
Books Authored
- Grandma's Records
- Grandma's Gift
Publications
The New York Times, JSD, El Diario la Prensa, The Westchester Journal
Awards
- Coretta Scott/John Steptoe Award for The Piano Man
- Carter G. Woodson Award for The Sound that Jazz Makes
- Pura Belpre Award for Grandma's Gift