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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,Time
Out New York, and D magazine), her client list
includes Simon & Schuster, Random House, Scholastic, Oxford
University Press, Nickelodeon, and Fisher Price.
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.
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
has been selected to be featured in 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 her portrait of Steve Brodner
has been selected for inclusion in the American Illustration
26 Annual. She is also on the Board of Directors of the
Society of Illustrators.
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 site, ZinaSaunders.com
email:
zina (AT) zinasaunders (DOT) com
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