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ILLUS, Illustration
Department Chair of Illustration
John F. Malta
John F. Malta is the Chair of the undergraduate Illustration Department where he teaches courses at all levels. Johns professional practice as an artist explores the convergence of illustration, comic art, installation, and design. For over a decade he has operated a professional studio working with clients such as The New York Times, Magic the…
Associate Professor
David Vargo
David Vargo has an intense love of the mysterious. From an early age his art sought to transcend realism to the realms of the imaginary. After service to his country in the US Marine Corps as an Infantryman, David enrolled in art school. He earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Illustration from the Laguna…
Adjunct Faculty
Rachelle Chuang
Adjunct Faculty
Jason Dowd
Jason Dowd has been a professional freelance illustrator and fine artist for over thirty years. His clients include Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, UCI, Anheuser-Busch, and Chase Bank, among others. Most recently, he has completed sixty full color illustrations for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which will appear in 2025 for the 125th anniversary. In 2019,…
Adjunct Faculty
Josh Freydkis
Adjunct Faculty
Taylor Glenn
Taylor Glenn is an interdisciplinary artist, illustrator, designer, and writer working in California and Maine. As an alumna of the Graphic Design and Digital Media with Illustration Emphasis program at LCAD, she specialized in creating accessible branding identities for people with physical and cognitive uniquenesses and creating systems focused on sustainability and ecological preservation. Taylor's…
Adjunct Faculty
Dave Hobrecht
World-renowned sports artist, Dave Hobrecht is collected by art patrons across the globe. He is known for his classic, yet innovative black and white sports paintings, dramatic sports subjects, and masterful technique.
Adjunct Faculty
Matthew James-Wilson
Matthew James-Wilson is the founder of Heavy Manners Library, an art space in Los Angeles’ Echo Park. From 2012 to 2018, he ran the online art magazine FORGE. James-Wilson has curated art exhibits, worked for various independent record labels, and written for publications including Pitchfork and VICE. Matthew James-Wilson was born in Toronto, CA and…
Adjunct Faculty
Quinne Larsen
Quinne Larsen is a Chinook cartoonist living in Los Angeles. They've worked as a storyboard artist for Sony Pictures, Cartoon Network, and Netflix, among others. They were a 2023 Sundance Native Labs fellow. They're currently completing an original graphic novel for First Second Publishing.
Adjunct Faculty
Kristen Liu-Wong
Born and raised in San Francisco, Kristen Liu-Wong attended Pratt Institute where she graduated with a BFA in Illustration. She has shown extensively in numerous galleries both domestically and abroad and in addition to her gallery practice, she has worked with an extensive range of clients on projects ranging from murals to editorial illustrations to…
Adjunct Faculty
Mark Pacella
Mark Pacella has been drawing for the communication arts since the age of 9. Working in publishing as an Editorial illustrator for clients such as The New York Times, The National Law Journal, Notre Dame Magazine etc, he eventually went on to work at Heavy Metal magazine/Marvel comics/DC and Image comics etc. Tired of shoveling…
Adjunct Faculty
Christopher Ramsey
Christopher Ramsey is currently based in Orange County. He works with both Illustration and Fine Art techniques in his professional work. Christopher is passionate about figurative and landscape works and uses these elements in his paintings and illustration. His recent works include a Second Place award for the Tustin Plein-air Competition in October 2023.
Adjunct Faculty
Jamie Stark
Jamie Stark is a design and branding consultant. A native New Yorker, Jamie, holds a BA from Fordham University and studied fine art at The Art Students League of NY. Jamie worked at a number of design studios and advertising agencies in NYC. Ultimately, he founded his own firm with offices in NYC and NJ…
Adjunct Faculty
Larry Taugher
Larry Taugher has been a freelance illustrator and exhibiting fine artist since graduating from Ohio University in 1980 with an MFA, he is proficient in commercial illustration as well as fine art production. His professional illustration career encompasses many diverse categories which span from entertainment art to commercial illustration. Commercial Client list includes companies such…
Adjunct Faculty
Loveis Wise
Loveis Wise (they/them) is a Los Angeles based multidisciplinary artist, lecturer, and land steward from Washington,DC. Much of their work and living practice has a focus on creating worlds that encapsulate what it means to re-imagine our futures through playfulness, liberation, and community building. This exploration of their praxis comes from a goal of shaping…
Adjunct Faculty
Mark Zoeller
Mark Zoeller is a veteran entertainment industry artist who has a long affiliation with film and television, being awarded two Emmy Awards in Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Storyboarding. Hes worked for all the major studios, Warner Bros., Disney, DreamWorks SKG, Fox, Marvel, and Technicolor to name a few. During his time at LCAD, Mark has…