Photograph by Naomi Kundu
Ishita Jain is an illustrator and designer based in NYC though she is originally from Delhi, India. She draws on location and documents the people, places and stories that surround her. Inspiration comes from day to day moments, giant trees, shimmering spots of light and the wonder that comes from being around nature. She works across media, both digital and traditional.
She is the author and illustrator Searching for Sunshine: Finding Connections with Plants, Parks, and the People Who Love Them.
She teaches at SVA and has been a guest speaker at several schools and institutes.
She teaches at SVA and has been a guest speaker at several schools and institutes.
Say hello or ask anything at at hello@ishitajain.in
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For Books: Represented by Eryn Kalavsky at Salky Literary Management
Education
BFA, Graphic Design, National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, India
MFA, Illustration as Visual Essay, School of Visual Arts (SVA), NYC
Clients include The New York Times, Penguin Random House, LinkNYC, CUP, Bloomsbury Publishing, Sephora, Little Island, San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, DrawTogether, NorthSouth Books, Princeton Architectural Press, Holiday House/ Neal Porter Books, New Vessel Press, Riverside Park, NYC, Dior, NYC Department of Transportation.
Residencies
Spruceton Inn, NY, 2017
Gakko, Japan, 2017
Exhibitions
Illustrators Exhibition, Bologna Children's Book Fair, Bologna 2025
BFA, Graphic Design, National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, India
MFA, Illustration as Visual Essay, School of Visual Arts (SVA), NYC
Clients include The New York Times, Penguin Random House, LinkNYC, CUP, Bloomsbury Publishing, Sephora, Little Island, San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association, DrawTogether, NorthSouth Books, Princeton Architectural Press, Holiday House/ Neal Porter Books, New Vessel Press, Riverside Park, NYC, Dior, NYC Department of Transportation.
Residencies
Spruceton Inn, NY, 2017
Gakko, Japan, 2017
Exhibitions
Illustrators Exhibition, Bologna Children's Book Fair, Bologna 2025
Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC), Singapore, 2025
Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo, 2025
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya, 2025
Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum, Ishikawa, 2025
dRAW, Gramercy Gallery, SVA, 2024
Enduring Heritage, St. Remy de Provence, France, 2022
Red Envelope Show, NY, January 2020
Philanthropy Posters, National Opera of Greece, SNFCC, Athens, 2019
Tel Aviv Illustration Week, Tel Aviv, 2017
Story of Space, Goa, November 2017
Itabashi Art Museum, Tokyo, 2025
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya, 2025
Ishikawa Nanao Art Museum, Ishikawa, 2025
dRAW, Gramercy Gallery, SVA, 2024
Enduring Heritage, St. Remy de Provence, France, 2022
Red Envelope Show, NY, January 2020
Philanthropy Posters, National Opera of Greece, SNFCC, Athens, 2019
Tel Aviv Illustration Week, Tel Aviv, 2017
Story of Space, Goa, November 2017
Features
Winner, Illustrators Exhibition, Bologna Children's Book Fair, 2025
TEDx, 2025
Lets Talk Picture Books, 2025
ForbesLife Magazine
The One Club for Creativity
Designed This Way Podcast
The Alipore Post
Indian Express
CNBC TV18
LiveMint
IndiaHikes
Good Reads with Ronna
Winner, Illustrators Exhibition, Bologna Children's Book Fair, 2025
TEDx, 2025
Lets Talk Picture Books, 2025
ForbesLife Magazine
The One Club for Creativity
Designed This Way Podcast
The Alipore Post
Indian Express
CNBC TV18
LiveMint
IndiaHikes
Good Reads with Ronna
Guest lectures, School visits and Drawing Workshops
One Club for Creativity
School of Visual Arts, NYC
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) NYC
Pratt Institute, NYC
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore (MICA),
MassArt
Washington Square Eco Projects
Riverside Park Conservancy
Walker-Jones Education Campus
For school visits or guest lectures, contact me here.
One Club for Creativity
School of Visual Arts, NYC
Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) NYC
Pratt Institute, NYC
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore (MICA),
MassArt
Washington Square Eco Projects
Riverside Park Conservancy
Walker-Jones Education Campus
For school visits or guest lectures, contact me here.
Interested in drawing: Architecture ( big soft spot for Mughal architecture), Weather phenomena (rain and monsoon!), Trees (Tropical trees!), Plants, Flower markets, Lighthouses, Insects, Botanical gardens and Aquariums. Curious about collaborations with scientists and climate change researchers, tree lovers and live drawing for jazz and instrumental music performances.
Get in touch at hello@ishitajain.in