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. Her work is inspired by 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. Her dream work scenarios involve drawing and meeting new people and places, preferably far away from her computer.
Ishita studied Graphic Design at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, India and went to the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Program at School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York.
She teaches at SVA and has been a guest speaker at several institutes.
She teaches at SVA and has been a guest speaker at several institutes.
She is the author and illustrator of Searching for Sunshine: Finding Connections with Plants, Parks, and the People Who Love Them.
Stay updated on Instagram at @ishitajain24
Say hello or ask anything at hello@ishitajain.in
Say hello or ask anything at hello@ishitajain.in
For Books: Represented by Eryn Kalavsky at Salky Literary Management
Areas of visual interest + wish list: Architecture ( big soft spot for Mughal architecture), weather phenomena (rain and monsoon!), gender, live drawing for jazz performances, lighthouses, biology labs, trees, Indian flower markets, collaborations with scientists and climate change researchers, illustrations for botanical gardens and aquariums, packaging for gin/ wine bottles, visual essays
Clients include The New York Times, Penguin Random House, LinkNYC, 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, Aisfor, NYC DOT, Riverside Park, NYC.
Features: Designed This Way, ForbesLife Magazine, Indian Express, CNBC TV18, LiveMint, Campus Diaries, Kyoorius Sketchnotes, The One Club for Creativity, IndiaHikes, The Alipore Post and Comic Con India.
Winner, Illustrator's Exhibition, Bologna Children's Book Fair, 2025
Winner, Illustrator's Exhibition, Bologna Children's Book Fair, 2025
Guest lectures and Workshops: One Club for Creativity, School of Visual Arts, NYC, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) NYC, Pratt Institute, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore (MICA), MassArt, Washington Square Eco Projects and Walker-Jones Education Campus.
For school visits or guest lectures, contact me here.
For school visits or guest lectures, contact me here.