Veronica Lawlor is an illustrator who has completed reportage campaigns for a diverse group of clients, including Brooks Brothers, the Hyatt Corporation, and the 3M Corporation. Her picture book, I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories of the Ellis Island Oral History Project (Viking Press) has remained in print for over 10 years. Her on-site reportage drawings of the 9/11 attacks on New York City are part of the permanent display of the Newseum of journalism in Washington, D.C. They are also published as September 11, 2001: Words and Pictures. Other exhibits and honors include the Society of Illustrators, the United Nations, Montserrat College of Art, The NYC Fire Museum, and the Ellis Island Museum of Immigration. Veronica’s illustration work has appeared in numerous publications.
Veronica is on the faculty of Pratt Institute and Parsons the New School for Design and is a cofounder of the Dalvero Academy. A graduate of Parsons School of Design and the New School, she is the president of Studio 1482 and a correspondent for the Urban Sketchers international blog.
As an illustrator and reportage artist, I truly feel lucky to have had the chance to travel to so many places and meet so many people. As an educator, my sincerest hope is to pass on to my students the passion for work that I feel myself; although for them it will most surely manifest in other forms.
To draw, to connect, and to experience life through the end of my pen is really what it’s all about. And it’s pure bliss!
ST. PETER’S SQUARE , panoramic drawing: part of a reportage series of Vatican City in Rome. This personal project has led to several commissions. Pen and ink
EAST VILLAGE, NYC , drawing inspired by the Ashcan school of a favorite city corner. Ink and watercolor
CARNIVAL, part of a personal project about agriculture and myth. Exhibited at the United Nations World Food Summit. Mixed media