What is ICON?

ICON The Illustration Conference brings together top illustrators, designers, educators, representatives, and art buyers to explore the past, present, and future of illustration. Since 1999, we have produced conferences in Santa Fe, Philadelphia, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Providence, Portland, Austin, Detroit, Kansas City, and Minneapolis.

ICON is committed to providing a diverse forum for an ongoing dialogue that serves the illustration, design, publishing, advertising, and academic communities.

Board of Directors

Vice President
Vice President
Secretary
Mainstage Chair
Education/Prisms Chair
Education/Prisms Chair
Workshop Chair
Events & Logistics Chair
PR & Communications Chair
Advocacy Chair
Director
Co-Director

Advisory Board

Emory Allen
Motion Commotion Advisor
Lisa Engler
Design Advisor
Terri Fry Kasuba
Volunteer Advisor
Don Kilpatrick
Kaleidoscope Advisor
Jasjyot Singh Hans
Roadshow + Bookstore Advisor
Special Thanks for ICON12 Board Service

Ryan Hartley Smith and the Illustration Department at FIT

Past Presidents

Jo Ann Miller (ICON1), Marc Burckhardt (ICON2), Cathie Bleck (ICON3), Anne Field (ICON 4), Whitney Sherman (ICON5), Martha Rich (ICON6), John Hendrix (ICON7), Ellen Weinstein (ICON8), Esther Pearl Watson (ICON9), Julie Murphy & Len Small (ICON10), Bri Hermanson (ICON11), Sara Barnes (ICON12)

The Illustration Conference Founders

Kolea Baker, Cathie Bleck, Bunny Carter, Brad Holland, Dave Lesh, Jo Ann Miller, Joel Nakamura, CF Payne, Anne Telford, Marzena Torzecka, & Richard Tuschman

Websites from Past Conferences