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

Robyn Phillips-Pendleton

President

Vice President

Vice President

Secretary

Mainstage Chair

Education/Prisms Chair

Ryan Hartley Smith

Education/Prisms Chair

Maura Cluthe

Workshop Chair

Steven Compton

Events & Logistics Chair

Noah Jodice

PR & Communications Chair

Sarah Walsh

Advocacy Chair

Mark Heflin

Director

Lily Smith-Kirkley

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

LOCAL LIAISONS

Whitney Sherman, David Plunkert, Joyce Hesselberth, Orin Brecht, Mario Brandhorst, Kira Wisniewski

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