Laurie Rosenwald

Who is Laurie Rosenwald?

Laurie Rosenwald is an American illustrator, author, artist, and designer.

A New York City native, she graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a degree in Painting in 1977. She has taught graphic design and illustration at School of Visual Arts, Parsons School of Design, NYU, and Pratt Institute. She currently divides her time between New York City and Gothenburg, Sweden. In 2013, she was a speaker at the TED-X Conference in Gothenburg.

Her illustrations have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, New York Magazine, and many other publications. She has authored and illustrated three books: All the Wrong People Have Self-Esteem, And to name but just a few: Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and New York Notebook. She is also a painter, and has had solo exhibitions in France at Galerie Pixi, and in Sweden at Galleri Konstepidemin.

In recent years she has branched out into the field of animation. Bloomingdale's has featured her work in this area, and in 2010, she was nominated for an Emmy award for an animated "Parent Directed Spot" for Nick Jr.