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Every illustrator is a storyteller at heart. That’s why the MassArt Illustration program emphasizes understanding character development and narrative techniques.

The Illustration program teaches BFA students how to master the art of visual storytelling. Learning from professional illustrators, you will develop your drawing skills and learn to transform ideas and narratives into images that can be reproduced in print, electronic format, and time-based media. By graduation, Illustration majors produce a body of work that expresses their ideas and showcases their artistic and storytelling skills, preparing them for success in the professional world of illustration.

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A young woman with long hair gazes thoughtfully to the side, holding her hands near her face. She has white nail polish, rings, and wears bows on her fingers—an evocative illustration lit with purple and blue hues.

Pushing Visual Boundaries as an Illustrator

Abby Ouellette ’19 BFA
  • Alumni Relations
  • Illustration

MassArt and the Handel and Haydn Society Join Forces for Project Beethoven

  • Illustration

MassArt’s Winning Design Kicks Off FIFA World Cup 26™ Boston

John Rego Visiting Assistant Professor, Illustration
  • Illustration
  • Faculty
A young woman with long hair gazes thoughtfully to the side, holding her hands near her face. She has white nail polish, rings, and wears bows on her fingers—an evocative illustration lit with purple and blue hues.
Abby Ouellette ’19 BFA
John Rego Visiting Assistant Professor, Illustration
A hand holding a paint brush, painting a flower scupture. 23 sec

The Joy of Illustration featuring MassArt student Olivia Herlihy ’22.
Filmed by Piyu Somani ’23 MFA Film/Video.
Directed and edited by Daisy St. Sauveur ’19 BFA Printmaking.

Featured Faculty

Malgorzata (Margot) Zurakowska

Chair, Illustration

Scott Bakal

Professor, Illustration

Wesley Bedrosian

Associate Professor, Illustration

Irena Roman

Professor, Illustration
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A student drawing in their workspace in the Illustration studios.
Senior Thesis Exhibition Thesis Project
In “Senior Illustration Thesis,” you will take a deep dive into independent project making and nourish your art career for years to come.
18 UNIQUE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS. A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY.
A sculpture of a large brown rabbit sitting and holding a small human figure. The rabbit has detailed fur texture and the human figure is wearing white and dark clothing. The sculpture is placed on a white pedestal in a well-lit room.
Mad Beaubien, '23 BFA, Illustration, Sculpture mopsy, 3D Artwork, 2023
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