Author and illustrator Anna Myers Sabatini lives in New York City. She is part of a very artistically-inclined family. At age 14 she decided that illustrating books was the thing she most wanted to do, and has worked toward that goal ever since. In 2005 she finished her Bachelor of Arts in Drawing, Painting and Printmaking at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, then went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts in Illustration at Western Connecticut State University. Anna strongly believes in taking a multicultural approach with her work, finding unity in diversity, and conveying acceptance of cultural differences as a way to finding peace on an individual and global scale.
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts - Illustration - Western Connecticut State University, 2008
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Arts - Bard College at Simon’s Rock, 2005
ILLUSTRATION
Publications:
- Illustrator and author, Rainbow City, forthcoming, 2020
- llustrator, I Love My Name , 2020
- Illustrator, Everyone Loves a Snake, by Alicia Comer, 2013
- Illustrator, The Big Fuzzy Coat, by Molly Blaisdell, 2012
- Cover illustration for The Good Library Manual, by Tim Coates, 2010
- Illustrator, book designer for the series Spec Tales: Social Stories for Kids with Autism and Related Disorders by Christine Ambrose & Brenda Insalaco, 2008
- Illustrator, Crystal the Snowflake by Eunice Crowley, 2007
- Illustrations for Marco Polo Blackberry, by Ginger Heller, published 2010
- Illustrations for the Women's Times - April, March, February, and January 2008, and December 2007 issues. Published by Euginie Sills.
Anna's other field of specialty is graphic design, both print and digital, for small businesses and non-profit organizations. She uses her artistic training as a starting point for all of her projects. As with her illustrations, she believes graphic design must convey a story through the marriage of images and text. From 2008 to 2014, Anna served as a Graphic Designer for the Berkshire Publishing Group and is now a Graphic Designer for Green Fire Press.
Some of her design projects have included:
- Event and product posters, flyers, postcards, and programs
- Design for social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook
- Book design, including Simon Says (2015)
- HTML e-mail designs for marketing and event announcements
- Product design, including a series of items for the Bring Back the Trains campaign (2015 - present)
- Website and blog design, including
Illustration and Graphic Design for movies. television, and animation:
- Art work for "Awkwafina is Nora from Queens" - Comedy Central. 2020
- Paintings in Song: Visions of Norman Rockwell - 2017-18
- Abundant Acreage Available - 2016
- The Land - 2016
- My Blind Brother - 2016
- Emelie - 2015
- Manhattan Night - 2015
- Bare - 2015
- I Dream Too Much - 2015
- Silenced - 2014
- Stealing Cars - 2014
- Night of the Wolf - 2014
- Care - 2013
- Concussion - 2013
- The Angriest Man in Brooklyn - 2013
- The English Teacher - 2012
- Putzel - 2012
- Higher Ground - 2011
- Burning Blue - 2011
- Nor'easter - 2011
- The Paper Trail - 2011
EXHIBITS
Housatonic Valley Art League Open Juried Show, Small Works Oct 7 - 30, 2010, Lenox, MA
A piece in the group show: Imaged Words at the Eclipse Mill Gallery, July 2009. Eclipse Mill Gallery: 243 Union St. #102 North Adams, MA 01247, www.eclipsemill.com
WCSU’s Alumni Art Exhibit, October 2008.