Hi, I’m Annelise Capossela, a NYC-based illustrator, animator, news designer, and educator who specializes in idea-driven images and storytelling for entertainment, news, books, ads, and products. I’ve won numerous industry awards and I’m also lucky enough to teach and speak to students. When I’m not making stuff, I like to be outside with my dog, or watching a brilliantly written show, or talking with the thoughtful, creative people who make life so much more interesting.
Select Clients
The New York Times, The New Yorker, Amazon Prime Video, All In on Broadway, Paramount, NPR, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, New York Magazine, VICE, Global Citizen, TASTE, InQueery, Lenny Letter, Longreads, Buzzfeed News, BUST, Toggl, AARP, McGraw-Hill, Middlebury Magazine, Columbia Today, Family Circle Magazine, TeNeus, Quirk Books
Teaching and speaking
MFA Illustration adjunct / Fashion Institute of Technology / NYC
BFA Illustration adjunct / College for Creative Studies / MI
BFA Illustration adjunct / Fashion Institute of Technology / NYC
Continuing Education / Minneapolis College of Art and Design / MN
Visiting Artist / PrattMWP College of Art and Design / NY
Guest mentor / Grand Valley State University / MI
Guest speaker / FIT and SVA / NYC
FAQs
Hometown: Vermont
Dog’s name: Winnie
Education: BFA from SCAD, MFA from SVA
Select Awards
American Illustration Selected 40
Society of Illustrators 62
American Illustration Selected 37
Society of Illustrations LA 2017
American Illustration Chosen 33
Applied Arts 2014
