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The Art of Armando Veve

The Richard C. von Hess Gallery is pleased to welcome our next visiting artist, freelance illustrator Armando Veve.

September 10—November 15, 2018 Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery Anderson Hall 717 • 333 S Broad Street

Lecture Friday, October 5, 2018, 1:00 - 2:30 pm CBS Auditorium Dorrance Hamilton Hall, 320 S. Broad St. Reception in the gallery following the lecture.

Armando Veve is an artist and illustrator working in Philadelphia. Veve has won two gold medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York for his intricate, realistic works, which he draws by hand with graphite. Among his clients: The New Yorker, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Mother Jones, Wired. He was named an ADC Young Gun by The One Club for Creativity and selected to the Forbes 2018 30 under 30 list.

The Art of JooHee Yoon

The Richard C. von Hess Gallery is pleased to welcome our next visiting artist, freelance illustrator JooHee Yoon.

November 20 - March 8, 2018 Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery Anderson Hall 717 • 333 S Broad Street

UPDATE: Lecture Thursday, February 15, 2018, 1:00 - 2:30 pm CBS Auditorium • Dorrance Hamilton Hall, 320 S. Broad St.

UPDATE: Reception Thursday, February 15, 2018, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery

JooHee Yoon is an illustrator and printmaker. She contributes regularly to international publications, such as the New York Times, in addition to working on picture books, posters and other projects. Her long list of clients includes Nautilus Magazine, Le Monde, the Washington Post, the New Yorker and The Boston Globe. Her take on the James Thurber classic The Tiger Who Would Be King made the New York Times top 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2015. Yoon’s work won the ADC Young Guns 13 award and has been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts and the Society of Illustrators NY and LA, among others.

Taylor Curry lands the von Hess Scholarship!

Junior Illustration student Taylor Curry has been chosen this year's recipient of the Richard C. von Hess Travel Fellowship and Scholarship. She'll receive a fellowship to travel abroad this summer and a full-paid tuition scholarship for her senior year.

Taylor also received the great news of getting a summer internship at Cartoon Network. Check out her web comic, Space Hop, and you’ll see why that’s a great fit. She's certainly on a roll! 

Mar 13—May 12 2017 Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery

The Art of Katherine Streeter

Katherine Streeter’s artwork is a cool mix of photo collage, painting and hand lettering. She makes her illustrations using a combination of traditional and digital work; the result is an old school, hand-hewn look that feels very crafted and intimate.

Public Presentation: April 4, 2017 1-2:30 p.m., CBS Auditorium

Reception: April 4, 2017, 3-4 p.m., Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery

The Art of James Yang

The Richard C. von Hess Gallery is pleased to welcome our next visiting artist, freelance illustrator James Yang.

March 12–May 4, 2018 Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery Anderson Hall 717 • 333 S Broad Street

Lecture Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 1:00 - 2:30 pm The Chapel at the Gershman Y, 401 South Broad Street

Reception Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 3:00 - 4:00 pm Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery

James Yang creates smart, elegant, graphic illustrations. He works for a variety of clients worldwide including Microsoft, Sony Records, Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Harper Collins, to name a few. His work has appeared in American Illustration, Communication Arts, 3×3 Magazine, Graphis, How, Print, and The Art Directors Club of New York. James has won over 250 awards for design and illustration excellence including best of show from 3×3 Magazine.

In the Gallery: The Art of Jonathan Bartlett

The Richard C. von Hess Gallery is pleased to welcome our next visiting artist, freelance illustrator and alumni Jonathan Bartlett.

August 28 - November 16, 2017 Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery Anderson Hall 717 • 333 S Broad Street

Lecture  Thursday, Oct 19, 2017, 1:00 - 2:30 pm  CBS Auditorium • Dorrance Hamilton Hall, 320 S. Broad St.

Reception Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, 3:00 - 4:00 pm  Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery


Jonathan Bartlett strives to bring something more meaningful to his assignments by looking for unique symbols and analogous narratives to breathe fresh life into the message. His work has a surreal quality that remains rooted in the laws of nature. He has created work for Ralph Lauren, New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Playboy, Money, Fortune, Mother Jones, ESPN, Field & Stream, Penguin Books, Penguin Random House, Candlewick Press. His award-winning work for magazines, books, and advertising has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Communication Arts, Spectrum, and the Art Directors Club.  

The Art of Sarah Jacoby Aug 29—Nov 16 2016 Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery

Sarah Jacoby is an illustrator and artist, a writer, and all around creative thinker and maker. She creates idyllic landscapes populated with curious creatures. Her paintings are poetic, lyrical and whimsical.

Public Presentation: October 27, 1 - 2:30 p.m., CBS Auditorium Reception: October 27, 3 - 4 p.m., Richard C. von Hess Illustration Gallery

Anderson Hall 333 S Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107

Check out this video for Etsy featuring illustration by Josh Cochrane, who showed his work at UArts in the von Hess Gallery and visited back in 2014.