Moody Jones Gallery in Glenside will host “The Art of Picture Books” with professional illustrator Veronica Miller Jamison on Thursday, May 25 from 5:30pm – 7:30pm.
The event will include an Illustrator Talk and Book Signing.
Veronica has been published in five books, two of which she illustrated in full. She will be sharing the illustration process behind A Computer called Katherine and This is a School, published in 2019 and 2022, respectively.
“The main part of my talk on Thursday will involve picture books as an introduction to art appreciation for kids,” Veronica said. “I’ll be talking about my books, as well as other illustrated books that I love. I’ll also be talking about how parents can help young readers engage with the images, and how they can help kids develop appreciation for art and visual literacy.”
About Veronica
Veronica Miller Jamison is a surface pattern designer and illustrator based outside Philadelphia. She spent nearly a decade in broadcast news before switching gears to embark on a career in illustration and fashion. She currently works full-time as a print designer for Lilly Pulitzer.
As a kid, Veronica was obsessed with fashion, dance, crafting and drawing, and grew up immersed in the stories of her family’s history in the south and Caribbean. Those childhood passions now influence Veronica’s work as a professional artist – her favorite subjects center on creativity, family, community and history (which also gives her a chance to nerd out over historical dress!). Fashion influences her use of color and pattern, and she is particularly inspired by Black American history and creative innovation.
Veronica’s debut picture book, A Computer Called Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America On The Moon, (written by Suzanne Slade) received a Kirkus Starred review and several other honors since its release. Her second picture book is This Is A School (written by John Schu).
Veronica is an alumna of Howard University (BA, Journalism) and Drexel University (MS, Fashion Design). Her clients include Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Candlewick Press, Hallmark, Essence magazine, Taproot Magazine and Bloomingdale’s. She has taught fashion and illustration at Drexel and Made Institute, and has worked with community organizations like Mighty Writers and the Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership. She is currently co-Vice President for ICON – The Illustration Conference, a bi-annual non-profit conference for illustrators, designers and educators from across the world.
Veronica lives outside Philadelphia with her husband, David, and a dapper grey cat named Winston. When not painting, she can be found binging podcasts about scandals or doing cartwheels in a gymnastics class.
For more on Veronica, you can visit her website. For more on Glenside’s Moody Jones Gallery, you can visit their Facebook page and website.
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