Angela Rizza
BFA Fashion Institute 2011
Lives & works in Fishkill, NY
My work is inspired greatly by the wildlife around my home and my favorite stories I read growing up. My earliest art lessons were from my grandparents John and Martha Leone, who were professional artists. Later on I continued my education at the Fashion Institute of Technology where I focused on illustration.
When working on children's books, I create images that appeal to my inner child, drawings with lots of details, color, and quality that capture the attention of the viewer. My process is hand inking my linework with brush and pen then I apply my colors digitally.
After about a decade working in the industry I returned to FIT as an adjunct professor for a few years. Then in 2021 I began to learn how to tattoo in an all-women shop called Iron Butterfly in Mahopac NY. Currently I tattoo full time and I focus my illustration work mainly on children's books and educational material.
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Work
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Fashion Institute of Technology ~ Adjunct Professor 2020 - Present
Iron Butterfly NY ~ Tattoo - Present
Llewellyn ~ Hedgewitch Tarot 2025
DK ~ Anthology of Rocks And Minerals book 2024
DK ~ Anthology of Fungi book 2024
Easton Press ~ Pride and Prejudice book 2024
DK ~ An Anthology of Exquisite Birds book 2024
DK ~ An Anthology of Extraordinary Earth book
Storey Publishing ~ Cool Cosmic Tattoos 2023 book
Weird City Games ~ Leaf art
Z2 Comics and Melissia Etheridge ~ Poster for comic
All Or None Games ~ Hidden Ark, art and box 2021
DK ~ Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life book 2021
Green Meadow Games - Dawn card game, box and ad artwork
Callisto Media ~ Drawing For Teens 2021
Callisto Media ~ Portrait Drawing for Kids 2020
Callisto Media ~ Drawing The Figure For Kids 2020
DK ~ Mysteries of the Universe 2020
Hallmark ~ Thanksgiving card 2019
Cricket Magazine ~ Interior illustrations Oct 2019
DK ~ The Wonders of Nature 2019
Criterion ~ Godzilla vs Mothra dvd cover 2019
Society6 ~ Flipside/Artist Quarterly 4.2 cover and interior 2019
Society6 ~ Flipside/Artist Quarterly 4.1 interior 2019
Black Milk Clothing ~ Clothing collaboration
Criterion ~ The Princess Bride 2018
Papyrus ~ Halloween Card 2018
DK ~ An Anthology of Intriguing Animals book 2018
Sterling Publishing ~ Solar System 2018
Sterling Publishing ~ Under The Sea 2018
Learning A-Z ~ 'I Named Her Rapunzel' illustrations 2018
Lumieres ~ Science Podcast 2018 - Present
The Darkness ~ Card Game 2018
Counting With Common Cents: Dime's Quest ~ book 2017
Capstone ~ book covers 2017
Sterling Publishing ~ Super Scratch Art: Nature 2017
Sterling Publishing ~ Super Scratch Art: Mythical Creatures 2017
Deviant Art/ Blizzard ~ Promotional Illustration for Diablo III, Necromancer 2017
Buster Books ~ Book of Prehistoric Beasts 2017
Boom Studios ~ Adventure Time Comics #7, Incentives Page, 2016
Brendan Bennet ~ Album cover "The Ebb, The Flow, & The Afterglow"
Built By Titan ~ The Boy And The Wolf video, illustration
Buster Books ~ Book of Beasts 2016
DeviantArt ~ Winner of The Last Witch Hunter Contest
The Money Tree: Nick's Journey ~ Children's Book Illustrator, 2017
DeviantArt/ NBC Universal ~ Winner of Dracula Untold Contest, artwork used for promotion of movie.
Blackbird Raum ~ Album Artwork for vinyl 2015
Serenade NYC ~ Logo design for theater
DeviantArt ~ First place winner of Witches of East End contest. Artwork used on tv show. 2014
YMCA Combe ~ Visual Arts Instructor, 2014-2016
Built By Titan ~ Artwork for video, 2014
The Money Tree: Pennys Journey/Common Cents For Change ~ book 2015 (EIFLE Award Winner)
Race Point Publishing ~ Interior Artwork for 'Middle-Earth Envisioned', 2013
The Dead Come To Life ~ Artwork for Jonathan Thulin's music video, 2013
Del Toro ~ Third place winner of Del Toro's Scared Stiff contest, 2013
Bioware ~ Illustrated 'Home is a State of Mind' for Mass Effect's character, Tali, 2012
Shows and Events
Society of Illustrators Annual ~ Aureate, Book, 2019
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Arboretum, March 2018
Society of Illustrators Annual ~ Tipsy Turaco, Unpublished, 2018
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Swarm, October 2017
Illustration West ~ Cosmic Egg, 2017
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Gilded, December 2016
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Midnight, October 2016
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Tiny Homes, September 2016
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Botanica, June 2016
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Skate or Die, October 2014
Spectrum21, The Owl Princess
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Omnibus Treasury, June 2014
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Animystics, April 2014
MoCCAfest, NY ~ April 2014
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Station Zero, July 2013
MoCCAfest, NY ~ April 2013
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Macro + Micro Exhibition, April 2013
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Beyond Beauty, March 2013
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Girls: Fact or Fiction, November 2012
Hot One Inch Action, NY ~ NYC Button Show, Fall 2012
Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis ~ Tarot, Mystics, and The Occult, October 2012
Fashion Institute Senior Show, NY ~ May 2011