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Sarah Green

Assistant Professor, Illustration

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Education:

BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
MFA, Illustration, ECU

Bio

Sarah Green is an illustrator from San Francisco based in Vancouver. She has illustrated over a dozen picture books, as well as book covers, stationar, and editorial columns for the New York Times.

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Research Interests

Sarah Green’s research interests include illustration as language, folktales, mythology and folk art.

Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
Illustration ILUS 306 26/FA

Description

This course varies in topic from section to section, and is repeatable for 6 credits so long as the topic has changed. Students respond to the specific cultural context and the unique practical concerns of a specific area of exploration within illustration. This course will integrate a specialized understanding of professional context with an investigation of the social and cultural connotations of form and content. A priority of the class will be to cultivate discourse and criticality in relation to the material that is presented. Studio exploration will be examined in relation to visual culture and cultural criticism. Topics and themes might include: Graphic Novel, Children's Book, Surface Pattern, Sci-Fi, Humour.

Each section of this course runs with a different topic. See here .

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Illustration ILUS 201 26/FA

Description

This course is designed to introduce students to concepts, processes, and techniques of illustration as a means of both creative expression and critical inquiry. Students will learn illustrative methods and approaches through demos, examples, workshops, and lectures. These will be applied to projects within a studio environment. Through undertaking these projects, students will develop a better understanding of the physical and technical aspects of image-making and its specific application to illustration.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.