Heidi Younger Illustration
Currently Heidi lives and works in Baltimore MD where she also teaches at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). Originally from New York, Heidi holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts and an MA in Illustration from the Fashion Institute of Technology where she taught for 10 years.
Heidi’s illustration career spans over 3 decades, with recognitions from Communication Arts Magazine, Society of Illustrators NYC, Society of Illustrators West, 3x3, and Creative Quarterly,
In addition to freelance work, Heidi regularly engages in life drawing sessions, create linocuts, experiment with painting, and sketchbooks which are an essential part of her daily practice.
Awards
• 3x3 Professional Show #19, Merit for Series; 2022
• Creative Quarterly, Runner Up: Issue #54 April 2019
• Society of Illustrators, October 2018 Members Open, Honorable Mention Stevan Dohano Award
• 3x3 Professional Show # 13, Merit for Series; 2016
• Catholic Press Awards, 1st Place in Illustration Magazine category, 2015
• Society of Illustrators 57, Institutional, 2015
• Creative Quarterly, Winner Award: Issue #37 Winter 2014-2015
• 3x3 Professional Show # 11, Honorable Mention 2014
• Creative Quarterly, Winner Award; Issue # 36 Fall 2014
• American Illustration AI33, Chosen, 2014
• Communications Arts Illustration Annual # 55May/June 2014
• Creative Quarterly / Runner Up Award; Issue # 28 Fall 2012: 2 pieces
• Communications Arts Illustration Annual # 53May/June 2012
• Society of Illustrators West LA 50th Annual, Merit, 2012
• Society of Illustrators West LA 49th Annual, Merit, 2011
• 3x3 Professional Illustration Show; Merit Spring; 2010
• Brookhaven Woman Services Award in Visual Art; March 2010
• Creative Quarterly / Runner Up Award; Issue 19 Spring 2010
• Creative Quarterly / Bronze Award & Runner Up Award; Issue 17 Winter 2010
• Creative Quarterly / Runner Up Award; Issue 15 Spring 2009
Client List (partial)
aiCIO (Planadvisor), Angels on Earth mag, Alfred University, Allyn and Bacon Publishing, Baltimore Magazine, BI Worldwide Advertising, The Boston Globe, Brand Image, Brides Magazine, Businessweek Magazine, CAHS- Connecticut Association of Human Services, Child Magazine, Colgate Corporate, Common Ground Magazine, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Cricket Magazine, CVS Pharmacy Corporate, Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, Duncan Baird Publishing, Eating Well Magazine, Experience Life Magazine, Fitness Magazine, Franciscan Media, Fortunoffs, Harper Collins Publishing, Hartford Current, Houghton Mifflin Publishing, Inside Counsil Magazine, Mastercard Direct, Miami Herald, Madison Square Garden Corporate, Manhattan Bagel, Middle Country Public Library, NJ Monthly, Nestlé Corporate, Newsweek, New York Life Insurance Company, Ogilvy & Mather Direct/ Merck, Rapp Collins, Random House / Ballantine, Remedy Magazine, Rethinking Schools Magazine, Santa Clara Magazine, Sarah Lawrence College, School Administrator Magazine, Self Magazine, Stony Brook University HSC, Symantec, The Bark Magazine, The Magazine Group, The New York Times, Tufts University, Unilever / J Walter Thompson, USA Weekend, Wall St Journal, Washington Post
Exhibitions
Oxford Community Arts Center, Ohio - From Goddess to Warrior, Female Form and Figure, Sept 8- October 5, 2023
Society of Illustrators, Members show- The Art of the Sketchbook, Nov 2022
MICA Faculty Show, Decker Gallery, November 2022
MICA Sabbatical Show, Decker Gallery, September 2022
MAP, Out of Order; Virtual Exhibit and Auction, May 2021
Pen & Ink Brigade, Stand Up; Fall 2020 Auction
Society of Illustrators, Postcards for a Greener Earth, October 19, 2018 • Honorable Mention
Mills Pond House Gallery, Winners Showcase, February 3- March 11, 2018
Society of Illustrators, Food Fight, October - December 2017
Mills Pond House Gallery, The Fine Art of Illustration, January 21- February 19, 2017 • FIRST PLACE
FTC's Art/Place Gallery, Fairfield CT- Drawn to Music (traveling show), February 2017
Society of Illustrators, Members Show- Drawn to Music, October 25, 2016 to December 23, 2016
MICA Faculty Show, Decker Gallery , Sept. 2016
Julian Allan Gallery, Presented by MICA Illustration Dept., April 8, 2016
The Museum of American Illustration at Society of Illustrators, 57 Institutional, January 2015
BUSKNY, Armature Art Space, Showtime: Underground Arts, Art in the Transit System, October 2014
Society of Illustrators, Members Show- Illustrating Our New York Landmarks, June 3 - August 16 2014
The Gallery at The Museum at FIT: New Views - Faculty Exhibit: February 8- 16, 2014
President’s Gallery: Paring and Collaborations, FIT Faculty Show: November 2013 -2014
Q Pop Gallery Los Angeles CA:UMI Ocean Conservancy Donation : August 2013
The Gallery at The Museum at FIT: Fantastic: November 10- December 8, 2012
Society of Illustrators, Illustrators Who Teach, October 20012
New Britain Museum, Pixelated: The Art of Digital Illustration July 21- Dec. 9, 2012
Nucleus Gallery SILA 50 Show: March 30- April 4, 2012
Q Pop Shop Gallery LA, Karmen Rider 30th: November 5-132011
Grace Institute: Visions, The Personal Images of Contemporary Illustrators, August 11- Sept 9, 2011
Nucleus Gallery SILA 49 Show: January 22-31, 2011
Walsh Gallery: Seton Hall University, Driving Without Destination September- October 2010
SVA Gallery: “Where is my Vote” Iran’s Green Movement: September 2010
Society of Illustrators, Illustrators Who Teach, October 2010
President’s Gallery: Layers & Transparent Vision, FIT Faculty Show: November 2009 -2010
Mills Pond House, Little Black Book, June 2009
Society of Illustrators, Illustrators Who Teach, October 2008
Mills Pond House, Re-Inspired, July 2008
Mills Pond House, Circling the Globe Through Woman’s Lives, March 2008
Mills Pond House, Members Show, January 2008 & November 2008
President’s Gallery: Coney Island, FIT Faculty Show: October 2007 - September 2008
The Museum at FIT, First Class: Stories and Pictures, Capstone Show, Summer 2007
President’s Gallery: Interiorscapes, FIT Faculty Show: October 2006 - September 2007
Mills Pond House, The Art of Music, July 2006
The Museum at FIT, American Illustration Illustrated, December 2005
Port Jefferson Art Gallery, Group Show, June 2003
Jezzabel’s Mosaics, Landscapes, Summer 2003