Katie Lipsitt, Artist

Katie Lipsitt is an artist, illustrator and writer born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. Katie has been making art for as long as she can remember. She started working in collage while at Barnard College getting her BA in Art History and Fine Art. She was inspired to pursue her own art while working as a rep for illustrators at the highly esteemed Pushpin Studios the year after college. She fell in love, learned to drive and moved out to Los Angeles to study fine art at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. While at school, she began working in film, television and video as a production designer and set decorator. During that time she sold her handmade cards and had her cards published in two books: 100 Ideas for Stationery, Cards and Invitations, Quarry Press and 1000 Handmade Greeting Cards, Quarry Press. After seven years in the film and television industry, Katie began teaching fine art to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. Presently, Katie is working with CCAR Press to illustrate a K-2 Prayerbook for Reformed Jewish temples/day schools.

In between and always Katie was and is making cards, books and art for all of her acquaintances, friends and family. Her children, Ben and Lucy are her real inspiration. Their stories have become the stories that Katie must tell in both words and images. Katie is a member of SCBWI.
View Katie's web site here.