VISITING ARTIST LECTURE WITH JON SIDERIADIS, ILLUSTRATOR: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, 11 a.m., Visual & Performing Arts Center, Room 144, Westside campus. Free & open to the public. Limited seating available – RSVP required at www.eventbrite.com/e/visiting-artist-lecture-jon-sideriadis-illustrator-tickets-938810496467

Jon Sideriadis is an award-winning illustrator, author, and educator; a creator of fantasy art and world-building. From 2018 through 2023, he was Coordinator and Professor of the Illustration Program at the University of New Haven. Previously, he taught at several universities and colleges, including UCONN and Hartford Art School. He has also taught world-building and art history in Rhodes, Greece, and has lectured and held workshops throughout the East Coast. Currently, he is an adjunct professor at Tunxis Community College, allowing for more time in his studio.

Jon’s work has been published in film, television, video games, novels, comics, album art, board games, and trading cards. As an in-house and freelance illustrator, Jon has worked with many clients, including Hasbro, Dwarven Forge, Goodman Games, and Hit Point Press. He has also worked in Hollywood as a creature-effects artist and sculptor on feature films including Godzilla and Underworld Evolution. His artwork has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the country, and he is a frequent guest of honor at illustration conventions.

Jon is the author and illustrator of an original mythology series called Astromythos, and he is currently completing the second book in the series. He has also written and illustrated a fifth-edition D&D adventure book, published by Hit Point Press, called Lair of the Spider Lord. Jon received his B.F.A. in illustration from Rhode Island School of Design, and his M.F.A. in Illustration from Hartford Art School. @jonsideriadis