Jonell Joshua is an Author & Illustrator based in Brooklyn, New York. Her passion for drawing has deep roots stemming from a young age, inspired by her mother’s artwork, familial roots in New York and adolescence spent in the heart of South Jersey and Savannah, Georgia.

 

Jonell studied at Pratt Institute where she received her BFA in Communications Design with a focus in Illustration. Her work has been recognized by The Society of Illustrators and American Illustration International Motion Art Awards.​

 

Clients

AARP, Buzzfeed News, Bloomberg Pursuits, Civilrights.org, CRWN Magazine, Money.com, NASDAQ, NPR, PBS: American Experience, Plume Publishing, Selah and the Spades Film, Schomburg Center, The Commonwealth Fund, The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, Warby Parker...

 

Articles

People Magazine, Young Readers Need Books Featuring Mental Health Struggles: 'Story is What Saved Me'

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The Washington Post, Is America at a Point of Reckoning?

 

Talks + Panels

San Diego Comic Con, How Comics Can Empower Marginalized Teens

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Boston Comic Arts Foundation, Picture + Panel: Mental Health w/ Cara Bean + Jonell Joshua

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School Library Journal, Day of Dialogue 2023: A Potpourri of New YA

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Pratt Institute & Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, Bookmaking: A Process Approach​

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Rhizome Voice, The State of Black Art in and Out of the Institution

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Workshops

NYCDOE Fall 2024 Citywide Conference for School and District Leadership Teams - Storytelling Through Memory - A Mind Mapping Workshop

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Pratt Libraries - How Do We Draw These Memories? Multimedia Bookmaking Workshop

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Interviews

Print Magazine, The Daily Heller: A Graphic Memoir of Love, Pain and Healing

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This is How We Create Podcast w/ Martine Séverin, How to Write an Illustrative Memoir

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The Baram House, Jonell Joshua: Drawing Life

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