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Jonell Joshua is an illustrator currently 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, The Commonwealth Fund, The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Washington Post...
Articles
The Baram House, Jonell Joshua: Drawing Life
The Washington Post, Is America at a Point of Reckoning?
Talks
Boiling Springs High School Social Justice Club, Artist Talk - 2023
Pratt Institute, Art of Leadership Alumni Panel - 2022/2023
Rhizome Voice: The State of Black Art in and Out of the Institution - 2021