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Archie Archambault

Archie Archambault makes letterpress maps cities and other subjects. He distills complicated information to create something that's easy to read and fun to explore. Each piece takes around forty hours of research and design to refine it perfectly. Over the past 15 years, Archie has mapped over 100 cities, plus subjects like the Zodiac, Food and Drink, Outer Space and Anatomy. Each map is letterpress printed on a mid-century printing press, with a deep impression that you can feel. 

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Ben Lenovitz

Ben’s journey as a pet portrait artist began unexpectedly at a NYC fair held in a Japanese mall, invited by an antique shop in Osaka intrigued by his work. Though Ben had never painted animals before, he instantly connected with the expressive faces of pets—each one unique and far more engaging than painting the Statue of Liberty on repeat.

Back in New York, Ben became the in-house pet portrait artist at Fishs Eddy, painting thousands of pets over five years—including donkeys, turtles, spiders, and crabs.

Ironically, Ben is severely allergic to dogs and cats, yet have found a way to be around them daily—no inhaler required!

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Grant Shaffer

Grant Shaffer (born in San Francisco, 1965) has lived and worked
in Manhattan as an artist/illustrator for 30 years, and his illustrations have appeared in magazines and newspapers such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Review of Books and Interview Magazine.  He also works as a storyboard artist for films, TV and music videos, draws comics and has illustrated children’s books for Penguin Random House.  Grant has had 12 solo gallery exhibitions, and his work has been included in 18 group shows.  He also teaches two illustration courses at
the School of Visual Arts, as well as general art at the Hetrick-Martin Institute.

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Joel Holland

Joel Holland is an illustrator who has lived in New York City for over twenty years. His work has graced The New York Times, The New Yorker, Apple Store windows across the world, and numerous book covers. He is the author of NYC Storefronts, London Shopfronts, Brooklyn Storefronts, and Paris Storefronts. His love of vernacular typography and supporting small businesses shines through in his art, capturing the unique character of vital local shops.

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Liana Finck

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Liana Finck is a cartoonist, illustrator and regular contributor to the New Yorker where she also authors the “Dear Pepper” advice-from-a-dog column. As the author of eight books, her work also frequently appears in The New York Times, The Atlantic, New York Magazine and more. She is the recipient of Fulbright, Guggenheim and New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships. She teaches creative writing at Barnard College. Photo credit: Jorge Colombo

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Taliah Lempert

Taliah Lempert is a Brooklyn-based artist whose work is deeply inspired by cycling. Originally from Ithaca, NY, she studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston before earning her MFA in painting from the New York Academy of Art. Immersed in NYC’s cycling scene— from commuting advocacy to track
racing—she began incorporating bicycles into her artwork in 1996. Since 2000, painting and printing bicycles has been both her passion and profession. Her work celebrates the bike as a symbol of freedom, independence, and personal
expression.

 
 

Thomas McKean

Thomas McKean fell in love with the MetroCard twenty years ago and never looked back. While working within the constraints of the limited MetroCard palette, McKean has found an ever expanding MetroWorld, where he explores landscapes, mosaics, portraits, abstracts, constructions and dioramas - all of which keep pouring forth from this little object, not much bigger than two by three inches. Thomas was born in New York City where he still resides. He has been featured in The New York Times, Time Out New York, New York Nico, Reuters, PIX11 and News12. Thomas is also an author and performer, and has published a dozen books (mostly for children).

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