Mike Perry (BFA '03) discusses his work during a visiting artist lecture on March 25 at 6:30 p.m. and again on March 26 at 1:00 p.m. Both dates are open to the public, though the second will be heavily attended by students. This visiting artist lecture is in conjunction with Lost in the Discovery of What Shapes the Mind, a new exhibition of Perry's work.

Mike Perry works in Brooklyn, New York, as a book author, magazine publisher, illustrator, fashion designer, painter, and teacher. His first book, Hand Job: A Catalog of Type, appeared in 2006. His second book, Over & Over: A Catalog of Hand-Drawn Patterns, came out in fall 2009. In 2007 he started Untitled, a magazine that explores his interests in arts and design. He has worked with clients from The New York Times Magazine, Dwell, Microsoft Zune, Urban Outfitters, eMusic, and Zoo York. In 2004, Step Magazine named him one of the “30 under 30,” in 2007 Computer Arts Projects Magazine named him a groundbreaking illustrator, and in 2008 he received Print Magazine’s New Visual Artist award. The Art Directors Club also designated him one of the "Young Guns.”

Related links:
Mike Perry Studio
Untitled magazine
Utne review of Hand Job: A Catalog of Type