Name: Lecture ǀ Illustrator Steve Compton
Start: 2026-02-05T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Center for the Arts

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<p>Compton is a NYC based illustrator, exhibition designer, and Director of Exhibitions &amp; Collections at the Society of Illustrators, the oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of illustration in America. In addition to participating in numerous exhibitions, he is also the Co-Director of ICON: The Illustration Conference. His work combines humor and heart to make complex ideas feel human and tangible. Compton received a BFA in Illustration and Art History from the Fashion Institute of Technology.</p>

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