I am a visual artist specializing in illustration and multimedia work. I graduated from the School of Visual Arts in NYC (2017) with an MFA in Visual Narrative, and currently live and work in Red Lion. I received a Will Eisner Sequential Art Award from the SVA Student Alumni Association in 2017 for work on my MFA thesis project, a multimedia graphic novel called Landfall (www.landfall-story.com), and a Shirley Holden Helberg Award from American Pen Women in 2015 for my visual narrative work.

My work generally falls into three categories—book/magazine illustration, multimedia and mixed media digital illustration. I have illustrated ten children’s books (my most recent book, “The Candyman Mystery,” was published by Kalaniot Books in 2022) and currently write and illustrate a monthly feature in Coast Monthly magazine on Texas Gulf Coast bird species. I also do illustration, interactive design and prototyping for stories intended for digital platforms such as the internet, e-books and mobile apps. Since attending SVA from 2015-2017, I have added short film and animation (usually in conjunction with my illustration work) to my list of interests.

Spirituality has also entered my work, starting with my conversion to Judaism in 2011. Over the course of about 18 months, I created a weekly illustration with accompanying written description for each weekly Torah portion and Jewish holiday. The collection is called The D’rash Design Project (www.cmattison.com/drash-designs).