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= Illustration Institute = The Illustration Institute is a non-profit organization based in Portland, Maine. It was founded in 2016 by illustrators Scott Nash and Nancy Gibson-Nash. Their stated mission is to "raise appreciation and awareness of illustration in its many forms". Each year, Illustration Institute organizes exhibitions and workshops at "public libraries, museums, schools, and other community venues".

Exhibits & Workshops
•Illustrated Monsters by Monster Illustrators, 2021

Illustrated Monsters by Monster Illustrators was an exhibit that ran from October 1st to December 23rd, 2021 at the Portland Public Library's Lewis Gallery.

•The Art of Mending, 2021

The Art of Mending was an exhibit that Illustration Institute curated at The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk, Maine. It ran from June 1st to September 5th, 2021. It focused on the theme of "repair" and featured art that related to "practical, aesthetic, and cultural mending".

•The Art of Cute, 2019

The Art of Cute was an exhibit that ran at The Brick Store Museum from May 1st to August 31st, 2019. The exhibit was organized into three categories: Normative Cute, Applied Cute, and Meta (or "beyond") Cute.

•Fashion Illustration Week, 2019

From September 9th-13th, Illustration Institute held a week-long series of workshops, presentations, and artist talks on the subject of fashion illustration. Featured artists and speakers included Alex Rheault, Bijou Carmen, Jenny Kroik. Presentations were also made by Edward Maeder, Jill McGowan, Adele Masengo Ngoy, and Roxi Suger. The series was sponsored by the Roxanne Quimby Foundation as was held in Portland at the Maine College of Art and the Mechanics Hall.

•Candlewick Workshops, 2019

The Candlewick Workshops were a series of talks and workshops about the process of creating children's books given by artists and writers and done in collaboration with Candlewick Press. Featured artists and writers included Melissa Sweet, Chris Van Dusen, Shawn Sheehy, Kevin Hawkes, Ekua Holmes, Jancee Dunn, Scott Nash, Juana Medina, Megan McDonald, Chris Raschka, and Neela Vaswani.

•Garth Williams: Illustrator of the Century, 2018

This exhibit displayed the original art of Garth Williams, illustrator of classic children's books such as Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, Bedtime for Francis, and A Cricket in Times Square. Illustration Institute presented the exhibit in collaboration with the National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature and the Curtis Memorial Library, where the exhibit was held, in Brunswick, Maine. The exhibit ran from May 1st to July 31st, 2018.

•'''Picture This... The Art and Work of Illustration''', 2016

"Picture This...", was the Illustration Institute's first exhibit. A traveling exhibition, it aimed to provide "viewers the opportunity to experience a unique veiw into the life of a professional illustrator by presenting their art from sketch to finish". Participating artists included Daniel Minter, Mary Anne Lloyd, Kevin Hawkes, Emily Flake, Henrik Drescher, Scott Nash, Chris Van Dusen, Nancy Gibson-Nash, Marty Braun, Jamie Hogan, Matt Tavares, and Lizzy Rockwell. A series of lectures accompanied the exhibit, which was displayed at the Portland Public Library, in Portland, Maine before traveling to other public libraries in Boston, Philadelphia, and Portland, Oregon.

Faison Artist Residency
Every summer the Illustration Institute invites a number of illustrators, writers, and narrative artists, to stay at their artist residency on Peaks Island, Maine. During their stay, many artists give a presentation or workshop in the local community. The Marilyn Faison Artist Residency, which consists of two houses, the Stone House, and the Guest House , was contributed by John Faison in honor of his wife Marilyn. Recently, Illustration Institute added to the residency property with the completion of the Mazza Studio.