Martin French wins 2019 Patrick Nagel Award for Excellence from the Society of Illustrators

July 30, 2019

Congratulations to Martin French who recently received the 2019 Patrick Nagel Award for Excellence from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles for a poster he created for the Harlem Urban Dance Festival. French is Chair of Design Arts, Department Head of Illustration and Associate Professor in Illustration at PNCA. Two of French's posters (above) have been selected for the Bolivia Poster Biennial 2019 to be exhibited in La Paz opening in November. Three of his posters selected for the 2020 Graphis International Poster Annual Exhibition. And two posters were selected for the Mexico Poster Biennial at the El Museo Arocena in Mexico City.

See more of French's work here.

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