Studio 1482 Press

  • Comm Arts

    Communication Arts-Fresh

    April, 2010 - Greg Betza is chosen as CA's Fresh Illustrator for the week of April 19, 2010.

  • Comm Arts

    Lines and Colors

    April, 2010 - “Illustrator, gallery artist and designer Greg Betza works for clients like The Chicago Tribune, E & J Gallo Winery, St Louis Magazine, Utne and DDB.” Art blog, Lines and Colors, features Greg Betza's impressive illustration.

  • Comm Arts

    Communication Arts magazine Illustration Annual 51

    May, 2010 - Greg Betza’s reportage series “Traffic-Free Times Square” is featured in the fifty-first Communication Arts Illustration Annual.

  • Jazz

    Jazz at Lincoln Center and Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

    February, 2010 - Despina Georgiadis and Greg Betza’s reportage drawings of the perfomance piece in Art and Jazz featuring Wynton Marsalis are featured on the Jazz at Lincoln Center Facebook page and Dizzy's Club Coca Cola page, (yes, as in Dizzy Gillespie).

  • The Positive Mind

    The Positive Mind

    Radio Broadcast: NYC • WBAI 93.5 FM It's official! February 11th Armand di Mele, host of the radio show "The Positive Mind", interviews Kati Nawrocki to discuss her new line of Ep!phany cards. Psychology, art and community radio!

  • D&D

    Drink and Draw

    February, 2010 - Reportage Illustration & Studio 1482 - By Aimée van Drimmelen ...a great source of visual stimulation and inspiration

  • Ladies Lotto

    Ladies Lotto

    February, 2010 - Ladies Lotto, a finely-cultivated international lifestyle and networking community driven to creatively build strategies of growth through culturally relevant projects and positive social impact campaigns recognizes Studio1482’s efforts to help Haiti.

  • koo and poppet

    Koo and Poopet Design

    Studio 1482 efforts to help the Haitian community makes a standing impression in cyberspace. “I realized that 90 percent of what I know about Haiti's current humanitarian situation has come from the internet. And 90 percent of that 90 percent has been information about relief efforts. how to help....

  • Bethcampbell

    BethCambellCreative

    Days following the earthquake in Haiti Studio 1482 launches a supporting effort to raise funds for the people affected. News travels fast via the internet. Beth Cambell writes, “I’ve been thinking a lot about the designer’s role in creating and maintaining a strong community; design, construction, re-building...

  • LA Society of Illustrators

    Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles

    What a great way to start 2010! Just 10 minutes into the New Year Studio 1482 Illustrator, Greg Betza receives news that his illustration for St. Louis Magazine has been accepted by the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Illustration 48.

  • Bryant Park

    Bryantpark blog

    Studio 1482 Illustrator,
    Greg Betza's drawings of "The Pond" and "Celsius" picked up by the Bryant Park Blog.

  • HOW

    One Drawing A Day on HOW Blog

    Studio 1482's One Drawing A Day blog has received a write up by top industry blog, HOW.

  • WAN

    World Association of Newspapers Annual Report, 2009

    Veronica Lawlor featured in article, Top Ten Illustrators to Watch , see it featured here on the author’s blog.

  • Education.com

    Education.com

    Multicultural Literature by G.S. Morrison Studio 1482’s Margaret Hurst’s book, Grannie and the Jumbie is included amongst top 10 recommendations as an educational resource to teach youngsters multiculturalism through art and storytelling.

  • Latitudes

    American Eagle Latitudes online reviews Grannie and the Jumbie
    by Barbarella Brown

    American Eagle Latitudes In Flight Magazine raves about Margaret Hurst’s cautionary Carribean tale, Grannie and the Jumbie, a book inspired by St.Thomian folklore, Margaret’s home town.

  • Daily Design Fix

    One Drawing A Day on Daiily DesignFix Blog

    Studio 1482's One Drawing A Day blog is considered a unique site worth seeing.

  • Atmosphera

    Atmosphera2 blog

    Studio 1482 Illustrator, Greg Betza receives favorable review on Portuguese blog

  • Mother Jones

    Mother Jones magazine online reviews Spiders of Allah by James Hider,
    June 2009

    Veronica Lawlor’s book jacket illustration featured in review.

  • Wise Up

    One Drawing A Day on Wise Group Blog

    Wise Group inspired by Studio 1482's One Drawing A Day blog.

  • 22 Blog

    twenty2wo

    Studio 1482 Illustrator, Greg Betza featured on popular art zine and blog.

  • Time

    Time magazine online reviews Spiders of Allah by James Hider, March 2009

    Veronica Lawlor’s book jacket illustration featured in review.

  • NY Living

    New York Living Magazine June 2008

    Margaret Hursts photograph of the wing of “Winged Victory” from the Musee du Louvre is featured in the Living section.

  • Blogher

    Blogher.com

    Studio 1482 Illustrators, Despina Georgiadis, Margaret Hurst and Michele Bedigian inspire a woman’s journey into the arts.

  • Urban Sketchers

    Urban Sketchers

    October 2008, Greg Betza, Margaret Hurst and Veronica Lawlor are invited to join Urban Sketchers, an online blog featuring reportage artists world-wide.

  • Society of Illustrators

    Society of Illustrators 2008 Student Scholarship Competition

    Studio 1482 Illustrator, Greg Betza has received an invitation to judge this year's Society of Illustrator's Student Scholarship Competition

  • Comm Arts

    Communication Arts magazine Illustration Annual 48

    July, 2007 - Article on Visual Journalism features Studio 1482’s Veronica Lawlor and Eddie Pena’s work for 3M, interview with Lawlor.

  • Hartford Public Library

    Hartford Public Library

    Grannie and the Jumbie, by Margaret Hurst (publisher: Harper Collins,2001) gets a place among Recommended Reading for Grades 1 and 2

  • AIAP

    American Illustration 26

    May, 2007 – Studio 1482 Illustrator, Veronica Lawlor’s illustration “3M Hospital Scene” has been chosen.

  • Informaworld

    Informaworld.com

    “The Power of Collaboration” by Peg Gignoux; Susie Wilde Published in “Teaching Artist Journal, Vol 3, Issue 2 June 2005, pages 99-105. Peg Gignoux reports on the use of Margaret Hurst’s illustrations to illuminate the power of literature and art in books through the application of collage, color, form and fabric design.

  • Step by Step

    Step-by-Step Illustration 2002 Annual

    March/April 2002 - Veronica Lawlor featured in Step-by-Step Illustration Annual.

  • Comm Arts

    Communication Arts Design Annual 43

    2002 - Veronica Lawlor's illustrated annual report for VaxGen included.

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    Reading Today, Vol. 20

    October/November 2002 - Studio 1482’s Margaret Hurst’s book Grannie and the Jumbie featured in magazine article, Piece by Piece: A Story Together, by Lynne T. Burke

  • Publishers Weekly

    Publisher’s Weekly

    Spring 1995 "I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories of the Ellis Island Oral History Project" by Veronica Lawlor receives a starred review from Publisher's Weekly.

Exhibits / Social Contributions

  • Care

    CARE and Studio1482 join forces Jan/Feb 2010 teaming together in fundraising efforts for Haiti

    In response to the terrible earthquake in Haiti in January, the illustrators of Studio 1482 support and join forces with CARE, a leading humanitarian relief organization raising a total of $3032 as each member donates a piece of art.

  • Newseum

    Newseum - the National Museum of Journalism in Washington DC
    History of Journalism permanent exhibition

    Veronica Lawlor’s 9/11 reportage drawing featured in the Who Controls the News showcase.

  • Design in Kind

    Design in Kind
    2008 Design in Kind requests visual aids for a healthcare manual

    - distributed in sub-Saharan Africa by the United Nations for the UN Millennium Village Project, illustrations contributed by Studio 1482’s Margaret Hurst, Eddie Pena and Veronica Lawlor

  • The Art of Digital Show

    Art of Digital Show
    2007 Veronica Lawlor’s video, Collective Innervation exhibits in California

    One of 18 selected by Neal Benezra, director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, for inclusion at the 2007 Art of Digital Show in San Diego, California.

  • NYC Fire Museum

    New York City Fire Museum
    Oct/Nov 2006 – When NY Stood Still, September 2001

    Veronica Lawlor invited to exhibit her reportage drawings of September 11th in New York City.

  • 3M

    3M Canadian Corporate Headquarters
    Mural titled, Innovation Without Borders
    permanent installation at the 3M Canadian Corporate headquarters

    A reportage mural commisioned by 3M, created by Eddie Pena & Veronica Lawlor. Additionally featured in the exhibit, "Invention to Innovation", at the London, Ontario Art Museum, 2006

  • Society of Illustrators

    Society of Illustrators
    2002 Children’s Books Original Artwork Exhibit, NYC

    Margaret Hurst exhibits two pieces from Grannie and the Jumbie at the Society of Illustrators.

  • WomanMADE Gallery

    WomanMade Gallery

    1998 - Michele Bedigian exhibits at the Women Made Gallery in Chicago, Illinois

  • NCSS

    National Council for Social Studies
    1996 Exhibited in Washington DC.
    Book: I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories of the Ellis Island Oral History Project

    Veronica Lawlor honored by National Council for Social Studies for her book’s contribution to cultural studies.

  • United Nations

    United Nations World Food Summit

    1996 - Veronica Lawlor asked to exhibit work at the United Nations World Food Summit.