Alec Longstreth:

I was born and raised in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, I went to college surrounded by the corfields of the midwest and now I live in New York City, where there is a lot going on! I have also lived in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and Sydney, Australia.

For six years I worked as a scenic carpenter, building sets for theater, opera and television. Then I switched gears to focus more on comics and illustration. In 2002 I began self-publishing my comic book PHASE 7 and in 2005 it won the Ignatz Award for Outstanding Minicomic. I also graduated with highest honors from Pratt Intstitute, majoring in Illustration.

I'm currently doing a lot of freelance work, teaching art at BMCC and working on my first graphic novel. It is a good life!

Also, please check out my Illustration Blog which is updated weekly. You can also see more of my illustration work in my Flickr Illustration collection

Clients:

• Nickelodeon Magazine
• Disney Adventures
• National Geographic for Kids
• FirstSecond Books
• The Portland Mercury
• Grantmakers in the Arts
• Loaded Blanks
• Tugboat Press
• Beg Yr Pardon
• The Zinester's Guide to Portland

Friends:

• Nate Beaty
• Aaron Renier
• Shaun Reed
• Ajani Oloye
• Joe Marino
• Bwana Spoons
• Nicole Georges
• Craig Thompson
• Eleanor Davis

Teachers:

• Doug Chayka
• Jim Burke
• Stewart Parker