BIO

Megan Berkheiser, originally from Pennsylvania, spent much of her time growing up creating puppets in a house filled with folk art and old things.

Megan lives and works in New York City, where she scours for flea market fragments and the perfect findings from which to build her three-dimensional Illustrations. She constructs miniature sets from her drawings, which she carefully lights and photographs. In 1997, Megan earned a MFA in Illustration As Visual Essay from School of Visual Arts and a BFA in Illustration from the University of the Arts in1995. She teaches Senior Illustration Portfolio, and Sophomore Pictorial Foundation courses at the University of the Arts where she is an adjunct associate professor.

Megan’s work can be found in Editorial, Book, and Advertising markets. Clients include; Oprah Magazine, TIME Magazine, Knopf, The Wall Street Journal, The Village Voice, Discover Magazine, HOW, Readers Digest, Forbes, and The New York Times. The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and 3X3 Magazine have recognized Megan’s work. To see more of her work, feel free to visit workbook.com.