Emiliano Ponzi is an Italian illustrator, visual artist and author based in New York City. He works for the editorial, magazine, fashion, and advertising markets: his clients include The New York Times, Le Monde, The New Yorker, Apple, Louis Vuitton, Moma NY, Cartier, Der Spiegel, Penguin Books, Hyundai, Esquire, Armani, Bulgari, Gucci, Martini, Moleskine, Airbnb, Lavazza, TIM, Pirelli, Ferrari, and Triennale Design Museum.
Awards include: the Young Guns Award and the coveted Gold Cube from the Art Directors Club of New York, several medals of honor (gold and silver) from the Society of Illustrators of New York.
He has written and illustrated four books: “The Journey of the Penguin” (2015) for the anniversary of the Penguin Books publishing house; “The Great New York Subway Map” (2017) for MoMa NY; “American West” (2018) as a chronicle of his trip to the Western U.S. published first as a travelogue on the New Yorker’s Instagram account and then as a collector’s book by Corraini”; “Chronicle from the Red Zone” (2020), daily notes on the first lockout in Italy, published first as a column in the Washington Post and then as a limited edition book by Tapirulan.
His latest solo exhibition is “The Dreamer, Stories From Another World” hosted by the Sun Ke villa in Shanghai from Jan. 7 to March 12, 2023.
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