Jordan Thomas Featured in North America's Most Prestigious Student Illustration Competition

By: Erika Dietrick, Undergraduate Director of Marketing and Communications

After a college career marked by continuous success in the arts, Honors College student Jordan Thomas will wrap up her senior year by having one of her original illustrations (featured left) showcased at the Society of Illustrators gallery in New York City.

The Society of Illustrators is known for hosting the most prestigious student illustration competition in North America, the Student Scholarship Competition. During the competition, the Society juries work submitted from students all across the country and selects a handful of pieces to be displayed at their gallery in New York, in their annual catalog, and on their website. Many submissions come from schools known for their large illustration programs, making the selection process very competitive and a chosen piece one of the highest honors a student illustrator can receive. Out of 2,289 top students in illustration, only 254 students had their work selected. Jordan’s piece, entitled “Liminality,” is a silverpoint drawing with digital enhancement that she completed during an ECU Drawing Media and Techniques course last semester. Joan Mansfield, the director of ECU’s Illustration program, submitted 30 pieces of student work, with Jordan’s classmate Taylor Keith also being selected to take part in the showcase.

Jordan’s illustration will be juried further for additional scholarship and award consideration, and the gallery reception for her and all other chosen recipients will be held on May 19th.

To see more of Jordan’s artistic projects and products, check out her website at www.jordanthomasartwork.com and professional Facebook page, Jordan Thomas Artwork.

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