BALTIMORE--Artist Jaime Zollars, who teaches in MICA's illustration department, was recently interviewed for the Insights section of Communication Arts. She discussed her inspiration -- fairytales and 15th- and 16th-century Flemish painters, how she overcomes creative blocks, and career advice for young illustrators.

Zollars' clients include Clarion Books, Albert Whitman & Co., Scholastic Inc., Harcourt, L.A. Weekly, Highlights Magazine, Spider, Ladybug, and Babybug magazines, Where Magazine, Westchester Magazine, and Scott Foresman.

She has been featured in fine art galleries in Oregon and Calfornia, most recently at Copro Nason Gallery's Hi-Fructose show. She also is participating in VS., a new exhibition at Baltimore's Windup Space, June 5-July 31.

For more information, call 410-225-2300.

Caption information: Jaime Zollars, Tengu Graveyard, acrylic paint and collage.

 

Founded in 1826, MICA is among the top visual arts colleges in the nation. It enrolls 1,714 undergraduate and 218 graduate students from 48 states and 52 foreign countries, offering programs of study leading to the bachelor of fine arts (B.F.A.), master of arts (M.A.), and master of fine arts (M.F.A.) degrees. It also offers post-baccalaureate certificate programs and a full slate of credit and noncredit courses for adults, college-bound students, and children. MICA is recognized as an important cultural resource for the Baltimore/Washington region, sponsoring many public and community-outreach programs-including more than 100 exhibitions by students, faculty, and nationally and internationally known artists annually-as well as artists' residencies, film series, lectures, readings, and performances.

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