Lunch on Fridays: Suzie McGinness

Fri Nov 21 2025 at 12:15 pm to 01:30 pm UTC-05:00

11610 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, United States, Ohio 44106 | Cleveland

Cleveland Institute of Art
Publisher/HostCleveland Institute of Art
Lunch on Fridays: Suzie McGinness
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Spend your lunch hour with children’s book illustrator and Cleveland Institute of Art faculty member Suzie McGinness as she discusses her recent sabbatical and presents "A Year of Picture Book Research and Development."
McGinness' talk will take place during Lunch on Fridays from 12:15 to 1:30pm Friday, April 4 in CIA's Peter B. Lewis Theater.
McGinness' personal studio and research practice is rooted in the field of Picture Books and its many expressions and crossovers with printmaking and artist books. These correlating fields of interest were the catalysts of inspiration for her sabbatical work.
Overall, McGinness' sabbatical consisted of a multi-project proposal focusing on two picture book concepts, one for commercial application and the second on a limited edition artist book/picture book concept. The sabbatical also involved attending two conferences: Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy and Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Conference in New York City. These conferences focused on the national and global picture book markets. Her studio practice was focused on play, exploration and printmaking applications of screen print and risograph.
Speaker Bio:
Suzie McGinness completed her BFA in Illustration at the Cleveland Institute of Art. She received a Master of Arts in Children’s Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art at Anglia Ruskin University, England.
McGinness is the author and illustrator of the children’s book My Bear Griz, a White Raven Winner.
McGinness works as a children’s book illustrator and Assistant Professor for the Illustration Department at the Cleveland Institute of Art.
Parking:
Lunch on Fridays attendees may park in CIA's Lot 73 and Annex Lot, both of which surround our campus. Please note that signs posted around those lots correctly state that parking typically requires a CIA permit or visitor pass and that violators will be ticketed. However, to accommodate our valued Lunch on Fridays attendees, that policy won't be enforced during the program. Have questions? Please contact Reinberger Gallery at [email protected] or 216.421.7407.
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