14 Facts About Barbara Nessim

Barbara Nessim was born on 1939 and is an American artist, illustrator, and educator.

Barbara Nessim was immediately noticed by leading Art Directors of the day, notably Henry Wolf and Robert Benton from Esquire Magazine.

Barbara Nessim embarked on designing a line of shoes in 1973 for the Carber Shoe Company in Italy.

Barbara Nessim was one of very few full-time professional women illustrators working in the United States during the 1960s; she was able to carve a niche for her work in the competitive graphic design field, illustrating record album covers, calendars, and magazine covers for major publications such as Rolling Stone, Time, Ms, New York Magazine, The Boston Globe, Show and Audience.

Barbara Nessim established her own graphic design firm in 1980, Nessim and Associates, with a group of fellow illustrators to work on corporate projects.

Barbara Nessim produced many works in ink and watercolor, and later incorporating computer graphics into her arsenal of mediums she mastered.

Barbara Nessim has taught at the School of Visual Arts, Fashion Institute of Technology, and Pratt Institute, all in New York.

Barbara Nessim's works have been exhibited worldwide, including at the Kunst Museum and The Louvre.

Barbara Nessim was one of the first artists to seriously pursue digital art and illustration.

Barbara Nessim was unable to attend the VLW, but her conversations with MIT staff about the possibilities of computer-generated art intrigued her.

Barbara Nessim found a sympathetic sponsor at Time Incorporated's Time Video Information Services.

Since then Barbara Nessim has used the computer in her work as an artist, illustrator, teacher, and innovator.

Barbara Nessim recorded a commentary for many of the works in the exhibition, and this was made available online.

Barbara Nessim's work has been published in several books, which include:.