Bldg/Room/Zip: ART 213-0089
Phone: (408) 924-4669
Fax: (408) 924-4326
Web: http://www.johnclapp.com
e-mail: john@johnclapp.com

John Clapp is a full-time lecturer in the Illustration / Animation Department. He received a B.F.A. with Honors from Art Center College of Design and his M.A. from Syracuse University. A freelance illustrator, he has worked for a variety of advertising, editorial, medical, and corporate clients and for every major American publisher. His work has been included in several annuals of the Society of Illustrators (N.Y.)

Since 1998, he has worked almost exclusively writing and illustrating children's books. He has illustrated books written by Bruce Coville, Liz Rosenberg, Julius Lester, and Newbery Award Winner, Robin McKinley. His second book, Right Here on This Spot, from Houghton Mifflin Co. was called, "[A]...lyrical homage to humankind's relationship to the land" by Publishers Weekly, and "[An] impressive picture book" by Kirkus Reviews.