Julia Gran is an American graphic designer and children's book illustrator. Gran was born in New York City. She attended the

High School of Art and Design The High School of Art and Design is a career and technical education high school in Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1936 as the School of Industrial Art, the school moved to 1075 Second Avenue in 1960 and more recently, its Midtown Manha ...

, where she majored in animation. She graduated from

Parsons School of Design The Parsons School of Design is a private art and design college under The New School located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. Founded in 1896 after a group of progressive artists broke away from established Manhattan art ...

. She then worked as a designer and art director for a variety of design studios and book and magazine publishers. Working in the tradition of her influences

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and

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, Julia has combined her designer’s eye and whimsical illustration style. She has created brands for clients ranging from fashion and food to institutional. She has also worked as a faculty member at

Marymount Manhattan College Marymount Manhattan College is a private college on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. As of 2020, enrollment consisted of 1,571 undergraduate students with women making up 80.1% and men 19.9% of student enrollment. Columbia University Masters ...

. Gran is a noted illustrator of children’s picture books. Those she has illustrated include ''Princess Penelope'' and ''Princess Penelope Takes Charge''; she wrote and illustrated ''Big Bug Surprise''. She has won awards including a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Educational Press Association of America (now the

Association of Educational Publishers The Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) was a U.S. non-profit organization for educational publishers. It was active in public awareness campaigns on effective educational resources, as well as aiding communication between educational o ...

) for ''321 Contact''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gran, Julia Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Artists from New York City American children's book illustrators High School of Art and Design alumni Parsons School of Design alumni American women children's book illustrators American graphic designers American women graphic designers American art directors

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