Nina Edwards

Nina Edwards is an award-winning fashion illustrator, graphic designer, and curator based in New York City. Her work celebrates beauty in everyday life—drawing inspiration from both simplicity and depth—and blends diverse influences to nurture the soul.

Her illustrations and designs have been featured in major publications as well as advertising and promotional campaigns across the U.S., Taiwan, the UK, and Japan. With over 20 years of experience in graphic design, advertising, editorial illustration, greeting cards, and social expression, Nina’s expertise spans digital and watercolor techniques. She is especially recognized for integrating contrasting elements—traditional and modern, Eastern and Western, art and technology—into a cohesive and distinctive visual style.

Since receiving her MFA in Illustration with a Minor in Graphic Design from California State University, Fullerton in 1997, Nina has built a multifaceted career as a professional illustrator and designer. Her portfolio includes two published books, editorial commissions, book covers, licensed designs for textiles, greeting cards, and surface patterns, as well as live fashion illustration for New York Fashion Week and other international shows. In addition, she has actively curated and exhibited work across the U.S. and Asia, participating in more than twenty solo and group shows since 2020.

Since 2016, Nina has been a faculty member at Pratt Institute’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS), where she teaches a wide range of illustration and design courses including Fashion Illustration, Adobe Illustrator, Portfolio and Career Development, Find Your Artistic Path in Creative Careers, and art licensing workshops. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes inclusivity, experiential learning, and career preparedness. She is committed to cultivating a classroom environment where students from diverse cultural, social, and linguistic backgrounds can thrive, while also linking coursework directly to professional practice.

•Master of Fine Arts in Illustration, Minor in Graphic Design, California State University, Fullerton, 1997

•Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, with a focus on Fashion Illustration, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 1993

•Study Abroad Program, FIT Illustration Department, Polimoda, Florence, Italy, 1992

Selected Exhibitions

•Governors Island Arts’ Organizations in Residence Program, with the Taiwanese American Arts Council (TAAC), New York City, 2023, 2025

•Oceanus New York Gallery, 30 Wall Street, New York City, 2024, 2025

•71st Gallery, Group Show and Talk, 2025

•AsianInNY Fashion Week, New York City, 2018, 2019, 2024

•Six Summit Gallery at Art Hearts New York Fashion Week, New York City, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

•Six Summit Gallery at The Port Authority Arts Space, New York City, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

•Blue Gallery, New York City, 2022

•NYC Arts Empire Gallery, New York City, 2020, 2021, 2022

•National Taiwan Arts Education Center, Taipei, Taiwan, 2021

•Asian Society Gallery, Hong Chou Creative Park, Shanghai, China, 2021

•Brooklyn Beauty and Fashion Labo, New York City, 2020, 2021

•Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan, 2019

•The Leo House, West Chelsea Open Studios, New York City, 2018, 2022

•Garment District Alliance, New York City, 2017, 2018

•LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University, New York City, 2014, 2016