rafa@alvarezrafa.com
Spain (+34) 683398908 - Germany (+ 49) 1573 3209104 - US (+ 1) 347 903-9892
Picture by Caroline Pitzke Photography
About me
I got an MFA in Illustration by the School of Visual Arts of New York and have worked as a freelancer illustrator
for international magazines, advertising agencies and book publishers. Additionally I do street art interventions,
motion projects and teach a Character Design semester at the UE University of Applied Arts Berlin.
After living in Berlin for more a decade I recently relocated the studio to Madrid.
Partial list of clients
ESPN, Variety, The New Yorker, Scholastic, Sports Illustrated, Scientific American, Billboard, New York Knicks, Deutsche Bank, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Apple, Cincinnati Magazine,The Hollywood Reporter, Men´s Health, Walmart, Star Tribune, GEO, Boston Globe, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Entertainment Weekly.
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I have conducted workshops and lectures at the Apple Store ( New York and Berlin ), Fashion Institute of Technology (New York),
BTK Berlin University of Applied Arts and EsdipBerlin.
Features and Awards
Illustration Now! vol 5. (Taschen), Best of American Illustration 42 ( 2023 selected ), Society of Illustrators 60 , Society of News Design 2017 (Silver Medal) , Creative Quarterly 33, 3x3 annual 10, World Illustration Awards (finalist), Illustrative Berlin (finalist) and Behance Talent Search 2013 (winner).
