Priya Gupta is an Indian-born designer and illustrator based in New York. She explores storytelling through visual narratives. Priya’s design roots merge with her love for Indian art and culture. She is focused on children's books, book covers, editorial, and cultural research. Her work blends tradition with modern aesthetics, capturing emotion, heritage, and whimsy equally.…Priya Gupta is an Indian-born designer and illustrator based in New York. She explores storytelling through visual narratives. Priya’s design roots merge with her love for Indian art and culture. She is focused on children's books, book covers, editorial, and cultural research. Her work blends tradition with modern aesthetics, capturing emotion, heritage, and whimsy equally.WWW…
Priya Gupta is an Indian-born designer and illustrator based in New York. She explores storytelling through visual narratives. Priya’s design roots merge with her love for Indian art and culture. She is focused on children's books, book covers, editorial, and cultural research. Her work blends tradition with modern aesthetics, capturing emotion, heritage, and whimsy equally.…Priya Gupta is an Indian-born designer and illustrator based in New York. She explores storytelling through visual narratives. Priya’s design roots merge with her love for Indian art and culture. She is focused on children's books, book covers, editorial, and cultural research. Her work blends tradition with modern aesthetics, capturing emotion, heritage, and whimsy equally.WWWW…
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Priya Gupta is an Indian-born designer and illustrator based in New York. She explores storytelling through visual narratives. Priya’s design roots merge with her love for Indian art and culture. She is focused on children’s books, book covers, editorial, and cultural research. Her work blends tradition with modern aesthetics, capturing emotion, heritage, and whimsy equally.
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Education
Masters In Fine Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology
August 26, 2023 - August 26, 2025Qualifications
American Illustration Award
April 1, 2025 - May 26, 2025American Illustration Award
April 1, 2025 - May 1, 2026Industry Experience
Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Gaming, Non-Profit Organization
Silly Safari Friends – A Pop-Up Adventure Book
Silly Safari Friends is a handcrafted pop-up book created for young readers, filled with laughter, surprises, and a whole lot of wild fun! Designed and illustrated for children aged 3–7, this interactive book brings to life a group of quirky animal characters on a whimsical safari adventure.
Each spread features dynamic pop-up mechanisms and layered paper elements that invite kids to lift, pull, and peek as they meet a forgetful elephant, a dancing zebra, a lion who’s afraid to roar, and more! The narrative playfully celebrates friendship, self-expression, and the joy of being a little silly.
The book combines paper engineering with bold, expressive illustrations to create a tactile storytelling experience that encourages curiosity and engagement.
Medium: Hand-illustrated and assembled pop-up book
Skills: Illustration, paper engineering, storytelling, character design
Format: 6-page pop-up book with interactive elements
Themes: Friendship, humor, animal adventures, interactivity…Silly Safari Friends is a handcrafted pop-up book created for young readers, filled with laughter, surprises, and a whole lot of wild fun! Designed and illustrated for children aged 3–7, this interactive book brings to life a group of quirky animal characters on a whimsical safari adventure.
Each spread features dynamic pop-up mechanisms and layered paper elements that invite kids to lift, pull, and peek as they meet a forgetful elephant, a dancing zebra, a lion who’s afraid to roar, and more! The narrative playfully celebrates friendship, self-expression, and the joy of being a little silly.
The book combines paper engineering with bold, expressive illustrations to create a tactile storytelling experience that encourages curiosity and engagement.
Medium: Hand-illustrated and assembled pop-up book
Skills: Illustration, paper engineering, storytelling, character design
Format: 6-page pop-up book with interactive elements
Themes: Friendship, humor, animal adventures, interactivityWW…
Lost in the Past – A Mini Zine
Lost in the Past is a nostalgic mini zine that captures the quiet poetry of summer evenings in an Asian household during frequent power cuts. Through intimate illustrations and tender storytelling, it revisits a slower, analog world—where the whir of a table fan, the soft crackle of a red radio playing Bollywood classics, and the warmth of candlelight brought families closer.
This zine is a tribute to resilience and simple joys: sipping chai in the sweltering heat, sharing stories under dim light, savoring juicy mangoes and watermelon, and waiting patiently for the rotary phone to ring again. It reflects on a time when inconvenience birthed connection, and stillness was a shared experience.
Medium: Hand-drawn illustrations, zine format
Style: Warm, textured, and intimate
Themes: Nostalgia, childhood memories, everyday resilience, analog comfort
Format: 3.5 x 4.25" mini zine, folded, black & white or risograph-inspired color…Lost in the Past is a nostalgic mini zine that captures the quiet poetry of summer evenings in an Asian household during frequent power cuts. Through intimate illustrations and tender storytelling, it revisits a slower, analog world—where the whir of a table fan, the soft crackle of a red radio playing Bollywood classics, and the warmth of candlelight brought families closer.
This zine is a tribute to resilience and simple joys: sipping chai in the sweltering heat, sharing stories under dim light, savoring juicy mangoes and watermelon, and waiting patiently for the rotary phone to ring again. It reflects on a time when inconvenience birthed connection, and stillness was a shared experience.
Medium: Hand-drawn illustrations, zine format
Style: Warm, textured, and intimate
Themes: Nostalgia, childhood memories, everyday resilience, analog comfort
Format: 3.5 x 4.25" mini zine, folded, black & white or risograph-inspired colorWW…
New York Life in sketches
New York Life in Sketche is a 3-page illustrated comic that captures the everyday quirks, charm, and chaos of New Yorkers through quick, expressive sketches and snippets of overheard conversations. Set in the city’s streets, subways, and bodegas, the comic reflects on the fast-talking, no-nonsense, big-hearted personality of New York’s people.
Using a mix of observational drawing and humor, this short comic zine documents real-life moments with strangers—those fleeting exchanges that feel uniquely New York. With a sketchbook-like style and spontaneous line work, it reads like a love letter to the city’s character, told from the perspective of an artist navigating it as a newcomer.
Medium: Pen and ink, digital color
Style: Sketchbook comic reportage
Skills: Character design, observational storytelling, visual humor, sequential art
designer illustrator comicbook bookdesign Characterdesign observational storytelling visualhumor sequentialart…New York Life in Sketche is a 3-page illustrated comic that captures the everyday quirks, charm, and chaos of New Yorkers through quick, expressive sketches and snippets of overheard conversations. Set in the city’s streets, subways, and bodegas, the comic reflects on the fast-talking, no-nonsense, big-hearted personality of New York’s people.
Using a mix of observational drawing and humor, this short comic zine documents real-life moments with strangers—those fleeting exchanges that feel uniquely New York. With a sketchbook-like style and spontaneous line work, it reads like a love letter to the city’s character, told from the perspective of an artist navigating it as a newcomer.
Medium: Pen and ink, digital color
Style: Sketchbook comic reportage
Skills: Character design, observational storytelling, visual humor, sequential art
designer illustrator comicbook bookdesign Characterdesign observational storytelling visualhumor sequentialartWW…
From A to Z – A Little Hindi, A Lot of Culture!
This book is for everyone who's curious to learn simple Hindi words and get a glimpse into the vibrant world of Indian culture.
Each page introduces a new letter, a new word, and a little story or element from our traditions, festivals, and everyday life.
Whether you're just starting to learn the language or want to connect more deeply with India — this book is your perfect first step.
Let’s take a colorful journey through language and culture, one letter at a time!…This book is for everyone who's curious to learn simple Hindi words and get a glimpse into the vibrant world of Indian culture.
Each page introduces a new letter, a new word, and a little story or element from our traditions, festivals, and everyday life.
Whether you're just starting to learn the language or want to connect more deeply with India — this book is your perfect first step.
Let’s take a colorful journey through language and culture, one letter at a time!WW…
Seattle in Three Hues: A Riso-Inspired Travel Zine
Seattle in Three Hues is a vibrant, hand-illustrated travel zine that captures the spirit of Seattle through a limited three-color palette inspired by risograph printing. Created as part of an illustration class project, this zine reimagines iconic Seattle landmarks—such as Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and the Seattle Great Wheel—using a layered approach to color and line work.
The zine combines on-location sketching with stylized, expressive color overlays to evoke the mood, energy, and cultural diversity of the city. Each panel was carefully designed to balance visual storytelling and aesthetic experimentation while staying true to the travelogue format. The result is a joyful, contemporary take on travel illustration, ideal for editorial, print, or merchandise applications.
Tools: Colored pencils, digital compositing
Medium: 3-color risograph style
Skills: Urban sketching, editorial illustration, visual storytelling, color theory…Seattle in Three Hues is a vibrant, hand-illustrated travel zine that captures the spirit of Seattle through a limited three-color palette inspired by risograph printing. Created as part of an illustration class project, this zine reimagines iconic Seattle landmarks—such as Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and the Seattle Great Wheel—using a layered approach to color and line work.
The zine combines on-location sketching with stylized, expressive color overlays to evoke the mood, energy, and cultural diversity of the city. Each panel was carefully designed to balance visual storytelling and aesthetic experimentation while staying true to the travelogue format. The result is a joyful, contemporary take on travel illustration, ideal for editorial, print, or merchandise applications.
Tools: Colored pencils, digital compositing
Medium: 3-color risograph style
Skills: Urban sketching, editorial illustration, visual storytelling, color theoryWW…
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