• "Communication Arts at VCU is a model of professional standards. If I were going to go to art school, I couldn't think of a better one. The instructors I met were dedicated professionals, talented and experienced, accessible to students and forward-thinking in their approach to communication."

    Brad Holland - Internationally known Painter, Illustrator and Writer

  • "I credit the Communication Arts Department with giving me the tools I needed to successfully enter into my chosen profession."

    Brian Leister - Alumnus

  • "Choosing VCU ranks up there as one of the smartest decisions of my life."

    Becky Heavner - Editorail Illustrator, Alumna

  • "I can see how much I learned on a visual, practical and mental level while studying Communication Arts."

    Samantha Baker - Art Director, Alumna

  • "My Communication Arts education helped me approach illustration problems conceptually and it gave me a sense of the business of illustration."

    Phyllis Sarloff - Freelance Illustrator, Fine Artist, Alumna

  • "I feel very fortunate to have studied under the direction of such wonderful artists."

    Erin Hurley - Multimedia Artist, Illustrator, Alumna

Abigail Larson, Alumna

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Abigail was born and raised in Virginia – the unlikely settlement of her parents, both from nearly opposite ends of the country. Both of her parents being art collectors, Abigail was introduced to the museum world at an early age, and was inspired to make artwork of her own. After several grueling years of art classes and filling up mountains of sketchbooks along the way, Abigail’s work had taken on a very distinctive style. Her artwork has been featured in galleries in Alhambra, California, New York, New York, St. Louis, Missouri, Washington DC, and Richmond, Virginia. Pairing up with fantasy writer Miranda Mayer, Abigail has illustrated the covers for Mayer’s fantasy trilogy “Tinna’s Promise” and has been featured in Ink magazine, Pentacle, and Myths & Legend magazine, and has done illustrations for Haunted Richmond, Blood House, and the Edgar Allan Poe Museum.

Visit her website at www.abigaillarson.com.