Lauren Simkin Berke

lauren simkin berke

BIO

Lauren Simkin Berke is a Brooklyn-based American artist, illustrator, educator, and occasional publisher of art books and zines, exhibiting with A.I.R. Gallery, and teaching at FIT, SVA, and Parsons. Lauren has a BA in Anthropology from Cornell University, and an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts. Their first picture book, Were I Not A Girl: The Inspiring and True Story of Dr. James Barry, was published in 2020 with Anne Schwartz Books, and their second picture book, B is for Bibliophile, will be published 2026 with Enchanted Lion Books.

CLIENTS

Columbia Magazine, Family Circle, MIT Technology Review, New York Magazine, O Magazine, OUT, Smithsonian Magazine, Teaching Tolerance, The Advocate, The Boston Globe, The L. A. Times, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Virginia Quarterly Review, Wired, Enchanted Lion Books, IT Revolution Press, Octopus Publishing, Paris Review Editions, Penguin Random House, Seal Press, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing, Five Dials, Jews United for Justice, American Express, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, The Nashville Scene, Rémy Martin