Edward Kinsella III

Edward Kinsella III was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated with honors from Ringling School of Art and Design and has since been commissioned by a variety of magazines and publishers including The New Yorker, Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, and The Criterion Collection. He has illustrated four books for Folio Society including Stephen King’s “The Shining,” “Misery,” and “Pet Sematary.”  

Kinsella has been profiled in Communication Arts magazine and his work was included in Taschen’s “Illustration Now!” number 5. His illustrations have frequently been featured and awarded in annual juried illustration exhibitions. His accolades include 6 medals from The Society of Illustrators New York, 19 Communication Arts Awards of Excellence, Cube Awards from the Art Directors Club of New York, 2 Gold Cube Awards from the 3x3 International Illustration Pro Show, 4 Awards from The Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, and 3 Spectrum Fantastic Art Awards. His original illustrations and fine art are collected and exhibited throughout the world.  

Kinsella has been a teacher of illustration since 2009 and has taught courses with The Illustration Academy, Visual Arts Passage, and the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.  

Kinsella’s work is created traditionally in his St. Louis studio using mixed media including graphite, ink, gouache, watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic, acryla gouache, and cut paper.