Santiago Cohen facts for kids
Santiago Cohen (born in 1954) is a talented artist who works as a cartoonist, animator, and illustrator. He also creates fine art. He lives in Jersey City, New Jersey. Santiago studied design in Mexico and later earned a master's degree from Pratt Institute.
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Santiago Cohen's Creative Work
Santiago Cohen has created many exciting projects. He is known for his work in graphic novels, animation, and children's books.
Graphic Novels and Books
Santiago illustrated a graphic novel called Angelitos. This book was written by Ilan Stavans. In 2018, The New York Times even listed Angelitos as one of its "New and Noteworthy" books.
He has also illustrated many children's books. These books were published by well-known companies like Golden Books and Houghton Mifflin. One of the children's books he illustrated is "This is Passover" for Blue Apple.
Animation Projects
Santiago Cohen is also a skilled animator. He animated episodes of a show called "Troubles the Cat" for Cartoon Network and Children's Television Network. He also created short animated films for kids that were shown on HBO. He even designed the opening animations for a French TV channel called TF!.
He directed animation for a company called Ink Tank. His work there included:
- Short cartoons for "Troubles the Cat" on Cartoon Network and Sesame Workshop.
- Segments for special shows on HBO.
- Short animated clips for TELE-TV.
- Commercials for The Long Island Savings Bank and Toys R' Us.
Santiago also created three short segments for the famous children's show Sesame Street. He even designed the first logo for Comedy Central, a popular TV channel.
Unique Art Projects
Santiago Cohen has also worked on special art projects. His graphic novel called "The Fifth Name" received a grant from the Xeric Foundation. This grant helps artists create their unique comic book projects.
In 2014, he completed a very special art project called the "Exvida Project." This project included 1150 oil paintings. These paintings told the story of his life in a style similar to traditional ex-voto art. Ex-voto art often tells stories of thanks or prayers through pictures.
Since 2014, Santiago Cohen has been the artistic director for the Day of the Dead Parade in Jersey City. This means he helps design and organize the artistic parts of this important cultural celebration.
