Meryl Lettire

Upcoming Exhibitions

2027 — Heroes of the Holocaust: Threads of Resistance, Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, NJ (January 4 – May 21)

2026 — Heroes of the Holocaust: Threads of Resistance, Temple Kol Emet, Morrisville, PA

2025 — Heroes of the Holocaust: Threads of Resistance, Human Rights Institute Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ

2025 — Heroes of the Holocaust: Threads of Resistance, ArtWRKD, Newtown, PA

2024 — The Madonna Series, ArtWRKD, Newtown, PA

2024 — Unveiled Threads, ArtWRKD, Newtown, PA

2024 — Celebrate Art, MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, PA

2023 — 4th Annual Makers Alley Juried Art & Artisan Exhibition, New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, PA

1992 — Illustrators 34, Society of Illustrators, Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY

1986 — Illustrators 28, Society of Illustrators, Museum of American Illustration, New York, NY

1984–1985 — Student Competitions, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY

2009 — Axelrod Educator Award, New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education and Anti-Defamation League

2001 — Distinguished Teacher Award, New Jersey Council for the Humanities

1996 — Geraldine R. Dodge Fellowship, Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation

1993 — Award of Excellence for Illustration, Society for News Design

1988 — Certificate of Excellence, International Art Competition (Painting)

1986–1992 — Certificates of Merit, Society of Illustrators, Illustrators 28 & 34

1984–1985 — Certificates of Merit, Society of Illustrators Student Competitions

1986 — Honorable Mention, RSVP Annual Student Competition

1981–1986 — National Talent Search Scholarship, Pratt Institute

1992 — Illustrators 34, Society of Illustrators Annual

1987 — Illustrators 28, Society of Illustrators Annual

The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Village Voice, Billboard, Travel + Leisure, Musician,

Crain's New York Business, Playboy, Adweek, Scholastic, Random House, Estée Lauder, and Pratt Institute.

1998 — MA, Education: Administration and Supervision, Saint Peter's College, NJ

1986 — BFA, Communication Design, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

2026 — Artist Presentation, Temple Kol Emet, Morrisville, PA

2026 — Professional Development Workshop, Kean University, Union, NJ

2025 — Artist Talk, Human Rights Institute Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ

2025 — Educator Professional Development Workshop, Kean University, Union, NJ

2025 — Artist Dialogue, ArtWRKD, Newtown, PA

Award-winning illustrator and art educator with more than 20 years of teaching and educational leadership experience.

Former art educator and administrator in the Warren Township School District, NJ. Retired from public education in 2023.