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Carlos Aponte

Photo of Carlos Aponte

Photo: © Alexi Lubomirski

About the Author

Carlos Aponte is an artist, designer, and author originally from Puerto Rico. His fashion illustrations, inspired by the great Antonio Lopez and Jack Potter, have been featured in Laird Borelli’s Fashion Illustration Next, Bil Donovan’s Advanced Fashion Drawing, Tony Glenville’s The New Icons of Fashion Illustration, and Richard Kilroy’s Menswear Illustration. Gallery shows include exhibits at The Brooklyn Library, Gallery Hanahou, The Society of Illustrators, and Three Square Studio, among others. He is represented by Art Department where clients include The New Yorker, Coca-Cola, Target, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Elle, and Esquire. In 2013, he created Boquitas, an interactive book for children. 

Carlos is currently a faculty member at the Fashion Institute of Technology. He lives in Jersey City with his partner, Christopher, and a French pointer named Rex.

Books by Carlos Aponte

Books by Carlos Aponte published by PRH Grupo Editorial

Books by Carlos Aponte published by Candlewick

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