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Tim O’Brien

Tim O’Brien


Tim O’Brien is an illustrator and portrait painter who’s been published most notably in publications such as TIME, Newsweek, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Der Spiegel, Fortune, GQ, Forbes, Mother Jones, The Atlantic Monthly, National Geographic, Penthouse, Playboy, New York Magazine, and The New York Times. He’s done covers for every major book publisher and many advertising clients as well. Tim’s received multiple awards and recognitions from the Society of Illustrators in New York including the coveted Hamilton King Award in 2009. He’s won a gold medal from Graphis in 2010, awards at the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, as well as recognitions from Print, Communication Arts Magazine, the Society of Publication Designers, American Illustration, and the Art Director's Club. Tim has 16 paintings in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC. He is executive Vice President of the Society of Illustrators, New York, and Professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Tim lives in Victorian Flatbush, Brooklyn with his wife Elizabeth Parisi and their son Cassius.