Jess Worby is an illustrator and full-time lecturer at UMass Dartmouth. His work often holds elements of absurdity and humor, with a visual emphasis on expressive, textural drawing. He received his MFA in Illustration from The School of Visual Arts. His art has graced the pages of The New York Times, a wall in the Brooklyn Historical Society, and a large window display for Taittinger champagne at Sherry-Lehmann. Honors and features include Best American Comics, American Illustration, and Society of Illustrators, as well as websites like Buzzfeed, Kotaku, and The Huffington Post. His literary work is represented by Ed Maxwell of Greenburger Associate