Grant Shaffer (born in San Francisco, 1965) has lived and worked in Manhattan as an artist/illustrator for 30 years, and his illustrations have appeared in magazines and newspapers such as The New Yorker, The New York Times and Interview Magazine. He also works as a storyboard artist for films and music videos, and has illustrated children’s books for Penguin Random House. Grant has had 12 solo gallery exhibitions, and his work has been included in 18 group shows. He also teaches two illustration courses at the School of Visual Arts, as well as general art at the Hetrick-Martin Institute.