Rich Pellegrino is an award-winning illustrator and artist based on the South Shore of Boston. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Illustration and Comic Arts at New England College in Henniker, NH, bringing 12 years of experience in higher education and 17 years as a professional illustrator with internationally exhibited work. His contributions to the field were recently highlighted in an interview with WMUR Manchester’s NH Chronicle, where he discussed his career in illustration and his role in education.

Pellegrino’s distinguished client list includes the NFL, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics, Tampa Bay Lightning, Connecticut Sun (WNBA), Microsoft Xbox, Warner Bros., AMC, and filmmaker Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), among many others.

His editorial portrait illustration for Planet Rock magazine earned a Bronze Medal from the Society of Illustrators West 56. His work has also been recognized by American Illustration 42 & 44, 3x3 Magazine (Honorable Mention in Issue 19, Merit Award in Issue 20), Spectrum (editions 22, 24, and 26), the Richmond Illustrators Club (2012), and CMYK 37.
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Pellegrino currently resides just outside of Boston, MA, with his wife, two daughters, and their cat.