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Tracey Shiffman

Adjunct Professor
Graphic Design / Integrated Studies
shiffmankohnke.com

Biography

Having amassed 38 years of involvement in diverse projects ranging from corporate identity/branding to book design, Tracey’s current and concentrated area of expertise lies in the realm of publication design, crafting visually compelling designs for museums, publishers of art, architecture, and design literature, as well as projects dedicated to fostering intelligent design pedagogy within culturally resonant frameworks. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Tracey is renowned for infusing her choreography of artistic elements into the pages of publications. Noteworthy among her accomplishments are the thoughtfully curated monographs on acclaimed figures such as Julie Mehretu, Keith Haring, Amoako Boafo, Frank Gehry and Joan Mitchell. With an international footprint, her work has garnered numerous accolades, recognizing her significant contributions to the field. In 2009, Tracey joined creative forces with designer Alex Kohnke, culminating in the inception of Shiffman & Kohnke.

Classes

  • GPRT-253-01: Type 4
  • ILL-247-01: Type 4
  • ILL-212-01: Comm Des 3: Narrative & Scale
  • CRDR-202-01: Comm Des 3: Narrative & Scale
  • GPRT-202-01: Comm Des 3: Narrative & Scale
  • GPRT-253-03: Type 4
  • GPRT-302-01: Com Des 5: Publication

Clients


  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
  • Soloman Guggenheim Museum
  • Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
  • Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden of the Smithsonian Institution
  • Hatje Cantz Verlag
  • Dia Center for the Arts
  • Eli Broad, The Broad Foundations
  • Colgin Cellars
  • Rizzoli International
  • Whitney Museum of American Art
  • Fine Arts Museum of San Fransisco
  • The Sundance FIlm Festival
  • Strange Invisitble Perfumes
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art
  • Blum &, amp, Poe Gallery
  • Marian Goodman Gallery
  • SFMOMA-The Museum of Modern Art San Francisco
  • The Museum of Fine Art, Houston
  • The Broad, Los Angeles

Publications

  • The Broad, Architecture Book [160 pages, hard, Fall 2015] The Broad, Delmonico &, acirc, ?&, cent, Prestel

Awards

  • 2012 New York Book Show: Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972-1987 Los Angeles County Museum, Williams College Museum of Art, 2011
  • 2012 New England Museum Association Publication Award: Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective, 1972-1987. Los Angeles County Museum, Williams College Museum of Art, 2011
  • 2006 The American Association of Museum Curators (aamc), Outstanding Book of 2005 for Robert Rauschenberg: Combines published by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Steidl, Germany, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
  • 2005 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award for Visual Music: Synaesthesia in Art and Music Since 1900, published by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
  • 2005 Deutscher Fotobuchpreis Award for The Tract Houses, 3 books by Lewis Baltz (20 books of outstanding quality were .) published by Ram Publications, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Steidl, Germany
  • 2004 Sappi Designer of the Year Award for the book FOG: Flowing in all Directions, published by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
  • 2004 AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers for the book FOG: Flowing in all Directions, published by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
  • 2002 AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers for the book Le Corbusier: Inside the Machine for Living, published by Monacelli Press
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