Work Inquiries:

Editorial: sam.kalda@gmail.com or “contact” form

Children’s Book Agent: chad@catagencyinc.com

UK Agent: info@folioart.co.uk

Biography

Sam Kalda is an illustrator and artist based in Saint Paul. His commissioned works include editorial, book, advertising and pattern illustration. In 2017, he received a gold medal in book illustration from the Society of Illustrators in New York. He also won a medal from the Cheese Club in college for being able to identify the most amount of, well, cheeses. His first book, Of Cats and Men: History's Great Cat-loving Artists, Writers, Thinkers and Statesmen, was published by Ten Speed Press in 2017. He recently illustrated his first picture book, When We Walked on the Moon, written by David Long and published by Wide Eyed Press in 2019, as well as the follow-up, When Darwin Sailed the Sea.

He lives in an old house with his husband and two cats, Arthur and Frances. In their role as studio assistants, the cats specialize in houseplant demolition and pencil relocation. He enjoys futzing around in his garden, going to estate sales, and taking long walks. So basically, when he's not working, he's retired. He's taught at CUNY Queens College and Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and currently teaches drawing at University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Client List:

The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Warby Parker, Facebook, The Washington Post, Disney Digital, Rockefeller Center, Barnes & Noble, Zillow, Pentagram, West Elm, Vogue.com, The Guardian, Code and Theory, Penguin, Nordstrom, Oxford University Press, Buzzfeed, Ebony, Real Simple, PLANADVISER, WWD, Serpent’s Tail, Bloomsbury, Ten Speed Press, Soho House, The New Republic, NYU, The Boston Globe, Wired, ASOS, Architect Magazine, Wide Eye Books, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Johns Hopkins University and many more.

Press:

Huffington Post, Out.com, Men's Journal, and an interview with Lisa Congdon

Awards:

The Society of Illustrators Gold Medal, American Illustration 32, 33, 35, 36, World Illustration Awards Shortlist 2015, 2017, Young Illustrators Award Nominee 2013