Maira Kalman was born in Tel Aviv and moved to New York City with her family at the age of four.

She was raised in bucolic Riverdale, the Bronx. She now lives in Manhattan.

MK has written/illustrated over 30 books for adults and children.

She has been a frequent contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker.

She has created textiles for Isaac Mizrahi and Kate Spade and sets for Mark Morris.

Other collaborations have been with Nico Muhly, Alex Kalman, Michael Pollan, David Byrne, John Heginbotham and Gertrude Stein.

Her watch and clock designs appear under the M&Co label, the design studio created by her late husband Tibor Kalman.

She has won many awards and given numerous talks, including several TED talks.

Her art has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world.

Her fine art is represented by Mary Ryan Gallery.

Her book agent is Charlotte Sheedy.

Some Awards and Honors

Art Directors Club Hall of Fame

Communication Arts

New York Times Best Illustrated

New York Times Most Notable Books

Society of Publication Designers

American Institute of Graphic Arts Medalist

Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum Annual Design Awards, 2 time Finalist

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

Printz Honor

Finalist Astrid Lindgren Children’s Book Awards

New York City Book Awards

Library Lion New York Public Library, 2015 

Rhode Island School of Design, Honorary Doctorate, 2014 
Delivered Commencement Speech

Maryland Institute College of Art, Honorary Doctorate, 2016

Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Sharing Keynote Address Honors with Chinese Artist Ai Wei Wei, June 2017