Education
Attended High School of Music and Art and New York University
Exhibitions
2019
The Pursuit of Everything: Maira Kalman's Books for Children, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
The Pursuit of Everything: Maira Kalman's Books for Children, Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Amherst, MA
My Favorite Things, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Sara Berman's Closet, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
Sara Berman's Closet, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Bold & Brave, Julie Saul Gallery, New York
2017
Sara Berman's Closet, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Elements of Style and Darling Dorset, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
Cats and Dogs, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
2015
Beloved Dog, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
2014
Maira Kalman Selects, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, NY
My Favorite Things, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
The Elements of Style, The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
Girls Standing on Lawns and Other Projects, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
Thomas Jefferson: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Everything, Monticello, Charlottesville, VA
Maira Kalman: The Elements of Style, The Frist Center, Nashville, TN
2013
What Pete Ate from A to Z, Madison Children’s Museum, Madison, WI
2012
37 Paintings, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
2011
25 Years/25 Artists, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
Storied City: New York in Picture Book Art, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
2010-2011
Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World), The Jewish Museum, New York, NY; Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA;
Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA; Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Further Illuminations, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
2009
The Elements of Style, Memorial Art Gallery, Universtiy of Rochester, Rochester, NY
The Principles of Uncertainty, Jackson Fine Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2008
Just Looking, Beihang University, Beijing, China
2007
The Principles of Uncertainty, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
2005
I Can't Stand All the Excitement, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Just Looking, Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY
Publications
2016
Weather, Weather written by Daniel Handler, illustrated by Maira Kalman, published by MoMA
2015
Beloved Dog, by Maira Kalman, Penguin Press
2014
Ah-Ha to Zig-Zag: 31 Objects from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Skira/Rizzoli
My Favorite Things, Harper Collins
Girls Standing on Lawns, written by Daniel Handler, illustrated by Maira Kalman, published by MoMA
2012
Looking at Lincoln, written and illustrated by Maira Kalman, Nancy Paulsen Books
Microscripts, written by Robert Walser, illustrated by Maira Kalman, New Directions Publishing
Why We Broke Up, written by Daniel Handler, illustrated by Maira Kalman, Little Publishing
2011 Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, written by Michael Pollan and illustrated by Maira Kalman, Penguin Press
2010
13 Words, written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Maira Kalman, HarperCollins Publishers
And the Pursuit of Happiness, Maira Kalman, Penguin Press HC
Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World), Ingrid Schaffner, C. Gould, D. Ghelerter, S. Gregory, K. Silver, Prestel Publishing
2009
The Principles of Uncertainty, Maira Kalman, Penguin Books
2007
The Elements of Style, written by William Strunk Jr., illustrated by Maira Kalman, Penguin Publishing
2005
(un)Fashion, Tibor Kalman and Maira Kalman, Harry N. Abrams Publishing
2003
Smartypants (Pete In School), Maira Kalman, Putnam Juvenile Publishing
2002
Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey, Maira Kalman, Penguin Publishing
Colors : Tibor Kalman, Issues 1-13, Tibor Kalman and Maira Kalman, Henry N. Abrams Publishing
2001
What Pete Ate From A to Z, Maira Kalman, Puffin Publishing
1999
Next Stop Grand Central, Maira Kalman, Puffin Publishing
1996
Max Deluxe, Maira Kalman, Viking Juvenile Publishing
1995
Swami on Rye: Max in India, Maira Kalman, Viking Juvenile Publishing
1993
Chicken Soup, Boots, Maira Kalman, Viking Juvenile Publishing
1991
Ooh-la-la, Max in Love, Maira Kalman, Viking Juvenile Publishing
Roarr, Calder’s Circus, written by Maira Kalman, illustrated by Donatella Brun, Whitney Museum of Art
Sayonara, Mrs. Kackleman, Maira Kalman, Puffin Publishing
1992
Max in Hollywood, Baby, Maira Kalman, Viking Juvenile Publishing
1990
Max Makes a Million, Maira Kalman, Viking Juvenile Publishing
1989
Stay Up Late, written by David Byrne, illustrated by Maira Kalman, Picture Puffin Books
1988
Hey Willie, See the Pyramids, Maira Kalman, Viking Juvenile Publishing
Other Projects
Curated Maira Kalman Selects at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2014
Regular participant in TED Talks, worldwide
Began a new blog for The New York Times, And The Pursuit of Happiness, in 2009
Illustrated a blog for The New York Times, The Principles of Uncertainty, from April 2006-2007
Cover artist for The New Yorker, most notable cover in collaboration with Rick Meyerowitz,"New Yorkistan"
Contributing Art/Editorial for the New York Times, Interview, Departures, Travel and Leisure, etc.
President of M&Co. products distributed by the Museum of Modern Art
Designed a line of bags and dog/person rain gear for Kate Spade
Created sets for Mark Morris Dance group production of Four Saints in Three Acts, an opera by Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thompson
Mural for Library at PS47, Bronx, NY
Mural for Wave Hill Visitor's Center