I.S. Kallick is a Madison-based artist and writer whose interests include folklore, science, history, and the imagination. Her award-winning illustrations have appeared in such diverse publications as Communication Arts, Cricket, and Scientific American. Kallick’s art exhibitions include Fantastic Worlds at the Kenosha Public Museum (2011); Wild Wood of the Imagination at Overture Center for the Arts in Madison (2012); and Illustration West at the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles (2013, 2015). Her short story, “Sonia,” received the Eleanor Sternig Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers in 2008 and was published that same year in Wisconsin People & Ideas. Her writing has also appeared in Leonardo Magazine, Midwest Review, and other publications.
