Nicole Rifkin

Biography

Nicole Rifkin is a Brooklyn–based illustrator. She has a BFA in Communications Design (Illustration) from Pratt Institute and an MFA in Illustration from SVA. She has worked for the Atlantic, Audible, Buzzfeed, Fast Company, the New Yorker, New York Magazine, the New York Times, Showtime, Variety, the Village Voice, Vulture, and others. Her work has been recognized by American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, Creative Quarterly, Society of Illustrators West, 3x3, and more. 

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FICTION / Fall 2018

The Ash Swimming Pool

By Daisy Johnson ,  Illustration by Nicole Rifkin

It had been nearly fifteen years, and no one Ali knew looked much like the way they had when they were younger. She wrote Grace’s name on a piece of paper in red felt tip and held it at arm’s length in front of her. In the rush of bodies...

Illustrations by Nicole Rifkin
FICTION / Fall 2018

Merge

By Deborah Eisenberg ,  Illustration by Nicole Rifkin

Thundering down, a cataract from a high plateau, raising billows of dust, manes, tails, whinnies rippling like banners, a glamorous species, captive yes, but not entirely subdued, they—oh, no, a fellow in that ridiculous getup pops up from...

Illustration by Nicole Rifkin
FICTION / Fall 2018

More Fire

By Kwame Opoku-Duku ,  Illustration by Nicole Rifkin

Kwasi woke up somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. What time was it? He looked out the window for a sign of land but there was only blackness and wisps of gray. The boy in the aisle seat who had fallen asleep on his shoulder woke up and...