Chad Grohman
Assistant Professor
Chad Grohman
Assistant Professor
Bio
I am currently the Undergraduate Program Director of Illustration and Assistant Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where I teach illustration in the College of Art and Design, School of Art. I am also a freelance illustrator, working primarily in advertising since 1993. I work in both traditional and digital media, including gouache, Adobe Illustrator, After Effects, and Procreate.
Currently Teaching
In the News
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April 17, 2025
Tiny toy, big opportunity: How a student caught Fisher-Price’s eye
Ava Guarino '26 (illustration) brought a toy robot to an interview — and got the job. She originally made an eye-catching 2D animation of a food delivery robot before using 3D software to translate it into a 3D-printed form that helped land her an internship with Fisher-Price.
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May 8, 2024
Graduating student embarks on France Fulbright journey to bridge art and history
Emma Herz Thakur '24 (ceramics and illustration) aims to create connections between practicing artisans and museum collections as a Fulbright Scholar working in partnership with French potters and France's Natural Museum of Natural History.
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June 6, 2023
Students leverage creativity to give back to Rochester community
RIT students created artworks to benefit Keeping Our Promise, a local nonprofit that provides resettlement assistance for Afghan, Iraqi and Kurdish interpreters and support personnel who served U.S. interests in conflicts and warzones.
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April 17, 2020
Grohman starts podcast for creatives
Featured Work
Illustration I Course
Chad Grohman
Work created in Illustration I, the primary course for students in their sophomore year in RIT’s Illustration program. In the illustration course, students approach major elements of...