A sense of community has always been important to me. I understood very early that I could not grow as an artist or as a person without being connected to institutions and clients that served the community. — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share Image
I have to believe that when I finish a project, that I will not only grow as an artist, but as a person. — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share Image
Receiving both the Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award suggests I have succeeded, at… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
“…this story offers far more than a simple moral of how the meek can trump the mighty.” — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
Drawing creates its own kind of private space. Coupled with certain interests that I want to speak to in my art, it's really kind… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
If I were to give myself a pat on the back, it would be for sticking with bookmaking as my primary way of expressing… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
I'm often in conversations with people who have learning disabilities, and they talk about how they were teased and perhaps laughed at sometimes as… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
Though the blame cannot be placed entirely on publishers, I do think a more diverse pool of editors would go a long way toward… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
I've always felt that if I worked hard enough and continued to refine my craft, while staying curious about our times and our world,… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
The process of creating art allows me to learn about the subject I'm illustrating. So, if I want to learn more about plantation life… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
Part of what I'm doing with generations is that I try to express in my work pieces of my growing up years that I… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
I never demonstrate how art should be made or what the outcome should look like. Instead, give kids the tools and the materials to… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
There's probably more of a struggle to get material and narratives published that really speak to black culture. And that has a lot to… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
I try not to respond with a pep talk, such as, "Everyone has talent, just try, you'll see." I skirt those kinds of answers. — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
I feel the calmest when I'm drawing or when I'm creating images. I love connecting the mind with the hand and producing something -… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
If you do the best work you can, the reward is ultimately your self-satisfaction - the sense that you have done the best you… — Jerry Pinkney Copy Share
