| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Several honorary positions |
Lita Talarico is a co-founder and co-chair of the School of Visual Arts MFA Design Program in New York City. She also co-founded the SVA Masters Workshop in Italy, an ongoing summer program.[1] [2] She also teaches and lectures on design entrepreneurism around the world.
Lita received her Bachelor's degree from Empire State College, and holds a Master's in Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts. She is fluent in English, Italian and French.
A founding associate of Bill Lacy Design, she coordinated architect selection competitions and conferences for the Cleveland Museum of Art; National World War II Memorial Design Competition; International Design Conference in Aspen; Italian Manifesto Conference; and the Pritzker Architecture Prize annual jury meeting.
Talarico was the founding managing editor of American Illustration & Photography, a board-member emeritus of Adobe Education Partners by Design, and member of the AIGA Visionary Design Council. She was a visiting scholar at the American Academy in Rome in 2008 and 2010, where she conducted extensive research on the Roman letter.
Talarico's pupils have included Deborah Adler.[3]