Rate My Professor Michael Hirshon

In addition to client work, Hirshon maintains a personal practice of on-location sketching during extensive travels, using drawing to explore cultural differences, anxieties, and unfamiliar sensations. His illustrations have earned recognition from the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Spectrum, CMYK, and 3x3. At the University of Utah, he teaches courses including Illustration: World and Voice (ART 4050) and Illustration Capstone (ART 4400), weaving illustration-specific skills with broader art curricula to develop students' abilities in narrative techniques, concept development, digital and traditional methods, and industry practices. In 2025, Hirshon received the College of Fine Arts Faculty Excellence Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has participated in exhibitions such as DesignArts Utah '21 with his card game The Imposter Kings, the Salt Lake Design AIGA 100 Show where he earned third runner-up for a poster, Space Maker, and Relative Truths. As Tenure/Tenure-Line Representative for Art & Art History on the College Council, he contributes to departmental leadership and has played a key role in revitalizing the Illustration program.