Sheila Levrant de Bretteville

Sheila Levrant de Bretteville
Born1940 (age 85–86)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma materBarnard College
Yale University
Occupations
  • Graphic designer
  • public artist
  • educator
Awards2004 Gold Medal from the American Institute of Graphic Arts

Sheila Levrant de Bretteville (born 1940) is an American graphic designer, artist and educator whose work reflects her belief in the importance of feminist principles and user participation in graphic design. In 1990, she became the director of the Yale University Graduate Program in Graphic Design and the first woman to receive tenure at the Yale University School of Art. In 2010, she was named the Caroline M. Street Professor of Graphic Design.

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