Sylvia Gashi holds a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University. Sylvia has spent the past 10 years as a Senior Art Director for The Magazine Group, an international publication design/custom publisher in Washington, D.C. that produces and designs more than 60 magazines. Prior to TMG, she did the "ville" tour. Working at Whittle Communications (in Knox"ville") and The Kelly Group (in Charlottes"ville")--and freelanced for National Geographic Traveler and Scholastic. She has received numerous awards and has been recognized by SPD, Folio Magazine's Ozzie Magazine Design Awards, Print Magazine Regional Design annuals and The Art Director's Club of Washington, D.C. among others.

Sylvia assigns, buys stock and recommends illustrators and photographers to her co-workers--who, in turn, assign and buy more than 10,000 images a year. Her work can be viewed at themagazinegroup.com.