Interviews & Features

A running record of interviews, features, and press coverage from across Larissa's career, spanning Disney Parks, HarperCollins, and Orange County's community of working artists and educators.

Broadcast & Podcast

Disney Artist Spotlight: Festival of the Arts

Podcast Interview, 2023

A conversation about Larissa's debut at Epcot's Festival of the Arts and her path to becoming a Disney Fine Artist.

2% Excellence in Black Artistry with Larissa Brown

OC In Focus, Jazz 88.5 FM, 2026

A conversation on Orange County's Black Artistry exhibition and Larissa's place within it, produced by Saddleback College's OC In Focus and syndicated by Jazz 88.5 FM. Watch or listen from the episode page.

Episode 19: Interview with Larissa Marantz

Painted in Color Podcast

A longform conversation on children's book illustration, animation roots, and building a career around family life.

Written Profiles & Features

An Interview with Artist Larissa Brown

EasternPennPoints, by Robyn Stone, June 2026

Robyn Stone sat down with Larissa ahead of her SCBWI webinar Drawn to Story, on building character and humor into illustration work.

Disneyland Resort Honors Black History Month with 'Celebrate Gospel' and More

Disney Parks Blog, January 2023

Disney's own blog named Larissa among the artists featured in a Black History Month showcase and signing at WonderGround Gallery in the Downtown Disney District.

Rising Stars: Meet Larissa Brown of Anaheim, CA

SDVoyager

New Voices and Visions: Larissa & Keith Marantz on Succeeding as an Author & Illustrator Team

Cynthia Leitich Smith, October 2020

Get to Know... Larissa Marantz!

Jarrett Lerner, July 2020

Meet Illustrator Larissa Marantz

Writing and Illustrating, by Kathy Temean, July 2020

Illustrator Saturday: Larissa Marantz

Writing and Illustrating, by Kathy Temean, October 2019

Illustrator Spotlight: Larissa Marantz

Kidlit411, April 2018