Compton is a NYC based illustrator, exhibition designer, and Director of Exhibitions & Collections at the Society of Illustrators, the oldest nonprofit organization dedicated to the art of illustration in America. In addition to participating in numerous exhibitions, he is also the Co-Director of ICON: The Illustration Conference. His work combines humor and heart to make complex ideas feel human and tangible. Compton received a BFA in Illustration and Art History from the Fashion Institute of Technology.