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An example of work by Brian Ajhar
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Biography from AskART:
| The following is from the artist, March 2004.
Brian Ajhar was born on September 1st 1957 in Easton, Pennsylvania. He has been illustrating for magazines, book publishers and advertising agencies for over 20 years. He is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York City where he studied under teachers such as Dave Passalaqua, Burne Hogarth, Stuart Shedlesky, John Gundelfinger.
His watercolor and ink illustrations are known for their whimsical satire and are influenced by 19th-century European political satirists and book illustrators. His work has appeared in publications that include Time, Newsweek, Forbes, Fortune, US News & World Report, Rolling Stone and Sports Illustrated.
He has worked on several children's projects including New York Times Bestseller, "The Giggler Treatment" written by Roddy Doyle and published by Scholastic; "Rover Saves Christmas" also by Roddy Doyle; a Rabbit Ears video production of "Pinocchio" narrated by Danny Aiello which aired on Showtime; the book "Scarlett Angelina Wolverton-Manning" by Jacqueline Ogburn; and "A Burst of Firsts: Doers, Shakers and Record Breakers" by J. Patrick Lewis for Dial Books.
Books published in September 2004 include "Home on the Range" published by Dial Books and "The Meanwhile Adventures" by Roddy Doyle published by Arthur Levine Books. He has taught illustration at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is a guest lecturer and professor at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.
EDUCATION
1977-1980, Parsons School of Design, NYC - BFA in Illustration
1980, Parsons in Paris - studied painting at the Louvre
TEACHING POSITIONS
Guest Professor: Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, CT./Appointed to The Distinguished Koopman Chair for the Visual Arts, Spring 2003
Guest Professor: University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA,
Illustration Concepts 2002
Guest Speaker: Syracuse University Masters Program, NYC, 2001, 2002
Guest Professor: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, Concepts Course 1996-2003
Philadelphia University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Illustration Department 1998-1999
Lectures: Rhode Island School of Design; School of Visual Arts, NYC; Parsons School of Design, NYC; Cincinnati Art Directors Club
CHILDREN'S BOOKS ILLUSTRATED BY BRIAN AJHAR
"The Meanwhile Adventures"/Arthur Levine Books/Scholastic Press by Roddy
Doyle/To be published Sept. 2004....(Color wrap around cover plus 75 black
and white interior drawings)
"Home on the Range"/Dial /Viking Penguin/to be published Sept. 2004 (32
pages..19 full color illustrations...)
"Rover Saves Christmas" / Arthur Levine Books/Scholastic Press by Roddy
Doyle(Color wrap around cover...68 B&W interior drawings...158 pages)
"A Burst of Firsts" / "A Salute in Verse to First-Time Feats and Amazing"
Events -March 2002 Dial/Viking Penguin by J. Patrick Lewis(32 pages...25
full color illustrations)
"The Giggler Treatment", New York Times Bestseller- Dec 2002 Arthur Levine
Books/Scholastic Press by Roddy Doyle...(112 pages...Color wrap around cover
plus 55 B&W interior drawings)
"Pinocchio", Simon & Schuster 1996 adapted by Eric Metaxas from the novel by
Carlo Collidi..(36 full color illustrations...32 pg book...) illustrations for this book were taken from...Pinocchio, Rabbit Ears Productions Childrens Video - Ajhar designed characters and created 30 minutes of dissolve animation with over 200 pieces of artwork for a childrens video narrated by Danny Aiello, and music by Les Miserables Brass Band... aired on television network "Showtime" Through 1995-96
Scarlett Angelina Wolverton-Manning, 1994 Dial/Viking Penguin by Jacqueline
Ogburn..(32 pages...23 full color illustrations...)
CLIENT LIST
US News & World Report; Business Week; Newsweek; Sports Illustrated; TV Guide; Rolling Stone; Time; Forbes; Fortune; Worth; Playboy; Landsend Inc.; MGM Casinos; Macmillan; Viking Penguin; Scholastic Press; Arthur Levine Books Inc; Random House; Simon & Schuster; Warner Bros; BJK&E; DDB Needham; FCB/Leber Katz Partners; Landsend Inc; MGM Casinos; J. Walter Thompson; Lintas; Leo Burnett; AT&T; CellularOne; Coca-Cola; General Foods; General Electric; Maxwell House; McDonalds; Met Life
CHARACTER DESIGN
Will Vinton Studio -character design for Rayovac television ad featuring Michael Jordan
M3 - MilanoMultiMediale, Milan, Italy- character design for Catechism CD-ROM
Storyopolis Production, Los Angeles, CA - character design for feature film
CHILDREN'S PROJECTS
The Meanwhile Adventures/Arthur Levine Books/Scholastic Press by Roddy Doyle/Sept. 2004
Home on the Range/Dial /Viking Penguin/ Sept. 2004
Rover Saves Christmas / Arthur Levine Books/Scholastic Press by Roddy Doyle
Burst of Firsts / A Salute in Verse to First-Time Feats and Amazing Events - Dial/Viking Penguin by J. Patrick Lewis,
The Giggler Treatment, New York Times Bestseller- Arthur Levine/Scholastic Press by Roddy Doyle
Pinocchio, Rabbit Ears Productions - designed characters and created
30 minutes of dissolve animation artwork for video narrated by Danny Aiello, aired on television station "Showtime"
Pinocchio, Simon & Schuster
Scarlett Angelina Wolverton-Manning, Dial/Viking Penguin by Jacqueline Ogburn
SHOWS
Upcoming Show scheduled for fall 2004 @ Northampton Area Community College Bethleham PA
Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, CT. May/June 2003
Anderson Hall Gallery, University of the Arts, Phila. Oct/Nov 1999
Society of Illustrators, New York - Ongoing Annual and Member Shows
Society of Illustrators, My First Car, traveling show
Society of Illustrators, New York - Humor Show 1 & 2
Society Of Illustrators, Los Angeles - Annual Show
Society of Illustrators, Children's Books, 1994, 1997
Musee International De L'Humour, Montreal, Canada
ARTICLES AND COMPILATIONS
The Illustrator In America 1860-2000 By Walt Reed , The Society of Illustrators 2001 The Business of Illustration By Steven Heller & Teresa Fernandes, Watson-Guptill 1995
This Face You Got; the Art of the Illustrator by Jim McMullan, Journey Editions 1994
The Savage Mirror; the Art of Contemporary Caricature by Steven Heller & Gail Anderson, Watson-Guptill 1992
The Career Cartoonist by Dick Gaiter, The Putnam Publishing Group 1992
The Professional Designer's Guide to Marketing Your Work by Mary Yeung, North Light Books 1991
The Encyclopedia of Illustration by Steve Heller 1992
How Magazine, Feature Article March/April 1990
Art Product News- Showcase Interview, July/August 1989
IABC Communication World - Ajhar's Gnomes Hot on Wall Street, January 1988
Print Magazine - Mini Portfolio, September 1983
Art Direction Magazine - Upcoming Illustrator, November 1981
AFFILIATIONS
Membership: Society of Illustrators, NY Chapter
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