Bio
Richard's art making combines contemporary aesthetics with the rich history of printmaking to create images that feel both current and timeless. He has worked for most United States periodicals and newspapers ranging from The Progressive to National Geographic and international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations publication divisions . Downs is a graduate of Art Center College of Design and was a faculty member for 6 years.Richard lives in Northern California in the historic Victorian mining town Nevada City with his wife and artist Gwyn Stramler and their daughter.
Awards
* 2010 Work Included in Illustrators 52 Traveling Exhibition. Tour dates from September 2010 through July 2011
* 2010 New York Society of Illustrators -52nd Illustration Annual- 5 Illustrations accepted into the exhibition and book
* 2009 New York Society of Illustrators -51st Illustration Annual-Phoenix Magazine
* 2007 Communication Arts -48th Illustration Annual-Stanford Medicine Magazine
* 2007 American Illustration -26th Illustration Annual-Communications of the ACM
* 2006 gold medal -Council for Advancement and Support of Education(CASE)-editorial art - Middlebury College
* 2006 gold medal - 28th Annual Design Awards - American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) - Computerworld
* 2006 silver medal - 28th Annual Design Awards - American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) - PC World
* 2006 award of excellence - 36th Annual Design Competition - The University & College Designers Association (UCDA) - Middlebury College
Publications
American Illustration-Communication Arts Illustration Annual-HOW magazine-Print Regional Design Annual-Society of Illustrators New York-Online Design-Hypno Magazine-Society of Publication Design-Step by Step Japan
Client List
acm communications-businessweek-cmp-kiplingers-ing barings-discover-time warner-mens journal-outside-national geographic-wall street journal-los angeles times-san francisco chronicle--new york times-washington post-chicago tribune-hartford courant-dallas morning news-disney-stanford-harvard-columbia -usc-cyan-salon-msnbc-international monetary fund-pc world-computerworld-american medical news-harcourt brace-book of the month-rigby-der spiegel-der freitag-london times-the vidal partnership-toyota-usa today-nike-united nations-forbes-texas monthly-bloomberg-spin-wendy's-3com-mips-quantum-heineken-phoenix magazine-canadian business-cure-cricket-crocker art museum-lynda.com
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