About
Brian Bowes is an acclaimed Illustrator and Professor of Illustration at Savannah College of Arts and Design (SCAD). His work is known for his captivating character-driven artwork and compelling storytelling.
Notably, he collaborated with Foolscap Press on The Story of the Fisherman, an exquisite limited edition letterpress print book that has earned a place in prestigious collections worldwide, including the Rare Book and Special collections Division at the United States Library of Congress.
Before embarking on his teaching career, Bowes held positions as a Youth Education Director for the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, and as Illustrator Coordinator for the San Francisco North and East Bay chapter of the SCBWI. He loves sharing his expertise and has been a guest lecturer at various universities. Bowes holds an A.A. in Graphic Design, a B.F.A. in Illustration, and an M.F.A. in Illustration.
For inquiries about collaboration, please reach out via Instagram or on the contact page.
Partial Client List
- Proctor and Gamble
- Illustration consultant for product development and customer focus group
- Foolscap Press
- Illustrations and design for The Story of the Fisherman
- Waywiser Press
- Cover design and illustration, and interior illustrations for The Hole Story of Kirby the Sneak and Arlo the True.
- Society of Young Inklings
- Cover illustration for Inklings Book 2015; an Anthology
- Graphic Design for a number of book covers.
- Black Cat Books
- Graphic design for a series of middle grade chapter books
- Cover illustrations and interior illustrations for the book series.
- Pixel Graphics
- Corporate identity illustration
- Patent illustrations
- REASON robots
- Concept designs
- Storyboards
- Reach and Teach Books
- Cover design and illustration, and interior illustrations for Ivy: Homeless in San Francisco
- The Linus Group
- Storyboard illustrations for advertising campaign
- Firefly Creative Services
- Corporate identity illustration
- Catalog spot illustrations
- PM Press
- Cover design for the Switchblade Series of novels
- Cover illustration for The Wrong Thing, Pike, The Chieu Hoi Saloon
- University of Irvine, CA
- Cover illustration for catalog of radio programs
- Earth First Magazine
- Cover illustrations for Spring and Winter editions
Interviews/ Articles
4by6.com Interview: "Storytelling with Beautiful Illustrations"
Hartford Observer: "Illustrator Brian Bowes MFA 2016 Wants His Work to Last a Century"
The Santa Cruz Sentinel:
"Santa Cruz Mountains Arts Center brings artists to schools, allowing access to art"
"Local illustrator leads Santa Cruz comic workshop"
"Born with a pencil in his hand."
The Canton Repository: "Lake grad turned illustrator visits home"