- Education
BFA in Graphic Design Ball State University, IN 1992
Skills
Advanced illustration in airbrush, oil and acrylic paint, pencil, pen
and ink, marker, sculpture, commercial and residential murals, sign
design, logo design, 3-D exhibit design, brochure design, postcard design,
business card design, and billboard design, web page design and
maintenance, Microsoft FrontPage, Photoshop, PageMaker, Macromedia Flash,
Word, Corel Draw, Mac and PC knowledge
Employment
1995-Present
Pumpkin Pulp Productions www.pumpkinpulp.com
Own and operate an illustration, animation, and art studio. Design and
produce illustrations for cd covers, posters, books, magazines,
t-shirts, murals and advertisements.
2000-Present
Own and operate a full service exhibit design and fabrication studio.
Specializing in sculptures and large scale murals for retail stores,
museums, family entertainment centers, and residential clients.
1996 – 2000
Blair-o-rama, Inc.
Own and operate a full service exhibit design and fabrication studio.
Responsible for all design work for exhibits, brochures, advertising, web
page design and maintenance. Also met with clients, helped with sales and
research, and fabrication. Client list includes such businesses as Galyan’s
Trading Company, Fedder's, Olive Garden, Paws, Inc, and numerous museums.
Burkhart Outdoor Advertising
1994-1996
Designed and produced billboards for such clients as Muncie Civic
Theater, WLBC radio, Stoops car sales, Re/Max realtors, Big R Stores.
Awards
2004
"Addy Award" for CHS Health Strategies annual report cover
2004
"Addy Award" Illustration-Single
2003
"Profiles" annual report of the Year for CHS Health Strategies
1996
“Outstanding Young Alumnus Award” from Ball State University. Had
tree
planted in honor of achievements.
1995
“Addy Award” for Mutual Federal Savings Bank billboard
1994
Had illustration chosen for cover of South Bay Contemporary Museum of
Art II’s
postcard for exhibition.
Fine Arts Exhibitions
1997
“Dark Vision II” Dark’s Art Parlour
North Hollywood, California
1994
“Airbrush II” South Bay Contemporary Museum of Art II
Long Beach, California
Publications
2003
HGTV
"Our Place" feature story
2000
“Art? Alternatives” magazine, feature story “The Artwork of Brian
Blair”
1995
“Illustration Index” Volume I , Page One Publishing Co., Singapore
1995
WTHR-Channel 13
“Indiana’s Own”
Indianapolis, Indiana
1995
WIPB-Channel 49
“Portrait of the Artist”series, 30 minute feature program
Muncie, Indiana
1995
“Airbrush Action/Design Library”, 4 paintings represented
Rockport Publishers
1995
“Airbrush Action 3”, 4 paintings represented
Rockport Publishers
1994
“Airbrush Action 2”, 5 paintings represented
Rockport Publishers
1993
“Airbrush Action I”, 2 paintings represented
Rockport Publishers
CD Covers
2003
Mean Muggz, conciliation
2003
Raven's Keep, self titled
2000
Brainduster, self titled
2000
Captive Audience, “Bring Out The Freak In Me”
1999
Simon Bar Sinister, “The Sky Is Falling”
1999
Something Wicked, self titled
1998
T1, self titled
1995
Ma Kelley, “Change In The Weather”
1994
Bacchus, “Piece of Peace”
1994
Nova Rex, “Ain’t Easy Being Cheesy”
1993
Something Wicked, “Psychotic Friends Network”
1993
Ma Kelley, “Banned In America”
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