Temple Arts Festival

Dan Bawner has a BFA from Middle Tennessee State University in Graphic Design and an M.A. from Syracuse University in Illustration.

Brawner is Nashville born and has spent twenty years creating humorous illustrations for clients such as Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, Sonic, U.S. Postal Service and the Children’s TV Workshop. The popularity of Dan’s characters, developed for BASF’s ;Fresh Starts program, necessitated the design and construction of larger than life costumes for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Dan and his wife Becky are partners in Unlikely Suburban Design, a praphic design and illustration studio in the hills of West Nashville.

MEDIUM: Mixed Media: Paper

PRICE RANGE OF EXHIBIT ART: $250 to $350

STYLE: Doodles, scrawlings, and sketches

EXHIBITIONS:

Society of Illustrators, NYC
Cheekwood Museum of Art
Zeitgeist Gallery

AWARDS: Published in Print’s Regional Design Annual

ARTIST’S STATEMENT:

“I grew up making stuff in my father’s shop, where he built flintlock rifles, fine furniture, and composed beautiful oil paintings. Grandmother (Cleo) Brawner painted still-lifes and landscapes, and would glue on a rock or piece of bark if a picture needed a little something. Uncle Frank made violins and spinning wheels. He was a little grumpy, so my brother and I would kick his tires. Frank’s wife Mary was not an artist but she made great Coke-floats and was always very tan. My Uncle Herman studied interior design in NYC and created lovely interiors for many important clients, including Madame Pauline, who owned a popular bordello in Bowling Green, Ky. Herman kinda reminded me of my father, in plaid pants. I’ve been drawing since I was a child, and except for a brief encounter with the real world of gainful employment as a graphic designer for the Kamber Group in Washington, DC., I have had the great privilege of supporting myself as an illustrator for twenty years. Fond memories of my childhood, and my spirited family, inform each of my creative efforts.”

Sample Artwork
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