RUDY GUTIERREZ, ILLUSTRATOR
TUESDAY, OCT 22, 2019, 11:00 AM
Visual & Performing Arts Center, room 144
WCSU, Westside Campus
_Free & Open to the Public
Limited Seating Available_
Rudy Gutierrez's art for various periodicals, book covers, magazines,
records, CDs, and children’s books, as well as his paintings, have
appeared nationally and abroad. Gutierrez is perhaps best known for
his iconic painting that was commissioned for the cover of the
much-anticipated multi-platinum smash hit recording, Santana
“Shaman”.
He has contributed art to the First Annual Anti- Apartheid show at the
United Nations, participated in shows exploring social issues which
included an exhibition at The Kassel Documenta in Germany as well as
at the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa and
contributed, to and Co-Curated “The Prevailing Human Spirit”
Exhibition at the Society of Illustrators in NY. The show was a
benefit for the victims of the tragic events of 9/11 in New York City.
Rudy was also a contributor to The Education of an Illustrator and
Teaching Illustration books published by Allworth Press. His art is
featured in the books- Art Revolution: Alternative Approaches for Fine
Artists and Illustrators and in the Star Wars Visions that showcased
several artists selected by the Star Wars creator George Lucas.
The award-winning artist includes the Dean Cornwell Recognition Hall
of Fame Award (Since 1958, the Society of Illustrators has elected to
it’s Hall of Fame artists recognized for their “distinguished
achievement in the art of illustration.), Distinguished Educator in
the Arts Award, and a Gold Medal from the NY Society of Illustrators
and International Labor Communications Association Honor among his
honors.
His children’s books have garnered him a Pura Belpré Honor,
Américas Book Award, Africa Access Award, Silver Birch Award
nomination, and a New York Book Award. His work has been featured by
Communication Arts, Step by Step, The Society of Illustrators,
American Illustration, Art News, American Artist, and Art Direction
Magazine.
Gutierrez has taught at Pratt Institute for many years as well as
lectured at various colleges and institutions including workshops on
the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, Univa- Universidad del Valle
de Atemajac- in Mexico, where he was a featured speaker at the XI
International Engineering Congress Presentation and at the 2005 Icon 5
Illustration Conference in NYC. He currently also teaches in the FIT
Graduate Illustration Program.
Gutierrez’s art has been described as “Wall Medicine”, ancient
yet contemporary, urban in a sense and musical in feel. He believes
that the highest honor and fulfillment is to inspire and uplift.
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