As an illustrator I have produced many works for the national and international market. Some Clients: PC Gamer, Playstation Magazine, Wired, Electronic Musician, Red Herring, Business Week, Bloomberg Personal, Chicago Tribune, Village Voice, Network, Progressive, Chance, Web, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, Berkeley Express, Tikkun, Upside, New Media, Guitar Player, Student Lawyer, Mix, Genre, POZ…

David Michael Ball

As an illustrator I have produced many works for the national and international market. Some Clients: PC Gamer, Playstation Magazine, Wired, Electronic Musician, Red Herring, Business Week, Bloomberg Personal, Chicago Tribune, Village Voice, Network, Progressive, Chance, Web, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, Berkeley Express, Tikkun, Upside, New Media, Guitar Player, Student Lawyer, Mix, Genre, POZ…

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As an illustrator I have produced many works for the national and international market.
Some Clients: PC Gamer, Playstation Magazine, Wired, Electronic Musician, Red Herring, Business Week, Bloomberg Personal, Chicago Tribune, Village Voice, Network, Progressive, Chance, Web, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, Berkeley Express, Tikkun, Upside, New Media, Guitar Player, Student Lawyer, Mix, Genre, POZ

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Art Professor at Academy of Art University
January 1, 1996 - Present
Responsible for developing and teaching standards-based curriculum in introductory digital and analog drawing/painting, color theory, perspective, and editorial illustration. Provided differentiated instruction tailored to diverse student skill levels and learning needs. Taught thousands of students in various subjects including editorial illustration, Photoshop, painting, drawing, perspective, and color theory. Art directed Peephole magazine, a bi-yearly fully illustrated iPad magazine app. Supported international students with English for Art Practices as a TESOL certified instructor to aid comprehension of lectures and feedback. Authored curriculum for Editorial Illustration, Digital Illustration, and Eccentric Illustration. Successfully transitioned live classes to a Zoom-based learning model during the pandemic.
Fine Artist at Freelance
December 30, 2010 - Present
Creating innovative bodies of pop surreal mixed media artwork using acrylic, oil, collage, and colored pencil on wood panels. Exhibited work in a variety of gallery and museum exhibitions throughout the United States including 111 Minna Gallery, Luna Rienne Gallery, Moth Belly Gallery, and many others.
Illustrator at Freelance
January 19, 2000 - December 20, 2000
• Executed innovative collage print illustration jobs for publication for United States and International magazines. • Handled all promotional marketing and client billing • Featured Artist Profiles in the design magazines Novum (Germany) 09/00 pgs 16-19 and Xfuns (Taiwan) 10/11 02 Pgs 34-41 Some Clients: PC Gamer, Playstation Magazine, Wired, Electronic Musician, Red Herring, Business Week, Bloomberg Personal, Chicago Tribune, Village Voice, Network, Progressive, Chance, Web, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, Berkeley Express, Tikkun, Upside, New Media, Guitar Player, Student Lawyer, Mix, Genre, POZ

Education

BFA at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
September 19, 2000 - May 19, 2000
Illustration major

Qualifications

TESOL Certified Instructor
January 11, 2030 - August 28, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Other, Professional Services

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Experience Level