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BILL VANN has been a professional illustrator for more than 38 years and is currently operating his own free-lance studio in St. Louis. Mr. Vann has also been associated with several top studios in the Midwest.

A graduate of Washingeon University with a BFA, Mr. Vann was a part-rime instructor of illustration for upper-classmen at the university. He also served on the Junior College Advisory Board for the St. Louis area and is a frequent lecturer at regional universities.

Bill is mostly known for his work in the sports marketing area. Some of his accomplishments are listed as follows:
  • Calendar & posters for 1982 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball World Series Champions.
  • Limited edition prints of TERRY BRADSHAW and JACK LAMBERT, both of which are now hanging in NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
  • CBS NETWORK promotions for 1990 Major League Baseball season and worked with ESPN as well for the same season.
  • Worked with SPORTS IMPRESSIONS for several years producing artwork for limited edition collectibles (plates, mugs, cups, wall plaques) which include U.S.A. Olympic Basketball Dream Team, Walter Payton, Michael Jordan, Julius Irving (Dr. J) 1992 Toronto Blue Jays World Series Champs, 1992 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Champs, NHL Stanley Cup Championship play-offs as well as NASCAR drivers.
  • Worked in the area of target marketing game schedule posters for ANHEUSER-BUSCH, MILLER & various fast food chains (TACO BELL, BURGER KING, McDONALDS, ect.) These game schedule posters have been for praceically every team in the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB.
  • Created art for various college football bowl games.
  • Completed a series of three trading cards for NBA; name of series was NBA Hoops in which RON HARPER (L.A. CLIPPERS), SHAWN KEMP (SONICS) c°v JOHN STOCKTON (UTAH JAZZ) are depicted.
  • CHICAGO BEARS 1993 game schedule for Anheuser Busch & Miller's Genuine Draft 1993 sport frame for NHL season.
  • Video cover art for HANK GATHERS TV movie which was used for cover of video as well as large in store promotional posters.
  • Worked on Anheuser Busch series of sporting glasses which depict hunting, fishing, migratory game bird hunting
    & water fowl hunting. He has also created another mug design for the Indiana Hoosier Basketball Team.
  • Designed series of Halloween 16 oz. containers for Pepsi-Cola, Diet Pepsi & Mellow Yellow.
  • Designed & illustrated new micro beers for MILLER BEER CO. (Iguana, SouthPaw & Pale Rider).
  • Faculty member for DGEF Educational Foundation-Advanced Illus. Course (past 12 years), Instructor for 1995 summer Dynamic Graphics Educational Foundation workshop seminar in Germany(Advance IllustrationTechniques). Adjunct faculty for Webster University/St. Louis Community College at Meramec/Flo Valley/and Forest Park.
  • Numerous cover illustrations for Chelsea House Publications and Waldman Publishing. All covers dealt with contemporary athletes in basketball, football, baseball, tennis & golf. Also began new series of Fairy Tale covers for Waldman Pub.

Bill Vann has more than 35 national and regional illustration awards to his credit, including honors from the Advertising Federation and The One Show. His work has been published in several magazines, including Communication Arts, Print, Art Direction, Chicago Flash and Step-By-Step Graphics.

Mr. Vann has representatives in three major cities (Chicago, Los Angeles & New York), & recently began doing international work for an overseas manufacturer.

His client experience includes: Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Southwestern Bell Tele. Co., IBM Corp., Seven-Up Co., NFL Alumni Assn., Lincoln National Life, McDonalds Corp., Coca-Cola Co., Monsanto Co., Sheraton Hotels, United Airlines, St. Louis Cardinals Baseball, Ralston Purina, Pepsi-Cola, Famous Amos Cookies, Chelsea House Pub., Waldman Pub. and Dow Jones Financial Advisor Magazine.