Kansas City Art Institute

Steve Mayse brings to the teaching profession over 40 years of practical experience as the owner of his free-lance business as a practicing illustrator and designer. His client list has included Sports Illustrated, Arthur Anderson, McDonald’s, Boys’ Town, Employers Reinsurance Corp, American Airlines, Mohawk Paper, Cessna Corp., Sprint, Cerner Corp., the Los Angeles Times, the Kansas City Star, Emerge magazine, Physican magazine and many others. His work has received awards for excellence from the Art Directors and Illustration Awards Show in New York City, the Society of Illustrators NYC, the Society of Illustrators L.A., the Kansas City Art Directors Club, the Addy Awards and others. He is an alumnus of the University of Central Missouri, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree with the double major in Art Education and Commercial Art and the University of Kansas, where he earned the M.F.A. degree in Design. In addition, UCM awarded Steve the Distinguished Alumni Award for his work as a practicing visual artist. He has also served as a visiting artist/guest lecturer at the State University of New York (Buffalo), the University of Kansas, William Jewel College, Graceland College, Northwest Missouri State University, Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, the International School in Prague, the Czech Republic and at ACE International Artist Residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

http://www.fresheyestudio.com/steve-mayse/

Contact: Smayse@kcai.edu

A native of Mexico City, Héctor Casanova graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1998 with a double major in illustration and art history. He has been working as a fine and graphic artist for more than 15 years, doing work for collectors, magazines and corporations, nationally and abroad. He is a staff artist at The Kansas City Star, where he has illustrated hundreds of articles and stories. His illustrations, including many comic illustrations, have been honored with several awards.

http://www.hectorcasanova.net

Contact: Hcasanova@kcai.edu

Blurring the lines between fine art, illustration and design, Maura Cluthe has spent much of her career as a collaborator, combining all three disciplines. As a young student in illustration, she first interned at Hallmark and continued to work there for twenty years as an illustrator, designer and art director. While at Hallmark, she helped launch the “Fresh Ink” alternative card line and helped in the redesign of Kaleidoscope (a creative, fun place for kids). Maura continues to freelance and show her mixed media work which, shown nationally, integrates text, drawing, photography, painting and other “stuff” she has collected into her art.

Find out more at http://mauralovestodraw.com and http://frag-ment-ed.com

Contact: Mcluthe@kcai.edu

John Ferry is an accomplished illustrator whose work has been featured in national publications such as The New York Times and American Illustration. He is represented, locally, by the Dolphin Gallery, and can also be seen at the C. Grimaldis Gallery in Baltimore. “Ferry’s works reveal the aesthetic beauty of the overlooked and forgotten urban environment and brilliantly portray the cycle of change in our cities,” said Will Hipps, art museum and gallery director at Kennesaw State University. Ferry received his B.F.A. degree in illustration from KCAI and his M.F.A. in illustration from School of Visual Arts, New York.

http://www.johnferry.net

Contact: Jferry@kcai.edu

Il Sung Na is an author & illustrator of many picture books for children, including A Book of Sleep, Welcome Home Bear, The Opposite Zoo and Bird Balloon Bear. Originally from South Korea, Il Sung received his B.F.A degree in illustration from Kingston University in London, UK and his M.F.A in illustration practice from MICA. Il Sung’s picture books have gained acclaim with Kirkus starred reviews and recognition in prestigious book lists. Alongside illustration, Il sung also works as a ceramicist. Just as with his works on paper, these pieces are about telling a story. He opened Clay and Wish, his hand-made ceramic shop, in 2013.

http://www.ilsungna.com

David Terrill has been creating compelling illustration and design for over 20 years. He studied illustration at Miami University in Ohio, impressionist painting in Giverny, France, and has held positions at Kansas City-based marketing and design companies Blacktop Creative, Barkley, Hallmark Cards and most recently, C3. Terrill has been the recipient of numerous honors, including being named an Outstanding Achievement winner in HOW International Design Competition, being recognized in Print Magazine’s Regional Design Annuals as well as receiving national and regional ADDY awards from the American Advertising Federation and recognition from the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

http://www.davidterrill.com

Contact: Dterrill@kcai.edu