Richard C. Lovell
Illustration professor emeritus
Education
- B.F.A., illustration, Auburn University
Credentials
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Professor emeritus of illustration, Summer 2023-present
Professor of illustration, Fall 2022-Spring 2023
Associate chair of illustration, Fall 2016-Summer 2022
Illustration program coordinator, Fall 2008-present
Professor, 2006-Fall 2008, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
- Assistant professor, illustration chair, Fall 2002-2006, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta
- Faculty president, 2005-2006 academic year, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta
- Adjunct illustration instructor, fall 2001 and spring 2002, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta
- Portfolio Center, One on One Illustration Program, 1985-1987
Awards, recognitions, and honors
- Illustration Educator of the Year, 3X3 Magazine, 2016
- Vargas Award, Airbrush Action Magazine, 2005
- Silver Medal, Show South '85, Art Directors Club of Atlanta, 1985
- Gold Medal, Show South '85, Art Directors Club of Atlanta, 1985
- Certificate of Merit, Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, 2012
- Certificate of Merit, Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, 2010
- Certificate of Merit, Society of Illustrators (NY) Annual National Exhibition, 1994
- Certificate of Merit, Society of Illustrators (NY) Annual National Exhibition, 1987
- Certificate of Merit, Society of Illustrators (NY) Annual National Exhibition, 1987
- Certificate of Merit (2), Society of Illustrators (NY) Annual National Exhibition, 2012
- Certificate of Merit (2), 3X3 Annual Exhibition, 2012
- Certificate of Excellence, AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), 1988
- Certificate of Distinctive Merit, Art Directors Club of Atlanta "Show South '85," 1985
- Certificate of Distinctive Merit, Art Directors Club of Atlanta "Show South '85," 1985
- Certificate of Distinctive Merit, Art Directors Club of Houston, Texas 23rd Annual Exhibition, 1979
- Certificate of Design Excellence, Print Magazine: Print Casebooks 7, 1988
- Certificate of Design Excellence, Print Magazine: Print's Regional Design Annual 1987, 1987
- Certificate of Design Excellence, Print Magazine: Print's Regional Design Annual 1987, 1987
- Certificate of Design Excellence, Print Magazine: Print's Regional Design Annual 1986, 1986
- Certificate For Merit, Society of Illustrators (NY) Annual National Exhibition, 1981
- Bronze Medal, Art Directors Club of Houston, 1980
- Bronze Medal, TX 23rd Annual Exhibition, Art Directors Club of Houston, 1979
- Award of Excellence, Communication Arts Magazine Illustration Annual, 1991
- Award of Excellence, Communication Arts Magazine, 1980
Organizations
- Society of Illustrators, New York
- The Illustration Conference: ICON8, 2014, board member; education chair
- The Illustration Conference: ICON9, 2016, board member; education chair
Publications and presentations
Publications
- Airbrush Action Magazine, feature illustrator
- Communication Arts Illustration Annual (several)
- Print Magazine, Print Posters, Grafis
- Random House, Vintage Contemporaries, London
- Society of Illustrators Annual (several)
- Simon & Schuster, London
- Bungeishunju, Tokyo, Japan
- Bonniers Grafiska Industrier AB, Stockholm
- Sperling & Kupfer Editori, Italy
- Bantam, New Zealand
- Photoshop User Magazine
- Quarterly Contributor to Airbrush Action Magazine; Textures articles
Exhibitions
- Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, 2016
- Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, 2015
- Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, 2014
- Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, 2013
- Solo exhibition: Old School/New School; 30 Years of Illustration, Southern Adventist University, Chattanooga, Tenn., December 2012
- DeFine Art, SCAD Atlanta, 2011
- Open Studio Night, SCAD Atlanta, 2010
- Wonderland, Yu-Kai Art Gallery, Atlanta, 2009
- Open Studio; deFine Art, SCAD Atlanta, 2009
- Atlanta College of Art Faculty Exhibitions: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Illustrators Who Teach, Society of Illustrators, 2004
- Our Own Show, Society of Illustrators, 2002
- Shadows, RSVP 2001, New York
- Alumni Show, Auburn University
- Collegiate Exhibit, Society of Illustrators Traveling Exhibitions
- Statue of Liberty Exhibit, Society of Illustrators Traveling Exhibitions
- Scenario, Atlanta
- Burton & Campbell, Atlanta