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Thomas Burns

Associate chair, illustration

Education

  • M.F.A., illustration, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • M.A., advertising, Michigan State University
  • M.B.A., management, Michigan State University
  • B.F.A., graphic design, University of Florida

Credentials

  • Associate chair, illustration, 2022–present
    Professor, illustration, 2016–2022
    Adjunct Professor, illustration, 2014–2016, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
  • Owner, 2007–present, Thomas Burns Studio, Lawrenceville, GA
  • Designer, 2006, Horizon Software International, Loganville, GA
  • Design Team Lead, Web Design, 2002–2006, Accenture, Atlanta, GA
  • Design Team Lead, Web Design, 2000–2001, bellsouth.com, Atlanta, GA
  • Change Manager, enterprise resource planning implementation project, 1999–2000, BellSouth Corporation, Atlanta, GA
  • Supply Manager for Emerging Technologies, 1998–1999, BellSouth Telecommunications, Atlanta, GA
  • Art Director, 1993–1994, Maximum Impact, Gainesville, FL

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • 3×3 ProShow No. 12, Honorable mention
  • Applied Arts Awards, Photography & Illustration, 2014
  • The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Illustration West 52
  • Creative Quarterly 33
  • Adobe Design Achievement Awards, semifinalist, 2013
  • Creative Quarterly 32, runner-up
  • 3×3 ProShow, No. 10
  • Association of Illustrators Illustration Awards 2013, shortlist
  • American Illustration 32, Chosen
  • The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Illustration West 51
  • Society of Illustrators 55
  • SCADDY silver medal, advertising illustration, 2013
  • Creative Quarterly 29
  • Award of Merit, 3×3 Magazine, No. 9
  • American Illustration 31, Chosen
  • Honorable mention, SCAD Book Competition, 2012
  • The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Illustration West 50
  • Society of Illustrators, artist member, 2013
  • The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, artist member, 2012

Publications and presentations

Exhibitions

  • Society of Illustrators, New York, 2013
  • Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
  • PB&J Gallery, Kirkwood, GA, 2009
  • Gallery 114, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1997
  • Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1992
  • Focus Gallery Undergraduate Show, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1989
  • Annual Student Juried Art Exhibition, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 1988

Publications

  • Better Game Characters by Design: A Psychological Approach, 2005
  • Peaceful Paths, 2004
  • Departure GNV, 1992