Dave DeVries

A local of West Orange NJ, Dave DeVries has been illustrating for numerous companies for 13 years. Over that time, he has worked for a varied list of clients including DC Comics, Universal Studios, Fleer Trading Cards, Marvel Comics, Tor books, The 3DO Company, Sega Video Games, Columbia Records and Capitol Records to name a few.

Using kinetic compositions, Dave has attracted a loyal comic book following and has won both gold and silver awards from Spectrum Annual: The Best in Contemporary Fantasy Art. He has been included in the Society of Illustrators 41st annual juried art collection and was also awarded the strange title "4th coolest trading card artist in 1995" by Cards Illustrated magazine.

DeVries has had several two man shows in New York's Four Color Images Gallery and has also been featured in the Words and Pictures Museum in Northampton, Mass. Since 1991, Dave has been part of a traveling group exhibition called "The Artist and the Baseball Card" which raises money for The Special Olympics.

He has sold many paintings including one to Lucasfilm in 1998. It hangs at Skywalker Ranch. DeVries has also taught at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Dover, NJ and currently at FIT in New York City.

You can check out more of his art at:
http://www.davedevries.com