John Roman

Title:

Visiting Lecturer

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Tower 616

Education:

Graduate; New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University, Boston, MA

Professional Experience:

1993-present - Visiting Lecturer (adjunct), Illustration Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2010-present - Continuing Education Program, Assistant Professor, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
1991-1992 - Visiting Lecturer (Illustration), Graduate and Undergraduate Programs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
1987-1990 - Instructor (Illustration), Undergraduate Program, New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University, Boston, MA

Exhibitions

Sept 2019 - Jan 2020: "Draw the Line" Exhibit, The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury MA

Publications & Presentations

2015 - Author of The "Art of Illustrated Maps" (Simon & Schuster/HOW Books
2015 - Feature writer for Communication Arts Magazine, The Artist’s Magazine, Drawing, Professional Artist, Print, The Concord Saunterer (an annual scholarly journal of Thoreau-related essays)
October, 2015 – September, 2016: "The Art of Illustrated Maps" (Author Talks)
- Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
- Hingham Public Library, Hingham, MA
- Buttonwood Books, Cohasset, MA (Book Signing)
- Suffolk University
- Lexington Community Education Speaker Series
- Cohasset Public Library, Cohasset, MA
- South Shore Art Center Art Festival
- Continuing Education, Brookline, MA
- The Norman Rockwell Museum
- The Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MA (Noontime Talks)
- The New York Public Library, NYC

Awards & Recognitions

2018 - Award of Excellence: Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
2011 - Award of Excellence: Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
2011 - Award of Excellence: Communication Arts Illustration Annual
2010 - Two works accepted into The New York Society of Renderers Exhibition: The Art of the Architectural Illustrator, Beyer Blinder Belle Gallery, Union Square, NYC, Sept. 30 – Oct. 30, 2010
2008 - Adobe Web Site of the Day Award: Suffolk Univ. Map (Oct. 3, 2008)
2006 - Award of Excellence: The New York Society of Illustrators
2006 - Award of Excellence: The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
2006 - Award of Excellence: American Society of Architectural Illustrators
2003 - Annual Fellowship Award: The Thoreau Society
1999 - First Place; New England Museum Association Publications Awards
1998 - Bronze Medal: Connecticut Advertising Club
1991 - Award of Excellence: Graphic Design USA Magazine Desi Awards
1991 - Finalist Award: International Advertising Festival
1991 - Merit Award: The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
1990 - Award of Excellence: Graphic Design USA Magazine Desi Awards
1990 - Merit Award: The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
1984 - Distinctive Merit Award: Art Directors Club of Boston
1984 - Achievement Award: Boston Society of Technical Communicators
1982 - Award of Excellence: Boston Society of Technical Communicators

Collections

The San Francisco Museum of Cartoon Art, San Francisco, CA
The International Museum of Cartoon Art, Boca Raton, FL
Ohio State University Cartoon Library (75 originals in the Robert Roy Metz Collection of Cartoon Art), Columbus, OH
An original work of art in the private collection of musician, Sting (portrait/biography of Sting from syndicated Biography Sunday Comic Strip feature)
MOCCA; Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, New York City (many original comic strip works in the museum’s collection)
The Hobart Scale Corporation Marriott Hotel Corporation The Massachusetts Audubon Society

Professional Organizations