Mike Uriss, Artist. About

	Mike Uriss has been creating award-winning commercial and fine art for over 25 years. He received his training in traditional media in Chicago at the American Academy of Art, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. While living in San Diego working full time as a graphic designer and illustrator, Mike studied digital art at Platt College, where was also an authorized trainer for Autodesk 3D Studio. At EURORSCG DahlinSmithWhite in 1996, Mike was designated lead illustrator for all Intel web content. For the last 15 years, as a resident of Charlottesville, Virginia, Mike continues to work full time in graphic art and illustration. He also teaches fine art and graphic design to a broad range of learners in children’s summer camps, at the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Piedmont Virginia Community College Workforce Services, the Senior Center of Charlottesville and other classroom environments and pro bono opportunities. Mike holds a BA (Studio Art) from Mary Baldwin College. Since the early days, Mike has shown and published work in the following exhibits, and publications. Some pieces won various awards: Resume Published work featured in: 1989, Making art on the Macintosh . Scott, Foresman Computer Books 1990, The Verbum Book of Scanned Imagery . M&T Books/Prentice Hall 1990, The Verbum Book of Postscript Illustration . M&T Books/Prentice Hall 1991, The Verbum Book of Digital Typography . M&T Books/Prentice Hall 1991, Mastering Aldus Photostyler . Bantam Computer Books 1993, The Gray Book . Ventana Press 1989 - 93, Various trade publications such as Mac World, Computing and others Exhibits 1990, Boston, MA. Contemporary Art Museum. Group show, computer art 1990, Tokyo, Japan. Group show, computer art 1991, San Diego, CA. International University. Group show, computer art 1998 to present, Various group and solo shows in Central Virginia Awards 1989. Corel Systems International Design Contest 2nd place Commercial Division (illustration) For clients: 1999. The Association for Computing Machinery. First place for best use of mixed media (print and web) awarded to UVaITC (illustration) 1999. AMA honorable mention awarded to Gotham Graphix, Charlottesville, VA (illustration) 1999. AMA honorable mention awarded to The Ivy Group, Charlottesville, VA (web site design) 2005. Award of Excellence for Illustration from CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education), District III awarded to the University of Virginia Magazine (Fun and Games: Tales of Virginia Sports)
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Mike Uriss has been creating award-winning commercial and fine art for over 25 years. He received his training in traditional media in Chicago at the American Academy of Art, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. While living in San Diego working full time as a graphic designer and illustrator, Mike studied digital art at Platt College, where was also an authorized trainer for Autodesk 3D Studio. At EURORSCG DahlinSmithWhite in 1996, Mike was designated lead illustrator for all Intel web content.

For the last 15 years, as a resident of Charlottesville, Virginia, Mike continues to work full time in graphic art and illustration. He also teaches fine art and graphic design to a broad range of learners in children’s summer camps, at the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Piedmont Virginia Community College Workforce Services, the Senior Center of Charlottesville and other classroom environments and pro bono opportunities. Mike holds a BA (Studio Art) from Mary Baldwin College.

Since the early days, Mike has shown and published work in the following exhibits, and publications. Some pieces won various awards:

Resume

Published work

featured in:

1989, Making art on the Macintosh . Scott, Foresman Computer Books

1990, The Verbum Book of Scanned Imagery . M&T Books/Prentice Hall

1990, The Verbum Book of Postscript Illustration . M&T Books/Prentice Hall

1991, The Verbum Book of Digital Typography . M&T Books/Prentice Hall

1991, Mastering Aldus Photostyler . Bantam Computer Books

1993, The Gray Book . Ventana Press

1989 - 93, Various trade publications such as Mac World, Computing and others

Exhibits

1990, Boston, MA. Contemporary Art Museum. Group show, computer art

1990, Tokyo, Japan. Group show, computer art

1991, San Diego, CA. International University. Group show, computer art

1998 to present, Various group and solo shows in Central Virginia

Awards

1989. Corel Systems International Design Contest 2nd place Commercial Division (illustration)

For clients:

1999. The Association for Computing Machinery. First place for best use of mixed media (print and web) awarded to UVaITC (illustration)

1999. AMA honorable mention awarded to Gotham Graphix, Charlottesville, VA (illustration)

1999. AMA honorable mention awarded to The Ivy Group, Charlottesville, VA (web site design)

2005. Award of Excellence for Illustration from CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education), District III awarded to the University of Virginia Magazine (Fun and Games: Tales of Virginia Sports)