Brief Summary
Multi-Talented Pioneering Illustrator - Artist
Bob Zuba graduated from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Communication Design and continued his studies at the prestigious Illustrators Workshop in Tarrytown, New York. In his downtime, he also earned an Associate in Applied Science degree in Computer Graphics. Working in graphic design he utilized both disciplines into a career in illustration. The evolution and development of his founding innovative technique he refers to as 'Zubism', A conceptually driven creative practice, turning solid color into realism with the use of texture and embedded design elements proved successful. His first client was Outside Magazine and editorial assignment on the effects of hypothermia.
Bob’s illustrations soon started to appear in The Washington Post, Texas Monthly, Playboy, Sports Illustrated for Kids, The Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, Discover and many more both nationally and international. With strong imagination, his character creations include the versatile Zubism Monster, the personally driven cat and countless creatures big and small. Some current and new areas of interest are editorial, design firms, advertising agencies and children's picture books which include advertising posters, kid’s toys, greeting cards, magazines, pre-school activity books, textbooks and advertising campaigns.
Over the years he received awards and recognition from The New York Art Directors Club, The Society of Illustrators of New York, Prints Regional Design, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, The Philadelphia Art Directors Club, The Visual Club, Page One Publishing/Singapore, and American Illustration. His work has been shown in group exhibitions that have taken place at The Society of Illustrators of New York for the 911 Prevailing Human Spirit show and the annual exhibitions at The Society of Illustrators of New York, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, The Philadelphia Art Directors Club, The New York Art Directors Club, portfolio show for The Society of Publication Designers and art galleries.
His contemporary illustrations are in personal and private collections as well as corporate / USA. Bob currently lives in Pennsylvania. He is an environmentalist.
See more works below:
Port 1 - zubartist.crevado.com/
Port 2 - thecreativefinder.com/z_u_b_a
Port 3 - bobgraphics.crevado.com/
Port 4 - bobzuba.crevado.com/technical
Clients
The American Film Institute, American Airlines, Baltimore Sun,
Byte, Capital Cities/ABC, Carol Bancroft & Friends, Chicago Tribune, Cleveland Plain Dealer,
CMP Publications-U.S.A./Paris, Cooking Light, Detroit Free Press, D Magazine, Discover,
Eating Well, Geo, Health, J. Walter Thompson, Lotus, McCall's Publishing, McGraw-Hill, PC
World Communications, Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy Enterprises Inc., Pressley Johnson
Design Inc., Rodale Press Inc., R.R. Bowker Co./Library Journal, San Francisco Focus,
Scholastic Inc., Sports Illustrated for Kids, Texas Monthly, The Washington Post, The Society
of Illustrators, Time Warner, Viking Penguin Books, Wall Street Journal, Walker Books,
Warner Books, and Whittle Communications to name a few.
Professional Experience
B.F.A. Cmmunication Design
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, PA
A.A.S. Computer Graphics Specialization
Luzerne County Community College, Nanticoke, PA
The Illustrators Workshop - Fordham University Marymount / Summer 1983 & State University of New York at Buffalo / Fall 1987.
Illustrators Workshop, which came to be known as the Ivy League of commercial art programs. The instructor's in the workshop included artist's Mark English, Bernie Fuchs, Alan Cober, Robert Heindel, Fred Otnes and Bob Peak. All of them are gone! But feel so privileged to have known them, and more importantly, to have learned so much from them. I know as long as I have the knowledge they taught me, they will remain alive in some small way.
Awards and Recognition
Awards Of Excellence
American Illustration Inc.
Society of Illustrators of New York
The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
The New York Art Directors Club
Philadelphia Art Directors Club / Gold and Silver Medals
Print's Regional Design Annual
The Visual Club / New York
Singapore Art Index / Page One Publishing
Pictoria Volume.1 / Capsules Books / Australia
Society for Technical Communication / Philadelphia Metro Chapter (Technical Illustration)
Group ExhibitionsGroup Exhibitions
Exhibitions - Group and Solo Exhibitions
Prevailing Human Spirit, 9-11-01 Exhibition, The Society of Illustrators of New York
Annual Exhibition, The Society of Illustrators of New York
Annual Exhibitions, The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles
Annual Exhibitions, The New York Art Directors Clubs
Annual Exhibitions, The Philadelphia Art Directors Club
Portfolio Show, The Society of Publication Designers/New York
Group Exhibition Show, The Visual Club / New York
Vgogh Gallery, Solo Exhibition of Children's Illustration/Newspaper-Editorial - Kingston, Pa
