Mark Montgomery

Mark is an old soul from the suburbs of Kansas City. Some of his greatest inspirations are Jazz, Roots music, movies, Route 66, baseball and barbeque. He loves faces and how a humorous portrait or caricature can reveal so much more about a personality than any posed photo typically would. He is a strong believer that illustration will once again rule the world (in his lifetime). He still works and lives in the Midwest with his family. He eats dry ribs and takes the family to a movie every year on his birthday.

Clients: Modern Money Network, Wellspring Publishing, The Acoustic Shoppe, The Moxie Cinema, The Mystery Hour (Late Night Talk Show), Blackbox Advertising, Tame Magazine, 417 Magazine, Springfield Jazz Festival, Birthplace Of Route 66 Festival, Greater Ozarks Blues Festival, Amphorae Publishing (children’s book), Springfield Cardinals Baseball (St. Louis AA), Patuxent Music, Rated SGF Film Festival, Rhonda Vincent, The Grascals, JigJam Band (Ireland), The Kody Norris Show, The Little Roy & Lizzy Show, Echo Valley band, The Cleverlys band, Park University, Casey and the AttaBoys

Skills

Software: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress

Associations: International Bluegrass Music Association professional (IBMA), American Advertising Federation (AAF), Springfield Creatives, Hire an Illustrator (HAI)

Awards: Lürzer's Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 18/19, National ADDY Nominee, Communication Arts Illustration Annual (short list), 19 Local ADDY Awards, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (Illustration West 57), Creative Quarterly (honorable mention 2020)