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Graduated 1982, Bachelor of Art, cum laude, Missouri Southern State University |
| Member of the Board of Managers / Studio Director / Faculty Member / of The Art Department, a global online and on-ground Art School. |
| Co-Director / Faculty Member / Webmaster / of Visual Literacy Program, an online community and library of art information. |
| Co-Director / Administrator / Faculty Member / of The Illustration Academy, a summer program for Professional Illustration. http://www.illustrationacademy.net/ |
| Illustrator in Private Practice for 23 years. |
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Gallery Painter for 15 years. |
| Licensed iPhone Developer since 2011 |
| Member of the NASA Fine Arts Program, 1992 - 1994 |
Complete Information
Degree |
Institution |
Date rec’d |
Major Field |
BA cum laude |
Missouri Southern State University |
1982 |
Art |
Professional Experiences/Activities/Honors |
Organizations |
Dates |
Gallery Painter (see exhibitions) |
Various U.S. Galleries |
1998-present |
Website Operations Specialist |
Vin Solutions / Cox Automotive |
2015-2016 |
Licensed iPhone Application Developer / Programmer |
Moonboy Apps |
2011-2015 |
Owner / Developer Moonboybrand T-Shirts |
Moonboybrand.com |
2011-present |
Board Member / Faculty Member / |
The Art Department |
2010-2014 |
Co-Director / Faculty Member / Webmaster |
Visual Literacy Program |
2009-2014 |
Full time Faculty Member |
Illustration Academy (Kansas City, Richmond, VA / Sarasota, FL / San Francisco, CA |
1995-2014 |
Administrator / Director |
Illustration Academy (Kansas City, Richmond, VA / Sarasota, FL / San Francisco, CA |
1995-2014 |
Webmaster / Programmer (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScripting, Objective-C (iPhone / iPad), PHP, Actionscripting) |
Watkinson Web Design, VLP, TIA |
1995-Present |
Guest Lecturer |
Highland Community College, Highland KS |
2004 |
Guest Lecturer |
Missouri Western State University, |
2003 |
Guest Lecturer |
Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg MO |
1999 |
Juried Finalist- Annual Competition |
Communication Arts |
1998 |
Guest Lecturer |
Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg MO |
1998 |
Adjunct Professor |
Kansas City Art Institute |
1997-2000, 2015 |
Juried Finalist- Annual Competition |
Communication Arts |
1997 |
Feature Article about my digital works. |
Step-by-Step Electronic Design |
1997 |
Creative Director / Consultant |
Strauss-Peyton Interactive |
1997-1998 |
Juried Finalist- Annual Competition |
Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles |
1996 |
ARTemis Award |
Romance Writers of America |
1996 |
Juried Finalist- Annual Competition |
Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles |
1995 |
NASA Fine Arts Program (appointed participant) |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1994 |
Juried Finalist- Annual Competition |
Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles |
1994 |
Adjunct Professor |
Kansas City Art Institute |
1993-1996 |
NASA Fine Arts Program (appointed participant) |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
1992 |
Certificate of Design Excellence |
Print Regional Design Annual |
1991 |
Juried Finalist- Annual Competition |
Society of Illustrators, New York |
1989 |
Juried Finalist- Annual Competition |
Society of Illustrators, New York |
1988 |
Juried Finalist- Annual Competition |
Society of Illustrators, New York |
1987 |
Freelance Illustrator (see client list below) |
Represented by various national/international agents |
1983-2011 |
Assistant Photographer |
Strauss-Peyton Studios |
1982-1984 |
Exhibits and/or Publications |
Dates |
2011 Group Show, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Kansas |
03/11 |
2010 Group Show, American Legacy Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
06/10 |
2009 Group Show, American Legacy Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
06/09 |
2009 Group Show, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Kansas |
10/09 |
2008 Group Show, American Legacy Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
11/08 |
2008 Group Show, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Kansas |
10/08 |
2007 Group Show, American Legacy Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
11/07 |
2007 Group Show, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Kansas |
10/07 |
2006 Group Show, Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
06/06 |
2006 Group Show, American Legacy Gallery, Kansas City, MO |
11/06 |
2006 Group Show, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Kansas |
05/06 |
2006 Two Man Show, Hallar Gallery; Kansas City, MO |
02/06 |
2005 One Man Show, Hallar Gallery; Kansas City, MO |
12/05 |
2005 Opening Show, Poppy Gallery, Columbia, Missouri |
11/04 |
2004 Landscape Show, Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, Kansas |
10/04 |
2004 One man show, Leopold Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri |
05/04 |
2003 Small Painting Show, Leftbank Art Gallery, St. Simon’s Island, GA |
11/03 |
2003 One man show, Leopold Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri |
05/03 |
2003 Illustration Academy Faculty Show, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA |
06/03 |
2002 Small Painting Show, Leftbank Art Gallery, St. Simon’s Island, GA |
11/02 |
2002 One man show, Leopold Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri |
05/02 |
2002 The Grand Nude Show, The Hobbs Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri |
08/02 |
2001 One man show, Leopold Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri |
10/01 |
2001 The Grand Nude Show, The Hobbs Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri |
08/01 |
2000 Two man show, Leopold Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri |
06/00 |
1999 Illustration Academy Faculty Show, Stocksdale Gallery, Liberty, Missouri |
06/99 |
1998 Illustration Academy Faculty Show, Stocksdale Gallery, Liberty, Missouri |
06/98 |
1998 Communication Arts Annual |
06/98 |
1997 Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, Los Angeles |
02/97 |
1997 Communication Arts Annual |
06/97 |
1997 Two Man Show, Spiva Art Gallery, Joplin, Missouri |
10/97 |
1996 Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, Murray Feldman Gallery, LA |
02/96 |
1995 Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, Murray Feldman Gallery, LA |
02/95 |
1994 Society of Illustrators Los Angeles, Murray Feldman Gallery, LA |
02/94 |
1993-1996 Americans in Space; Traveling Exhibit, NASA, National / International Tour |
93-96 |
1992 Art in the Woods Competition, Overland Park, Kansas |
10/92 |
1991 First Annual Kansas City Competition, Kansas City, Missouri |
10/91 |
1989 Ninth Annual Small Painting Exhibition, Wichita, Kansas |
09/89 |
1989 Society of Illustrators, S of I Gallery, New York City |
02/89 |
1989 One Man Show, Mid American Gallery, Overland Park, Kansas |
10/88 |
1988 Society of Illustrators, S of I Gallery, New York City |
02/88 |
1987 Annual Fall Painting Show, Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO |
10/87 |
1987 Spiva Alumni Show, Spiva Art Gallery, Joplin, Missouri |
2/87 |
1987 Society of Illustrators, S of I Gallery, New York City |
2/87 |
1987 Annual Fall Painting Show, Dunnegan Gallery of Art, Bolivar, MO |
10/86 |
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Publications |
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iPhone Application – Color Teacher |
2012 |
iPhone Application – Krazy Kaos Wallpaper |
2012 |
iPhone Application – My Pic Clock |
2012 |
iPhone Application – Ask A Computer |
2012 |
iPhone Application – Brent Watkinson Images |
2013 |
iPhone Application – Brent Watkinson 2.0 |
2014 |
iPhone Application – Empty Nest Calculator |
2014 |
E-book: Understanding and Using Color by Brent Watkinson |
2004/updated 2011 |
E-book: Composition for Artists and Photographers by Brent Watkinson |
2005 |
E-book: How to Photograph Your Artwork by Brent Watkinson |
2005 |
Client List |
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A-H Scherring (Pharmaceuticals) |
Geffen Records |
Random House |
AT&T & The Olympics |
Gevalia Kaffee |
Remington Arms Company |
American Airlines |
Home Savings of America |
Science Magazine |
American Express |
K.C. Chiefs Football |
Smithsonian Institute |
Avon Books |
K.C. Royals Baseball |
Time / Warner |
Carnation Foods, Inc. |
Kansas Lottery |
Tylenol |
Contadina Products |
Lee Jeans Company |
Tyson Chicken, Inc. |
Cook’s Illustrated Magazine |
Lipton Foods, Inc. |
Samuel Adams Brewery |
Commerce Bank |
MacMillan Publishers |
Sony Music Company |
Crown Royal |
McDonalds Corp. HQ |
Stetson Hats, Inc. |
Dole Fruits |
MGM / United Artists |
United Missouri Bank |
Doubleday / Bantaam Books |
NASA |
U. S. Pentagon |
Federal Reserve Bank, USA |
Private Bank / USA-Switzerland |
U. S. Sprint |
Five Brothers Pasta/Bertolli |
Putnam Publishers |
William Morrow Books |
Franklin Mint |
Paper Jack Books |
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