Nigel Owen graduated from Central St. Martins School of Art in 1989 and has worked as a freelance illustrator since then. He has also worked as a designer at the National Portrait Gallery and has taught illustration at a number of colleges throughout the U.K. including The London College of Printing and The University of Lincolnshire and Humberside. Nigel has worked for a wide range of clients mainly in the U.K. and the U.S. including; Jonathan Cape, Penguin Books, You Magazine, and The Royal mail. Nigel’s working methods have evolved over time, originally based around traditional paint based media, then moving into areas of relief printmaking and now are firmly centered on digital processes (Photoshop). Areas of special interest to Nigel include conceptual thinking and approaches to hand rendered type.

He has won silver and bronze in the categories of Editorial and Books in the IMAGES awards (of which he was also a judge in 2003). He was profiled in Graphics International No. 86 (June 2001) and was a member of the ‘Big Orange Studio’ from 1999 – 2001. His work has been frequently exhibited in the U.K. & the U.S.
Nigel is represented in the U.K. by CIA www.centralillustration.com and in the U.S. by Bernstein & Andriulli www.ba-reps.com. His own website can be viewed at www.nigelowen.com

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