FROM THE ARTIST'S STUDIO: MARK BRAUGHT, LAURA FREEMAN & C.F. PAYNE
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December 8, 2021 – February 4, 2022
Reception: December 11, 2021, 5-7 PM The Alpharetta Arts Center is hosting a trio exhibition of the works of three highly acclaimed, published illustrators; Mark Braught, Laura Freeman, and C. F. Payne. |
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MARK BRAUGHT
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Mark Braught has created numerous award- winning visual solutions for various corporations, design firms, advertising agencies and publishers in the United States and locations world-wide. The client list includes Newsweek, Warner Brothers, Richards Group, Churchill Downs, Proctor & Gamble, Citibank, Herman Miller, Oxford Publishing, Scholastic, Sleeping Bear Press, Creative Press, Grey Advertising, BBDO, Chiat Day, among numerous others.
Additionally, he has been the president of the Indiana Art Directors Club, a board member of the Graphic Artist’s Guild, and a mentor for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), member of the Society of Illustrators and Society of Typographic arts. Currently, Mark does his scribbling in Commerce, Georgia with words of encouragement and guidance from Figlette the cat. Included in this exhibit at the Alpharetta Arts Center will be some of his work for the Harry Potter series. You can see more of Mark’s work at markbraught.com |
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Laura Freeman, originally from New York City, now lives in Atlanta with her husband and their two children. She received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts and began her career working for various editorial clients.
Laura Freeman is a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honoree. Her work has been recognized with an NAACP Image Award, reached the New York Times Best Seller List, been honored by the Society of Illustrators, the Georgia Center For The Book, and in the Annuals for Communication Arts and American Illustration. She has illustrated over thirty children’s books and her editorial images are frequently seen in the NY Times and other periodicals. She has illustrated over thirty children's books, including Hidden Figures written by Margot Lee Shetterly, the Nikki & Deja series by Karen English and Fancy Party Gowns by Deborah Blumenthal. Laura's art can also be found on a wide range of products, from dishes and textiles to greeting cards. You can see and learn more about Laura’s work at LFreemanArt.com |
LAURA FREEMAN
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C.F. PAYNE
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C. F. Payne is an illustrator and arts educator with a passion for drawing. His work has appeared in publications such as Time, Der Spiegel, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, MAD, Boys Life, Atlantic Monthly, AARP, the Wall Street Journal and many other national and international publications.
John Lithgow’s The Remarkable Farkle McBride and Micawber, Steve Martin’s Late for School and Mark Kelly’s Mousetronaut and Mousetronaut Goes to Mars are just a few of the twenty children’s books C.F. has illustrated. Others include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Casey at the Bat, To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt and Ogden Nash’s Line Up for Yesterday. His work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, Norman Rockwell Museum, Mazza Museum, Cincinnati Art Museum and others around the world. He is the subject of the movie: C.F. Payne: An American Illustrator. C.F. started his career in Dallas in 1980. Since then, he has received Gold Medals from the Society of Illustrators in 1993 and 1996, Silver Medals in 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2001. He received the Hamilton King Award for excellence in illustration in 1995 and the Society of Illustrators Distinguished Educator Award in 2012. The National Cartoonist’s Society awarded him the Illustration Award in 2002 and the Book Illustration Award in 2003. In 2017, he won the Individual Artist Governor’s Award for the Arts in Ohio. Communication Arts awarded him the Award of Excellence in 2020. C.F. Payne lives in Ohio and continues to accept assignments and commissions from clients and individuals around the world. He enjoys speaking to students and professionals at universities, schools and art groups. C.F. is the Director of the Master of Fine Arts in Illustration program at the University of Hartford. “Chris is this generation’s version of Norman Rockwell.” – Mark Braught 2021 To see more of C.F. Payne’s work, visit cfpayne.com |
In conjunction with the Illustrators exhibition, From the Artist Studio, Mark Braught, Laura Freeman, and C. F. Payne, join us in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Warner Brothers release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone with original art by illustrator, Mark Braught - the creator of marketing imagery for the release of this first film. Events will include activities for children and an Artist’s Talk, where Mark will share details about his work designing imagery for this movie release and merchandise, along with his process and experiences.
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