San Francisco Society of Illustrators
3288 21st Street #103, San Francisco, CA 94110
President
Don Kilpatrick | don@donkilpatrick.com
Membership & Treasury
Ali Douglass| ali@alidouglass.net
Promotion
Keith Criss| macpynapl@tradigitalworks.com
Web Master
Betsy Lyon| betsysf@yahoo.com
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History
In 1961, thirteen San Francisco Illustrators decided there was a need to form a local organization for the promotion of illustration. Due to the inherent limitations of a guild or a union, it was decided that the organization should be a chartered society for illustrators. The San Francisco Society of Illustrators would encourage independence, fair practices and personal artistic excellence as its goals.
As early as 1961 we were invited to participate in the US Air Forces Documentary Art Program. We also participated in the National Parks Art Program from 1974 to 1979. This resulted in 50 paintings and 18 drawings now permanently on display at the Department of the Interior in Washington DC, and at the Forest Service Design Center at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. We have also been involved with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in documenting various NASA activities.
Today, many of the members are nationally known for their illustration which appear throughout the country in books, periodicals, advertisements, publication, television and film. A large group, both past and present, have been involved in the education of aspiring illustrators at Bay Area professional schools and colleges.
Other than the Annual Show the Society hosts several events a year.Here's a recent few. The art and business of children's books, Lou Brooks, a hundred years of National Geographic Art, a techniques class, and a panel of artists reps and art directors
Founding Members
George Albertus, Bruce Bomberger, Bruce Butte, Don Davey, Ed Diffenderfer, Ken Duffin, Stan Galli, Armando Gonzalez, Edwin Ingalls, John Larrecq, John Lichtenwalner, James Sanford, Bob Tamura
Past Presidents
Bruce Bomberger, Dick Cole, Don Davey, Ed Diffenderfer, Marc Ericksen,
Armando Gonzalez, David Grove, Robert Hunt, Bill Hyde, Jack Keeler,
Chris Kenyon, John Lichtenwalner, John Lytle, Michele Manning,
Ron McKee, Norm Nicholson, Laura Phillips, Chuck Pyle, John Rutherford,
James Sanford, James Schwering, Robert Steele, Gene Shehorn, Keith
Criss, Michel Bohbot, Alan Okamoto, Chris Peterson, Betsy Lyon |
