Illustration Michael Gibbs
Posted below are samples of the illustration work of freelance illustrator Michael Gibbs, an award-winning artist who has been freelancing since leaving Pratt Institute in 1979. His work has appeared in national newspapers including The New York Times and The Washington Post, as well as in Harvard Business Review, Newsweek, and Consumer Reports. Alumni publications are among his favorite clients and his work regularly appears on the pages of Johns Hopkins’ alumni magazine, as well as Syracuse, the University of Chicago, American, and Vanderbilt. View more of his work at: www.michaelgibbs.com, www.stockillustration.com, www.mglenwood.com.
From the 2011 Cherry Blossom Festival poster, to posters for the Virginia Opera, and cover illustrations for Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, The University of Chicago, and American University, illustrator Michael Gibbs’ work has been featured on hundreds of books, magazines, annual reports, and more since the early 1980s.
A graduate of Pratt Institute, his award-winning artwork has also appeared in Newsweek, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and in United Airlines and Oracle publications.
Some of those illustrations have been recognized by prestigious art publications such as Communication Arts, 3×3 Magazine, and Print. Michael’s work has also been exhibited at a variety of museums and galleries, including the Society of Illustrators’ Museum of American Illustration in New York City, and the Corcoran Museum of Art in DC.
View more of Michael’s artwork on his two websites: www.michaelgibbs.com, and www.mglenwood.com. Contact Michael by email at mike@michaelgibbs.com, or by phone at 703-502-3400.
Client: VANDERBILT
Article: This illustration celebrated the 10th anniversary of the opening of Vanderbilt’s new medical school.
Client: UNIV. OF IDAHO
Article: From Gibbs’ stock illustration website, www.stockillustration.com, this illo was the cover of UI’s literary magazine.
Client: CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Article: This provocative piece asks: Why are schools limiting students’ ability to talk about religion on campus?
Client: SYRACUSE
Article: Launching a university fundraising campaign is a complex, interconnected process.
Client: JOHNS HOPKINS
Article: Governments are increasingly their political agendas to llimit, sensor what research grants can be used for.
Client: JOHNS HOPKINS
Article: Should religious beliefs be factored into what research grants should be used for? The controversy continues.
Client: UNIV. OF CHICAGO
Article: Reseach shows that business majors, eager and competitive by defintion, aren’t afraid to take risks.
Client: SELF PUBLISHED
Article: “The role of the illustrator is to make a point,” says Michael, whose launched a new style with this piece.
Client: AMERICAN LEGION
Article: Pennies dot these money trees for an article that debates the different methods of fundraising.
Client: AMERICAN
Article: This conceptual and painterly illustration, “Romancing the Tome,” featured new books by American University alumns.
Client: SYRACUSE
Article: For article entitled “Out of This World,” this illustration depicts NASA’s ideas about the future of space exploration.
Client: CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Article: There is a growing “temptation” for colleges to accept endowments with strings attached.