A native of Bellingham, WA, Illustrator Ben Mann has created a broad array of
designs in his fifteen years of commercial work.

Please view his resume

From logos and menus to commercial products and stylized caricatures, Mann's
degree from San Francisco's Academy of Art College has served him well. His
favorite subject matter to depict?

"Mankind. The subject gives me so much to work with. Naturally it is the
subject I can best empathize with....People tend to identify strongly with my painting style and the human
warmth in my subjects. My work is far more about stirring a kinship than
challenging the viewer."

Mann's art education goes beyond the formal degree that hangs in his sunny
studio. He has traveled extensivelyand has the storage unit full of spiral-bound
sketchbooks to prove it. Highlights have included... rendering penguins in their
native Antarctica...dipping his brush into the Mediterranean to capture the flavor
of a Greek fishing village...and working on handmade Indonesian paper in the
lush hills of Bali.

"I find that the good fortune of travel is a gift that keeps on giving. Long
after the suntan has faded, I have these incredible visual memoires that
depict what I saw, and how I saw it."

Mann looks forward to venturing through the Cook Islands late this year, and no
doubt there will be art to show for it.

Ben Mann Announces the Autumn Whereabouts of his most recent and lively of paintings!
BEN MANN STUDIOS announces the Holiday Whereabouts of his latest paintings! Nov. 3 & 4: Annual Potpourri of Art Show 1110 14th Street @ Knox, Bellingham's Southside.
Nov. 1-24: Joint Exhibition with Jennifer Lommers at Allied Arts Gallery 1418 Cornwall Ave, downtown Belllingham. call for gallery hours (360) 676.8548 Dec. 1 & 2: Phinney Ridge Winter Festival & Crafts Fair, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle.
Dec. 7: Downtown Gallery Walk, 7-10pm Featured artist at Commercial Street Gallery, 1317 Commercial St., UPstairs, Suite 201. This is a cool new gallery! Special Sneak Preview 5:30-7pm, featuring musical performance by Jean Mann.
Dec. 14, 15, 16: Holiday Open Studio, 1000 Harris Ave. UpSTAIRS on 3rd floor, Studio 18. Hours 10am-6pm. (360) 647.1222
Contact Ben Mann at 360.647.1222 for Customized Gifts, Studio Visits & Gift Certificates!