About Bill Finewood
I am a professional artist and educator. I was born, raised and lived the majority of my life in the small village of Newark, NY. I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University and worked in illustration/graphic design for the greater part of my professional life. I'm recently retired as an Associate Professor and former Coordinator of the Illustration program in the School of Art (rit.edu/artdesign/schools/art) at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Inspiration for my work comes from many places including where I live, work and play. Most of my summers are spent in Northwest Montana in the city of Whitefish. There, it's a short 45 minute drive east to the west entrance of Glacier National Park as well as great fishing on the Flathead River. To the west of Whitefish I travel to Libby, MT for fishing on the Kootenai River.
My work has been commissioned by clients including: Xerox, Mobil, DuPont, Holt Rinehart and Winston, Citibank, Federal Reserve Bank, Dunn and Bradstreet, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Nalge Company, Time, Fly Rod & Reel, Flyfisherman, Habitat for Humanity and Fisher-Price Toys. My dimensional illustrations have been exhibited in shows including the Society of Illustrators, Dimensional and Digital Illustrators Awards Show and American Illustration.
I have served as a member of the board of directors for ICON4 (The Illustration Conference 4, San Francisco) and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Wayne County Council for the Arts, Inc.
I am a professional artist and educator. I was born, raised and lived the majority of my life in the small village of Newark, NY. I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University and worked in illustration/graphic design for the greater part of my professional life. I'm recently retired as an Associate Professor and former Coordinator of the Illustration program in the School of Art (rit.edu/artdesign/schools/art) at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Inspiration for my work comes from many places including where I live, work and play. Most of my summers are spent in Northwest Montana in the city of Whitefish. There, it's a short 45 minute drive east to the west entrance of Glacier National Park as well as great fishing on the Flathead River. To the west of Whitefish I travel to Libby, MT for fishing on the Kootenai River.
My work has been commissioned by clients including: Xerox, Mobil, DuPont, Holt Rinehart and Winston, Citibank, Federal Reserve Bank, Dunn and Bradstreet, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Nalge Company, Time, Fly Rod & Reel, Flyfisherman, Habitat for Humanity and Fisher-Price Toys. My dimensional illustrations have been exhibited in shows including the Society of Illustrators, Dimensional and Digital Illustrators Awards Show and American Illustration.
I have served as a member of the board of directors for ICON4 (The Illustration Conference 4, San Francisco) and served as a member of the Board of Directors of Wayne County Council for the Arts, Inc.
