Hartford Faculty
Bill Thomson - Thesis Advisor
Bill Thomson has created artwork for advertising, book, and editorial clients across the United States. In recent years, Bill's work has focused primarily on children's books. He has illustrated picture books, Karate Hour, Building With Dad, Baseball Hour and Soccer Hour; and he also wrote and illustrated CHALK, all published by Marshall Cavendish.
Bill’s books have won the Connecticut Book Award, a Gold Award from National Parenting Publications, and have been finalists or nominees for numerous other book awards. Most recently, his book CHALK has been selected as one of seven CYBILS AWARDS Finalists, selected to the ALA Notable Children's Book List, The New York Public Library's Top 100 Children's Books For Reading And Sharing, and on the list of 2010 Best Illustrated Children's Books by About.com Guide.
Bill's artwork has also been recognized more than seventy-five times in juried illustration competitions sponsored by the Society of Illustrators (NY), the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts Magazine, Step Inside Design Magazine, the Three By Three Illustration Annual, the RSVP Directory and the Connecticut Art Directors Club, and been honored with Gold and Silver Awards.
Bill's client list includes: Aetna Insurance, Bob Evans Restaurants, Burger King, Cambridge University Press, Chandris Cruise Lines, Chase Manhattan Bank, Chicago Tribune, Citizens Bank, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, CVS, Day's Inn, Dell Horoscope Magazine, Fidelity Investments, Fleet Bank, Fuddrucker's Restaurants, Greater Hartford Open, Guideposts Magazine, Hartford Courant, Hyundai, Jacksonville Jaguars, Ltd., John Hancock, Kodak, Kombi Skiwear, Konica, Kraft, LEGO, Mark Cross, McCall's Magazine, McKid's Stores, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oxford University Press, PAAS, People's Bank, Pepsi, Pizzeria UNO, Pratt & Whitney, Reader's Digest, Reebok, Resorts Casino, Showtime Network, Southern Bell Telephone, Stanley Tools, Subway Restaurants, The Arts and Entertainment Network, Traveler's Insurance, Turtle Wax and Wendy's Restaurants.
Bill is an Associate Professor of Illustration at the Hartford Art School at the University of Hartford where he received the Outstanding Teaching Award in 2004. He lives and works in Southington, Connecticut with his wife, Diann, and their three sons, Billy, Nik, and Ethan.
