Sat, Sep 14
|Detroit
Francis Vallejo Studio Tour
Time & Location
Sep 14, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Detroit, 4842 3 Mile Dr, Detroit, MI 48224, USA
About the event
For the first time, Francis Vallejo will open his studio to the public. Browse available paintings, illustrations, prints and books. View works in progress, and chat with the artist!
Event Details
September 14
12 - 4pm Open Studio
4842 Three Mile Dr., Detroit, MI 48224
About Francis Vallejo Francis Vallejo is an award-winning, Detroit native, American artist whose works have been exhibited in major national publications, art galleries, and museums. Vallejo earned his Bachelor’s degree from Ringling College of Art + Design and his Masters from Savannah College of Art + Design. He has since created artworks for a host of notable clients and exhibits. Vallejo’s Jazz Day, written by Roxane Orgill and published by Candlewick Press, was the recipient of the Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Best Picture Book. His illustrated book, Anansi Boys, written by Neil Gaiman, and published by The Folio Society, has won Spectrum Gold, the D&AD Pencil, and other awards. He recently received a prestigious 2023 Kresge Visual Arts Fellowship. He currently serves as Section Lead & Associate Professor of Illustration at the College for Creative Studies.