PHILIP STANTON

Philip Stanton (b. 1962) is a North American artist and author, and he is also director of the design group Stanton Studio. Based in Barcelona (Spain), he creates visual projects in a variety of disciplines. As an illustrator, designer and painter, his work includes large urban projects, children’s books, set designs and advertising campaigns.

Education and formation
He was born in Columbus, Ohio (USA). At the age of four, he moved with his family to the east coast of Florida, near Cape Kennedy. In 1985, he obtained a Fine Arts Degree (BFA) from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. In the same year, he applied to the Master of Fine Arts Program (MFA) at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. He was accepted, together with another sixteen students. In 1987, he graduated with honours from this prestigious program.

In 1988, having worked with Jean-Claude Suarès in New York as an art director and designer at Prentice Hall Press, a division of one of the leading North American publishing houses, Simon & Schuster, he moved to Barcelona, where he set up the design group Stanton Studio.

Barcelona
The city of Barcelona has been an important point of reference in Stanton’s work. The colours and energy of the Mediterranean, as well as his admiration for twentieth century masters Picasso and Matisse, are reflected in many of his projects.

Since 1988, he has participated in more than 40 individual and collective exhibitions, and he has collaborated with newspapers and magazines (his covers for the culture supplement of “La Vanguardia” have won awards from ADGFAD [the Spanish Association of Art Directors & Graphic Designers] and European Illustration/Illustration Now), as well as with a number of Spanish and international companies. His work has won many prizes, including several Laus awards, a Best Pack award, the Apel.les Mestres prize for children’s literature and the Junceda illustration prize.

Since 1995, he has taught illustration at the EINA Art & Design School in Barcelona, where he is head of the postgraduate creative illustration programme.

Notable works
He designed the spectacular installation around the Palau Robert (1997-98), the multimedia project for the Barcelona Aquarium (1998), the opening ceremony for the UEFA Champions League Final in Barcelona (1999), the design of the set for the "Serrat-Tarrés" concert tour of Joan Manuel Serrat (2000), the mural around the perimeter of the Agbar Tower designed by the architect Jean Nouvel (2001), the decoration of the Sagrada Familia underground railway station (2002), the façade of the PG45 building (2006) and the floats of the sponsors of the Cabalgata de Reyes (Three Kings Parade – 2007/8) for Barcelona City Council.

Author and illustrator
As an illustrator of books for children and adults, he has published more than 20 titles, including collaborations with writers such as Emili Teixidor, Jordi Sierra i Fabra, Ray Bradbury, Naguib Mahfouz, Lee Bennett Hopkins, J. Patrick Lewis, Juan Carlos Martín Ramos, Tomàs Garcés and Jorge Zentner. He is also the author and illustrator of "La Gata Misha", a series of children’s books published in Spain by Grupo SM.
His work has been published and/or translated into English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Catalan, German and Italian.


INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

1986
Perozzi Gallery (The Blue Angel), New York

1987
Perozzi Gallery (The Blue Angel), New York

1990
Galeria 4rt, Barcelona

1991
Galeria 4rt, Barcelona

1991
Galeria Ku, Ibiza

1992
Galería Jorge Albero, Madrid

1992
Galeria Ku, Ibiza

1992
Sala Nonell, Barcelona

1993
Galería Jorge Albero, Madrid

1993
Jockey Club, Ibiza

1994
Galería Jorge Albero, Madrid

1994
Galeria Joan Oliver, Palma de Mallorca

1996
Galeria Jordi Barnadas, BCN

1997
New Art, Hotel Majestic, BCN

1998
Galería Jorge Albero, Madrid

1999
Galeria Trece, Ventalló

2000
Galeria Mª José Castellví, BCN

2000
Galería Jorge Albero, Madrid

2002
Galería Jorge Albero, Madrid

2003
Galeria Jorge Alcolea, Madrid

2008
Galeria Jorge Alcolea, Madrid


COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

1985
Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida

1986
Cornell Fine Art Center, Winter Park, Florida

1987
SVA Museum, New York

1988
SVA Museum, New York

1989
Trade Art, Barcelona

1990
Sala Vinçon, Barcelona

1991
Sala FAD, Barcelona

1991
S.O.S. Racism, Civic Centre, Barcelona

1991
Galeria Cascais, Ibiza

1991
American Prints, Barcelona

1992
American Prints, Barcelona

1992
Sala FAD, Barcelona

1993
American Prints, Barcelona

1994
Porta Tancada, Barcelona

1994
Galeria Helena Ramos, Cadaqués

1995
"Retrat de Barcelona" (“Portrait of Barcelona”), CCCB, Barcelona

1995
Galeria Helena Ramos, Cadaqués

1996
Central d'Energia, Barcelona

1997
Galeria Helena Ramos, Cadaqués

1997
Galería Jorge Albero, Madrid

1997
Art Expo, American Prints, Barcelona

1997
Galeria Contrast, Barcelona

1998
Art Expo, MªJosé Castellví, Barcelona

1999
Galeria Serrahima, Barcelona

2000
Signos del Siglo (Signs of the Century), Reina Sofia, Madrid

2001
"Michelin" La Santa, Barcelona

2001
Galeria Jordi Barnadas, Barcelona

2001
Collection NH, various cities; Spain

2002
Galería Jorge Albero, Madrid

2002
Galeria Jordi Barnadas, Barcelona

2002
Galeria La Santa, Barcelona

2003
Galeria Jordi Barnadas, Barcelona

2004
Galeria Jordi Barnadas, Barcelona

2005
Galeria Jordi Barnadas, Barcelona

2006
Galeria Ignacio de Lassaleta, Barcelona

2006
Galeria Jordi Barnadas, Barcelona

2006
Cow Parade, Barcelona

2006
“El Pols dels dies” (“The Pulse of the days”), CCCB, Barcelona

2007
Galeria Jordi Barnadas, Barcelona

2007
Caixa Girona Foundation, Girona

2007
Caixa Girona Foundation, Girona

2007
Galería Jorge Alcolea, Madrid


AWARDS AND HONOURS

1984
Sullivan Scholarship, Rollins College, Florida

1984
Design Scholarship, Orlando Advertising Foundation, Florida

1985
Design Scholarship, Orlando Advertising Foundation, Florida

1984
Who´s Who in American Colleges and Universities

1985
Who´s Who in American Colleges and Universities

1985
Painting Scholarship, Orlando Advertising Foundation, Florida

1985
Cornell Foundation Scholarship

1985
Painting Scholarship, Fishbach Foundation

1986
Journalism Scholarship, Scripps Howard Newspaper Foundation

1987
Painting Scholarship, Fred C. Koch Foundation

1987
Painting Scholarship, Winter Park Community Trust Fund, Florida

1987
Painting Scholarship, MFA Leslie T. Posey Foundation

1987
Award of Merit, CES Packaging Design Exposition, New York

1989
British Design and Art Direction Annual, London

1990
LAUS/ADGFAD Design Awards: 3 Bronze 

1990
European Illustration/Illustration Now Juried Annual

1991
LAUS/ADGFAD Design Awards: 1 Silver, 2 Bronze 

1992
LAUS/ADGFAD Design Awards: 1 Silver

1993
LAUS/ADGFAD Design Awards: Food Trophy

1993
LAUS/ADGFAD Design Awards: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze

1994
Cresta Awards: Finalist, New York

1994
Typography 15, Type Director´s Club, New York

1994
LAUS/ADGFAD Design Awards: 1 Silver

1995
LAUS/ADGFAD Design Awards: 1 Silver

1996
Barcelona Design Awards: 1 Gold

1998
Centenary poster for the Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona

2001
XX anniversary poster for the “Setmana de Cava” (“Cava Week”)

2002
Finalist in the "Marc Martí" National Poster Competition

2002
"Best Pack" Silver Award

2003
XXIII Apel.les Mestres Prize for Children’s Literature

2005
Junceda Illustration Prize awarded by APIC, Barcelona


BOOKS

As author and illustrator
¿Cómo te encuentras? Ed. Casterman, 1995, Spain
Com et trobes? Ed. Casterman, 1995, Spain
Comment te sents-tu? Ed. Casterman, 1995, France
Hoe voel je je? Ed. Casterman, 1995, Holland
¿Sonidos o ruidos? Norma Editorial, 1995, Spain
¿Sons o sorolls? Norma Editorial, 1995, Spain
Jolis sons ou vilains bruits? Ed. Casterman, 1995, France
Wat voor geluid maakt het? Ed. Casterman, 1995, Holland
¡No quiero ser violeta! Grupo SM, 2006, Spain
¡Hoy no voy al cole! Grupo SM, 2006, Spain
Es mío, ¡devuélvemelo! Grupo SM, 2006, Spain
¡No tengo sueño! Grupo SM, 2006, Spain
¡El dentista es un monstruo! Grupo SM, 2007, Spain
Un hermano, ¿Para que? Grupo SM, 2007, Spain

As illustrator
Barcelona, la ciudad de los niños. Ediciones Pau S.L., 1995, Spain
Las noches de las mil y una noches. Círculo de Lectores, 1997, Spain
Aigua. Consorci de l’Auditori i l’Orquestra, 2003, Spain
Ring 1-2-3 y el mundo nuevo. Editorial Planeta, S.A., 2003, Spain
En Ring 1-2-3 i el món nou. Editorial Planeta, S.A., 2003, Spain
Cócteles Ilustrados. Blur ediciones, 2004, Spain
Poemamundi. Grupo Anaya, 2004, Spain
En Ring 1-2-3 i el món nou. Planeta & Oxford, 2005, Spain
Intercanvi. Perspectiva Editorial Aura Comunicació, 2005, Spain
Got Geography! Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2006, USA
Cançó de Sega. Ed. Cruïlla, 2006, Spain
En Ring 1-2-3 i la Lupa. Planeta & Oxford, 2007, Spain
La Casa Vella. Editorial Planeta, 2007, Spain
La Casa Vieja. Editorial Planeta, 2007, Spain
Blind. Alinea Easy Readers, 2008, Denmark
La tierra tiene una gotera, Grupo SM, 2008, Spain


REFERENCES:

Books
AAVV. “El pols dels dies. 125 anys de La Vanguardia”, Daniel Giralt Miracle (author of illustration section), Barcelona: La Vanguardia, 2006. Pages 106 and 107
Ignasi Vich. “World’s sign selection”, Barcelona: Index Book, 2002. Pages 95, 107, 143
Ramón Ubeda and Cristina Diaz. “Terminal B. Vol. I”, Barcelona; FAD (Promotion of the Decorative Arts), 2007. Pages 360-361
Daniel Giralt Miracle. “Dibuixants, humoristes i il·lustradors de La Vanguardia 1881-2006”, Barcelona: Fundació Caixa Girona, 2006. Page 147
James Henry Mann Jr, Nicolas Lampert, Raquel Pelta, Nadxieli Mannello. “Carteles contra una guerra. Signos por la paz”, Barcelona: Editorial Gustavo Gili, 2003
Various authors. “Retrat de Barcelona. Vol II”, Carles Prats (author of section entitled “Una Nova visió global”) Barcelona: Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, 1995 Pages 158-159
Àngels Manzano, Ramón Úbeda, Maichael Bahr, Cristina Díaz. “Pez de Plata. Barcelona. Ciudad, creación, color”, Barcelona: BMW Ibérica, 2006. Pages 68-69
Various authors. “Nessuno uniforme. Grafica contro la guerra”, Milan: AIAP Assoziazione Italiana Progettazione per la Comunicazione Visiva, 2003. Pages 19, 34 and 35.


Press
Tomás Hornos. “Ilustrar una atmósfera, el tono, sugerir interpretaciones”.
Artegráfica. No. 10 (February 2005), pp. 6-22
Carlos Díaz. “Stanton Studio. Creación sin etiquetas”.
Visual. No. 96 (2004) pp. 116-122,
Emili Teixidor. “Philip Stanton. Diario visual”
Culture Supplement, La Vanguardia, 21/06/2004, pp. 12-13
Antoni Mañach Moreno. “Philip Stanton”
Revista Codig no. 72 (2003) pp. 6–11
Richard Schweid. “An exuberant cubist”
Barcelona Metropolitan, no. 64 (May 2002). pp. 12-14
Philip Stanton. “Cuadernos de Bolonia”.
CLIJ Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil. (March 2005) pp. 56-59
Philip Stanton, “Autorretrato”
CLIJ Cuadernos de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil. (March 2004) pp.41-43
Ricardo Nuno, “Interview with Philip Stanton”, (on-line) Barceloca.com (July 19th 2002)
 



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