Brief professional Biography Douglas Andelin is a native northern Californian. After college and a Bachelors degree in Graphic design from SJSU, Douglas continued on to receive a full scholarship in Illustration from Art Center College of Design. Upon graduation, he headed off to New York City to begin a 13 year freelance career. Living in the heart of Manhattan and close to all the city’s great museums helped to shape the young artist’s artistic philosophy and ever growing experimentation. He has painted and sketched for book covers, magazine covers, advertising, posters, children’s books, annual reports and maps. Douglas has won awards from The N.Y. Society of Publication Designers, The Society of Illustrators N.Y. and the Judges Choice Award from The Society of illustrators S.F. In 1999, Andelin slowed his commercial work in order to focus more clearly on his personal work as a sculptor, painter and philanthropist. He has been honored with The Wade Fairchild Artist Grant in 2000, The Marin Individual Artist’s Grant in 2002, Best of Show, Marin county Fair in 2014 and Artist of the Year, Marin County Fair in 2014. His artistic memberships include The Plein Air Painters of America, The California Arts Club, American Impressionist Society and the Marin Society of Artists. Douglas Andelin’s work is represented by Northlight Marin Gallery as well as in permanent collections internationally including Northern Trust Bank, Robert Mondavi Winery, HarperSF Publishing, ZERO, Rodger Kamenetz, Christopher B. & Jeannie Meg Smith, Robin & Susan Williams, and Steve & Janice Barlow. Douglas Andelin lives happily in Marin County, California.