After graduating with a BFA in Painting from Michigan State University, Graham worked for 5 years as a Graphic Artist at the University of Michigan Medical Illustration Department where he was introduced to medical art by Jerry Hodge, one of the masters in the field.

In 1980, after a short stint at General Motors Photographic, Graham moved to Chicago and founded Graham Studios specializing in medical and technical illustration. By then Graham had developed a realistic airbrush style and he immediately received a comtinuing stream of assisnments from ad agencies and major corporations. His award winning work has been featured in Print's Design Annuals and in Medical Advertising and Graphics. In the early '90s Graham got interested in computer graphics and now does all his work on the computer.

Selected Clients:
Abbott Labs, Allergan, Ameritech, Amgen, Amoco, Baxter Labs, Bayer, Beliot Pulping, Bell & Howell, Bootes Pharmaceutical, Chicago Lock, Chrysler, Consolidated Paper, Cooper Lighting, Director's Guild of America, Discover Card, DuPont, Potlatch, Elkay, Fujisawa, General Motors, Hoyt, Husquavarna, Illinois Tool Works, Ingersoll-Rand, Marion Pharmaceuticals, Marmon Industries, McGraw Edison, Mead Johnson, Media Scop, Miles Labs, Novus, Penguin Book, Ponds Institute, Rockford Powertrain, Searle, Smith-Kline-Beecham, Sprint, Tap Pharmeceuticals, Upjohn International, Wilson Sporting Goods, World Book Encyclopedia, Zenith

Graham's interests have always extended beyond the advertising arena. His art and videotapes have been shown internationally, as well as in American galleries and museums. His 16-minute short Translations was featured in the New Video and Performance Works show at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Represented by Hundred Acres Gallery in New York, which mounted two of his one man shows, his work has received praise and favorable notices in the art press, including Arts Magazine and The New York Times.

Graham has directed stage productions in Chicago, including Nevermore at Victory Gardens Theatre, which featured his short films, and his own adaptation of Sam Shepherd's Motel Chronicles at the Bailiwick Repertory. He has also directed commercials, including a public service spot for Habitat For Humanity, featuring Harry Belafonte. Graham was awarded the Illinois Arts Council Fellowship for Screenwriting twice; once for co-writing the drama The Listener, and again for his neurotic thriller Day 19.

Graham Studios has provided creative problem solving for the advertising and publishing business for over 20 years. I specialize in illustration and photocompositing for pharmaceutical, medical and technical applications.