News
1.24.12
Loads of new prints are in the shop!
1.9.12
This term I am co-teaching a design studio class with Nicole Lavelle!
10.10.11
My MFA explorations can be found here.
9.26.11
This marks Day 1 of Graduate School, which means I need a soundtrack.
9.23.11
Incredibly nice feature by Fort Port!
9.19.11
Check out my cover for the New York Times Magazine!
9.9.11
Homework exhibition opens tonight!
9.5.11
Spent the weekend working for the New York Times Magazine!
9.2.11
August was a month of experimentation in new media. Heading to Chicago next week to show off the results!
9.2.11
Portlanders, go check out Reading Frenzy's new window display created in collaboration with Kate Bingaman-Burt!
8.3.11
New studio space in Portland. Check out ADX, y'all!
7.1.11
Moving to Portland, OR! Less working, more schooling & teaching.
6.21.11
Currently working on projects for Fiat, Livestrong, Dent May, Sarah Jaffe, and Gift Hit.
5.20.11
I recently participated in Ten Paces & Draw!
5.6.11
Regulators Mount Up for sale.
4.25.11
Live Now book feature on Public School.
3.12.11
Animation project for Gowalla!
3.10.11
I'll be at the Fader Fort again this year, but this time working with Fiat and Converse!
3.8.11
Almost finished with my first ever animation project. Excited to share a preview soon!
3.7.11
This fall I'm heading to Grad School! Read more about it here.
3.1.11
Rand Renfrow and I are working on a tour poster for Yoni Wolf!
2.3.11
I have a new collection available at Teelocker!
1.31.11
My collab with photographer Adam Voorhes is now online!
1.24.11
Public School worked together on a book for Chronicle Books entitled World of Geekcraft.
1.18.11
The rad folks from Gowalla have been keeping me busy. They're heading across the country to Sundance in a new airstream trailer!
New York Times Magazine 2011
MFA Studio Practice 2012
Homework at The Post Family 2011
826 Activity Book 2011
Dent May "Fun" 2011
MERCER: Inside Employees' Minds 2011
GOOD Magazine 2010
WHY? Summer Tour 2011
Poster Cabaret Bike Show 2011
The Black & White Years 2011
Fader Fort by Fiat 2011
NIKE Global Line 2010
World of Geekcraft 2010
Where Will You Go? 2011
Gowalla Office Murals 2011
Balmorhea Tour Posters 2011
Ace Hotel Desert Gold 2010
Hype Machine Zeitgeist 2010
Gowalla: Gifts on the Go 2010
PSU Annex Mural 2010
Stuff I’ve Seen 2010
Summer City 2010
Ultimate Reality 2010
Kitsune Noir 2009
Nice People 2008
Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele 2009
Super Yoga Palace 2009
Public School is Cool 2009
The Polyphonic Spree 2007
Stoked on Summer 2010
Ray Ban Mural 2010
Digital Prints 2012
Women… 2009
Ink Studies 2011
Wack in NOD 2011
Sarah Jaffe - The Way Sound Leaves A Room 2011
Holiday Extravaganza 2011
We Are 1976 2011
WHAT IF... Exhibition 2011
Showcase Visuals 2011
Stussy 2010
Indie Rock Poster Book 2011
Gowalla SXSW 2011
Femme Metale 2010
Teelocker Line 2011
Boomshakalaka 2011
Bluetooth 2011
Bordo Bello 2010
Christmas Cards 2010
Lollapalooza 2011
Phast Pheasant 2009
Look Around You 2010
Black And White Years: Patterns 2010
Renegade Craft Fair 2010
Native Prints 2010
Gradient Cubes 2009
Dent May 7″ 2010
Scout Book 2010
Transcend Time & Space 2009
Wedding Invites 2010
Light In Your Eyes 2009
THIS Gallery 2010
Show The Love 2010
Hardwood Vibes 2009
Picture Book Report 2010
Girl Talk 2009
TRLA 2009
Converse at Fader Fort 2010
Where We Don’t Live 2009
Drawn Records 2010
Fancy Future Cubes 2009
Hallowzine 2009
Paper Cuts 2008
Good Records 2010
Zookimono 2010
Junk Culture 2009
All American Web Surfer 2011
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Say Hello!
studio@willbryant.com 903.701.6863
417 SE 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97214
Will Bryant makes work about language, nostalgia, the senses, and nonsenses. This includes and is not limited to 90s basketball, cats, pop culture, art history, and self deprecation. The work can be experienced in various forms such as drawing, painting, printmaking, publications, sculpture, and events. Whatever form it takes, it remains light-hearted and full of personality.
He is currently an MFA Student in studio practice at Portland State University. In addition, he teaches in the design department and juggles commercial illustration clients. His goal is to gain experience through exploration, collaboration, and critique. Eventually he aims to teach at the university level while maintaining a career as an illustrator, curator, and maker.
As a freelance gun for hire he has had the honor to collaborate with clients such as New York Times, Ace Hotel, Chronicle Books, and would likely make something with you. Despite the demands of graduate school, he is available for freelance work or a coffee break (if you're buying).
Will is also a member of Public School, an Austin based collective comprised of designers, illustrators, and photographers. Bryant is known for surfing the internet, crackin' smiles, and holding hands with his wife in public.
He is currently an MFA Student in studio practice at Portland State University. In addition, he teaches in the design department and juggles commercial illustration clients. His goal is to gain experience through exploration, collaboration, and critique. Eventually he aims to teach at the university level while maintaining a career as an illustrator, curator, and maker.
As a freelance gun for hire he has had the honor to collaborate with clients such as New York Times, Ace Hotel, Chronicle Books, and would likely make something with you. Despite the demands of graduate school, he is available for freelance work or a coffee break (if you're buying).
Will is also a member of Public School, an Austin based collective comprised of designers, illustrators, and photographers. Bryant is known for surfing the internet, crackin' smiles, and holding hands with his wife in public.
Will in Digital Form
- @willbryantplz
- tumblr
- flickr
- rdio
- society6
- etsy
- last.fm
- svpply
Follow me on these blogs
- MFA Studio
- Public School
- Poppytalk
- Porch of the Mystics
- Dialogue Team
Just The Facts Plz
- b. 1985
- hometown: Texarkana, TX
- currently: Portland, OR
- B.F.A Mississippi State University / 2008 (Graphic Design)
- M.F.A. Portland State University / 2013 (Studio Practice)
Selected Clients
- 826 National
- Ace Hotel
- Benefit Cosmetics
- Chronicle Books
- Converse
- Fiat
- Good Magazine
- Gowalla
- K2 Snowboards
- Kitsune Noir
- Levi's
- Livestrong Foundation
- New York Times Magazine
- Nike
- Ogilvy & Mather
- Poketo
- The Polyphonic Spree
- Ray Ban
- Stussy
- TOMS
Publications
- World of Geekcraft
Chronicle Books
(May 2011) - Live Now
HOW Publications
(May 2011) - RRR.002
STRRRIKE Two
(January 2011) - Print Magazine
Regional Design Annual
(November 2010) - Rolling Stone
Ray Ban ads
(May 2010: Issue 1105) - GOOD Magazine
Neighborhood Issue
(April 2010: Issue 19) - HOW: Young Creatives
(August 2009) - PAGE Magazine
(June 2009) - Peer: Artist Coloring Book
- Creative Grab Bag by Ethan Bodnar
Selected Exhibitions
- The Family Room: Chicago Homework w/ Public School (September 2011)
- Ace Hotel: New York
These Friends
(August 2011) - THIS: Los Angeles
These Friends 2
(February 2011) - Land: Portland, OR
Stuff I've Seen – Solo
(November 2010) - Domy: Houston, TX
Summer City with Rand Renfrow (August 2010) - THIS: Los Angeles
Collage (March 2010) - Nahcotta: Portsmouth, NH Verbatim (January 2010)
- Domy: Austin, TX
Monster Show 4-6
(October 2009 - 2011) - USAA: Austin, TX Conversation Piece (September 2009)
- Needles & Pens: San Francisco Light In Your Eyes (May 2009)
- LittleBird: Los Angeles Paper Cuts (September 2008)
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My Friends
Public School
- Justin Cox
- Casey Dunn
- Matthew Genitempo
- Cody Haltom
- Shaun Lind
- Jay B Sauceda
Ladies
- Sally Bryant
- Kate Bingaman-Burt
- Nicole Lavelle
- Gemma Correll
- Amy Ruppel
- Drea Zlanabitnig
- Jennifer Daniel
- Grace Bonney
- Erin Loechner
- Julia Rothman
- Meg Hunt
- Jessica Hische
- Maayan Pearl
- Sarah Foley
- Beverly Hayman
- Renee Fernandez
- Julia Sonmi Heglund
- Jessica Walsh
- Abby Portner
Dudes
- Rand Renfrow
- Clifton Burt
- Andy J. Miller
- Jon Contino
- Mark Menjivar
- Chad Kouri
- Michael Muller
- Tad Carpenter
- Micah Smith
- Andrew Neyer
- Ray Fenwick
- Anthony Zinonos
- Matt Rainwaters
- Adam Voorhes
- Dan Cassaro
- Micah Lidberg
- Brian W. Jones
- Frank Chimero
- Jeff Rogers
- Matt Lyon
- Ryan Rhodes
- Maseman
- Chris Piascik
- Mig Reyes
- Joe Van Wetering
- Paul Windle
- Christopher Bettig
- Jeffrey Bowman
- Ethan Bodnar
- Brent Funderburk
Inspiration
- OMFGCO
- The Post Family
- Draplin
- Domy Books
- THIS Gallery
- Helms Workshop
- Gorilla vs. Bear
- Cats Purring
- Poppy Talk
- Grain Edit
- Ptarmak
- Threading In The Choirs
- Ace Hotel
- Design for Mankind
- Plazm
- Myloveforyou
- Design Work Life
- Yewknee
- The Fox Is Black
- Pinball Publishing
- Poketo
- Rare Device
- Printeresting
- Design Observer
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This one’s for you dad
The Real Will Holyfield
- 6’1”
- 4.57 HIGH SCHOOL 40
- 27” VERTICAL
- MVP Tiger Camper '98
- Gold Medal 100m JV '03
- 1st Team Defensive Back '04
- MVP Defensive back '04
- 2nd Team Point Guard '04
Restaurants
- Trudy's
- Justine's
- Frank
- Woodland
- Leaf
- Mr. Natural
- Your Mom's Burgers
- 24 Diner
- Progress Coffee
- P. Terry's
- Me So Hungry
Favorite Sports Moments
- Shot on Ehlo
- Jerious Norwood upsets UF
- 63 on the Celtics
- Derek Pegues: Egg Bowl
- Neon Deon in 1994
- MJ Shoulder Shrug
- J.J. Redick Can Shoot
- 1996 SEC Tourney Game
- MJ Facial on Ewing
- Finger Wave on Mutombo
Kittystream
- Pinky, settle down bud
- Kitten Mittons
- Surprised Kitteh
- Boxed Kitten