BACKGROUND

Ian Day is a Northern California-based photographer and digital artist. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, his mother was an artist and art teacher who encouraged his early passion for drawing. He began his art education at age six, taking lessons at the Joslyn Art Museum where his mother taught. His advanced training includes a BFA from the School of Art at University of Iowa and an MFA from Northwestern University, where he was a teaching assistant to Jack Burnham and was appointed a post-graduate instructor for several years.

More recently Ian served on the Mill Valley Arts Commission and was a member of the Marin Arts Council. At present he works primarily in the digital art and photography realm, although he has past experience as a painter and printmaker. Ian has also begun experimenting with encaustics, utilizing some of his photographic images in the hot wax process. He looks to expand his endeavors in this ancient medium. Over the years, Ian has exhibited throughout the Midwest and California.