ABOUT

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Dawn N. Ericson

Artist, Natural Science Illustrator, Designer, Art Director, Professor of Drawing, Publisher

A native of Southern California, Dawn was raised on an avocado ranch in the rolling hills of La Habra Heights. From an early age she was passionate about drawing. Her subjects: PORTRAITS & WILDLIFE, including native chaparrals and ocean habitats. These have remained themes of her work. Ericson’s mediums are: india ink & scratchboard, oil on linen canvass & birch wood board, the sketchbook with conte and lithography – printing.

DAWN 1966 Ericson studied at the Art Center College of Design during high school and continued into college for a Bachelor Degree in Illustration. Simultaneously, she took accredited writing and journalism classes at UCLA.

Her first professional art position was with the Walt Disney Company, a Designer and Artist in the merchandising department at Disneyland, and at the University of Disneyland with an extraordinary and legendary boss – Van Arsdale France.

In 1969, Ericson was one of the first female Advertising Art Director at a major advertising agency in California, Needham, Harper & Steers Advertising, on the Continental Airlines account. Her work won a prestigious BELDING Award for national magazine ads introducing the Boeing 747. As an Art Director and Illustrator she received two LULA awards, two awards from the Art Director of LA, and two awards from the Society of Illustrators, NY. As a packaging designer and graphic designer Ericson handled a variety of clients; http://www.mantapublications.com/html/Graphic-Design.html

Ericson was a contributing Design Editor to the HOME Magazine, Los Angeles Times for over 12 years and illustrated a LA TIMES weekly syndicated column: OCEAN ENCOUNTER for 6 years: http://www.mantapublications.com/html/Ocean-Encounters-1.html

With MANTA Publications, Ericson has illustrated six children’s books, twelve natural science nature guides, eight natural science posters and four adult books. Books:
http://www.mantapublications.com/html/Books.html

Teaching Assignments:

Figure Drawing & Advertising Design – Art Center College of Design for 14 semesters.

Art Program Director – UCLA Bruins Kids for two summers.

Professor of classes in Drawing, Design, Color Theory, QUARK– Layout & Print Production, Art Institute, Wilshire, LA 2005- 2007.

“DRAW with DAWN” in studio classes and location workshops – 1985-2017

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COMMISSIONS, SHOWS & AWARDS:

2014 Artist in Residence for the Santa Monica Mountains National Park-” I SEE MYSELF in NATURE ”

2005 & 2006- Dawn with Dawn– Cabrillo Marine Aquarium program and show,

1991 & 1992 & 1993 Catalina Festival of Art.

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1990 – 1991 & 1992 MALIBU Art Festival.

GRANTS 1990 -2017

2017 City of Malibu – Grant : SEA SHORES science program to Los Angeles Junior Lifeguards ( 2017-2018)

2017 Santa Monica AUDUBON Society – Grant; SEA SHORES science program to Los Angeles Junior Lifeguards ( 2017-2018)

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Santa Monica Mountains National Park,
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission,
California Coastal Commission,
Monterey Bay Aquarium,
Santa Monica & Los Angeles Audubon Society,
Malibu Surfside News, City of Santa Monica,
Malibu Coastal Land Conservancy,
PADI: Pro Association of Diving Instructors,
COSEE: Ocean Sciences Education Excellence,
Carl Safina, Blue Ocean Institute,
Scripps Institute of Oceanography,
Channel Islands Restoration,
Channel Islands National Park,
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles,
Natural History Museum and Sea Lab of Santa Barbara,
California Science Center,
Sea Grant, LA and Long Beach Harbor Commission,
International Sea Turtle Society.

ARTIST in RESIDENTS 2014 – Santa Monica Mountains National Park https://iseemyselfinnature.wordpress.com/

I See Myself in Nature, is an art & science program, led by Artist-in-Residence Dawn Navarro Ericson. The program was designed for children 10-16 years of age, that enriches the outdoor experience with visual awareness.