Byron O'Neill
Encyclopedia
Byron O'Neill is an American
artist
, as well as a design director at Jager DiPaola Kemp Design. O'Neill has gained much recognition in the past decade for his work on Burton Snowboards.
, but travelled through his entire childhood as he was raised in a military family. One of eight children, O'Neill began creating art at a very early age. His mother, Laciel Frances O'Neill was an art school teacher by trade, and taught on the military bases of both Ohio and Missouri. His younger siblings, twins Bill and Linda, also practice art today.
O'Neill eventually settled in southern California
to first study human sciences, then design
, at UCLA, graduating in 1994.
In 1996, O'Neill divorced Lemay, and remarried. He and his wife currently reside in Vermont
, and have four children.
. In 1997 O'Neill moved to Burlington, Vermont
to work at JDK. This is where O'Neill won several design awards with AIGA.
In 2006, O'Neill was promoted to art director, and has held the position since.
He is also a member of the Iskraprint Collective.
United States
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artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, as well as a design director at Jager DiPaola Kemp Design. O'Neill has gained much recognition in the past decade for his work on Burton Snowboards.
Early life
O'Neill was born in Detroit, MichiganMichigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, but travelled through his entire childhood as he was raised in a military family. One of eight children, O'Neill began creating art at a very early age. His mother, Laciel Frances O'Neill was an art school teacher by trade, and taught on the military bases of both Ohio and Missouri. His younger siblings, twins Bill and Linda, also practice art today.
O'Neill eventually settled in southern California
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
to first study human sciences, then design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
, at UCLA, graduating in 1994.
Family
In studies is when O'Neill met his first wife, Eillene Lemay, a botanist, who also studied at UCLA.In 1996, O'Neill divorced Lemay, and remarried. He and his wife currently reside in Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
, and have four children.
Career
O'Neill held several design positions in California including, but not limiting to EXPN, Phyla CrossMedia, Syrup Design, Sapient and Walt DisneyWalt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
. In 1997 O'Neill moved to Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
to work at JDK. This is where O'Neill won several design awards with AIGA.
In 2006, O'Neill was promoted to art director, and has held the position since.
Exhibitions
O'Neill has had both solo art shows, as well as group shows, all across the United States, most recently Geographically Speaking in San Francisco.He is also a member of the Iskraprint Collective.