Join Detroit illustrator Dave Chow for an engaging look at his decades-long career creating art across comics, automotive design, advertising, music, and visual storytelling. Through stories, artwork, and insights into his creative process, Chow explores the experiences, influences, and inspirations that have shaped his work. Discover how a lifelong passion for drawing has guided his journey as an artist, educator, and member of Detroit’s vibrant creative community.
Dave Chow has made a living creating art for two of Detroit's most popular exports- cars and music. Although freelance illustration and design jobs keep him busy, Chow devotes some of his time to teaching Illustration at the College for Creative Studies (CCS), where as a student he concentrated his talents and developed skills he still uses everyday. As an independent freelancer, Chow has had the opportunity to work with a diverse client list from all across the nation. Over the past decade, he has drawn many of the vehicles produced by Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler, as well as create artwork for Arby's, Bissell, BP Oil, Budweiser, Canadian Tire, Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo, Chiquita bananas, Comerica Bank, Coors, Domino's Pizza, Humane Society, Little Caesars, LA-Z Boy furniture, various professional sports teams, and award winning music videos for Eminem and Obie Trice.
Part of Drawn Together: A Celebration of Detroit Comic Creators