Sean Dove makes humorous, retro-inspired images with a strong sense of shape and color. His love of screen printing, comics and film have influenced his multidisciplinary approach to making things, be it posters or short films.

Sean lives and works in Chicago, IL, where he runs his one-man design studio And Thank You For Flying. Sean was born in Hawaii in 1979 and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 2003 he graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2009 he left his role as Art Director at Devil's Due Publishing, and began freelancing full-time, specializing in screenprinting, comics, packaging, and iOS design. Clients include Hasbro, McDonalds, Marvel Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, Shout! Factory, Lanard Toys, Wizards of the Cost, Capcom, Kunoichi, Alzheimer's Association and the American Heart Association. Some brands he's worked for include McDonalds Happy Meal, Play Doh, My Little Pony, G.I. Joe, Tonka, Transformers, and Dungeons & Dragons.

He shares a work space with the other members of 4 Star Studios, where they produce the iPad app Double Feature Comics. He is available for freelance illustration, design, or other related projects you may have. Contact him at seandove at gmail dot com. He enjoys walking to work, the middle seat at the theater, and plaid shirts. 

EXHIBITIONS:
  • 1/11/13 - “The Humorist” A Tribute to Woody Allen, Gallery 1988, Los Angles, CA.
  • 12/15/12 - "The End Is Near" OhNo!Doom, Chicago, IL
  • 12/8/12 - "80's MOVIES" Gauntlet Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  • 10/3/12 - "THESE STRANGE BEASTS" Solo Show. Inkling, Chicago, IL
  • 9/7/12 - "More Than You Imagined: Art Inspired by Premium Cable" Bottleneck, Brooklyn, NY.
  • 8/31/12 - "STEP BROTHERS: four year anniversary celebration" Gallery 1988, Los Angles, CA.
  • 8/11/12 - "Adventure Time Tribute Show" OhNo!Doom, Chicago, IL
  • 8/9/12 - "Crazy 4 Cult invades NYC" Gallery 1988, New York, NY.
  • 6/29/12 - "There's Always Money In The Banana Stand - A Tribute to Arrested Development" Gallery 1988, Los Angles, CA.
  • 6/8/12 - "Excuuuuuue Meeeeeeeee: A Tribute to Steve Martin" Gallery 1988, Los Angles, CA.
  • 5/5/12 - "Robots" Rogues Gallery, Chicago IL
  • 5/4/12 - "Memes" Gallery 1988, Los Angles, CA.
  • 4/13/12 - "Suspense & Gallows Humor: A Tribute to Hitchcock" Gallery 1988, Los Angles, CA.
  • 3/9/12 - "Is This Thing On? 2: The Weird Year" Gallery 1988, Los Angles, CA.
  • 2/11/12 - "Super Button Mashers" OhNo!Doom, Chicago, IL
  • 1/13/12 - "Gallery 1988 x Adult Swim" Gallery 1988, Los Angles, CA.
  • 11/3/11 - "Please Post Bills" Gallery 1988, Los Angles, CA.
  • 1/7/11 - "Yeh-Yeh Good Night" Solo Show. Inkling, Chicago, IL
AWARDS & HONORS:
  • Best Picture - Modern Fables, Chicago's 48 HR Film Project 2008
  • Best Use of Character - Modern Fables, Chicago's 48 HR Film Project 2008
  • Best use of 48 hfp Elements - Modern Fables, Chicago's 48 HR Film Project 2008
  • Audience Choice Award - Modern Fables, Chicago's 48 HR Film Project 2008
  • Audience Choice Award - Arawaza "Rough Method", Chicago's 48 HR Film Project 2006
PRESS:
1/12/12 - "Sean K. Dove Brings a Smile to Tetsuo, Totoro and More" - Comic Alliance by Caleb Goellner
"Prolific designer, illustrator and former art director at Devil's Due Sean K. Dove brings a honed sense of cartoony composition to pieces ranging from sketch cards to pinups to colorful character profiles"
4/15/11 - "Review: Fried Rice Issue 1" - panelpatter.com by Rob McMonigal
"Lovers of imaginary tales, however, should not skip out on Fried Rice, because Goodnight, Marcel is a great little story."