Gregg Valley has been creating visually compelling images ever since his graduation in 1986 with a BFA in illustration from Carnegie Mellon University. After working in the publishing industry for many years using a colored pencil style, he has adopted a digital technique that he calls “faceting.” This is achieved by blocking out large shapes within an image, then cutting them up into many smaller shapes, which are then individually colored. This unique style lends itself well to a wide variety of national clients including, Pepsi, McDonalds, Nutrisweet, Ocean Spray, Tyson Chicken, U.S. Postal Service, National Geographic, and the National Wildlife Federation. He has just completed projects with National Public Radio, the city of Pittsburgh’s annual Great Race poster for the second year in a row, and PetSmart, where his work had been displayed in locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has also been commissioned by Carnegie Mellon University to do a series of portraits of high profile donors throughout the past century, and recently has been adapting his style to large scale public art projects. He painted an 1,875 square foot mural last year and this year has been selected to create a sixty foot tall mural in the City of Pittsburgh.

Gregg currently resides in McMurray, PA with his wife Cathie, sons Zak and Jake, cat Athena, iguana Iggy, parakeets Paul and Ringo, many fish and other assorted creatures.

Clients: Pepsico, McDonalds Corp., Burger King Kids Club, Nutrisweet, Ocean Spray, Tyson Chicken, U.S. Postal Service, Imaginarium, National Geographic, Highlights for Children, Children's Television Workshop, National Wildlife Federation, Houghton Mifflin, Scott Foresman, Harcourt Brace Javonovich, Scholastic, Silver Burdette Ginn

Affiliations:
Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators