Jeff Burgess graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design and has been a practicing illustrator and artist since 1980. He has worked for most of the major advertising firms in Vancouver, Calgary, Seattle, and Victoria. His clients have included Intrawest, Translink, Fairmont Hotels, Granville Island Breweries, Dairyland Producers, and BC Hydro and his paintings are in many collections across Canada, the United States, and Europe. Jeff has won numerous awards for both illustration and painting.