ian summers

Heartstorming Career Coaching

Ian Summers has been a lot of things like an art director, creative director, painter, poet, investigative journalist, think tank operator, teacher, and publisher to name a few. Ian was Creative Director of The Creative Black Book., Leber Katz Partners, and Random House. He's won lots of awards in the advertising and publishing worlds including a Hugo and Nebula, Best Designed Book of the Year from AIGA, and was nominated for The American Book Award. Ian has written and designed dozens of books including Tomorrow and Beyond, Mute Evidence, The Guide to Extraterrestrials, and The Art of The Brothers Hildebrandt. Summers reinvented himself, identified his loves, and rediscovered his passion for teaching. He synthesized all the things that worked in his career and created Ian Summers' Creativity Workshop. Since 1987, thousands of creators who wish to grow, do what they love and prosper have participated in individual and group workshops. In 1994, Summers developed Heartstorming Adventure Trainings to meet the ever changing needs and desires of artists. He holds a BA degree in Art Education from the University of Bridgeport and has done graduate work at Montclair College and New York University. He has taught at Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons School of Design, and New School for Social Research. He has lectured on creativity at many colleges including Syracuse University, UCLA, and The Portfolio Center. Ian Summers has had several one man shows in the past five years including Oxygen 2 Gallery, Minneapolis MN (2005 and 2006), Transformations Gallery, Amherst MA (2002), Project Blue, Easton PA (2003), Banana Factory, Bethlehem PA (2007), Jac & Company, Easton PA (2000) Keyes Gallery, St. Louis MO (2000). Summers work has been exhibited at Silvermine Artists Guild, National Arts Club, University of Bridgeport, Lillian Kornbluth Gallery, National Academy of Design, University of Pennsylvania, Arthur Ross Gallery, Montclair College, National Association of Painters in Acrylics, Leber Katz Partners, Random House, The Creative Black Book, Audubon Painters, Cornell Club, Pfaffman Gallery, and New York University. Summers lives with his wife Wendy in an artist’s loft in Easton PA where he paints and presents workshops.