Glen And Gayle Wans

We have been a professional team collaborating as set designer and photographer, for almost 50 years. Through our studio in Kansas City, we were fortunate to have worked on top national advertising accounts specializing in food and still life illustration for over 35 years. We were honored to have received some of the highest awards in the country for our work including:
The New York Art Directors Club Exhibitions,
American Advertising Federation Addy Awards,
Clio Award For Print,
Communication Arts Magazine: Photography, Design and Advertising Annuals,
Magazine Publishers Association (NY) Steven E. Kelly Award Finalist and Kansas City Art Directors Club Gold Awards.

About 15 years ago we decided it was time to pursue our own personal point of view. We wanted to make images that we loved and hoped other people would connect with also. Our work is about conveying a sense of peace and quietness, (a zen-like feel), through simple, balanced design portraying the beauty in the little things in nature and the ordinary objects that are all around us. The studio allows us the total control necessary to accomplish what we're after. It has been gratifying to see the result. Our work has found...

Born and raised in the New York City area, across the Hudson River in Irvington, New Jersey, Glen studied Advertising Design at The Newark School Of Fine And Industrial Art in Newark, NJ. Gayle, a native of Kansas City, MO is a self taught set designer.