Allan Comport has been working in the creative industry and all levels of education for over four decades.  In that period, he has worked with scores of notable illustrators, photographers and designers to a wide variety of ad agencies, design firms, magazines, newspapers, publishers and corporations internationally.  He is in this 21st year as a professor in the Illustration Department at Maryland Institute College of Art.  Allan served as Illustration Department Chair from 2016-2023. Allan and his award-winning illustrator/partner Sally Wern Comport operate Art At Large Inc, an art & design studio specializing in illustration, exhibition/experiential graphics and book illustrations for young adults.  He has formerly served on the faculty of the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL and as Chief Operating Officer at Blue Pixel, America’s leading digital photography training experts. He also was an artist's representative for Shannon Associates, one of the world’s premiere artist’s agencies. He has been a frequent speaker on the business of illustration and marketing of artists.  Allan lives and sails in Annapolis, Maryland.