Barron Storey's formal art training was conducted at Art Center in  Los Angeles and under Robert Weaver at the School of Visual Arts in  New York. His early illustrations in the mid 60's started with  mechanical and vehicular subjects but quickly expanded to all  subjects for many major magazines. Work in this period earned him a  place in Walt Reed's book, 200 Years of American Illustrators.

Storey also proved to be one of the finest professors of  Illustration, teaching at various times at all of the finest  commercial art schools in America. 1976 found Storey moving from New  York to Los Angeles to become Chairman of Illustration at his alma  mater, Art Center College of Design.

The same year he won the Society of Illustrators' Gold Medal  for his portrait of Lotte Lenya. Storey returned to New York in '79  to paint, with top government security clearance, the first major  portrayal of the space shuttle for NASA. Many gallery shows followed as well as landmark  work for National Geographic and Franklin Library. Storey then  embarked on the Herculean undertaking of a South American rainforest  mural for the American Museum of Natural History.

During the early 80's, Storey continued his teaching at Pratt  Institute and Syracuse University. By 1984 his versatile talent had led him to San Francisco:  performing in concerts with his ensemble, composing music for theater  and film, and writing and performing theatrical productions around  the world. The late 80's and early 90's found many of Storey's  students Kent Williams, George Pratt, John Van Fleet, and his friends  Bill Sienkiewicz and Dave McKean, making big names for themselves in  the emerging graphic novel field. Recalling how they had been  inspired by Storey's journals, some of these associates helped in  securing Storey a contract with Tundra publishing.

Storey continues to follow his unique muse both in and out of  the worlds of fine art, illustration and education. He returns to New  York City May 18th, 2001 to accept the Educator of the Year Award  from the Society of Illustrators.