In 2007, he received the terminal degree of Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) in Illustration from the University of Hartford.
[1][2] Talon's first book, Panel Discussions from TwoMorrows Publishing, is an overview of techniques for developing sequential art.
3 commented that "[t]he covers by Durwin Talon are a wonderful blend of pastel and oil that prompt you into wishing we could read a whole book that looks like this.
[5] Until August 2007, Talon was an Associate Professor, in the New Media Program at the School of Informatics at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, before returning to the Illustration department at Savannah College of Art and Design.
Currently, he is The Head Professor of Illustration at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mi, USA.