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SUBTLE LINES AND HARD COLORS BY FRANCIS PIENAAR

by Ariadna Zierold Francis Pienaar is a visual artist based in Toronto. And that broad description is as specific as it will get. His illustration work is among the best we’ve seen in a while. But the...

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DISTORTED PORTRAITS BY EMLLY SMALLWOOD

by Ariadna Zierold Toronto based Elly Smallwood is a contemporary artist who focuses on expressive portraits. In her portraits, Smallwood explores the distortion of the face through movement and...

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CLOSE ENOUGH BY HUDSON CHRISTIE

by Ariadna Zierold Hudson Christie is a Toronto artist with a focus on editorial illustration and stop-motion animation. In “Close Enough,” harmless objects are misidentified as unsafe due to their...

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MELTED FACES BY BRIAN DONNELLY

by Ariadna Zierold Toronto based artist Brian Donnelly (previously featured here) uses turpentine and hand sanitizer to melt the faces of his portraits into rainbow rivers. Inspired by an interest in...

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QUIRKY ILLUSTRATIONS BY JENN LIV

by Ariadna Zierold Toronto based Jennifer Liu is an award-winning Chinese Canadian-American freelance illustrator. Occasionally she likes to print things in risograph and make comics. Her inspiration...

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SURREAL CREATURES BY KAYLA BUIUM

by Ariadna Zierold Kayla Buium is a young emerging artist from Toronto, Canada. She grew up in North York where her grandparents introduced her to the world of fine arts. Art was always her passion but...

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HUMAN FRAILTIES BY TONI HAMEL

by Ariadna Zierold   Toni Hamel lives and works in Oshawa, a suburb of Toronto, Canada. She describes her work as “an illustrated commentary on human frailties“. Rooted in story-telling, her art...

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REINVENTED POP ART BY GARY TAXALI

by Ariadna Zierold Gary Taxali was born in Chandigarh, India and raised in Toronto, Canada.  Taxali graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD). His retro stylized art is...

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‘REASSEMBLE’ BY BRIAN DONNELLY

by Ariadna Zierold Toronto based Brian Donnelly (previously featured here) is a pop artist and designer. His work includes repeated use of a cast of figurative characters and motifs. Donnelly expands...

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THE AMAZING BRANDON CELI

by Ariadna Zierold Toronto based Brandon Celi’s (previously featured here) illustrative weapon of choice ranges from acrylic paint, the sharpie, and the classic pencil. Whatever the medium, these...

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‘A WHOLE NEW WORLD’ BY JAMIYLA LOWE

by Ariadna Zierold Jamiyla Lowe is a Toronto based illustrative artist who concentrates on drawing and screen printing. Her series ‘A Whole New World’ centers around five fictionalized civilizations...

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MORNING BREATH “TORONTO SMUGGLERS” T-SHIRT

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New Sam Flores in Toronto

Sam Flores (along with Mike Giant) just showed some new work in Toronto this past Friday night at Uno, the Art Show. A nice new piece of work from Mr. Flores… a nice one.

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New El Mac, Stare and Kwest Mural in Toronto

Renown muralist El Mac recently made his mark in Toronto, completing his first mural in the city.  Commissioned by Eventscape Inc, the mural was completed in collaboration with Montreal artist STARE...

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Esao Andrews for Mangchi Toronto Poster

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