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"Resilience" (Globe and Mail)

“Put down the self help books: Resilience is not a DIY endeavour.” Two feature illustrations for the Globe and Mail Saturday edition, May 2019.

Broadsheet

Behind Wilderness

A series of illustrations exploring the uncomfortable history of Canada’s national parks, and the human and environmental costs of creating the last of the “great outdoors”.

To find out more about the subject behind each image, click here.

Jade Dragon / Vermillion Phoenix (Diptych)

Pair of white and red wine label art depicting the phoenix and dragon, complementary elements in Chinese mythology representing yin and yang respectively. Gouache and Digital, 2018.

No Darkness

Based on the quote from George Orwell’s 1984, made in the time of coronavirus.

Infographics

Various infographics & maps for the Nib Magazine’s Cities, Power, and Drugs Issues.

Soft Rains (Animation)

Short video based off of poem “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Sara Teasdale. Made in After Effects.

Crash Course Biology

I was the art director and main illustrator for the Crash Course Biology 2.0 series. These are scenes created for series intro.

Crash Course

I am the art director and illustrator for Crash Course Black American History, hosted by Clint Smith. Work for Thought Cafe and Complexly. I also work as an illustrator on various other CC series (Organic Chemistry, ASU Chemistry, ASU Algebra).

Animal Regrets

Editorial illustration for an article exploring the question “do animals feel regret”? Mixed Media, 2018.

White Privilege (Deal With It in All Fairness)

110+ spot illustrations for White Privilege (Deal with it in all fairness) written by Catherine Inglis for Lorimer Press. White Privilege: Deal with it in all fairness provides scenarios, quizzes and Q&As that develop readers’ understanding of the subject using situations that are realistic and that easily relate to their everyday lives. Order book here

Outside the Box

Traffic signal box mural at the corner of Simcoe and Richmond Street, commissioned by StreetARToronto and the City of Toronto, 2020.

The Big Man in Cargo Shorts

“The Big Man in Cargo Shorts” , illustration for Alberta Views, September 2019. AD Beate Wichmann

Corporate Knights

“Training the next generation of Indigenous leaders”, illustration for Corporate Knights, 2019. AD Jack Dylan.

Cycle Track Barriers

Track murals on various bike lanes in Toronto (Shoreham Road, Scarlett Road, Richmond Street), for StreetARToronto and the City of Toronto, 2020-2021.

Close Your Eyes (Film Poster)

Film poster for Close Your Eyes, a Toronto-based film about love and friendship between two young women. 2018. Mixed Media.

Client: Blue Scarf Films

Science Literacy Week

Poster featuring the potential Northwest Passage and Arctic wildlife in northern Canada, for Microfiches in collaboration with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council for Science Literacy Week. AD Marc Lariviere.

Paintings

Personal work, 2019.

Constellations (THIS Magazine)

Illustration for short story “Constellations” by Kawai Shen, for THIS Magazine.

Books for Everybody (2019)

Books For Everybody Gift Guide, 2019. AD Attila Berki

"Resilience" (Globe and Mail)

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Broadsheet

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Behind Wilderness

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Jade Dragon / Vermillion Phoenix (Diptych)

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No Darkness

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Infographics

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Soft Rains (Animation)

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Crash Course Biology

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Crash Course

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Animal Regrets

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White Privilege (Deal With It in All Fairness)

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Outside the Box

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The Big Man in Cargo Shorts

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Corporate Knights

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Cycle Track Barriers

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Close Your Eyes (Film Poster)

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Science Literacy Week

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Paintings

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Constellations (THIS Magazine)

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Books for Everybody (2019)

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