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05/09/10

Sorry for the lack of updates fellow illustration fans.
I have been very busy with many things.

 

However with that said I have added illustration work for The Globe And Mail and Golf Business Magazine to the "Illustration" section.

 

CURRENT STATUS: Working on MFA thesis @ OCAD University in Sculpture, Illustration and Installation.

 

I am still available for illustration assignments.

 

More to come.


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Alexei Vella specializes in creating images that are both striking and complex, sensual yet undeniably intellectually involving. In order to achieve this unique look, Vella employs a complex colour palette, an eclectic application of graphics and texture, and a sophisticated use of antiquated surfaces.

Appropriating the colloquial iconography of popular retro forms to an emboldened modern sensibility, Vella’s work has achieved international recognition appearing in a variety of exhibitions and print.


Influences:
Early Animation / Osamu Tezuka / Manga / 1950's / Vintage Comics & Cartoons / Superflat / Vinyl Toys / Graffiti / Packaging / Matchbooks / Street Art & Graphics / Signage & Billboards / Pulp Posters / Russian Avantgarde / Dada / Classical and Contemporary Book Design / Typography / Foreign Typography / David Carson / Old & Foreign Advertising / Ephemera / Serigraphy / Pop Art / Hieronymus Bosch / Hans Augusto Rey / Hergé / John Stanley / George Herriman / Joe Oriolo / E.C. Segar / Winsor McCay / The Fleischer Brothers / Rube Goldberg / Gary Panter / Jack Kirby /

Education:
MFA Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design, OCAD University, Toronto, 2011.
Honours Graduate of Sheridan Institute's Bachelor of Applied Art (BAA) Illustration Program, Oakville, 2007.

Clientele:

HOW Magazine / Wired Magazine UK / Macworld Magazine / Rogers Communications Inc. / Alberta Oil Magazine / Isthmus Magazine* / Canadian Lawyer Magazine / Canadian Lawyer: 4STUDENTS Magazine / The Globe And Mail* / OCAD University / Las Vegas CityLife* / Alberta Venture Magazine* / This Magazine* / Asset International & Plansponsor / Benefits Canada Magazine & Innovate Magazine* / Shameless Magazine / San Francisco Chronicle / Canadian Business Magazine* / Maisonneuve Magazine / Grip Magazine / The Seattle Stranger / Hewlett Packard* / Golf Business Magazine* / Canadian Family Magazine* / Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine / ON Nature Magazine / Seattle Metropolitan Magazine / Feathertale* / Electric Pear / Central Student Association (University of Guelph) / Travis Magazine / Brick Weekly / Core Digital Pictures /... [possibly you if I'm lucky enough]

Exhibitions

Current Events & Past Exhibitions:

2012:

October - Black Math (group), The Steam Whistle Brewery, Toronto, Ontario.

 

2011:
October - SpeakEasy Illustration Show 2011 (group), The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.

May - I Do My Own Stunts, (Art Talk), Toronto School Of Art, Toronto, Ontario.

April - It Lacks A Human Corpse - MFA Thesis Show (solo), ESP Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
January - Gladstone 5th Anniversary Show (group), Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.

2010:

November - Applied Arts Award Exhibit (group), Artscape's Wychwood Barns, Toronto, Ontario.
October - The Dino Show (group), Double Punch Gallery, San Francisco, California.
April - Pretty Ugly (group), OCAD Graduate Student Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
February - IMYGRATE Exhibition (group), Olio Artists Co-operative / Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia.

2009:

November - Applied Arts Award Exhibit (group), Burroughes Building, Toronto, Ontario.
December - From Me To You (group), Show & Tell Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
October - Verge (group), OCAD Graduate Student Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
September - SpeakEasy Illustration Show 2009 (group), The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.
July - The Lonely Robot (group), Magic Pony, Toronto, Ontario.
June - Happily Never After (group), Keep Six Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario.
April - The Right Place (group), Double Punch Gallery, San Francisco, California.
March - The Birds and The Bees (group), Jerome Jenner Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.

2008:

December - POP Euphoria (group), Aurora Gallery, Worcester, Massachusetts.
December - KNOW (group), Art Now Fair, Miami, Florida.
November - Applied Arts Award Exhibit (group), Burroughes Building, Toronto, Ontario.
November - Surfacing (group), Hibbleton Gallery, Fullerton, California.
October - Don't Look At Me, I'm A Monster! (group), HQ Galerie Boutique, Montreal, Quebec.
September - SpeakEasy Illustration Show 2008 (group), The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.

August - Squarefoot Show 2008 (group), AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
July - No Parachute Required (group), Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario.
July - SuperHero (group), San Diego Comic Con, San Diego, California.

July - Master Of The Crystal Castle (solo), The Soda Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
June - Yokai In Your Eye (group), Bear & Bird Boutique + Gallery, Lauderhill, Florida.

June - HQ Turns Two! (group), HQ Galerie Boutique, Montreal, Quebec.
June - Tasty Pulp, Etc. (group), The Soda Gallery, Dallas, Texas.

April - Kaleidoscope! (solo), Metropolis-Store & Gallery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
March - Bepo + Mimi show: '1st Sign of Spring' (group), The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.
January - 8 Degrees of Separation (group), York Quay Centre, Toronto, Ontario.

2007:
December - X-mas Group Exhibit (group), La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario.
November - Applied Arts Students Award Show (group), Studio One, Toronto, Ontario.
September - SpeakEasy Illustration Show 2007 (group), The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.
April - Sheridan Headlines (group), The Steam Whistle Brewery, Toronto, Ontario.

Recognition & Awards

2010:
MARTY: Emerging Visual Arts - Nomination
3x3 International No.7 Pro Show - Editorial Category - Merit
Applied Arts Illustration Awards #19: Editorial Category

2009:
3x3 International No.6 Pro Show - Editorial Category - Merit
American Illustration 28: 'Selected'
Applied Arts Illustration Awards #18: Editorial Series Category
Applied Arts Illustration Awards #18: Personal Category
Applied Arts: Young Blood Feature
CMYK Magazine: Call For Aspiring Creatives #43

2008

American Illustration 27 'Selected'
Applied Arts Illustration Awards #17: Editorial Category
Applied Arts Illustration Awards #17: Personal Category
Creative Quarterly #12: Illustration Category - Merit

2007:
Creative Quarterly Best of 2007: Honorable Mention

American Illustration 26: 'Selected'
Creative Quarterly #8: Illustration Category - Gold
3x3 International No.4 Student Show - Gold
3x3 International No.4 Student Show - Bronze
3x3 International No.4 Student Show - Merit (x4)
Applied Arts Student Awards: Illustration Category (x3)
Sheridan Student Union Award Of Excellence
Sheridan College Graduate: BAA: Illustration (Honours)


2006:

Hambly and Woolley Award for Best in Show (Sheridan)

Contact

For commissions, licensing/stock inquiries, print sales, group shows, gallery opportunities, comments and questions, you can reach me at:

Alexei Vella MFA
22 McCaul Street
Unit 412

Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M5T 3C2

alexei@alexeivella.com
(1) . 416 . 414 . 0268

Postcards & Mailing List:
To receive Alexei`s latest promo or to subscribe to his mailing list, notify him via email at alexei@alexeivella.com
Please include your name, job title, company and address.

Illustration:
Tessar Lo / Rosemary Travale / Chase Carr-Braint / Rey Ortega / James Provost / Chad Covino / Greg Hill / Nataly Kim / Kyung Soon Park / Alejandro Cardona / Christina Ung / Oleg Portnoy / Hyein Lee / Michael Wandelmaier / Superbrothers / Aaron McKinney / Matt Hammill / Felicia Atanasiu / Peter Ryan / Mark Cabuena / Ryan De La Hoz / Justin Degarmo / Kristian Olson / Aya Kakeda / Marco Cibola / Julia Breckenreid / Ryan Snook / Kathryn Adams / Sven Palmowski / Matt Daley / Michael Byers / Toby Thane Neighbors / Rik Catlow / Jon Todd / Nick Deakin / Nate Williams /


Others:
Murphy Design / Metropolis-Store / Juxtapoz / 3x3 Magazine / Creative Quarterly / American Illustration & Photography / Applied Arts / Drawn! / LCS / Illustrophile* / DailyDuJour / Illustrationmundo / Feathertale / Art Dorks / Fecal Face /

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