Gary Taxali
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Gary Taxali is an artist/illustrator living in Canada. Aside from his gallery shows and illustration work, Gary also devotes a portion of his time traveling through lecturing and teaching at various arts organizations and schools such as The Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto. He is a Founding Member of The Illustrators' Partnership of America.
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[edit] Life
Gary was born in Chandigarh, India in 1968. A year later, he and his family emigrated to Toronto. The encouragement of his parents led Gary to take art classes as a child which eventually led him to pursue an art education. In 1991, he graduated from the Ontario College of Art and immediately began working as a professional illustrator. A few years later, he began showing in various exhibitions and galleries throughout North America including the Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles. In 2005, he launched his first vinyl toy, The Toy Monkey, which includes a special edition specifically created for The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Gary was also asked by the Whitney Museum to donate a limited edition print to be given to top donors at their annual fundraising Art Party.
[edit] Clients
Rolling Stone, Esquire, Time, Newsweek, Fortune, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Fast Company, Reader's Digest, Business Week, Warner Brothers, Paramount Pictures, Converse, Levi's, Sony, MTV, Coca-Cola, Bonny Doon Vineyard
[edit] Awards
American Illustration, Communication Arts Illustration Annual, Society of Illustrators (Gold Medal), Print, Society of Publication Designers, National Magazine Awards (Gold Medal), Chicago Creative Club, Advertising and Design Club of Canada, National Addy (Gold Medal), Clio Finalist, Cannes (shortlist)
[edit] Bibliography
- Hyland, Angus; Bell, Roanne, "Hand to Eye: Contemporary Illustration", Laurence King Publishing, 2003, ISBN 1-85669-339-2
- Hively, Charles, "3X3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration - Vol 1, #1", Charles *Hively Publisher, 2003, ISSN 1546-640X
- Hazelmyer, Tom, "Qeedrophonic". OX-OP Press, 2004, ISBN 0-9758579-0-8
- Jordan, Matt Dukes, "Weirdo Deluxe", Chronicle Books, 2005, ISBN 0-8118-4241-X
- Young, Pamela, "Canadian Obsessions: A Century of National Preoccupations, as Seen by Maclean's", Rogers Publishing Limited, 2005, ISBN 1-55365-097-2
- Beauchamp, Monte, "BLAB! #16", Fantagraphics Books, 2005, ISBN 1-56097-683-7
- STRANGEco, "Toys: New Designs from the Art Toy Revolution", Universe Publishing (Rizzoli)", 2005, ISBN 0-7893-1390-1
- Wagner, Lisa; Dalton, Trinie; Horowitz, Eli, "Dear New Girl or Whatever Your Name Is", *McSweeny's, 2005, ISBN 1-932416-17-X
- Wiedemannm, Julius, "Illustration Now!", Taschen, 2005. ISBN 3-8228-4033-5
[edit] Lectures
- Art Directors Club of Houston, Houston, TX, 2003
- Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, 2003
- Illustration Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2003
- Quebec Association of Illustrators, Montreal, QC, 2003
- Sheridan College, Toronto, Oakville, Canada, 2004
- Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, Canada, 2004
- University of Kansas, MO, 2004
- Dallas Society of Visual Communications - Student Conference, Dallas, TX, 2005
- Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, 2005
- Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 2005
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, 2005
- School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, 2006
- Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada, 2006
