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Gary Taxali
NationalityCanadian
EducationDegree
Alma materOntario College of Art
OccupationArtist
Websitehttps://www.garytaxali.com

Gary Taxali is a Canadian artist that works in both fine art and illustration in the realm of pop art. He is known for his retro-inspired art and cartoon-style illustrations.[1]

Early life and education

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Gary Taxali was born in Chandigarh, India and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 1991, Taxali graduated from the Ontario College of Art and began working as an illustrator.[2] He is a tenured Full Professor  at OCAD University’s Faculty of Design.[3][4]

Career

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Taxali has lectured at various art schools and belongs to the IPA, (Illustrators’ Partnership of America) and the Stamp Advisory Committee for Canada Post.[5][6][7] He has been involved with professional associations including the Juno Awards (Screening Committee), The Society of Illustrators, the National Magazine Awards, the Dallas Society of Visual Communications, and 3×3: The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration.[8][9][10]

Editorial Work

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Taxali’s  editorial client work include  prestigious magazines such as The New York Times,[11] TIME Magazine,  Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, GQ,  and many others.[12]

Technique

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Taxali's style is a mixture of vintage comics and advertising, street art and fine art crossing the line between fine art, design and illustration. He highlights consumer insecurities of today's society using humor and reliable imagery with a comical twist and current societal paradoxes such as human relationships, love, isolation, economic despair and frustration.[13][14][15]

Taxali’s mediums are mixed-media works on paper, screenprinting, drawings and paintings using repurposed materials in a style inspired by vintage comics, typography and advertising.[16][17]

Publications

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• “The Taxali 300” (2010)[18]

  • “This is Silly” (2010) published by Scholastic[19]
  • “I Love You, Ok?” published by teNeues (2011)[20]
  • “Mono Taxali” published by 24_9 (2011)[21]
  • “Happiness with a Caveat” (2017)[22]
  • “100 Illustrators”   (2017) published by Taschen[23]
  • “Signs of Resistance:  A Visual History of Protest in America” (2018)[18]

Awards

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  • American Illustration[24]
  • Communication Arts Illustration Annual[25]
  • Society of Illustrators (Gold Medal), Print[26]
  • Society of Publication Designers[27]
  • National Magazine Awards (Gold Medal)[28]
  • Chicago Creative Club[25]
  • The Advertising and Design Club of Canada[29]
  • National Gold Addy[30]
  • Shortlist for a Cannes Lion[31]
  • The one-show[32]
  • Top 100 illustrators by Taschen[23]
  • Grammy Nomination in 2009 for Best Art Package for Aimee Mann’s album
  • The Whitney Museum of American Art for an original limited edition print for top donors[16]
  • The US Library of Congress has Taxali’s work in their permanent collection [33]
  • The Royal Canadian Mint commissioned Taxali in 2012 to create six artist themed coins with the themes of marriage, birthday, tooth fairy, O Canada, new baby and holiday[34]
  • Taxali was selected by the UN as their North American representative for World Hunger Day by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)[35]

References

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  1. ^ "Artist Gary Taxali puts new spin on coin design". CBC News. 2012-01-20.
  2. ^ "AI-AP | Profiles » Illustrator Profile – Gary Taxali: "Only do the work you love"". www.ai-ap.com. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  3. ^ "OCAD University –". www.ocadu.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  4. ^ "Gary Taxali". 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Gary Taxali Art Show "Unforget Me"". Juice Magazine. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  6. ^ "Gary Taxali Archives". Stanford Medicine Magazine. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  7. ^ Dagher, Veronica (2011-12-11). "Financial Therapy a Growing Field". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  8. ^ "Escape by Gary Taxali". The Walrus Store. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  9. ^ "Gary Taxali: artist". The Globe and Mail. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  10. ^ "Gary Taxali at the Podium and on the Wall at Nice Surprise Festival – Stavanger". 2023-12-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  11. ^ Newman, Andrew Adam (2009-06-15). "Use Their Work Free? Some Artists Say No to Google". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  12. ^ "Introducing artist Gary Taxali's Canadian coins | National Post".
  13. ^ "Gary Taxali". Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  14. ^ Davidson, Sonya (2015-03-28). "10 Things You May Not Know About Gary Taxali". Toronto Guardian. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  15. ^ Newman, Andrew Adam (2009-06-15). "Use Their Work Free? Some Artists Say No to Google". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  16. ^ a b "Gary Taxali". Wanrooij Gallery. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  17. ^ "Press The Fashion: Q & A with Gary Taxali – Fine Art & Installation". Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  18. ^ a b "'Signs of Resistance' celebrates the history of American protest art". Chicago Tribune. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  19. ^ "Amazon.ca:Customer reviews: I Love You, Ok?". www.amazon.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  20. ^ "This Is Silly! by". www.publishersweekly.com. n.d. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  21. ^ "Gary Taxali / Mono Taxali". 279 EDITIONS. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  22. ^ "Gary Taxali's Happiness With A Caveat Book". Plastic and Plush. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  23. ^ a b "TASCHEN Books: 100 Illustrators". www.taschen.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  24. ^ "Gary Taxali on The Great Discontent (TGD)". The Great Discontent (TGD). 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  25. ^ a b "Gary Taxali". Wanrooij Gallery. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  26. ^ "GARY TAXALI: NO KKK". Subliminal Projects. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  27. ^ "Congrats to our 2021 Student Competition 2nd-Place Winner in Illustration!". The Society of Publication Designers. 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  28. ^ "Gary Taxali | OCAD University". www.ocadu.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  29. ^ "Gary Taxali | Designer for Royal Canadian Mint". AICAD. 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  30. ^ "Artist Gary Taxali collaborates with the Royal Mint for a series of six 2012 celebratory coins". Canadian Architect. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  31. ^ "National Magazine Awards 2020 Jury". National Magazine Awards. 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  32. ^ Neo, Mr Geo (2013-11-20). "Book Review ~ 100 Illustrators". Illustrators’ Lounge. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  33. ^ "Bigger button : no matter how big your button is, you should never use it". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  34. ^ "Gary Taxali appointed to stamp advisory committee". Canadian Immigrant. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  35. ^ "Six illustrators turn their vision of #ZeroHunger into artwork". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
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