News


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, yet I am still available for illustration assignments.

 

More to come.


A.

Illustration

Art

Sketches

Information

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:
Osamu Tezuka / Manga / 1950's / Vintage Comics & Cartoons / Superflat / 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 /
George Herriman / Joe Oriolo / E.C. Segar / The Fleischer Brothers / Rube Goldberg / Gary Panter / Jack Kirby /

Education:
Honours graduate of Sheridan Institute's Bachelor of Applied Arts Illustration Program.
Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media and Design, OCAD University, Toronto, 2009 to 2011.

Clientele:

The Globe And Mail* / Las Vegas CityLife* / Alberta Venture Magazine / This Magazine* / 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) / Brick Weekly / Core Digital Pictures /...
[possibly you if I'm lucky enough]

Exhibitions

Current & Past Exhibitions:

2010:

2010 April - Pretty Ugly (group), OCAD Graduate Student Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.

2009:

2009 November - Applied Arts Award Exhibit (group), TBA, Toronto, Ontario.
2009 December - From Me To You (group), Show & Tell Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
2009 October - Verge (group), OCAD Graduate Student Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
2009 September - SpeakEasy Illustration Show 09 (group), The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.
2009 July - IMYGRATE Exhibition (group), Xchanges Gallery, Victoria, British Columbia.
2009 July - The Lonely Robot (group), Magic Pony, Toronto, Ontario.
2009 June - Happily Never After (group), Keep Six Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario.
2009 April - The Right Place (group), Double Punch Gallery, San Francisco, California.
2009 March - The Birds and The Bees (group), Jerome Jenner Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.

2008:

2008 December - POP Euphoria (group), Aurora Gallery, Worcester, Massachusetts.
2008 December - KNOW (group), Art Now Fair, Miami, Florida.
2008 November - Applied Arts Award Exhibit (group), Burroughes Building, Toronto, Ontario.
2008 November - Surfacing (group), Hibbleton Gallery, Fullerton, California.
2008 October - Don't Look At Me, I'm A Monster! (group), HQ Galerie Boutique, Montreal, Quebec.
2008 September - SpeakEasy Illustration Show 08 (group), The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.

2008 August - Squarefoot Show 08 (group), AWOL Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2008 July - No Parachute Required (group), Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario.
2008 July - SuperHero (group), San Diego Comic Con, San Diego, California.

2008 July - Master Of The Crystal Castle (solo), The Soda Gallery, Dallas, Texas.
2008 June - Yokai In Your Eye (group), Bear & Bird Boutique + Gallery, Lauderhill, Florida.

2008 June - HQ Turns Two! (group), HQ Galerie Boutique, Montreal, Quebec.
2008 June - Tasty Pulp, Etc. (group), The Soda Gallery, Dallas, Texas.

2008 April - Kaleidoscope! (solo), Metropolis-Store & Gallery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
2008 March - Bepo + Mimi show: '1st Sign of Spring' (group), The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.
2008 January - 8 Degrees of Separation (group), York Quay Centre, Toronto, Ontario.

2007:
2007 December - X-mas Group Exhibit (group), La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario.
2007 November - Applied Arts Students Award Show (group), Studio One, Toronto, Ontario.
2007 September - SpeakEasy Illustration Show 07 (group), The Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.
2007 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


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
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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