C’Mon Get Happy
Next week, I will be on a panel at The Design Exchange in Toronto showing some of my work and talking about what makes me happy. if you would like to get tickers, please click here to register.
Hello 2013!
Happy 13!! 2012 was a BLAST! I was very lucky to have so many cool projects fall in my lap including the release of my special edition coins for the Royal Canadian Mint and a subsequent launch at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO, a solo show at The Outsider’s/Lazarides in London and…
Portrait Illustrations
I don’t often do portraits in my work (at least not of real people). In those rare instances the challenge comes my way, I enjoy trying to capture the subject while still retaining my visual lexicon. Just recently, I was contacted by Chris Curry at The New Yorker to create a portrait of African American…
Assemblages Show at Soho House Toronto
A few months ago, Soho House opened in Toronto. This private, artist members-only club is located in various city around the world including London (where it started), Berlin, LA, NYC and Mumbai. I was asked to be a Founding Member and subsequently invited to be the first artist to mount a show at the Toronto…
Event Advisory: Gary Taxali Pop Up Exhibition at the Soho House
EVENT REMINDER: Gary Taxali Pop-Up Exhibition at Soho House Toronto Date: Thursday, December 13, 2012 Time: 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm Place: Soho House Toronto, 192 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, ON RSVP: rsvp@garytaxali.com (press invite only) Royal Canadian Mint Press Release
My Artwork for the POST-IT Show
My artwork from Giant Robot’s annual Post-It Show.
Same Head, Different Hat
Here is a new painting I created for a financial article with the working title, “Old is New – With a Twist”. I thought it would be fun to show a character abandoning the common baseball cap in favour of a top hat. So much more stylish! The AD was the magnificent SooJin Buzelli (who…
Illustration for “Intelligent Life” Magazine
I love working for Intelligent Life Magazine. It’s a beautifully designed publication packed with great articles and information. For a while now, I’ve been illustrating the Science Column for the magazine and am learning a lot about such topics as quasi crystals, infared earth sounds, Mars and hunting new planets (to name a few). Here’s…
Gary Taxali 2012 Holiday Coin Release The Royal Canadian Mint
In conjuction with our opening next Thursday evening (October 25) of “Harald Szeemann: documenta 5,” Onsite [at] OCAD University is pleased to invite you to a VIP launch of Gary Taxali’s “Holiday” coin, the sixth and final piece in his series of celebratory coins produced with the Royal Canadian Mint. The VIP event begins…