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This is the public profile of Anson Liaw, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Anson Liaw please login as a press member.About Anson Liaw : I am an illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. Upon graduating from the Ontario College of Art from the Communication & Design Department Design Advertising Program, his versatile illustrations have been an integral part of many projects ranging from magazines, book publications, corporate, packaging and advertising communications.
My illustrations take on critical views; both light and heavy about life in the world around us and that deals with social, political, cultural issues and lifestyle subject matter.
I enjoy combining various everyday life objects, scenes and situations from life, memory and imagination and then combines and fuses them together to manufacture new and unexpected yet familiar meaning that ignites a spark to drive discussion and encourages people to be engaged to see, appreciate and learn something new every day about the world around them.
My work is strong conceptually, and is known for its graphic yet painterly qualities.
I have fortunately garnered recognition and awards for his illustration work from American Illustration, Society of Illustrators West (SILA), Applied Arts Magazine, Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards Annuals, Applied Arts Design & Advertising Awards Annuals, COUPE International Design & Image Competition, Kenneth R. Wilson (KRW) Awards by the Canadian Business Press, 3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, 3x3 Pro Show Illustration Awards Annual, The Creative Quarterly, the Luerzer’s ARCHIVE “200 Best Illustrators” Worldwide Special Editions and COW International Design Festival ILLUSTRATION exhibition & event.
Some of my clients have included Time Magazine, McDonald’s, Fedex, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Nestle, Nortel Networks, Los Angeles Times, The Dallas Morning News, Mortgage Banking Magazine, The Harvard Business Review, The Houghton Mifflin Company, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Beatrice, Loblaws Branding Ltd., Second Cup Coffee Company, Canadian Business, Rogers Media, Mercatto restaurant, Eugene Levy The New School New York City, Simon & Schuster New York, The OPC Register, Education Forum, Registered Nurse Journal, University of Toronto, 3x3 The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, John Wiley & Sons Publishing, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, The Washington Post, Heart & Soul Magazine, Out Magazine, Report on Business Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, CIO Canada, CIO USA, New Scientist, SOCAN, H2O 4 ALL, Profit Magazine, University at Buffalo, Fraser Paper, More Magazine USA, Strathmore, Arthritis Today Magazine, OHS Canada, The National Ballet of Canada, Frangelico Liqueur, Storage Magazine, Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank, Holt Renfrew, Swiss Chalet, Canadian Lawyer, American Lawyer, American Bar Association, McMurry Publishing, Saveur Magazine, BeE Magazine, Negarestan Magazine, Currents Magazine, Reform Judaism Magazine and American Humanist Association to name a few.
I share my love and passion for the communication and design arts by teaching at OCAD University and Virtute Innovation and Art Education Inc. (VIA Secondary School) in Canada.
STATEMENT OF ART:My illustrations take on critical views; both light and heavy about life in the world around us and that deals with social, political, cultural issues and lifestyle subject matter.
I enjoy combining various everyday life objects, scenes and situations from life, memory and imagination and then combines and fuses them together to manufacture new and unexpected yet familiar meaning that ignites a spark to drive discussion and encourages people to be engaged to see, appreciate and learn something new every day about the world around them.
My work is strong conceptually, and is known for its graphic yet painterly qualities.
I have fortunately garnered recognition and awards for his illustration work from American Illustration, Society of Illustrators West (SILA), Applied Arts Magazine, Applied Arts Photography & Illustration Awards Annuals, Applied Arts Design & Advertising Awards Annuals, COUPE International Design & Image Competition, Kenneth R. Wilson (KRW) Awards by the Canadian Business Press, 3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, 3x3 Pro Show Illustration Awards Annual, The Creative Quarterly, the Luerzer’s ARCHIVE “200 Best Illustrators” Worldwide Special Editions and COW International Design Festival ILLUSTRATION exhibition & event.
Some of my clients have included Time Magazine, McDonald’s, Fedex, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Nestle, Nortel Networks, Los Angeles Times, The Dallas Morning News, Mortgage Banking Magazine, The Harvard Business Review, The Houghton Mifflin Company, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Beatrice, Loblaws Branding Ltd., Second Cup Coffee Company, Canadian Business, Rogers Media, Mercatto restaurant, Eugene Levy The New School New York City, Simon & Schuster New York, The OPC Register, Education Forum, Registered Nurse Journal, University of Toronto, 3x3 The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, Canadian Medical Association Journal, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, John Wiley & Sons Publishing, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, The Washington Post, Heart & Soul Magazine, Out Magazine, Report on Business Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, CIO Canada, CIO USA, New Scientist, SOCAN, H2O 4 ALL, Profit Magazine, University at Buffalo, Fraser Paper, More Magazine USA, Strathmore, Arthritis Today Magazine, OHS Canada, The National Ballet of Canada, Frangelico Liqueur, Storage Magazine, Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank, Holt Renfrew, Swiss Chalet, Canadian Lawyer, American Lawyer, American Bar Association, McMurry Publishing, Saveur Magazine, BeE Magazine, Negarestan Magazine, Currents Magazine, Reform Judaism Magazine and American Humanist Association to name a few.
I share my love and passion for the communication and design arts by teaching at OCAD University and Virtute Innovation and Art Education Inc. (VIA Secondary School) in Canada.
I am an illustrator and artist because I believe that art and artists play a huge role in society. And artists with their art possess a unique voice for things that need to be addressed, have great creative powers in society and therefore, the artist has a great responsibility to make a positive impact and make the world to be a better place somehow with the gift to be able to share their visual ideas from a small to large scale for any age group for people in the world around us.
"I feel I am useless as an artist when I am happy. Pain is what creates my artwork. The painful experiences that people go through as they journey through life from childhood to adulthood which is full of chaos and hardship are what motivates me to possess my objectives to make purposeful artwork."
ORGANIZATION:
Anson Liaw
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Arts teacher Education, research, training
EDUCATION:
1989, Design Advertising program, 4 Year diploma with Honors, Ontario College of Art & Design (now OCAD University), TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
EXPERIENCE:
1989 - present time, Freelance Illustrator Artist
2004 - present time, Sessional Art Instructor, Ontario College of Art & Design University (OCAD University), TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
2018 - present time, Art Instructor, Art Consultant, Principal, Virtute Innovation and Art Education Inc. (VIA Secondary School), RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, CANADA
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2012, Rogers Public Gallery Art Project, 1 image created for large print on canvas for display in 3 Rogers retail store gallery art spaces. Illustration image created embodies the core Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Team's personality and values such as integrity, passion for winning and teamwork. Piece, entitled Foundation of Dreams to Reality is designed to commemorate the commitment of the Jays Care Foundation to communities across Ontario in Canada, ONTARIO, CANADA
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2020, 2019 Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA) 58th annual Illustration West Competition award, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA), 1 illustration image selected for framed art work exhibition, LAAFA Gallery, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.
2019, OCAD University “Artworks 2019” exhibition, 2 illustration images selected, OCAD University Alumni Association, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
2019, 1 of 100 Graphic Designers invited/selected worldwide to create a poster commemorating 49 years of diplomatic relations between China and Italy and celebrating the two leaning towers: Two Leaning Towers 2019 International Poster Exhibition, Suzhou Graphic Designers Association and Italian-Chinese International School (Italy), CHINA
2018, COW 2018 Illustration Biennale, Center of the World Design Festival exhibition, Dnipro City Central Library [Voskresenska str, 23, Dnipro, Ukraine], UKRAINE
2017, 1 out of 80 plus contributing illustrator & designer artists invited by Anita Kunz to create artwork that were auctioned off and donated to help raise money to feed and house previously distressed and/or abused monkeys at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary located in Sunderland, Ontario, Canada for the Pockets Warhol’s Art Collective – An Art Exhibition and Auction Fundraiser Event, Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary,
Contributing artists included: Pockets Warhol, Anita Kunz, Sue Coe, Ralph Steadman, Marshall Arisman, Seymour Chwast, Chris Buzelli, Cynthia von Buhler, Sylvie Daigneault, Barry Blitt, Sandra Dionisi, Jean-christian Knaff, Yuri Dojc, Scott Bakal, Blair Drawson, Jeff Jackson, Terry Mosher (Aislin), Victo Ngai, Marcos Chin, Jill Greenberg, Claude Miceli, Helen Baranskova, Kathryn Adams and Brandon Steen to name a few. TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
2016, COW 2016 Illustration Biennale, Center of the World Design Festival exhibition, Dnipro City Central Library [Voskresenska str, 23, Dnipro, Ukraine], IUKRAINE
2016, 1 of 26 Illustrator artists worldwide selected for exhibition 2016 annual ILLUSTRATED 2016 exhibition & event (originally by Showcase Cities), ILLUSTRATED, UNITED KINGDOM
2016, 1 of 25 artists worldwide selected to exhibit for the Art Below Summer 2016 Show and at the Tabernacle art gallery, Art Below, UNITED KINGDOM
2014, 1 of 35 Mexican and Canadian graphic designers/illustrators invited and selected to create a poster image, 13th Mexico International Poster Biennale 2014 (IPBM 2014) and their program to celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations and friendship between Mexico and Canada for their 25th Anniversary Exhibition Program, Mexico International Poster Biennale,MEXICO
(2013 1 of 100 selected poster images at House of Art, Iran in Tehran during the 2013 Graphic Design Week, Tehran in Iran, 2013, Project Sunshine for Japan, TEHRAN, IRAN
2013, 1 of 100 selected poster images for the “Connecting Traces of Memory” exhibition at the Kulturort Depot (Cultural Center Depot) in Dortmund, Germany, Project Sunshine for Japan, GERMANY
2013, 1 of 100 selected poster images exhibited within the Peace Boat with support provided by the Japan Grace Co., Ltd., Japan, 2012, Project Sunshine for Japan, JAPAN
2012, Green + You: "Posters For Japan" International Exhibition, 1 of 33 finalist poster images selected at Doosun Inthepaper Gallery in Seoul, Korea, SEOUL, KOREA
2010, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles, Illustration West 53 Competition art exhibition at the Billy Shire Fines Arts Gallery in Culver City, California, 1illustration selected and exhibited as a framed piece and online, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.
2010, School of Visual Arts, Visual Arts Gallery presents "Where Is My Vote? Posters for the Green Movement in Iran", 1 of 125 political poster images selected by the judges for exhibition. All selected posters were then created & exhibited as large printed wood sign art pieces in New York City, New York, USA, NEW YORK, U.S.A.
2010, Xto Image Awards "Body in Nature" photography & illustration art exhibition at the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, California, 1 illustration art image selected and exhibited as a framed piece, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.
2009, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles West 47 (SILA) Selected as a winning illustrator having a series of images featured online and having the winning images featured in Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles, CA USA with an opening night gala event in March of 2009, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.
2008, Bepo + Mimi Project Hand-picked and personally invited by Director and Illustrator Sandra Dionisi to participate in the 2008 Bepo + Mimi Project's Cut To The Drummer Illustration Art Show with live drummer musician performance event at the Steam Whistle Brewery in Toronto. Sponsored by Warner Music Canada, 1 portrait illustration image created of Canadian rock band, Barenaked Ladies' drummer Tyler Stewart featured as a framed original art piece for this art exhibition out of a selected unique originally commissioned 50 portrait illustration images in the entire art exhibition, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
2008, 13th Annual SpeakEasy Illustration Show. 1 of 30 Illustrator artists selected to be part of this exciting annual illustration art show. Show held at the Gladstone Hotel Art Gallery in downtown Toronto, ON. 16 images/pieces exhibited in the show as limited edition archival framed art prints & original pastel & mix-media artwork, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
2008, Bepo + Mimi Project Hand-picked and personally invited by Director and Illustrator Sandra Dionisi to participate in the 2008 Bepo + Mimi Project's 1st Sign of Spring Illustration Art Show, 3 conceptual illustrations created for the exhibition and made as images printed on custom made and cut square shaped wood panels to function as physical sign pieces to help communicate the idea of the first signs of the spring season, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
AWARDS:
2020, I of 100 Graphic Designers and Illustrator Artists worldwide invited/selected to create an image for the 2019 2nd Paper Beauties Orient "Li Paper" Pattern Design International Competition "ZHIMZEIDONFANG FENGYALIYUN" Special Exhibition, Associate Professor Li Zhenyu, iangnan University and Co-Counder and Creative Director of SoFeng Design Studio, CHINA
2019, Artist of the Year Award 2019 Finalist Award, Circle Foundation for the Arts, LYON, FRANCE
2020, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA) 58th annual Illustration West Competition award, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA), LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.
2019 Circle Quarterly Art Review 1 of 50 winning featured artists/designers competition, Circle Foundation for the Arts
2019, OCAD University “Artworks 2019” exhibition selected OCAD University Alumni artist/designer, OCAD University Alumni Association, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
2019, 1 Runner-up winner illustration award, Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design issue 57 (CQ57), NEW YORK, U.S.A.
2019, 1 of 100 Graphic Designers invited/selected worldwide to create a poster commemorating 49 years of diplomatic relations between China and Italy and celebrating the two leaning towers: Two Leaning Towers 2019 International Poster Exhibition, Suzhou Graphic Designers Association and Italian-Chinese International School (Italy), CHINA
2018, 1 of 54 Instructors Nominated for the 2018 Award for Excellence in Teaching, OCAD University, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
2018, Excellent Work/Merit Award, Hiii Illustration 2018 International Competition Awards, Hiiibrand, CHINA
2018, Certificate of Participation Award, Center of the World (COW), COW 2018 Illustration Biennale, Center of the World Design Festival, UKRAINE
2018, 5 Luerzer’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2018/2019 Special Edition awards, Lürzer's Archive/Luerzer’s Archive, NEW YORK, U.S.A.
2016, Luerzer’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2016/2017 Special Edition awards, Lürzer's Archive/Luerzer’s Archive, NEW YORK, U.S.A.
2016, Top 10 Best Diploma Certification Award, Center of the World (COW), COW 2016 Illustration Biennale, Center of the World Design Festival, UKRAINE
2016, Certificate of Participation Award, Center of the World (COW), COW 2016 Illustration Biennale, Center of the World Design Festival, UKRAINE
2016, 1 Selected iwinner & 1 Runner-up winner illustration awards, Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design issue 44 (CQ44), NEW YORK, U.S.A.
2016, 1 of 26 Illustrator artists worldwide selected for exhibition 2016 annual ILLUSTRATED 2016 exhibition & event (originally by Showcase Cities), ILLUSTRATED, UNITED KINGDOM
2016, 1 of 25 artists worldwide selected to exhibit for the Art Below Summer 2016 Show and at the Tabernacle art gallery, Art Below, UNITED KINGDOM
2015, Nominated for the Non-Tenured Award for Excellence in Teaching, OCAD University, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
2015, 1 Runner-up winner illustration award, Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design issue 42 (CQ42), NEW YORK, U.S.A.
2015, 1 of 2 artists selected to showcase artwork for the Rainbow Cinemas Art Gallery art exhibition, Art for All Canada, Inc., TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
2015, 1 Runner-up winner illustration award, Creative Quarterly, The Journal of Art & Design issue 38 (CQ38), NEW YORK, U.S.A.
2015, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA) 53rd annual Illustration West Competition award, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA), LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A.
2015, Luerzer’s Archive 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide 2016/2017 Special Edition awards, Lürzer's Archive/Luerzer’s Archive, NEW YORK, U.S.A.
2014, 1 of 35 Mexican and Canadian graphic designers/illustrators invited and selected to create a poster image, 13th Mexico International Poster Biennale 2014 (IPBM 2014) and their program to celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations and friendship between Mexico and Canada for their 25th Anniversary Exhibition Program, Mexico International Poster Biennale, MEXICO
2013, 1 of 100 selected poster images at House of Art, Iran in Tehran during the 2013 Graphic Design Week, Tehran in Iran, 2013, Project Sunshine for Japan, TEHRAN, IRAN
2013, 1 of 100 selected poster images for the “Connecting Traces of Memory” exhibition at the Kulturort Depot (Cultural Center Depot) in Dortmund, Germany, Project Sunshine for Japan, GERMANY
2013, 1 of 100 selected poster images exhibited within the Peace Boat with support provided by the Japan Grace Co., Ltd., Japan, 2012, Project Sunshine for Japan, JAPAN
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS:
2019, 1 of 50 winning artists selected for the Circle Foundation for the Arts for exhibition in print and online for the Fall 2019 issue of CIRCLE QUARTERLY ART REVIEW.
3 illustration art images selected as winning images and featured and published in print and online by Myrina Tunberg Georgiou, the CIRCLE Foundation Director and selected & invited judges as full page images along with a short artist statement sharing the artist’s perspective on art for the Fall 2019 issue of CIRCLE QUARTERLY ART REVIEW, Lyon, France and worldwide, Lyon, France and worldwide, LYON, FRANCE
2009, Applied Arts Magazine, Canada's Visual Communications Magazine, January/February, 2009 Issue special featured "Masterworks" article about Anson Liaw as an illustrator artist including a showcasing of 12 illustration images of selected works published for the interior of the magazine, including for cover art work and for the magazine's "Masterworks" feature section
2008, 2 illustrations selected and showcased in The Big Book of Illustration Ideas: 2. Publisher: 2008 by Collins Design, An imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NEW YORK, U.S.A., ISBN-10: 0061215147
ISBN-13: 978-0061215148
ACCOLADES:
2018, 1 of 54 teachers from all programs of study combined from the entire university who received nomination from students, alumni, staff, faculty and administration from the OCAD University community for the OCAD University 2018 Teaching Excellence Awards, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
2015, 1 among distinguished instructors at OCAD University who were nominated by the university community including students, alumni and staff to receive the 2015 Non-Tenured Award for Excellence in Teaching, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
English (Near Native)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Adobe Photoshop, Word, Excel, Power-point (Intermediate)
HOBBIES:
Organized ball hockey league game playing, organized ball hockey league official work, reading books & magazine, running, cycling, hiking, traveling watching films, dancing, sports card collector, watching sports,
WEB SITE:
www.liaw-anson.format.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
www.illoz.com/liaw
RSS URL:
www.facebook.com/Anson-Liaw-Illustration-135393145
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REGISTRATION DATE:
2020-04-22 14:44:36
COUNTRY/REGION:
Canada
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
Awards received by Anson Liaw
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