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Gabrielle

Schwartz

aka. gl.schwartz, Illustrator

“Saccharine Living Things illustrates whimsical creatures pursuing a lifestyle among humans. This thesis describes their imagined range of contributions and their clashing residence in mundane situations.”

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Gabrielle Lynn Schwartz is an illustrator based in Burlington, Ontario. She graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design University with a BDES in Illustration and was awarded the illustration program medal for her thesis “Saccharine Living Things” in spring 2023. Her mediums of choice are dip pen and ink, alcohol markers, acryla gouache, and Adobe CC softwares. She enjoys bringing to life whimsical characters, designing stickers & posters, and trying a wide range of colour palettes. Her works are often influenced by her interests including: watching thriller b-movies, reading comics, and drinking coffee.
OCAD U - Faculty of Design
Illustration
Major Completed, 2023

Illustration Printmaking Drawing Adobe Softwares Screen Printing

2023, OCADU Valentines Day Artist Alley
100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 1W1
2023, GradEx 108
100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 1W1
2022, OCADU Artist Alley
100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 1W1
2019, OCADU Holiday Artist Alley
100 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 1W1
2019, Trust Fall
Openfield Gallery, Neilson Park Creative Centre Entrance Gallery, 56 Neilson Dr, Toronto
2019, 4/Editions Toronto
Metro Convention Centre
2019, AK Teens: Future Curators Exhibition
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY
2018, Featured Emerging Artist
Neilson Park Creative Centre Entrance Gallery, 56 Neilson Dr, Toronto
2018, Global Sketchbook Project Road Tour
Historic Distillery District, 200-9 Trinity St, Toronto ON M5A 3C4 Canada
2018, Sketchbooks On The Island
Governors Island South Battery Area, 10 South Street, New York, NY
2018, Global Sketchbook Project Road Tour
Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30308 United States
2018, Global sketchbook Project Road Tour
Hyde Park Arts Centre, 5020 S Cornell Ave Chicago, IL 60615 United States
2018, Global Sketchbook Project Road Tour
Collective Arts Brewing Taproom Hamilton, Hamilton ON
2018, Design The Night
RISD Museum, 20 North Main street Providence, RI
2017, SAME Gallery pop-up show
SAME Gallery, 41 Dovercourt, Toronto ON
2023, Canadian Artist of the Day (April 3rd)
Tri-Art Manufacturing
2019, Honourable Mention
Scholastic Arts and Writing Award
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