Faculty of Design
Illustration
Meet the Artist
Shamika
Pierre
Illustrator
“The American Dream is a conceptual illustration series that unveils the unsettling experiences of the Black diaspora in North America. By exposing the illusion of the Dream, my work reveals the eerie realities that exist in contrast to its promises.”
The more I develop as an artist, I see illustration as my form of storytelling, and the slow spiral to my energy drink addiction. I focus a lot on the experience of my community, using the beauty and richness of ink and watercolour to let the stories unfold. I love experimenting and challenging myself with difficult ideas and craft them into my own perspective.
Illustration Ink Watercolour
2025, GRADEX 11O
100 McCaul St
2024, Black Homecoming
OCADU
2025, New Futures Bursary for BIPOC OCADU Students
Project 31
2024, Runner Up
Creative Quarterly
Celebrate the work of OCAD U’s class of 2024/2025!