Meet the Designer

Stephen

Marrello

Illustration

“Persona explores the intricacies of discreetly communicating queerness through the visual language of semiotics, with camp stylings that emphasize the theatrics of fabricating an identity within different communities.”

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Stephen Marrello is a freelance Illustrator and Designer based in Toronto, Canada, specializing in screen-printed apparel, poster artwork, and cross-contamination of the freaky and familiar. Forming visual narratives through abstract forms, vibrant colours and exciting innuendos, their work is a playful mix of pop-cultural references and found beauty in the uncomfortable.
OCAD U - Faculty of Design
Illustration
Major Completed, 2024
OCAD U - Faculty of Arts & Science
On-Screen Media
Minor Completed, 2024

Illustration Digital Art Screenprinting Printmaking Poster Artwork Motion Design Acrylic Painting

2024, OCADU GradEx 109
OCAD University
2024, It's Not Easy Being Green
Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, ON.
2023, Major Works 4th Year Illustrative Painting
Artscape Yongeplace, Toronto, ON
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